Paris Update This Week’s Events
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BrunchBazaar: Surf in the City
> Festival of food, shopping, clubbing and film with a surf theme. Carreau du Temple, Paris, June 7-8.
Festival de Saint Denis
> Music festival featuring both stars and young talents. Various locations, Saint Denis, through June 27.
Festival du Cinéma Chinois en France
> Chinese cinema comes to Paris and other French cities. Various locations, through July 1.
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.
Foire d’Art Actuel
> Contemporary art festival outside of Paris. Salle des Calandres, Eragny sur Oise, June 6-8.
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, May 17-July 14.
Jardins, Jardin
> All about gardens, with 12 designed by well-known landscape architects, an urban farm and more. Tuileries Garden, Paris, June 6-9.
Le Court en Dit Long
> Festival of short films. Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris, through June 7.
Nomades
> Cultural festival in the third arrondissement: art, poetry, concerts and more. Various locations, Paris, June 13-15.
Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
> The features and short subjects entered in this category at the Cannes Film Festival shown in Paris. Forum des Images, Paris, through June 7.
Solidays
> Book now for this three-day AIDS benefit with 80 rock concerts. Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris, June 27-29.
Weather Festival
> Electronic music festival. Various location, Paris and suburbs, June 6-9.