September 4
Twenty-four-hour Picassofest
The Picasso Museum stays open for 24 hours and presents concerts, DJ sets, readings, talks, performances, a film and a dawn meditation session in honor of the artist. Reserve on the website.
September 4
Covid-inspired creative cooking
A conference and a food festival celebrate the creativity of Parisian chefs who kept their knives sharp during lockdown for La Table Fronde.
September 9
Electronic music/cocktails/Asian art
The Musée Guimet presents a concert and a cocktail workshop amid stunning works of Asian art for its Guimet [Mix] event.
Through September 8
Outdoor classical concerts
Concerts in the park at Festival Classique au Vert every weekend.
Parc Floral
Through September 8
Entertainment for kids
The Festival les Pestacles presents concerts and other entertainment for children age five and up.
Parc Floral, Paris
Weekends throughout the summer
Candlelit outdoor concerts
Homages to some of our greatest composers throughout the summer.
Musée de Montmartre gardens, Paris
Through August 26
Son et lumière
A sound and light show, La Nuit aux Invalides, recounts the life of Napoleon.
Hôtel National des Invalides, Paris
Throughout the summer
Summer stargazing
Experts from the Astronomy Association of Paris freely share their skills and equipment to show us the stars during Paris Sous les Étoiles.
Throughout Paris
Through August 29
Summer garden
For its Jardin d’Été festival, the Musée du Quai Branly stages a variety of free events in its garden. Above: the museum’s Japanese forest. Photo: Musée du Quai Branly.
Musée du Quai Branly
Through August 29
Countryside onscreen
Paysages de Cinéma explores the relationship between cinema and the countryside, in the beautiful setting of the Domaine de Sainte-Cloud.
Parc de Saint Cloud
Through August 29
Garden visits
Green spaces throughout the region organize cultural events for Jardins Ouverts en Île-de-France.
Various locations, Île-de-France
Through November 21
Focus on graphic design
The Biennale International de Design Graphique Chaumont is a four-month festival of workshops, group discussions, concerts and conferences on the subject of graphic design.
Various locations, Paris
Through October 10
Candlelit Chateau
Every Saturday, the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is lit by 2,000 candles for the Soirées aux Chandelles.
Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Île-de-France
Through August 29
Close-up at the Louvre
The Mini Découvertes return for a second year, with 20-minute guided tours of emblematic parts of the museum.
Musée de Louvre, Paris
Through September 8
Outdoor jazz
The Paris Jazz Festival offers free weekend concerts in the park (admission to park: €2.50).
Parc Floral, Paris
July & August
Free outdoor films and concerts
This year’s Festival Paradiso will take place in the Louvre’s Cour Carrée, at La Seine Musicale and at the Hôtel Paradiso.
Various venues, Paris
Through October 3
Street art
Portuguese street artist Vhils presents Trace, a new retrospective exhibition including art from throughout his career.
Fluctuart, Paris
Through November 7
New views of Paris
The Saint-Jacques Tower in Paris’s 4th arrondissement has recently reopened. Climb the tower to see panoramic views of the city.
Square de la Tour Saint-Jacques, Paris
Through October 13
Natural history
Artists’ covers for an imagined Paris magazine modeled on The New Yorker chart the history of Paris’s Jardin des Plantes museum for the exhibition The Parisianer, Chroniques du Muséum.
Jardin des Plantes, Paris
Through September 2021
Lockdown life
Artist Jeanne Susplugas presents work reflecting on how our relationships with our homes have changed in the past year for Where My House Lives. The viewer is invited to peer through 12 windows, each showing an illustrated and narrated piece about a different person’s life and space.
Online
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.