Events and festivals in Île-de-France this weekend, November 14, 2026: Paris Photo at the Grand Palais, board games in Serris, rock in Magny-les-Hameaux, organ music in Brunoy and blues in the Yvelines.
From 1 p.m., at the Grand Palais. Paris Photo brings together more than 220 exhibitors on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November: galleries, publishers and dealers. Events and festivals in Île-de-France this weekend, November 14, 2026: Paris Photo at the Grand Palais, board games in Serris, rock in Magny-les-Hameaux, organ music in Brunoy and blues in the Yvelines.
Paris Photo under the Grand Palais glass roof
Paris Photo has occupied the Grand Palais, on avenue du Général Eisenhower, since Thursday 12 November. On Saturday the fair is open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
More than 180 galleries form the core of the fair, with work from the 19th century to the most recent creation, and about forty publishers of photography books make Paris Photo the largest fair in the world devoted to the photobook.
Two other sectors: Curiosa, dedicated to erotic and transgressive photography, and Prismes, a thematic trail.
The Paris Photo Aperture Photobook Award, presented with the Aperture foundation of New York, rewards the best photography books of the year. Talks, round tables, screenings and guided tours fill the aisles.
Held under this glass roof since 2011, the fair draws close to 70,000 visitors each edition.
Full price is €30, reduced price €18, and children under 12 get in free. Tickets are sold online or on site.
From board games to organ concerts
In Serris, the Éric Tabarly gym hosts Le Val des Jeux on Saturday and Sunday (14-15/11), from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. More than 260 games, more than 50 publishers, tournaments, a prototype contest, tabletop escape games, giant wooden games and a second-hand game exchange. Admission is free.
Eight towns around Mantes host Tu contes pour moi !, a travelling storytelling festival that ends on 15 November. Performances are free, with booking.
The Foud'Rock Festival plays on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 November at L'Estaminet in Magny-les-Hameaux: stoner rock, doom metal and heavy, with emerging French bands. Blues sur Seine runs until 21 November in a dozen towns, from Achères to Mantes-la-Jolie, with close to 150 events.
Classical music next. L'Automne Musical du Vésinet runs until 15 November in the church of Sainte-Marguerite, the Protestant church and the hospital of the town. In Brunoy, the Organ Festival opens on Sunday 15 November at 4 p.m. in the church of Saint-Médard, with an organist and two whistlers who imitate birdsong. It is the 19th edition, on the theme "L'Envol", running until 22 November.
Theatre, film screenings with debates, concerts, shared meals and solidarity markets: the Festival des Solidarités starts on Friday 13 November in Paris and runs until 13 December. The one in Cergy, free of charge, mixes world music concerts, food tastings and round tables.