This is the 3rd and final part of my guide on free events to enjoy this summer if you are staying in (or visiting) the capital. Once again, it is the perfect opportunity to prove to you that staying in Paris during the summer is not necessarily a punishment.
This last section will be dedicated to other events and festivals that I didn’t get a chance to mention in the previous 2 articles.
Paris quartier d’été
The 24th edition of the Paris Quartier d’été festival will take place from July 14 to August 11, 2013, bringing its touch of summer madness to the capital and its outskirts.
Some of the programming requires a ticket; however, many shows are free. The best thing is to take a close look at the events of this festival.
Because everything doesn’t just happen in Paris, on July 31, the festival is moving to Pantin for 3 very different shows from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Summer at the Canal de l’Ourcq
This event on the banks of the Canal de l’Ourcq will take place from June 29 to August 25, 2013.
On the program: street art, barge dances, festive and night cruises (based on crime fiction or oenology), zodiac getaways, water shuttles, concerts, open-air cinema (again), water activities, shows for children, exhibitions,…
For more info and the full program of the event, click here.
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Paris Plages
As every year, Paris Plages sets the pace for the capital’s summer by transforming the quays into beaches, giving the city the look of a seaside resort.
On the program: many free activities offered throughout the summer from July 20 to August 18: cultural, recreational, and sports offerings (tai-chi classes, ballroom dancing, or petanque games), water sports, live shows broadcast on a giant screen every weekend on the square of the Hôtel de Ville, boat shuttles on the Canal de l’Ourcq from the Bassin de la Villette to Bondy and Aulnay-sous-Bois, an electric go-kart circuit for children at the Rotonde, a zip line connecting the 2 banks of the basin,…
As part of a partnership between Paris and the city of Clichy, the latter will receive 305 tons of sand for the free Clichy Plage event organized from July 29 to August 18 in Clichy-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis).
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Paris Plages
Banks of the Seine / Bassin de la Villette
From July 20 to August 18 / 9 a.m. to midnight
All activities are free
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The electronic siestas at the Quai Branly Museum
A zen and free meeting point, the Siestes électroniques (Electronic Siestas) take place in the garden of the Quai Branly museum in the month of July 2013.
On the program: cutting-edge DJ sets to be enjoyed lying down with guests not to be missed such as Vincent Moon, Kangding Ray, or Pierre Bastien.
Quai Branly Museum / 37, quai Branly – 75007 Paris
From July 7 to July 28, 2013 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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The Tréteaux Nomades Festival
This traveling festival at the Arènes de Montmartre returns to meet Parisians from August 26 to September 8, 2013.
On the program: shows for all audiences and young audiences featuring Commedia dell’arte in various Parisian locations (Arènes de Montmartre, Place Sainte Marthe, courtyard of the Hôtel de Beauvais, the Bellevilloise,…).
The tip: free initiation workshops for Commedia dell’arte aimed at children will be organized from August 26 to 30 (registration required).
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For more outing ideas this summer in Paris, don’t hesitate to take a look at the other articles in this same theme in my Parisian summer guide.
- Part 1 of the free Paris summer guide: music festivals
- Part 2 of the free Paris summer guide: open-air screenings
