Sources: Paris Convention and Visitors Office, Paris Mayor's Office
The below calendar applies to June 2009.
Festivals and Seasonal Events
- Foire Saint-Germain (Street Fair)
La Foire Saint Germain is a street fair that has been held in Paris since the medieval period. The streets of the St Germain des Prés district are abuzz with concerts, theater performances, antique fairs, and even poetry workshops. A convivial event not to be missed.
When: Through July 5th, 2009
Where: Saint Germain des Pres District
Metro: Saint Germain des Pres
Visit the event website (in French)
- LGBT Pride (Paris Gay Pride)
The LGBT Pride Parade (Paris Gay Pride) takes the streets of the city of light by storm this June 27th. One of the year's most popular festivals for locals and visitors of all stripes, this year's festival kicks off at the Montparasse-Bienvenue metro station at 2:00 pm, winding through the city to Bastille on the right bank.
- Through June 7th: The French Open at Roland Garros-- Tennis fans should not miss one of France's most exciting and important tournaments. Tennis greats like Steffi Graf made their debuts at Roland Garros, and the French Open continues to host some of the world's unforgettable matches.
- Fête de la Musique (Free Citywide Music Festival): Every June 21st, free musical performances of all genres are on across the city, making for one of the year's liveliest and most convivial events.
Arts and Exhibits
- Vassily Kandinsky
A towering, iconoclastic figure in 20th century art, Vassily Kandinsky is being celebrated at the Museum of Modern Art at the Centre Georges Pompidou. The retrospective brings under a single roof around one hundred of the artist's most important works.
Through August 10th, 2009.
Location: Centre Georges Pompidou
- Montmartre at the Turn of the Century
An exhibit featuring the paintings of Suzanne Valadon and her son Maurice Utrillo pays tribute to the romance and art-drenched Montmartre neighborhood at the beginning of the 20th century.
Through September 15, 2009
Location: Pinacothèque de Paris
28, place de la Madeleine
RER: Madeleine
- Le Grand Monde d'Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol's Big World)
The Grand Palais is currently running an ambitious exhibit on the darling of the pop art movement, Andy Warhol. 250 of Warhol's paintings and photographs are on display here, sure to regale admirers-- but do reserve ahead.
Through July 13th, 2009
Location: Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais
3, avenue du Général-Eisenhower, 8th arrondissement
Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Line 1)
- The Bath and the Mirror: Grooming and Cosmetics from the Antiquity Through the Renaissance
A joint exhibit on now at the National Medieval Museum (Musée de Cluny) and the National Renaissance Museum at the Chateau d'Ecouen explores daily rituals around bathing and grooming from the Greco-Roman era through the Renaissance. Through September 21st.
Read full review and find practical information
