
The Festival Paris l'été is a live performance festival featuring theater, dance, circus, music, performance and installation. The shows - some of which are free - are presented in cultural venues and open-air sites in Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis. Paris l'été is the perfect way to liven up July's cultural calendar in Paris.
2026 program of highlights in Paris this coming summer
2026 program of free shows in Paris this coming summer
Some Paris l'été events are free.
Several events are proposed around the exhibition: vernissage, open air, debate, drag show.
The exhibition and events are free of charge and can be booked on the Paris l'été website.
The Paris l'été 2026 Festival will take place at various sites: Lycée Jacques-Decour, Grand Palais Éphémère, Monnaie de Paris, Théâtre de l'Atelier, Moulin Jaune, Théâtre Paris-Villette, Ateliers Médicis/Forêt de Bondy, Académie équestre de Versailles, Musée du Louvre, etc.
Paris l'été offers workshops and encounters with festival artists at a single price of 15 euros.