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The village where the famous Gypsy guitarist died every year pays homage to a green island with musicians from all over the world. The festival is a great part of Gypsy jazz, mixed with other music and more innovative creations. 
 has produced such prestigious figures as Art Blakey, Chucho Valdés, Michel Petrucciani, Didier Lockwood, La Velle, Betty Carter, Michele Hendricks, Stéphane Grappelli and many others. Tickets can be purchased via online ticketing, but also by mail by downloading the order form on the site or directly at the village desk.

The rich architecture of Vincennes can be found in an original way thanks to a audioguide, downloadable from the internet site of the tourist office or available at the reception. As a family, this original and playful way can be traced back to the history of the castle, the ancient buildings of the commune, the floral park…

Tariff: free.

Duration: 1 p. m.

Difficulty: .

The inhabitants of Gretz-Armainvilliers have no more excuses! If the Val des Dames park alone offers great opportunities for family walks, jogging routes and bicycle circuits, its fitness trail completes this vast list of activities, and thus satisfies the less motivated! Alone or with others, physical exercise becomes fun while remaining effective. The different apparatus will help you keep in shape: arms, legs, abs and buttocks will be well looked after! There are also games for children, plenty of protected areas and a 16-hectare arboretum. Guided tours are available on request.

Price: free.

Duration : free.

Difficulty: easy.

The bullfighting of Thiais is ideal for beginners because it is convenient on the road. Two possibilities: 5 km or 10 km. A good way to discover the beautiful town of Thiais and its surroundings! The arrival will take place on the Jack Baudequin stadium.

Go to your trainers.

Tariff: 10 € per person.

Distance: 5 and 10 km.

Departure: Omnisports Omnisports Palace at 9 pm for 5 km and 10 h 10 for 10 km.

Difficulty: .

Jazz, but also blues, funk, hip-hop, rock and various modern African musics mix harmoniously during this important festival which takes place in several spaces of the park of La Villette. You can listen to new talents and renowned artists, some of whom rarely perform in Paris. You can of course find something to eat on the spot. Every year, the program is breathtaking, and the atmosphere, still soft in this late spring, is so nice. To live with friends or family !

Every year in October, thousands of people wear the same pink T-shirt (the visual impression is very nice) to run several kilometers for cancer research. Here, the objective is obviously not to make a performance (although you can try, if you wish) but to run with friends or colleagues to raise funds to further accelerate research against this terrible disease. The appointment is every year in October on the racecourse of Vincennes!

Everyone knows the principle of these very popular kiosks, and for good reason: they allow you to go to the show for significantly reduced prices. The kiosk in Place des Ternes, which must be clearly distinguished from the flower merchants in the square, is open from Tuesday to Saturday, but be careful, plan to go as early as possible for two reasons: you could have the best prices, and then keep in mind that Place des Ternes is slightly off-centre, and that you could take a little time to reach your cultural place.

This beautiful room can be proud to benefit throughout the year from an artistic programming, free or paying, both varied and often quality. In addition to the expected performances (especially theater plays), it also promotes music, stand-up, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, etc. Then free to the tourist of the passage to take this and these events according to its expectations and availability. We strongly advise to go to the site of the town hall of Dammarie-les-Lys (tab "RECREATION - SPORTS - CULTURE" then "The Cultural Season") to download the complete program of the season in progress. For it does not soften to list upcoming shows in the city itself, but also in the vicinity in Melun, Le Mée-sur-Seine, Vaux-le-Penil, etc.

This open-air festival devoted to female music, taking place in Meaux, will celebrate its 10 ^th edition in 2014. We love to go because, for a more than reasonable investment, we can listen to the very diverse repertoires of known and less known artists. The scene of the 2013 edition saw Christophe Maé, Féfé, Tryo… On the site, wine and tapas bars, fast dining stands and village in the colors of the world favours good humor and escape. In parallel, the city of Meaux boasts workshops, music sales, concerts in bars, street theatre, dancing and circus arts. As a bonus, two "discovery" scenes in free access introduce emerging artists.

Concerts of theaters, cafés, schools, places of worship, green areas... Since 2000, the entire city of Corbeil Essonnes - vibrates to the rhythm of jazz, blues and of the gospel one month during a program general public also made by exhibitions of photographs, film screenings, musical dinners, aperitif- concerts, of concert- walks, etc. Many volunteers participate in the organisation of this festival. It is an opportunity for all of american soldiers who were based in the town after the First World War. With the ancestors of jazzfans Corbeil today, they are also filled with enthusiasm by their fanfares with hints of jazz. Some artists present during the last editions: Didier Lockwood, Manu Dibango, Dany Brillant, Romanesque, Jacky Terrasson, Michel Legrand, Martial Solal, Louis Sclavis, Aldo Romano, Guy Marchand, Liz Mc Comb...

