Events calendar Ile-De-France

This race is organised by the town of Goussainville and the Athletics Club will allow you to relax in the outdoors and in the heart of nature. So to your diaries, and especially to your trainers!

Distance: 10 km.

Departure: . and arrival at the M. Waterside Goussainville. On-site registration. Free

Difficulty: .

Take part in the only race running through Stade de France! Brave participants will be entitled to a t-shirt and a medal upon arrival. Think of your license or medical certificate.

Rates: € 8 to € 18.

Distance: 5 km and 10 km.

Departure: 9 h for 5 km and 9 h 45 for 10 km.

Difficulty: .

This race is open to all and the longest, that of 10 km, allows even to qualify for the French championships. If you want to participate, don't forget to provide a medical certificate.

Rates: € 6,50 for 5 and 10 km.

Distance: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 km. Free for the 1, 2, 3 km races.

Departure: from 13 a. m. to 17 p. m. Sports complex Marcel-Cerdan rue Alain Mimoun.

Difficulty: .

Usually held in June, the Garmin Triathlon de Paris is the very last major sporting event in the capital before the Olympic Games. It begins with an aquatic event in the Bassin de la Villette. Then it's on to cycling, with a circuit of the capital starting and finishing at the Villette. Finally, the run along the Canal de l'Ourcq on a flat course. You can choose between Olympic or shorter distances.

The event is generally regarded as a dress rehearsal for the marathon, which takes place a month later. Many are those who attempt it. It forms a circuit, from the Pont de Sully to Bastille, making a vast loop through the Bois de Vincennes and returning along the Seine for around 3 kilometers, past some of Paris's most beautiful monuments. The only downside is the need to register well in advance, and the crowds of tens of thousands of participants!

If you want to run for the good cause this is really the right occasion! This 5 or 10 km race, on the road, is designed to help combat gender inequalities and violence against women.

Rates: € 8 per person for the 5 km, € 10 for 10 km. The rate increases by 2 € per person if registrations are made on the same day.

Registration: to register in advance, do it by mail or at the Athlérunning 94 shop (170 rue de Paris, Poggio-le-Pont).

Distance: 5 and 10 km.

Departure: Contact the organizers to find out where to start.

Difficulty: .

Organized since 2013, these Days allow to discover the know-how, the skills and the teachings given by the National Gendarmerie to its own motorcyclists; to raise awareness of safety among motorcyclists thanks to the gathering of the main actors of the motorcycle community; and to let motorcyclists benefit from prevention actions articulated around the discovery of the safety trajectory taught to motorcycle gendarmes and its application on the road.

In 1950, the Salon de l'Automobile, du Cycle et des Sports moved from the Grand Palais to the Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles in Paris. After much discussion about the future of the motorcycle section during 2017, the Mondial de la moto has finally been renewed from 2018, in conjunction with the Mondial de l'auto and the Mondial de la mobilité. This not-to-be-missed event takes place once every two years, and the next edition will be held in 2025.

The Parc Floral de Paris, in the Bois de Vincennes, has been hosting the Salon Moto Légende since 1998. This event is dedicated to vintage motorcycles. It features vintage machines, a trade fair, professionals, clubs and museums. In all, 400 exhibitors and 500 motorcycles retrace over a century of motorcycle history on the 12,000 m² show floor. Events and prize-giving ceremonies are also organized during this not-to-be-missed event, which brings together two-wheeled and vintage enthusiasts.

The Tour de France Automobile created in 1899 is the ancestor of the current Tour Auto. The modern version, organized by Peter Auto, is called Tour Auto Optic 2000. The 250 to 300 vehicles leave from Paris (Grand Palais) each year, in the Competition or Regularity category, with also races on circuits and stage cities where the spectators can admire the mythical vehicles. The route changes every year. It is the oldest competition event still being held. Vehicles that participated between 1951 and 1973 can take the start.

Monthly cycling

It takes place on Saturdays at 2pm, once a month (appointment in front of the Bastille Opera House). Organised by the vélorution, it is a convivial cycling event that highlights themes in line with the values of the association (air quality, the place of cycling, climate etc.)

http://velorution.org/paris/actions/

The event has been held for over 30 years, and ritually takes place at the start of summer, forming a long parade of festivities and demands that stretches from the right bank to the left bank. Although there was some doubt about the date (too close for some to the start of the Olympics), the authorities confirmed that, as every year, the Pride March would be held at the end of June. Floats on which dozens of revellers wiggle and waggle, broadcasting sounds, often electric, behind which tens of thousands of people dance.

With its ^43rd edition in 2024, this Supercross has now established itself as Europe's biggest Supercross. Back in Paris since 2017 and then absent due to the health crisis, it has bounced back to offer quality editions ever since. A real show, it takes place in the superb Paris La Défense Arena complex. Supercross and freestyle are both on the program for this not-to-be-missed weekend-long event. All practical information and tickets are available on the website.

