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6 Festivals Where You Can Dance Back-to-School Season and Keep Summer Alive

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Already back from your dream vacation? No worries, summer lives on in your heart (or just about). In any case, we're far from done enjoying it in the capital and beyond, and the festivals will tell you the same thing. Here are all the must-see events of the season, so you can keep dancing in the sunset for a few more weeks to come.


Jazz at La Villette

It's the most eagerly awaited Parisian event of the fall season! The Jazz at La Villette festival returns from August 28 to September 6 for about ten days of intoxicating music. Jazz enthusiasts, lovers of sophisticated concerts, or fans of good times with friends—we can already picture ourselves enjoying the lush setting of the park, our ears filled with syncopated melodies. And for this 25th edition, a marathon of concerts awaits us, where styles and generations come together, with a more-than-tempting lineup: Selah Sue and The Gallands, Kokoroko, Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest, GoGo Penguin, Brian Jackson & Yasiin Bey, The Getdown, I am Roze…

Jazz at La Villette
August 28 – September 6, 2026
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Better Rave

After a wildly successful first edition, the exciting young Better Rave festival whisks us away once again to a magical, protected location nestled in the heart of the Oise forests, for a celebration that's more local, more responsible, and more inclusive. What's on the lineup? A sprawling outdoor stage for two days of live performances and DJ sets, an eclectic, gender-balanced mix spanning indie rock, funk, soul, and techno, chill and artsy spaces, entertainment galore, and plenty to eat and drink—from craft beers to local food trucks. The perfect musical and cozy escape before diving back into the school year!

Better Rave
Mortefontaine (60)
Friday 28 & Saturday 29 August 2026
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Humanity Fest

Humanity Fest is an institution, a back-to-school fixture since the 1930s. Organized every year by the newspaper L'Humanité, it's back this year for three explosive days. As always on the agenda: music, exhibitions, debates, rallies and cultural and sports villages. On the music side, this new edition has some wonderful surprises in store with Kneecap, Oxmo Puccino, The Avener, Kery James, Suzane, Ino Casablanca, Maureen, Louane, Soprano, Superbus, Etienne de Crécy, Ebony, and even a "royal show" by the queens of Drag Race France.

Humanity Festival
Le Plessis-Pâté (91)
September 11-13, 2026
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Radiance Festival

Once again this year, La Boule Noire and La Cigale open their doors in mid-September for the Radiance Festival. Three evenings and two stages to discover emerging and innovative music scenes, all accessible for €45 for a 3-day pass. And what does that look like in practice? Around twenty artists from France and beyond offer new live formats and unusual sounds, always with an indie and alternative approach.

Radiance Festival
La Boule Noire & La Cigale – 18th arrondissement
September 15-17, 2026
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Marne Festival

Come late September, the Val de Marne pulses with the rhythm of the festival for a whole month, with a wonderful string of concerts that just keep getting better. From Saint-Maur-des-Fossés to Villejuif, passing through Kremlin Bicêtre, Créteil, and Arcueil, you'll discover the fantastic Barbara Pravi, Yael Naim, Benjamin Biolay, Stephan Eicher, Imany, Luiza, Charlie Winston, Bertrand Belin, Sam Sauvage, Asfar Shamsi, P.R2B, Sinclair, Madame Ose Bashung…

Festival de Marne 
September 29 – October 17, 2026
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Dream Nation 

The go-to event for electronic music lovers, Dream Nation is back October 30 and 31 for its 12th edition, heating things up at the Paris Nord Exhibition Park. An immersive experience designed to plunge you into an atmosphere that's as festive as it is thrilling, right in the middle of Halloween weekend. For the occasion, the electronic powerhouse is serving up two days of pure fun, six stages and over 60 artists to transport you to another dimension. As for the line-up, we're buzzing with excitement just hearing the names: Novah, Alignment, OMAKS, Eczodia, Marion Di Napoli, Da Tweekaz, Todiefor, Lil Texas, Slaughterhouse, Rebelion, Pendulum, Flux Pavilion, Dirtyphonics and The Bloody Beetroots, Vini Vici, Roland Cristal, Mandragora, GRAViiTY…

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Dream Nation
Paris Nord Exhibition Park
ZAC Paris Nord 2 – Villepinte (93)
October 30 & 31, 2026
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