Through February 8
Soldes
The official winter retail sales period.
Paris & most of France
Through February 18
World music
The Festival Au Fil des Voix presents concerts by musicians from around the globe.
Various locations, Paris
February 16-20
Massive art show
Some 2,000 artists show their work at Art Capital.
Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris
Through June 16
All things Ulysses
To celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s novel, Shakespeare and Company presents a program of events.
Shakespeare and Company, Paris
Through February 6
Contemporary art exhibit
The Festival Hors Piste returns for its 17th year with work investigating how we perceive aging in an image-obsessed world.
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Through February 14
Subtitled French films
French movies are streamed online during the My French Film Festival. Feature films are free in many countries, and short films are free worldwide. Above: Chloé Mazlo’s Sous le Ciel d’Alice (Skies of Lebanon), about a young Swiss woman moving to Lebanon in the 1950s.
Online
Through February 16
Festival of dance
Performances by dancers of all ages, professional and amateur, all over Paris and its suburbs for Faits d’Hiver.
Various venues, Paris & suburbs
February 5
Free art
Entry to the Pinault art collection at the Bourse de Commerce will be free between 5pm and 9pm on Saturday, February 5. Reserve a ticket on the website.
Bourse de Commerce, Paris
February 4-16
Opera for kids
An adaptation of Verde’s opera Rigoletto for young people. Children can sing along during the interactive performances.
Théâtre de Champs-Elysées, Paris
February 10
Students design new Europe
After three days of reflection for EuroFabrique, students from top European art, design, theater and film schools will present their ideas about the future of Europe to the public on Feb. 10 from noon to 9pm.
Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris
Through February 13
La Nouvelle Vague
The films of New Wave director Jacques Rivette are celebrated in a retrospective.
Cinémathèque Française, Paris
February 3
French movies with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents Les Choses Humaines, followed by a Q&A with director Yvan Attal
L’Entrepôt, Paris
Ongoing
Save the Musée de l’Éventail
A crowdfunding campaign is underway to help save the Musée de l’Éventail, Paris’s museum of fans and fan-making.