Retromobile is the essential classic car show held every year in Paris at the beginning of the year. This show, created in 1976, is the second largest classic car show in Europe. More than 1,000 vehicles are present, as well as many automotive professionals, exhibitors, clubs, attracting more than 100,000 visitors each year. Retromobile is also appreciated for its auction, allowing to survey the evolution of the classic car market. An event not to be missed by collectors!

The Jardin de la Ville is a large public garden located in Pontoise, on part of the former moat that protected the city walls. Acquired by the municipality in 1820, it has become the largest green space in the city center, extending over 2.5 hectares. Located close to the cathedral, the garden provides a remarkable landscape link between the city's different districts. It features a green carpet with flower beds, bordered by tall trees, and a pond that is replenished in spring. To the west of the green carpet are shaded areas with a bandstand, a children's playground and a steep belvedere.

It's a must-attend event in March, here and everywhere in France! Le Printemps des Poètes is an event that encourages everyone to send poems to friends and family, or to read them: an excellent way to discover, or rediscover, this musical style! Numerous events are taking place in theaters, museums and public spaces in and around Paris. There are also storytelling tours for children, and encounters with poets in numerous libraries.

Next September, for the 3rd date of this national rendez-vous sport, the Parisian animations will take place on the bassin de la Villette. At the initiative of this operation, the Ministry of Sports, the French National Olympic and Sports Committee and the Association des Maires de France set themselves the objective of promoting sports activities among the general public. In practical terms, it is an opportunity to engage in new practices: Nordic walking, archery, bowls,… but also to exchange with health and dietetics specialists.

The 100% football show for all round ball enthusiasts! Every two years, in the spring, Galaxy Football becomes the indispensable meeting of football players for three days. Open to all audiences, the event is the occasion for debates, meetings, and animations, with football stars and large media personalities. The 7 th edition in 2014 will bring Brazil to honour, host country of the next World Cup.

The Verena Von Lichtenberg gallery, held by the artist herself, brings together the paintings of this artist from Strasbourg who graduated from the Ecole Supérieure des Travaux Publics de Paris (ESTP Paris). Her work is oriented between architecture and contemporary art where colors and light dominate.

In March, expo-selling in the walls of Espace Japan of the Wafu collective, creators of Japanese crafts eager to make their work known. The first edition took place in 2011.

Each year, a sale of Nippon handicraft and unique parts. A broth of Japanese Creators to discover in this festive period, made in collaboration by Jipango and the Ideas Japan newspaper.

It is the largest cheese factory in France! This new millennium, which was born in the new millennium, brings together producers from all over France, and some from abroad, will present their little wonders on the stalls of the 2012 exhibition. 160 exhibitors and 6 000 visitors are on schedule. The opportunity to review your AOC, but also to get to know small farmers. 

This event, which has been taking place for 18 years, is being proposed by the Villemoisson Association. Some 100 exhibitors offer free wine tasting (more than 4 vintages), cheeses (exhibitors), oysters, fatty livers and other French specialities in a friendly and warm atmosphere. On-site dining, raffle and wine tasting contest. For a low entrance rate, you are entitled to a tasting glass.

The Local organised by the press auversois is free. It is interesting on two stories, because it is held in the city where Van Gogh lived. It brings together about sixty wine producers of names known or unknown and artisans locals who come from all over France. It is an opportunity to taste and discover new products. A tombola allows you to reach many gourmet lots.

This is the first Parisian organic show of the year, an indispensable exhibition, a pioneer of the theme and always developing with the same friendliness. Conferences, amations, baby space…

 

Launched in the early 1990s, this festival, originally called "Paris Quartiers d'été", has since been renamed simply "Paris l'été". The festival transforms the capital into an open stage, with over 300 artists on the bill. Dances, concerts, acrobatic strolls, travelling opera, musical theater, circus, performances of all kinds, shows... a rich and eclectic program that enlivens every district of Paris, and even the regions. Cultural and artistic events for all generations.

For its 14 ^th edition in September 2012, this exhibition brings together the entire planet manga and anime. Many signing sessions, fashion shows, cosplays, video games, karaokés and games are on the program. Good guaranteed mood.

Located in the Charras shopping center in Courbevoie, Rastignac is an elegant restaurant serving fine traditional French cuisine. The restaurant also features a function room, making it a popular choice for special events such as weddings or birthdays.

Here a greenway which links the necessary for a pleasant one! It presents not only ideal setting to be spent on foot or by bike, but it has the biggest advantage of facilitates arrangements if you need to connect to Savigny-sur-Orge Laugh - Orangis, or vice versa. Nature will be grateful to you! Its creamy coating will also allow the skates and skateboards to evolve in good conditions. The only downside finally, will be the presence of baffles a little too small to the intersections, not very practical for two-wheeled vehicles.

