April 4
Street food
The monthly street-food pop-up, Le Food Market: free entry and food stands a-go-g0..
1-34, boulevard de Belleville, Paris
April 4
French movies with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents Boléro, directed by Anne Fontaine.
Le Balzac, Paris
April 4-7
Art fair
Art Paris, celebrating its 25th anniversary, brings together 134 galleries from 25 different countries. Pictured above: “Métaphore sur Tapis Bleu” (2023), by Ibrahim Ballo.
Grand Palais Ephémère, Paris
April 5-7
Cutting-edge design
PAD, the world’s first design fair when founded in 1998, is still going strong. Pictured above: Remix Gallery of Paris will show at the fair.
Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
April 12-14
Massive book fair
The Festival du Livre brings together publishers, authors and book lovers.
Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris
April 19-21
New independent films
Filmmakers from around the world are spotlighted at ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival.
Les 7 Parnassiens, Paris
April 19-21
Women entrepreneurs
The theme of Festival Empow’Her this year is “Act for a Feminist World.”
Centquatre, Paris
April 20
Free stuff exchange
Help save the environment by recycling stuff at the Giant Free Troc Party swap event. Online registration (required) opens on April 16 at noon.
Académie du Climat, Paris
March 29–April 28
Cutting-edge creativity
Festival 100% spotlights up-and-coming artists across a range of disciplines.
La Villette, Paris
April 6-June 2
Young European photographers
The Festival Circulation(s) features the work of emerging photographers.
Centquatre, Paris
Through June 2
Indoor/outdoor street art
The Colors festival invites street artists to decorate an abandoned house, this one in a Paris suburb. Reserve online.
37, ave. Roger Salengro, Champigny-sur-Marne
June 2-7
Literary lessons
This year’s weeklong Paris Writers Workshop will feature masterclasses and more led by Lan Samantha Chang (director of the Iowa Writers Workshop), Jennifer Lauck, Kevin Brockmeier, Diane Lake, Heather Hartley and Don George. Early-bird registration is now open.
Reid Hall, Paris
March 20-June 21
Drawing season
Le Printemps du Dessin presents exhibitions and workshops highlighting this accessible art form across the country.