exhibition↘ 1d◎ Paris 6th · Mennour · rue du Pont-de-Lodi
Amine Habki, Please mind the gap: embroidered metro riders at Mennour
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Free things to do in Paris
Exhibitions, pop-ups, markets, installations and neighbourhood parties: everything free or with free entry in Paris right now, picked by fugace. What closes first comes first.
Free doesn't always mean walk-in: some free entries need a booking, and drinks or workshops can still be paid. Each page has the details.
29 free things to do, on now or coming up.
exhibition↘ 1d
pop-up↘ 1d◎ Paris 2nd · Moomin pop-up shop
Moomin pop-up shop: the first Moomin store in France, on rue Étienne-Marcel
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exhibition↘ 1d◎ Paris 6th · Galerie Roger-Viollet
Paris, ouvert la nuit: the city after dark, 1900–1970, at Galerie Roger-Viollet
last day
market↘ 2d◎ Paris 19th-20th · Rue de Belleville
Club Belleville Festival: the Moon Festival climbs rue de Belleville
2 days left
pop-up↘ 2d◎ Paris 2nd · Galerie Bachaumont
WePlayStrong House: UEFA brings women's football to rue Bachaumont
2 days left
food↘ 2d◎ Paris 8th · Guerlain · 68 Champs-Élysées
Guerlain x Maurice Sfez Café: L'Heure Bleue to drink on the Champs-Élysées
2 days left
pop-up↘ 3d◎ Paris 9th · Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann
Céline Dion pop-up: her dressing room on the 3rd floor of Galeries Lafayette
3 days left
exhibition◎ Paris 3rd · Galerie Chantal Crousel
Wolfgang Tillmans, Glade / Clairière: giant prints and ship ropes at Chantal Crousel
8 days left
market◎ Paris 11th · Bastille Design Center
Bande de Créateurs: 65 French designers at the Bastille Design Center
from 10 Oct
market◎ Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine · Serre Wangari
Ob'Art brings 40 craft studios under the Serre Wangari glasshouse
from 9 Oct
market◎ Paris 18th · Clos Montmartre
Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre: the grape harvest festival's 93rd edition
from 7 Oct
food◎ Paris 8th · Publicisdrugstore
Food & Wine Festival: Éric Frechon and his guests take over the Champs-Élysées Drugstore
from 13 Oct
workshop◎ Paris 1st · Cova Paris
Cova pastry masterclass: the Milanese pâtisserie opens its kitchen on rue du Pont-Neuf
from 16 Oct
workshop◎ Paris 1st · Hakuba · Cheval Blanc Paris
Hakuba teaches you mochi and futomaki at Cheval Blanc Paris
from 16 Oct
workshop◎ Paris 2nd · Maison Francis Kurkdjian · siège parisien
Francis Kurkdjian opens his new Paris headquarters for a free perfume masterclass
from 16 Oct
pop-up◎ Paris 7th · Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche
Super Japon: a Japanese konbini takes over Le Bon Marché
16 days left
exhibition◎ Paris 5th · Institut finlandais
Gulahallat: contemporary Sámi art at the Institut finlandais
22 days left
exhibition◎ Paris 4th · Hôtel de Sully
Arcanum Formæ: Joseph Walsh's bent-ash sculptures at the Hôtel de Sully
23 days left
exhibition◎ Paris 14th · Expo des 150 · ancien Zara Denfert
L'Expo des 150 repaints the old Zara store at Denfert-Rochereau
23 days left
pop-up◎ Paris 9th · Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann
Meet Your Seoul: five Korean labels under the Galeries Lafayette dome
from 6 Oct
nightlife◎ Paris 8th · Hôtel de la Marine
Bal des Revenants: a Halloween ghosts' ball at the Hôtel de la Marine
from 30 Oct
exhibition◎ Paris 16th · Parvis des Droits de l'Homme · Trocadéro
Tracey Emin at the Trocadéro: three monumental bronzes facing the Eiffel Tower
from 14 Oct
food◎ Paris 19th · Le Centquatre-Paris
AOP Festival: 52 French cheeses, butters and creams at the Centquatre
from 13 Nov
pop-up◎ Paris 11th · Miniwax
Disk Union, Tokyo's cult record shop, sets up its crates in Miniwax's basement
64 days left
exhibition◎ Paris 19th · La Galerie du 19M
Métamorphoses: behind the scenes of milliner Maison Michel at the 19M
72 days left
exhibition◎ Paris 8th · Hauser & Wirth Paris
Calder, François Premier: the Saché mobiles at Hauser & Wirth
from 19 Oct
exhibition◎ Paris 13th · Quai de la Photo
Teenage Dream: Lee Shulman reopens America's teenage photo albums at Quai de la Photo
from 16 Oct
market◎ Puteaux (92) · Parvis de La Défense
La Défense Christmas market is back under the Grande Arche
from 12 Nov
pop-up◎ Paris 1st · Maison Ghibli · Pop-up rue des Halles
Maison Ghibli reopens its pop-up shop on rue des Halles
from 17 Oct