September 8-10
New-style theater festival
Les Floréales Théâtrales features young companies and rarely produced plays along with concerts and food stands.
Théâtre de Ménilmontant, Paris
Through mid-September
Swimming in the canal
The water in the Bassin de la Villette has been declared clean enough to swim in, and a free swimming area has been set up.
Bassin de la Villette
Through September 30
Clubbing on the “beach”
Outdoor concerts and DJs nightly at the La Plage de Glaz’Art.
Glaz’Art, Paris.
Through September 27
Entertainment for kids
The Festival les Pestacles presents concerts and other entertainment for children age five and up.
Parc Floral, Paris
Through September 21
Summer garden
For its Jardin d’Été festival, the Musée du Quai Branly stages a variety of free events in its garden and opens its rooftop terraces to the public for the first time.
Musée du Quai Branly
Through September 17
Outdoor classical concerts
Concerts in the park at Festival Classique au Vert every weekend.
Parc Floral
July 8-September 3
Paris is a beach
Paris Plages offers fun in the sun on the banks of the Seine and the Bassin de la Villette: sandy beach, pool, dance lessons, restaurants, volleyball, free concerts, boating and more.
Quais de la Seine, Bassin de la Villette, Paris
Beginning June 1
Summer House
The Mona Bismarck American Center opens up its townhouse and garden for a series of summer parties.
Paris
Through September 17
Classical concerts in the park
Summer concerts at the Festival de l’Orangerie de Sceaux.
Parc de Sceaux
Sept. 8-16
Design mania
One hundred design-related events happen all over the city during Paris Design Week.
Various locations, Paris
September 8-10
Amusements in historic Marais sites
The Festival Les Traversées du Marais brings concerts, electro balls, installations and performances to the monuments, courtyards and gardens of the Marais.
Various locations
September 1-10
American films in competition
The Deauville American Film Festival presents movies by up-and-coming directors, with premiers, tributes, celebrity appearances and more.
Deauville
Through October 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
Through September 13
Jazz greats live
Dianne Reeves, Archie Shepp and more at Jazz à la Villette.
La Villette, Paris
September 12-17
Tribal art walk
Sixty galleries put on special shows for Parcours des Mondes.