October 8
Metaperceptions
School of Looking artists Cleary & Connolly and neuroscientist Guillaume Dumas team up for a bilingual event: “Perception dans Tous ses Étata,” an evening designed to open your eyes to the extraordinary complexities of perception, complete with illusions and wearable sculptures to experience animal vision. Art and science clash to explore the myriad worlds of perception, including AI, how to teach machines to write poetry; strange interactions between color and motion perception; neurodiversity, hypersensibility, and different ways of perceiving the world. Reduced entry for Paris Update readers with the code PARISUPDATE (€15 instead of €25). Book here.
Théâtre La Reine Blanche, Paris
September 26
Street food and society
A Soirée Street Food et Pop Culture will examine the street food tradition.
Ground Control, Paris
September 27-29
Paradise in Paris
The newspaper Le Parisien sponsors the Paris Paradis festival with free concerts, performances, stand-up comedy, workshops, talks and more. Sign up on the website.
Hippodrome d’Auteuil, Paris
Through September 29
Foreign worlds in Paris
Thirty foreign cultural centers in Paris hold special events – exhibitions, performances and meetings with artists – for the Semaine des Cultures Étrangères.
Various locations, Paris
October 2
Japanese theatre in Paris
Two historical Kyôgen plays, ‘Bonsan’ and ‘Kobûri’ will be performed in Japanese with French translation.
Ennen-no-Kai MPAA Saint-Germain, Paris
October 4-6
Harvest festival
Head out to the streets of Paris’s lovely garden suburb Suresnes for a weekend of festivities featuring 22 performance companies for the Festival des Vendanges 2019. Above: circus performers entertain visiting families. © Ville de Suresnes.
Suresnes, Île-de-France
Through October 5
Chanson française
L’Estival features French-language singers.
Various locations, Saint Germain-en-Laye
Through October 5
Women’s Art exhibition
Art on the theme of the veil by 100 women artists is celebrated at Beyond the Veil.
Mémoire de l’Avenir, Paris
Through September 26
Film festival
Popular French actor Melvil Poupaud is celebrated in a festival of 24 of his films; the actor will appear at Forum des Images as part of Mille Melvil.
Forum des images, Paris
Through October 27
Irish visual art
Ursula Burke will present art focussing on identity and representation in the Northern Irish context, through embroidery, sculpture, and drawing.
Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
Through September 29
Free outdoor opera
Opéra Côté Cour puts on live performances on Sundays at 3:30 pm and 5 pm.
Bercy Village, Paris
September 29
English-language book sale
SOS Help marks the beginning of autumn with a book sale – books priced at just 2€ each.
American Cathedral, Paris
October 5
Visit the Louvre for free
Since January of this year, the iconic Louvre Museum has opened its doors for free at night, the first Saturday of each month.
Musée de Louvre, Paris
October 5
Midnight culture
Lots of other sites will stay open into the night hosting unique exhibitions and events for the annual Nuit Blanche festivities.
Various locations, Paris
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
September 27–October 6
Antique fair in a bucolic setting
A visit to the Foire de Chatou antique market and regional products fair makes a great weekend outing.
Chatou
September 30-October 13
Two meals for the price of one
Restaurants participating in Tous au Restaurant offer a second fixed-price menu for free.
Various locations, Paris
October 5-27
Photography and charity
French photographer and sculptor Nicolas Henry’s works on major figures in the history of Emmaüs are presented in Emmaüs, le tour d’un monde, an exhibition celebrating the well-known charity’s 70th birthday.
Place du Palais Royal, Paris
October 3-6
Art outside the box
The work of 70 up-and-coming artists is presented over four days for Paris Artistes 2019 alongside lectures and meetings with artists, all in unusual locations where one would not usually expect to see art.
Various locations, Paris
October 5-7
Whisky-a-go-go
Whisky tastings, food pairings, cocktails and more at the Festival Whisky Live Paris.
La Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris
September 26-29
Surf and skate on screen
Films inspired by surfing and skateboarding are screened at the unique Paris Surf and Skateboard Film Festival.
Cinéma l’entrepôt, Paris
October 7-13
Learning with food
La Semaine du Goût returns for a week of events for young people on the value of food – from the heritage meals can carry to the importance of a balanced diet.
Various locations, Paris
Through October 15
More than a food market
Experience a new 5,000-square-meter food market with a focus on healthy eating, featuring art and performance, at Le Marché Pop.
77 avenue du Docteur Arnold Netter, Paris
September 27
French film with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents L’Autre Continent (Territory of Love), directed by Romain Cogitore.