Paris in a different way. Urban, convivial and (almost) free

ROLLERBLADES

Every Friday at 10pm (for experienced bladers). Meet at Montparnasse, place Raoul Dautry, in front of the station.
www.pari-roller.com

Every Sunday, 2.30pm meeting at Bastille. Family atmosphere.
www.rollers-coquillages.org

Moonlight blading.
www.planetroller.com

Rollerblading lessons Sundays on the forecourt of the Invalides.
www.rsi.asso.fr

BIKES

Every Friday evening at 9.30pm (experienced) and every 3rd Sunday of the month at 10.30am (families). Meet at the Hôtel de Ville.
www.parisrandovelo.com

Arrival of the Tour de France on the Champs-Elysées.
www.letour.fr

BEACHES

Paris Plage
www.paris.fr

Sous la plage: Concerts and sports, Parc André Citroën
www.souslaplage.com

Beach volleyball tournament
www.beachvolleyparis.com

FESTIVALS

Nuit Blanche
www.paris.fr

Bastille Day 14 July
www.paris.fr

Fireworks in the Park of La Villette
www.villette.com

TREASURE HUNT

Ma langue au chat. 01 44 92 93 94
www.tresorsdeparis.fr

GARDENS

Fête des jardins: garden festival.
www.paris.fr

Les Petits Jardiniers: children's workshops on Wednesdays in the Tuileries garden. 4 years and upwards.
01 41 96 19 33

The beehives ("ruches") of the Luxembourg Gardens (6ème) every first Sunday of the month, honey collection in July and August.

ARTISTS

Branly Museum of Tribal Arts: Quai Branly (15ème), M° Bir-Hakeim
www.quaibranly.fr

Creative Market: Sundays, bd Edgar Quinet (14ème) and bd Richard Lenoir (11ème)

Artists' studios in Abbesses 01 42 54 64 56
www.anvers-aux-abbesses.com and www.mairie18.paris.fr

Viaduct of the Arts: artisans and artists open their doors (by appointment)
www.viaduc-des-arts.com

Paris, Capital of Creation
www.pariscapitaledelacreation.com

Open studios in the Frigo
www.les-frigos.com

European Heritage Days: 01 56 06 50 21
www.journeesdupatrimoine.culture.fr

Monuments, child's play: For 5-12s 01 44 61 18 04
www.monum.fr

MUSIC

Fête de la Musique midsummer night
www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr

Chopin Fetival in Park Bagatelle (16ème)
www.jardins.paris.fr et www.frederic-chopin.com

Music in kiosques, in the gardens
www.jardins.paris.fr

Solidays: concerts in support of AIDs charities
www.solidays.com

Rock-en-Seine Festival: Park Saint-Cloud
www.rockenseine.com

La Défense-Jazz-Festival: Open-air concerts
www.hauts-de-seine.net

Paris-Quartier-d'été summer festival: 01 44 94 98 00
www.quartierdete.com

Paris-Jazz-Festival: free open-air concerts every weekend
www.parcfloraldeparis.com

European Festival of Young Talents: 01 40 20 09 34
www.jeunes-talents.org

Jazz in Montmartre
www.mairie18.paris.fr or www.festival-jazz-montmartre.com

Classical in the Green, Park Floral (12ème)
www.parcfloraldeparis.com

Soirs d'été: classical music at the Town Hall of the 3rd
www.mairie3.paris.fr

Soloists at the Serres d'Auteuil (16ème). One hour concerts in the Azalea Pavilion
www.ars-mobilis.com

Scènes d'été at La Villette
www.villette.com

France-Musiques at the Hôtel d'Albret: 01 56 40 22 22
www.radio-france.com

Electronic music on the grass at the Park Buttes-Chaumont. 01 46 07 01 02
www.pelouseselectroniques.com

Music and Heritage, concerts in Parisian museums and monoments. 01 42 76 56 18

CINEMA

Cinema Festival: After buying a seat at the normal price, you pay only €3 a film.
www.feteducinema.com

Open-air cinema at night, at La Villette
www.villette.com

Cinéma au clair de lune (by the light of the moon)
www.forumdesimages.fr et www.cinema.paris.org

