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What to do in Paris this week? (August 31 – September 6)

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Monday, August 31

Witness the new edition of The Great Breeding Week

Until September 6, the Grand Parquet Equestrian Stadium in Fontainebleau hosts a new edition of The Great Breeding Week, the must-attend event for horse jumping, breeding, and young horse enthusiasts. Over ten days, 1,900 horses from all across France gather, accompanied by their riders, grooms, owners, breeders, and many others. This unique breeding event in France represents much more than a competition; it's the culmination of a year's worth of work for the horses and their teams, who are counting heavily on this finale!

Find all the information here: starting lists, schedules, results, activities on the website dedicated to La Grande Semaine de Fontainebleau: www.grandsemainecsohunter.shf.eu


Tuesday, August 1st

We're going to see the amazing post-punk vibes of Automatic at le Chinois

With their post-punk soaked in dance sounds, the Los Angeles-based group Automatic continues championing their latest album in Parisian venues. Join us this Tuesday, September 1st to belt out the tracks from Is It Now? – celebrating its upcoming anniversary – in a joyful political, almost revolutionary atmosphere. Unifying sounds set to synth rhythms, for dancing, resisting, coming together and maybe even falling in love.

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Automatic
Le Chinois
6, place du Marché – Montreuil
Tuesday, September 1st, 2026 at 7:30 PM
More info and tickets


Wednesday, August 2nd

We're grooving at the Jazz à La Villette festival

It's the most anticipated Parisian event of the fall season! The Jazz à La Villette festival is back through September 6th for about ten days of intoxicating music. Jazz lovers, fans of cutting-edge concerts, or anyone looking for a good time with friends—we can already picture ourselves enjoying the lush park setting, our ears filled with syncopated melodies. And for this 25th edition, a marathon of concerts awaits us, where styles and generations come together in dialogue, with a lineup that's absolutely irresistible: Selah Sue and The Gallands, Kokoroko, Snarky Puppy & Me;tropole Orkest, GoGo Penguin, Brian Jackson & Yasiin Bey, The Getdown…

Jazz at La Villette
August 28 - September 6, 2026
Find out more


Thursday, August 3

Let's talk environment with Planet Parade at Jardin21

Talk, dance… and celebrate the joy of savingthe planet! With Planet Parade, an organization that works as a network with historic environmental players, the idea is simple: mobilize volunteers, artists and organizations to create a great popular, artistic procession above all filled with hope. While climate urgency concerns even the most aware among us, citizens have decided to take to the streets in 2027 to imagine a joyful and collective mobilization. The meeting is set for July 3rd, but until then, many events will help pave the way. Among them, an evening at Jardin21, our favorite summer terrace in eastern Paris, inviting us to tackle major environmental questions, with roundtables, quizzes, concerts and DJ sets on the agenda. 

Planet Parade
Jardin21
12a, rue Ella Fitzgerald – 19th arrondissement
Thursday, September 3, 2026 from 6pm to midnight
Free entry
More info


Friday, August 4

We treat ourselves to an artistic break at Feuille Blanche, Café Noir

In the Batignolles neighborhood, on rue Truffaut, hides an unusual spot. Behind its luminous façade, Feuille Blanche, Café Noir welcomes you to enjoy a coffee, take part in an artistic workshop, share a convivial moment or, on the contrary, enjoy a peaceful pause. A place of culture, but above all a place of life, here we welcome anyone looking to take a break, whether artistic or not. The café section offers afternoon tea and hot beverages to accompany a reading session, work time, or simply a moment of indulgence. Everything here is made with

on, from local and seasonal products. All accompanied by painting sessions, linocut initiation courses, piano lessons or even writing workshops… In short, you come, you stay and you struggle to leave !

Feuille Blanche, Café Noir
102, rue Truffaut – 17e
More info


Saturday, August 5th

We're celebrating Peruvian culture at the Mixtura festival

This Saturday, the Chalet du Lac takes on the airs of Peru for the 5th edition of the Mixtura Paris festival. In the heart of the Bois de Vincennes, come together to celebrate one of the most admired cuisines in the world, in a joyful blend of gastronomy, culture, music and traditions. Restaurants, food trucks and passionate chefs will take your taste buds on a journey through the richness and diversity of Peruvian cuisine, while concerts, masterclasses, artisan village and other activities will extend the adventure far beyond the plate. A day full of colors, flavors and discoveries, like a little getaway to Lima without leaving Paris.

Mixtura Paris 2026
Chalet du Lac (Bois de Vincennes)
2, avenue Anna Politkovskaya – 12th arrondissement
Saturday, September 5, 2026
More info


Sunday, August 6

Treat yourself to new reads for back-to-school at Ground Control

Editions du Seuil celebrates literary fall with an exceptional reading party this Sunday at Ground Control. A first for the publishing house that brings together many emblematic authors and numerous Goncourt, Renaudot, Femina, and Medicis prize winners… What's on the agenda for this Sunday afternoon? A wonderful selection of carefully curated books: The Great Interruption by Sibylle Grimbert, Possessed by Laetitia Faure, Frog by Sergei Shikalov, and Lady Diana, My Mother and Me by Laura Tinard. In short, everything that'syou need to kick off the new school year on the right foot with a great book.

Special Back-to-School Reading Party
Ground Control
81, rue du Charolais – 12th arrondissement
Sunday, September 6, 2026 from 3pm to 6pm