It is nothing more than the second covered sports hall in the world, behind a Philippine arena, and very largely ahead of other American or European venues. Originally called Arena 92, then U-Arena, its definitive name has the merit of clarity: Paris-La Défense Arena. Initially, the project was dedicated to rugby, with the support of the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council. Nestled in an exceptional setting, 500 m from the Grande Arche de la Défense, this glass case is, let us say, the most modern in Europe. Retractable roof, mobile stands, high-tech installations... The stadium will be able to accommodate 30,000 spectators in stadium configuration (open roof), 10,000 to 20,000 in show configuration (closed roof, lowered partition) and 40,000 in concert configuration (closed roof). The Stones or Mylène Farmer made no mistake about it, and perform here.

The world's leading chocolate event always attracts its share of gourmands and the curious! Although the show now travels between New York, Moscow, Kyoto, Tokyo and Shanghai, the Paris version remains the most popular and prestigious. Chocolate makers from all over the world meet there and exhibit on nearly 14,000 m² for the pleasure of the eyes and the taste buds. On the menu: international competitions, fashion show, workshops, shows. The success is not denied, and there are thousands of people who rush there during each edition.

Cirque Tzigane Romanès is a circus located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It is located in Square Parodi, on Boulevard de l'Amiral Bruix. The circus offers varied and entertaining shows, highlighting gypsy culture. The circus website is cirqueromanes.com. The shows are very popular with visitors, with a rating of 4.5 out of 5 based on 836 reviews.

Salon organised at the Paris Fair. For lovers of high air, escape and thrills, two complementary universes make up the living room: leisure vehicles and sports.

A not-to-be-missed event in the Hauts-de-Seine region, the Marto Festival has been taking over the Théâtre 71 and other towns in the département for over 20 years. Over a fortnight, puppets and objects come to life, enchanting young and old alike. No fewer than twenty shows are put on for an ever-growing audience! Exhibitions, the Folle Nuit de la Marionnette and special sessions for youngsters and their families make this a festival not to be missed!

Born on June 21, 1982, the day of the summer solstice, the Festival of Music brings together professional musicians and amateurs of all musical genres.

Exchanging glances, passing on a movement, expressing joy or holding your breath, then laughing out loud! The Rêveurs éveillés festival is open to sensitive encounters that bring young and old together in the same curiosity about others. From wordlessness to foreign languages via the imaginary, explore the infinite spaces of linguistic diversity... through all our senses! For 32 years, this festival has been a must for young audiences aged 2 and over.

The Meetings of both here and Elsewhere are the annual meeting of Oposito. This event is essentially outside. In years, this initiative has become an event shared by a growing public resident in France. The companies present produce their creations and take part in a monumental show that combines the different know-how of the teams.

A large market for local products, with various entertainment, shows on the streets, concerts at the church…

A global reference: around two hundred galleries around the world are represented at this very important International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC), which aims to offer a balanced panorama of modern art, contemporary art and emerging creation to professionals and to the general public. It is organized under the glass roof of the Grand Palais, as well as at other sites such as the Jardin des Tuileries, the Jardin des Plantes and various spaces of the National Museum of Natural History. Of course, few can buy, but many come to wonder.

The fair in the photo, in 1964 created by two passionate, Jean and André Fage, attracts a public always many (30,000 visitors in one day).

Almost 500 exhibitors meet each year to present the works of many artists from all over the world.

The first centre of creation entirely dedicated to digital, Le Cube is a unique experience in France. Open to all audiences, Le Cube is an area of practice, production and diffusion around digital creation. Its mission is to train the public in digital artistic and cultural practices and to support artistic productions. All year round, exhibitions, meetings, projections, conferences and exceptional events such as The Cube Festival, which exposed the new forms of digital creation in the city, are organized around the theme of the urban future. In the season program: a selection of videos from Guillaume Baychelier, the festival "Digital Unmask" with debates and conferences, where the appointments of the artisans of the digital.

Owned by the municipality since 1990, it is open to the public during temporary exhibitions and concerts. With a gallery of five rooms, the Maison des Arts also hosts the collections of the Châtillon museum. Among his illustrious owners, a Parisian goldsmith, a bookseller, a surgeon, the Duke of Bermingham - from 1827 to 1837, publisher Louis Hachette, artist painter Suzanne Frémont - 1876 - 1962, who founded the school of Fine Arts from Tananarive in Madagascar. Within the park you can discover a house of the th century wine-maker, the former house of the guardian, responsible for cultivating the lands and vineyards of the Religieux and Bagneux nuns.