Price: free.

Distance: 5 km away.

Problem: easy.

FIAC is a contemporary art exhibition held in Puteaux.

This exhibition is aimed at professionals and amateurs with its stands dedicated to instruments, accessories, audio, music, music, publishing, training, institutions… A forum of Trades composed of conferences and debates is also organized, as well as workshops and concerts.

A programme of screenings of the greatest and most exciting cinema classics is offered to lovers of black and white as well as cinemascope. Each year, the films are chosen according to a theme. Good to know: a free audio description of the films is available for blind and visually impaired people. And what a great idea: lying on the lawns, watching a movie, with the city and the park around you! One piece of advice, however: if you come with friends, make sure you really come to see a movie, not that you're spending time with friends chatting, moviegoers might just point this out to you...

La Ville of Paris accommodates in Parc Floral, each season, of the beginning of June to at the end of September, a "Musical Summer with the parc floral", composed of three festivals: Paris Jazz Festival, Classical in the Green and Pestacles. Of international repute, Paris Jazz Festival joins together a public very many. For the price of park entrance, there is the chance attend concerts which proceed under a large hood. It is particularly amusing to listen to music surrounded of flowers and herb. Attention, the access being free, it is better not to be able to too late be well placed. Passed there: Wynton Marsalis, Thomas Dutronc, Stacey Kent, Ahmad Jamal, Didier Lockwood, Erik Truffaz, Richard Galliano, etc One would not finish any enumerating them!

French chanson in all its forms, in some thirty towns in the Val-de-Marne department. Over 90 established and up-and-coming artists come to present their shows in a wide range of concerts. A special mention goes to the Les Refrains des gamins festival, which, in the same artistic and musical vein, is aimed at children from the age of 6 months! The children's program includes concerts, storytelling, and musical affabulations, in short, something to amaze young and old alike. The atmosphere is guaranteed!

In honor of Saint Fiacre, patron saint of gardeners, Coulommiers and the Horticultural Society organize the biennial Fête des Fleurs on the second Sunday in September. The program features flower-decked carriages and a country-style menu in the heart of the Parc des Capucins. A wonderful festival, with mass, musicians from the Lyre Briarde, Newfoundland dogs and many other surprises, as well as an autumn market with macaroons, meringues, gingerbread, goats, Bries de Coulommiers, wicker baskets, fruit, vegetables and, of course, plants, trees and flowers...

Each municipality involved organizes animations to discover thousands of chocolate eggs, with a preference for prestigious places such as the main castles of the region. For the list of municipalities that organize this party, as well as dates (the only Easter Sunday or all weekend) and the registration procedures, a simple contact with the local tourist office is sufficient.

This large biennial event is the counterpart of the Biennale des Antiquaires with whom it substitutes each year at the Grand Palais. Organised since 2003, it gives an appointment to art and antiques lovers to meet with more than 120 exhibitors from dozens of countries. The Salon du Collectionneur is organized in 4 000 square metres and is organised to combine all the specialities. In this way, the pieces of archaeology contrasts ceramics, paintings or sculptures. A good plan for amateurs seeking to know: free conferences are offered to visitors as well as cultural exhibitions.

This event, unique by its size, gathers every year as Christmas approaches more than 400 professional exhibitors. Located under the arcades of the Parc des Princes, this antique-flea presents a logical path guiding the visitor so that he does not miss any exhibitor. Among the most important exhibitions of its kind, there is a offer of brac-exhibitors originating from all over France, bringing with them the peculiarities of their regions, of the ciselé reindeer rennes wardrobe with wide-belt Alsace tables. Europe is not forgotten and there are, for example, many English and Swedish furniture. A very good plan to find gift ideas within a few days of the holidays.

Created in 1999, the Puces du Design - which became Design Fair Paris in spring 2018 - has been bringing together for twenty years a select group of antique dealers specialising in furniture, decorative objects and fashion from the 1950s to the 1980s. This open-air event takes place twice a year: in spring and autumn. More than 70 exhibitors will present over 5,000 m² of well-known pieces by Panton, Saarinen, Eames, Dior, Saint-Laurent and Courrèges. Not to mention anonymous pieces that may not be recognized until tomorrow. More than 20,000 visitors flock there each time. The proposed pieces are relatively expensive, so we come here mainly for the pleasure of the eyes!

This huge event gathers twice a year, in the green framework of the Bois de Boulogne, more than 250 exhibitors for a great feast of art objects. The curious artists and collectors cross here, looking for exceptional glassware, antique tapestries, ceramics or collection pens. An opportunity to break down the lawn of the Longchamp Hippodrome and meet with antique dealers, gallery, sculptors, jewellers and professional argenteurs. The right place for meals pieces of all styles.

The Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre is an association based in Paris, at 64 Rue du Dessous des Berges.