Festivals in Paris

The 100% Festival is the major multidisciplinary and free event at La Villette, in the heart of Paris's 19th arrondissement. Every spring, f...

Afrodom Festival is the new meeting place for Afro and Caribbean music in Paris. For its first edition in June 2025 at the Paris Event Cente...

Founded in 2016 by Victoria Mann, AKAA — Also Known As Africa — is the first contemporary art and design fair dedicated to Africa and its di...

Founded in 1999 by France Conventions, Art Paris is the major spring event for modern and contemporary art in France. Every year in April, t...

Founded in 2015 by Alexandra Fain, Asia Now is the only fair in Europe exclusively dedicated to presenting historical and emerging Asian art...

Beaux Gestes is the multidisciplinary festival of CENTQUATRE-PARIS dedicated to the body as a language of the sensitive. Every December, for...

Created in 2001, the Carnaval Tropical de Paris is the largest tropical parade in the French capital. Every year in July, over four thousand...

Chaillot Expérience Mode is an annual mini-festival of the Théâtre de Chaillot — Théâtre national de la Danse, exploring the links between d...

Since 1986, the Grand Parade of the Chinese New Year of the 13th arrondissement of Paris has been the largest Lunar New Year parade in Europ...

Founded in 1981, the Chopin Festival in Paris is one of the oldest and most prestigious piano festivals in the world. Every summer, for six...

Since 1992, the Cinéma en Plein Air de La Villette has been the essential summer gathering for Parisian cinephiles. Every summer, the La Vil...

Created in 2011 by the Fetart collective, Circulation(s) is the first European festival dedicated to young photography. Every spring, CENTQU...

Created in 2023 by the association Image et Parole, the CLaP Festival (Cinéma Latino-Américain de Paris) is the first festival in the capita...

Since 2002, Classique au Vert has offered a summer interlude of open-air classical music at the Parc Floral de Paris. This free festival, pr...

Created in 2015, Do Disturb is the Palais de Tokyo's festival of performance and contemporary art in Paris. Every year in April, over a non-...

Founded in 2007 by Christine Phal, Drawing Now Paris is the first European fair entirely dedicated to contemporary drawing. Every year in Ma...

Founded in 1999 by Christophe Martin, the Faits d'hiver festival is the unmissable event for contemporary dance in Paris at the beginning of...

Created in 1979 at the Centre Pompidou, the Cinéma du Réel Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious documentary film festivals in...