For our ACCORD students: our selection of free festivals in Paris
You’ve paid for your flight or train tickets to get to Paris, your metro or bus tickets to get around Paris, your French language course at ACCORD French Language School in Paris (worth every penny!), your accommodation in Paris, your meals in Paris, your shopping in Paris… isn’t it time you gave your bank card a break?
Believe it or not, despite being a famously pricey place to visit, Paris actually puts on a whole host of festivals and events for locals, students and tourists to enjoy without spending a single Euro or for next to nothing!
We’ve put together a list of our top picks so you can watch the hottest musicians on the scene at Paris City Hall, cult classics at the Louvre, performances in venues across the French capital and vibe to Verdi in the verdant city park (see what we did there?).
Keep your smartphones to hand because you’re in for some real Insta-worthy shots that will make your followers go green with envy! Make sure you use the hashtag #accordparis so we can share your pics.
Fnac Live
The Fnac Live Paris festival, organized by Fnac and the city of Paris, returns to its summer quarters to resonate the sounds of all types of music in the heart of the capital. For three days, more than twenty FREE concerts accessible to all will take place from 5 p.m. to midnight on the Main Stage of the new green square of the Paris City Hall and its lounges.
What? Live concerts with a line-up of French artists
Where? Hôtel de Ville, 75004, Paris
When? 5 pm-12 am, July 2nd to 4th 2025
How to go there? By métro: lines 1, 4, 11, 14, and by bus: lines 38, 67, 70, 72, 75, 76, 96
Cost? Free!!!
Discover the programming for this 2025 edition: Adèle Castillon, Air, Baby Volcano, Barclay Live, Dalí, Danyl, Camille Yembe, Eddy de Pretto, I am Roze, Iliona, Liv Oddman, Miossec, Olivia Ruiz, R2, Solann, St. Vincent, Sublime Live, Vacra, Vladimir Cauchemar, Zamdane.
Cinéma Paradiso Louvre
The 2025 edition will take place around four festive evenings in the majestic Cour Carrée of the museum, under the starry sky of Paris. Echoing the event exhibition “Louvre Couture, Objects of Art, Objects of Fashion”, the 5th edition of Cinéma Paradiso Louvre celebrates the links between cinema and fashion with a selection of rare gems and great classics to rediscover: Sofia Coppola opens the ball with Virgin Suicides, followed by In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-wai, while Friday will be devoted to a tribute to David Lynch with Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
The festival will close in style with an exceptional preview of The Secret Agent by Kleber Mendonça Filho, in the presence of the filmmaker. Just awarded at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival (Director Prize and Best Actor Prize for Wagner Moura), the film is co-produced and distributed internationally by mk2.
What? Outdoor film screenings at the Louvre Museum
Where? Cour Carrée du Musée du Louvre, Rue du Rivoli, 75001, Paris
When? 7.30 pm start, July 2nd to 5th 2025
Cost? Free!!! …but Booking required
Paris l’Été Festival
What? Performing arts festival with over 70 dance, theatre and circus performances
Where? 30 different venues all over Paris
When? July 12th to August 5th 2025
Cost? Mostly free …but some you have to pay for:
– How to book
– Prices
Classique au Vert
What? Eight outdoor classical music concerts in the leafy park
Where? Parc Floral de Paris, Route de la Pyramide, 75012, Paris
When? 3pm, 4pm, 5pm on the weekends of July 12th to August 5th 2025
Cost? Free!!! …but you have to pay a small fee (2.70 euros) to get into the park
Les Festivals du Parc Floral
…and fom June 25th to September 7th, don’t miss the fantastic “Festivals du Parc Floral”
Your Parisian “Rendez-vous”!
🎫 Attend FREE concerts!!! (…but you have to pay 2.70 euros to get into the park)
📅 From the end of June to the early September
📍 At the Floral Park: Parc Floral de Paris, Route de la Pyramide, 75012, Paris
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ACCORD school students are all invited to make the most of these free events this summer in Paris. After taking a French course in the morning and/or afternoon at ACCORD Paris, there is nothing better than meeting up with students from the school and going together to listen to a concert, watch a film or attend a dance show.
And don’t forget to send us your photos!
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