October 6-10
Montmartre grape harvest
Montmartre goes all out to celebrate the Fête des Vendanges, with a parade, exhibitions, workshops, concerts, special menus in restaurants, wine tastings, a ball and more.
Various locations, Paris
October 6-10
Science film festival
The free Atmophères Festival presents 20 fiction and documentary films dealing with a variety of science-related topics, plus exhibitions, virtual reality demos, and conferences.
Various locations, Courbevoie and La Défense
October 8-10
Open art studios
Artists and collectives of Montreuil open their doors to the public for Portes Ouvertes des Ateliers d’Artistes.
Montreuil, Île-de-France
October 12-16
Italiano in Paris
Italian culture is on show around the city for the Festival Italien à Paris 2021.
Various locations, Paris
October 15-17
Celebrating France’s architecture
The Journées Nationales de l’Architecture aims to bring French people closer to their country’s finest contemporary architecture. The 2021 theme is “living together”. Above: an innovative co-living unit in Romainville © Clément Guillaume.
Various locations throughout France
October 8-9
Celebrating photojournalism
Screenings of the best in photojournalism from the past year will be shown at La Villette during Visa Pour l’Image.
La Villette, Paris
October 8-24
Festival of Movement
Performance, dance and moving images come together as vehicles to discuss today’s sociopolitical quandaries at Move 2021.
Centre Pompidou, Paris
October 11-17
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 16
Cinema’s Lone Wolf
A retrospective of the works of American screenwriter, director, novelist and producer Richard Brooks, notoriously protective of his creative control.
Cinémathèque Française, Paris
October 23-November 1
Autumn shopping fair
Find housewares, food and seasonal shopping at this year’s Foire d’Automne.
Paris Expo, Paris
October 6
Paris through a writer’s eyes
The Pavilion de l’Arsenal presents a premier of five new episodes of Le Grand Paris des Écrivains, in which writers discuss a place in Paris which is significant to them.
Pavilion de l’Arsenal, 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
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
October 28-31
Multimedia art festival
Artists from a range of different crafts illustrate the importance of the cultural patrimony during the International Heritage Fair.
Carousel du Louvre, 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 January 16
Fashion meets film
Some of cinema’s most iconic costumes along with the films in which they appeared will be on show at Cinémathèque, selected by a legend of haute-couture for Cinémode Par Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Cinémathèque Française, 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
October 27-31
Art of today and tomorrow
Le Salon d’Automne’s festival presents contemporary art in all disciplines
2 Pavillons, avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris
October 10
French movies with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents Eiffel, directed by Martin Bourboulon.
Club de L’Étoile, Paris
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.