Paris Events

Annual Events

Address: 232, rue Saint-Antoine, Place de la Bastille, Paris Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: May 1, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Enjoy this annual holiday on May first. Pretty much everything closes down in the city, and residents and guests alike enjoy the parade that marches down the Champs Elysees toward the Place de la Bastille where most of the day's festivities take place.

Address: 2, av Gordon-Bennett, Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 75 75016 Category: Sports Event - Tennis Dates: May 24 - June 7, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Along with the Australian Open, the US Open and Wimbledon, this international tennis tournament forms the Grand Slam. Thousands of fans annually attend the red-clay event at Roland Garros Stadium, watching the world's best players – and their own favorites – compete for the coveted trophy and millions in prize money.

Address: Parc Floral de Paris, Paris Category: Fair / Festival - Music Dates: June 6 - July 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Held on weekends at the Parc Floral, this annual summer event features outstanding jazz musicians from across the globe. Concerts are free, but a park entry fee applies.

Address: Le Marais district, Paris 75004 Dates: June 27, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

As a celebration of the strides gay men and women have made in the struggle for equality, this annual event gives voice to the proverbial 10% of the population. In addition to politics, culture and style are also lifted up as an illustration of personal individuality and corporate creativity. A vibrant parade winds...

Address: various venues, Paris Category: Fair / Festival - Film / Video Dates: June 30 - July 11, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Ten Paris venues (including Cinema Gaumont Marignan) hosts screenings for this well-liked film festival. Up-and-coming directors from across Europe bring their best films to be screened by the public the first two weeks in July. The festival started off as a children's cinema festival in the mid 1980s and has grown...

Address: various locations, Paris, FR Category: Sports Event - Bicycling Dates: July 4 - July 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

In July, the world watches as preeminent cyclists compete to be crowned winner of the grueling Tour de France bicycle competition. Riders race through the French countryside, striving to don the prestigious yellow jersey. French residents and international fans turn out along the route to cheer their favorite cyclist...

Address: throughout the city, especially Champs-Élysées and place de la Bastille, Paris Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: July 14, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Each July 14th, France celebrates the storming of the Bastille, the historic French political prison that was perceived as a symbol of royal power. This act led initially to the French Revolution and, ultimately, to French independence and the birth of the modern nation. Throughout the country, parades, parties, live...

Address: various locales, Paris Category: Museum Event - Cultural Exhibit Dates: October 3, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

For this one night of the year in October, many public buildings not typically available at such hours remain open throughout the night. As a result, visitors prowl museums, gardens and monuments, noting their moonlit appearances and taking in a host of cultural events produced for the event. Exhibitions,...

Address: various locations, Paris Category: Holiday / Seasonal Event - New Year's Eve / Day Dates: December 31 - January 1, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

In Paris, residents and visitors alike celebrate all things French beginning on New Year's Eve and continuing into the New Year. On December 31, a parade in nearby Chantilly, called the Grande Parade de Chantilly, has a large array of floats and features live music, marching bands, dancers and miscellaneous acts. The...