JANUARY

Winter sales
From the second week of januray and during 3 weeks. Very popular.
http://www.shoppingbyparis.com

FEBRUARY

Paris, capital of the creation
Fashion, tradeshows and all the events.
http://www.pariscapitaledelacreation.com

Paris international agricultural show
To live and feel the french countryside in Paris.
Very popular, more than 600 000 visitors. At the "Porte de Versailles".
http://www.salon-agriculture.com/

Chinese new year
Dragons and festival for the chinese new year day in the 13th district (arrondissement) at métro Porte d'Ivry.
http://www.chine-informations.com/

MARCH

"Banlieue blues", Festival of jazz aroud Paris
Jazz concerts during 5 weeks in march and april in cities around Paris, in the suburb like Patin or Aubervilliers mainly.
http://www.banlieuesbleues.org

APRIL

Marathon of Paris
42 km to visit Paris running in a huge circle from the east of Paris to the ouest, from " bois de Vincennes" to "bois de Boulgone".
http://www.parismarathon.com/

"Foire du trone", fun fair
From end of march to may, the biggest fun fair in Paris at bois de Vincennes. http://www.foiredutrone.com/

MAY

Open of Roland Garros
From end of may to june, 2 weeks to play tennis, closed to "Bois de Boulogne".
http://www.frenchopen.fr/

JUNE

Music festival in streets
The week end before the last of june, you can play music in streets. Concerts everywhere for everybody with all kinds of music.
http://fetedelamusique.culture.fr/

Gay pride Paris
The last week end of june, the parade is very popular and mixed,
about 700 000 people.
http://www.gaypride.fr/

JULY

The 14th of july. The day of "la Bastille".
To celebrate the national day of the 14th of july, fireworks are organised during the night of the 13th of july.
During the night, the are local dance and balls everywhere in streets.
The 14th of july morning, the is a military parade on the Champs-Elysées and an official huge and amasing firewoks festival at the Eiffel Tour.
In 1789, french people fighted to control the Bastille place in Paris which was the symbol of the the french monachy and of the french Revolution.

Tour de France
The 3rd or 4th sunday of july, racing cyclits leave Champs-Elysées for a entire tour of France.
http://www.letour.fr/

Festival of fountains in the "Chateau de Versailles"
Amasing festival of fountains of the palace during the night
with special lights and music. In jully and august.
http://www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr/

Paris movies
A special program of movies in differents places, often in open air.
From end of june to july.
http://www.pariscinema.org/

AUGUST

"Paris Plage". Sun and beaches in Paris
From middle of july to middle of august, embankments of the seine river became beaches and places for all summer activities you can play as if you were near ocean and sea. Very popular.
http://www.paris.fr

SEPTEMBER

Days for the french heritage. "Les journées du patrimoine"
Palaces, Ministers, public offices and buildings ... are open during one week end. Very popular. Be carreful, you have to queue sometimes a long time before enter.
http://www.journeesdupatrimoine.culture.fr/

Automn festival
Theater, dance, music, exhibitions ... the city of Paris organises events for artists. Various programme.
http://www.festival-automne.com

OCTOBER

Modern art fair. "Foire internationale d'Art comtemporain" (FIAC)
During 5 days, a huge and famous modern art fair.
http://www.fiac.com/

"White night". "Nuit blanche".
For one night, all museums and public centers (like pools) are open nightly. Nice and funny atmosphere.
http://www.paris.fr

Grape crop Montmartre
Festival at Montmartre for the grape crop period. http://www.fetedesvendangesdemontmartre.com

Paris moter show
News and last cars' generations from all companies wordwilde.
Every 2 years : in 2010, 2012 ...
http://www.mondial-automobile.com/

NOVEMBER

Floodlighting of Champs-Elysées
Last week of november, a guest star is pride to open the floodlighting of Champs-Elysées. This is the first step before the Christmas period.

Gay festival film

Beaujolais nouveau
Tasting and debates about qualities of the famous wine of the year. Exactly every 3rd thursday of november, you can go to bars to test it.
Very famous and crowed. .
http://www.beaujolaisgourmand.com/

DECEMBER

Ice skating in hotel de ville
The begining of december, you can ice skating closed to town council building for several weeks.
http://www.paris.fr

To celebrate the new year day
Usually, people go to the Champs-Elysées, or place of Saint Michel or at the Bastille place.