Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Parijs, Frankrijk

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Winter sales

• Regel

  Winter sales

  7 jan – 3 febDruk

  The state fixes the dates: four weeks of legally regulated discounting from the second Wednesday of January. Department stores are unusable on the first Saturday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas markets (12 nov – 4 jan (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Winter sales

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Winter sales (7 jan – 3 feb)

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Winter (February) holidays in Frankrijk

• Natuur

  Blossom on the quais

  25 mrt – 15 apr · meestalKersenbloesem

  Cherry and magnolia come out along the Seine and in the Jardin des Plantes, usually in the first half of April, and the terraces fill the same week. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter weekend

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDruk

  The first real crush of the year: queues return to the Louvre and the Sainte-Chapelle, and hotel rates jump for the long weekend. Bron ↗

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Easter weekend

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Blossom on the quais (25 mrt – 15 apr (meestal)), Easter weekend (3–6 apr)

Druk — tussen de pieken in, May public holidays

• Feestdag

  May public holidays

  1–31 mei · meestalSchoolvakantiesSluitingenDruk

  Three or four public days land in the month and Parisians bridge them into long weekends. On 1 May almost everything shuts, including most of the metro's shops. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Roland-Garros

  18 mei – 7 junSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Three weeks of tennis in the 16th, with qualifying from mid-May and the finals in the first week of June. Hotel prices in the west of the city move with it. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Roland-Garros

• Festival

  Marche des Fiertes

  3 oktPrideDrukBoek vroeg

  Paris Pride normally takes the last Saturday of June, closing a diagonal of the city for the afternoon and running late in the Marais afterwards. The organisers moved the 2026 march to 3 October, so check the date before booking for June. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Fete de la Musique

  21 junMuziekfestivalDruk

  Free music on every corner on the longest evening of the year, from conservatoire quartets in courtyards to sound systems on the quais. It runs past midnight. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Roland-Garros (18 mei – 7 jun)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Bastille Day

• Opening

  Paris-Plages

  6 jul – 31 aug · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  Sand, deckchairs and pools go down along the Seine and the Bassin de la Villette for about eight weeks, free and busiest in the early evening. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Bastille Day

  13–14 julNationale feestdagDruk

  The firefighters' balls on the 13th are the better half; the parade and the fireworks at the Trocadero on the 14th mean closed streets and a shut-down centre. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Tour de France finish

  19–27 jul · meestalSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  The race ends on the Champs-Elysees on the final Sunday of July; the centre closes to traffic from the morning and the crowd is three deep by lunchtime. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Marche des Fiertes (3 okt)

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Summer holidays in Frankrijk

• Sluiting

  The August closures

  1–25 aug · meestal

  Bakeries and neighbourhood restaurants shut in rotation for two or three weeks and hang a paper note on the door. Museums and the big brasseries stay open. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Paris-Plages (6 jul – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Journees du Patrimoine

• Festival

  Journees du Patrimoine

  15–22 sep · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  On the third weekend of September the closed doors open: ministries, the Elysee, private hotels particuliers. The good ones have queues from dawn or timed tickets. Bron ↗

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Marche des Fiertes

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Christmas markets

• Festival

  Christmas markets

  12 nov – 4 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Chalets and a fairground in the Tuileries from mid-November into the first days of January, more at La Defense and Trocadero, and a cold that is damp rather than hard. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Beaujolais nouveau

  19 novEet- & drinkfestival

  The year's first wine lands on the third Thursday of November and the cafes make a night of it. The wine is beside the point and everyone knows it. Bron ↗

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Christmas markets

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas markets (12 nov – 4 jan (meestal))