What to do in Paris this weekend? (July 12-14)

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Don't be sad, Candy: despite the rain and storms, your favorite magazine continues to share its best weekend tips with you! With a little luck, they will bring some sunshine into your heart. 🌞


Friday July 12th

We're stocking up on fun at the Lyon train station square

For the next three weeks, the Lyon train station square is turning into a big, colorful pop festival! For its first edition, the Playground Festival has pulled out all the stops with a variety of activities to entertain the whole family: fun and creative culinary workshops with pancake and macaron customization, board game bar, various sports activities (darts, ping pong, hopscotch, maze, basketball, athletics track, fun ball games, petanque), photo booth... Gourmet food courts and food trucks will be available every day from 8am to 8pm, on site in the comfortable shaded terrace or to go, while free tastings will be offered daily by Häagen-Dazs, Lustucru, or Pasquier.

Festival Playground
Parvis de la gare de Lyon
Place Louis-Armand - 12th
From July 11 to August 4, 2024


Watch an Italian movie outdoors at the Arènes de Lutèce

Dolcevita on the Seine is back! The open-air film festival invites the Italian capital to the Arènes de Lutèce for a twinning between Paris and Rome around culture! Films, music, photos, songs, theater, meetings... A rich program for 5 days marked by French-Italian friendship. This year, the actor Marcello Mastroianni, emblem of Italian and French cinema in the 50s to 70s, will be honored with a series of his greatest films such as Casanova '70, Days of Love and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. The Arènes de Lutèce are freely and freely accessible (subject to the pAvailable spots), but the festival also takes place indoors, at the Cinéma des Écoles or Studio Christine, or even at the Italian Cultural Institute (free with reservation).

Dolcevita sur Seine
Arènes de Lutèce
49 rue Monge – 5th
From July 12 to 16, 2024
More info and reservations


Saturday, July 13

Summer Cleaning
37 quai de la Seine – 19th arrondissement
Saturday, July 13th from 9 am to 10:30 am
Limit of 28 spots
More information and sign-ups


Let's have an aperitif with friends at the new Comptoir de Crème

After Crème, a well-known bistronomic table in the 18th arrondissement, Camille and Maxime have opened Le Comptoir, a new naughty den located less than a 10-minute walk from the first one, a kind of place to eat and drink heartily in the Jules-Joffrin neighborhood. On the menu, a cuisine of instinct and the moment, wines carefully selected by our hosts, all served in a cozy room with 30 seats, where you can stand at the counter or sit down. Our favorite? The arancini with 3 cheeses (parmesan/comté/emmental) that are super tasty or the croque monsieur with a twist.Mr. Truffle, Comté, Ham and Truffle Bechamel... A menu that will make you want to lick your fingers and never let go.

Le Comptoir de Crème
5, rue Versigny – 18th
More info


Sunday, July 14

Let's have a special Olympic Games quiz at Ground Control

This Sunday is marked by the national holiday, of course, but also by the arrival of the

Quiz: Let's go to the Games!
Ground control
81, rue du Charolais - 12th
More info


Let's get moving with the Sanctuary app

It's not always easy to choose a gym! Boxing, yoga, cycling, fitness, dance... Sometimes we want to try them all! With Sanctuary, you don't have to choose: the app allows you to book your sessions in nearly 14 Parisian studios with 6 different concepts: Le Cercle Boxing, POSES Studios, Space cycle, DRIP HIIT, DECIBEL, Aqua by... In short, the best of the best to work out the way you want. The best part? It only takes one click to book! Shall we try it this weekend? 

Sanctuary
Available on App store