Parc de le Villette Open-Air Cinema
  • 14
  • Jul
  • 2009

Every evening of the week except Mondays, you can catch open-air screenings of English and French films at this 130-acre ultramodern park.

Some of the films on this year’s calendar include Broken Flowers, Brokeback Mountain, Mulholland Drive, and Little Miss Sunshine.

Most people spread a blanket out on the grass, but if you’d rather sit in a chair, rentals are available for €6.50.

The program can be seen on their site : Parc de la Villette Cinéma en Plein Air

Bastille Day Celebration
  • 12
  • Jul
  • 2009

Paris explodes into one huge party on Bastille Day (July 13-14), but two particular events for the 2009 celebration should not be missed.

At the Place de le Bastille on the eve of July 13th there’s a huge dance and music party.

And to mark the Eiffel Tower’s 120th birthday, it will sparkle even more than usual as a fireworks and light show will happen around 10:45 on July 14th with a lot of animation around the place. To see the fireworks at its best, go to the other side of the Seine, Place Trocadéro. I have nice memories of it when my mom took me there when I was ten.

Festival sous la plage
  • 11
  • Jul
  • 2009

All of young and ultra-hip Paris makes this yearly alternative music and arts festival at the Parc André Citroën in the 15th arrondissement a must-do on the calendar on 12 – 13 July.

Festival Sous Le Plage, M°Ballard

Windows of Galeries Lafayette
  • 07
  • Jul
  • 2009

From 7  to 26 July , the windows of  les Galeries Lafayette will be decorated by 8 artistic places in Paris.

With “Paris & Création” le Centre Pompidou, le CentQuatre, le Jeu de Paume, Les Arts Décoratifs, La Maison Rouge, MK2, le Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris et le Palais de Tokyo will decorate one window as they please, they will get “carte blanche”

Every place has choosen an artist for this idea.La Maison rouge gave it to Fabien Verschaere with echo to the exposition Vraoum !, les Arts Décoratifs  wanted somethig dedicated to Madeleine Vionnet and gave it Andrée Putman, le Palais de Tokyo invited Vincent Ganivet and le Jeu de Paume did realise an homage to photographer Martin Parr and his work “Luxury.

Inauguration 7 July starting 20.30 h

Galeries Lafayette ,40, boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, M° Lafayette