Paris Update Events 02.07.14

Links to events happening this week in Paris

Paris Update This Week’s Events

For full details about an event, click on its name to visit the official Web site (in English when available).

Carnaval Tropical
> Paris goes tropical with music, dancing and carnival parades. Place de la Nation, Paris, July 5, 2pm-6pm.

Days Off
> Eclectic music festival with acts like Etienne Daho, Rufus Wainwright, and Timbre Timbre. Cité de la Musique and Salle Pleyel, Paris, through July 10.

Festival Chopin à Paris
> The summer Chopin festival in the park. Orangerie du Parc de Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, through July 14.

Festival Paris Cinéma
> Premiers, films in competition, retrospectives and guest appearances. Various locations, Paris, July 5-12.

Festival International des Jardins de Chaumont-sur-Loire
> “Seven deadly sins” is the theme of this year’s garden festival in the park of the Château de Chaumont. Chaumont-sur-Loire, through Oct. 21.

Fête de Montmartre
> Belle Epoque-style entertainment in the Renoir Garden of the Musée de Montmartre. First weekend of every month through September.

Food Trucks Tour
> Food trucks gather at four train stations: Gare de l’Est and Gare de Lyon in Paris, May 12-July 12. Gare de Saint-Lazare in Paris, June 2-July 12. Gare Saint-Charles in Marseille, July 15-Aug. 12.

In Situ Art Festival
> Forty street artists take over a wasteland in a Paris suburb. 174 avenue Jean Jaurès, Fort d’Aubervilliers, Through July 27.

Kiosques en Musique
> Over 400 free concerts in parks and gardens. Various locations, Paris, through October 31.

Opéra Côté Cour
> Free outdoor performances at various times on Sundays. Bercy Village, Paris, through July 6.

Opéra en Plein Air
> Outdoor performances of Don Giovanni in gorgeous locations around France, including the Châteaux de Vincennes, Chantilly and Fontainebleau, and the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. Through September 20.

Paris Hip-Hop Festival
> Hip-hop music, dance and art festival. Various locations, Paris, through July 6.

Paris Jazz Festival
> Free outdoor weekend jazz concerts. Parc Floral (admission: €5.50), Paris, through July 27.

Red Bull BC One France Cypher
> Break-dance competition. La Cigale, Paris, July 5.

Scènes d’Eté
> Free outdoor concerts on the weekends of world music: tango, Cuban, Senegalese, Breton, Irish and more. La Villette, Paris, July 5-Aug. 24.

Siestes Electroniques
> Free outdoor concerts of electronic music on Sundays. Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, July 6, 13, 20, 27.

Soirs d’Eté
> Free outdoor concerts. Place de la République, Paris, July 7-11.

Soldes
> Retail sales in Paris stores: through July 29.

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