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2019 Events in Paris
Fete de la Musique
21 June 2018
Every year on the summer solstice, Paris hosts amateur and professional musicians…
Bastille Day Celebrations
14 July 2019
France's most important national holiday, Bastille Day commemorates the beginning…
French Open
21 May - 10 April 2018
Together with Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open, the French Open…
Le Salon du Chocolat
30 October - 3 November 2019
A dream for chocoholics, the large convention centre beneath the Louvre hosts…
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
5 and 6 October 2019
The Arc de Triomphe, often referred to as just the 'Arc', is France's premier…
Autumn Festival
12 September 2019 - 5 January 2020
Held every autumn and continuing for months, this arts festival is a showcase…
Tour de France
6 - 28 July 2019
What started off as a far-fetched, unimaginable idea dreamed up by two gentlemen…
Nuit Blanche
First weekend of October annually
For one night a year in Paris the idea is to stay awake and partake in the observance…
Paris Plages (Beaches)
Mid-July to mid-August annually
Two thousand tons of sand and some palm trees is all that is needed to annually…
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