Silhouette Festival
www.association-silhouette.com

Screenings at Notre-Dame-de-Paris 01 42 34 56 10
www.cathedraledeparis.com

Open-air screenings at the Insitute of the Arab World
www.imarabe.org

PARADES

Gay Pride or the Pride March
www.gaypride.fr

Techno Parade: 06 64 20 46 61
www.technopol.net

NEIGHBOURHOOD FESTIVALS

Rififi in the Batignolles 01 58 59 02 39
www.durififiauxbatignolles.com

Belleville de haut en bas (19th)
www.mairie19.paris.fr

Les tréteaux en fête (20th)
www.mairie20.paris.fr

Summer continues in the 12th
www.mairie12.fr

Street Opera Festival 01 42 77 12 23
www.operadesrues.net

Vents sur Canal (10th): wind instruments on the Canal Saint Martin
http://canal-Paris10.org

Saint Germain Fair (6th) place Saint Sulpice: exhibitions, theatre, music, poetry, books…
www.foiresaintgermain.org

Giant paëlla on Aligre square (12th)
www.cl-aligre.org

MAJOR ARTS FESTIVALS

Summers of Dance: Archives Nationales, 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois (3rd) 0892 687100
www.lesetesdeladanse.com

Festival of Autumn: September to December, music, theatre and dance
www.festival-automne.com

Foreign Cultures Week: 01 42 22 60 40 Month of the Photo in November.
www.mep-fr.org

COSMOPOLITAN GET-TOGETHERS

The Big Fooding
www.lefooding.com

Montmartre Grape Harvest, M° Abbesses or Lamarck Caulaincourt. 01 46 06 00 32
www.fetedesvendangesdemontmartre.com

Rencontres: Paying dinners to meet foreigners in Paris, Sunday evenings at the home of Jim Haynes
www.jim-haynes.com

Mix-Club evenings: rue de l'Arrivée (15th), tree entry before midnight for foreign visitors
www.mixclub.fr

Saturday Tea at Michaël's place (5th). 01 43 25 86 55 / michaelttt@noos.fr

New Amigos evenings: meetings between Parisians and visitors around board games to learn a language (French, Dutch, German, Italian, Norwegian). Every Tuesday at 7pm at the Tribar (11th). 01 47 00 10 83

JOGGING

La Parisienne (6,5 km)
www.la-parisienne.net

Paris-Versailles race (16 km)
www.parisversailles.com

The Paris 20 km 01 42 52 28 69
www.20kmparis.com

Famillathlon: Champ de Mars, sporty and fun activities for families
www.famillathlon.org

Course Elle et Lui: race for couples at the Cité Universitaire
www.afcf.org

TENNIS

Municipal tennis courts: enrolment and reservation on 01 71 71 70 70
www.tennis.paris.fr

Vaugirard Tennis Club (15th): on the former petite ceinture railway, open to non-members 15 July-30 August. 399 rue de Vaugirard, M° Porte de Versailles 01 48 28 53 98 / tennisclub.vaugirard@free.fr

SWIMMING POOLS

Piscine Pontoise (5th): open till midnight. M° Maubert-Mutualité. 01 55 42 77 88
www.clubquartierlatin.com

Piscine Emile Anthoine (15th): sun deck with view of the Eiffel Tower. M° Bir-Hakeim. 01 53 69 61 59

Piscine d'Auteuil: sun deck surrounded by nature.(16th), M° Ranelagh. 01 42 24 07 59

Piscine sur Seine (13th): floating pool on the Seine with dun deck and gym. M° Quai de la Gare. 01 52 61 46 50
www.mairie13.paris.fr

DANCING

"Paris dances on the Seine": June till end December, free tango and salsa balls Sunday evenings. Quai Saint Bernard, square Tino Rossi (5ème) M° Jussieu
tangoargentin-eric.site.voila.fr

ICE SKATING

Hotel de Ville skating rink December-March
www.paris.fr

FLEA MARKETS/ANTIQUES

Saint-Ouen flea market: Saturday, Sunday and Monday
www.parispuces.com

Brocante each last weekend of the month: 11 Cour Débille (11th).

MARKETS

Full list of markets at www.paris.fr

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