Aperitifs and Auvergne flavors, shows, dances and folk music are on the program of this Averne Night which gathers every winter in Paris the ambassadors of nine departments (Aveyron, Cantal, Haute-Loire and Lozère among others) and eighteen folk groups, around a public evening. Organized by the Ligue Auvergnate et du Massif-Central, the event is also the occasion to elect the new Pastourelle, a young girl in regional costume, rewarded for her knowledge of her region and its history.

Created in 2000, around the Oustal, a place shared by the 300,000 Aveyron inhabitants of Paris located in Bercy, this market brings together about a hundred producers and craftsmen in the capital, every year in mid-October. For three days, glove makers from Millau, cutlers from Laguiole, cosmetic manufacturers, and food producers (butchers, bakers, cheese makers, wine makers...) are all there. A convivial and gourmet gathering that attracts more than 50,000 visitors at each edition.

Thousands of square meters dedicated to children's books! Enough to satisfy your desire to read, or to immerse yourself in the adventures of multiple characters: this annual fair gives you the opportunity to stock up on novels, picture books, illustrated books or audio books, but also to discover the latest novels from the children's press. Nearly 250 artists are invited to this festival which changes its theme every year.

Children, too, have their own film festival: less glamorous and media-friendly than Cannes, this festival nonetheless has the merit of exposing children and teenagers to original artistic practices and visual universes. An international, never-before-seen selection of fiction, animation, documentary and short films is screened for ages 3 to 15 in 18 art house cinemas in the Val-de-Marne.

It is the annual meeting place for hikers for more than 30 years! Come and stroll through the aisles of the show to stock up on good ideas to prepare your getaways: trekking, hiking of all kinds, Nordic walking, trail... there is no shortage of ideas! Several thematic villages will be found in hall 4, and the resorts, accommodation and service providers, a tour operators' village, a mountain village, a bloggers' corner and an area dedicated to equipment are the main events of this show.

Connecting République to the Stade de France over a distance of ten kilometers: this is the program of this Great Race of Greater Paris. A small part of your registration will go to beautiful works, and if the course is attractive, it presents many false flats in the first part, until Stalingrad. Then, you will go along the basin of La Villette and then follow the Saint-Denis canal, passing by the Cité des Sciences. The arrival at the Stade de France is always impressive.

Qualified by its organizers of the 1 ^st LGBT Cultures Festival in Paris during its first edition in 2011, the Paris Circuit Festival is first and foremost a commercial operation to promote LGBT evenings that follow for 6 days (third week of June) in the middle of the afternoon for some. In the 2011 edition, the culture part was reduced to the minimum portion, i. e. three films spread over two days. The overall access price is not accessible to everyone, watch the site for a possible second edition in 2012…

Since 2006, the gay rally in Paris organised by the Men In France association consists of a proposed hiking in the form of a track game, taking place on the streets of Paris by teams of 4 or 5 participants. The rally open to everyone is held at the end of September. Pre-registration before mid-September.

For 8 years, the Paris International Tournament is a gathering of gay and lesbian athletes, but not exclusively, from France and elsewhere. Martial art, synchronized swimming, basketball, football, wrestling, diving or mountain biking, it has about twenty disciplines. Everyone can register for this event to participate in competitions. It takes place every year at the end of May (registrations must be validated before the end of April) in various areas of the capital. With a growing success, especially across borders, the TIP brought together no fewer than 1 500 athletes from 29 European countries in 2011.

Subtitled "When lesbians make movies", this festival was founded in 1989 at the initiative of the association Cineffable which aims to promote women's cinema. It takes place every year in front of an exclusively female audience. More than 50 films are presented each year. The projections give place to debates on lesbianism and feminism. More than 1,500 women participate in conferences, workshops, debates and concerts. Among them, directors, artists and visual artists hold stands and present exhibitions. 24th edition of the festival: from Wednesday, October 31 to Sunday, November 4, 2012, Théâtre de Ménilmontant, 15 rue du retrait - Paris 20e.

The leisure island of Créteil, located a few minutes from Paris, is a place where it is good to relax. The more sporty ones will appreciate the nautical activities which are proposed there. Indeed, the lake of the park will allow you to practice sailing, windsurfing but also canoeing. In summer, the open-air wave pool will also seduce you. If all these activities can be practiced when the temperature rises, others can be proposed to you. All year round you can enjoy the fauna and flora, walks, playgrounds, etc.