Paris Update Events 04.10.17

Links to events happening this week in Paris

October 7

All-night art

Nuit Blanche is an all-night festival of outdoor art events, plus special happenings in museums, which stay open late for free. The spotlight this year is on collective works. Above: “Critical Mass–Pure Immanence” (2015), by Anne de Vries

Various locations, Paris

October 6-8

Open studios

ParisArtistes presents a group exhibition with a work by each of the artists who will open their studios to the public on the weekend.

Bastille Design Center, Paris

October 11-15

Montmartre grape harvest

Montmartre goes all out to celebrate the Fête des Vendanges, with a parade, exhibitions, workshops, concerts, special menus in restaurants, wine tastings, a ball and more.

Various locations, Paris

October 4-10

German cinema today

Shorts, features, director appearances and more at the Festival du Cinéma Allemand.

L’Arlequin, Paris

October 4-16

Weird films

Experimental movies by emerging filmmakers at the Festival des Cinémas Différents.

Various locations, Paris

Through December 22

Cultures of the world onstage

Music, dance, theater and ritual performances from around the world at the Festival de l’Imaginaire.

Various locations, Paris

October 2-9

Science film festival

Films on everything from dinosaurs to the search for extraterrestrials at Pariscience.

Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris

Through November 12

Contemporary Arab photographers

The second edition of the Biennale des Photographes du Monde Arabe Contemporain. Above: Falaj al Harth. Sultanat d’Oman. © Roger Grasas

Various locations, Pari

Through October 7

Chanson française

L’Estival features singers performing in French.

Various locations, Saint Germain-en-Laye

October 6-16

Oktoberfest in Paris

The German beer festival comes to France.

Paris Event Center

Through December 31

Contemporary arts festival

The Festival d’Automne presents leading talents in art, dance, film, theater and more from around the world.

Various venues, Paris & Île de France

October 6

French film with English subtitles

Lost in Frenchlation presents André Téchiné’s Nos Années Folles’ (Golden Years), preceded by a themed cocktail party.

Studio 28, Paris

Through Octtober 21

Dance in historic sites

Monuments en Mouvement offers free dance performances in national monuments like the Pantheon in Paris, the Abbaye de Cluny and châteaux.

Various locations
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