Paris
With a capacity of 250, postindustrial venue Supersonic hosts mostly indie, rock, garage, electro-pop and tribute bands; the first three concerts of the…
Must-see entertainment in Paris
Paris
This national institution is a temple to the ‘seventh art’ and always screens its foreign offerings in their original versions. Up to 10 films a day are…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This tiny but trendy venue in Ménilmontant entices a local crowd with cutting-edge gigs – many bands kick off their European tours here. Past acts have…
Latin Quarter
This is one of the most popular of the many Latin Quarter cinemas, featuring classics and retrospectives looking at the films of such actors and directors…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This club-concert annexe of Café Charbon is revered for its live-music concerts (usually Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) and lively club nights on weekends…
Paris
This 20,300-seat indoor sports arena, whose sloping exterior is covered with lawns, hosts the largest concerts and events to come through Paris (Cirque du…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Built in 1922, this is the dance hall where Édith Piaf got her first break, and it now reverberates to the sound of live salsa, rock and world music. Live…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
In the erstwhile mews of a Marais hôtel particulier (private mansion) with a fabulous interior courtyard, the 'Station Cafe' is one of the best and most…
Les Marionnettes du Champ de Mars
Paris
For time-honoured French entertainment, take the kids to a show in this Napoleon III–style puppet theatre. Shows are in French, but performances still…
Paris
Founded in 1984, this intimate, sophisticated jazz club typically hosts two concerts per night and regular free jam sessions (you'll need to buy a drink)…
Paris
This 12-sided pavilion-style theatre was built in 1883 by Charles Garnier (who designed Paris' Palais Garnier opera house). The main theatre, with a…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Unique and fascinating exhibitions – usually art or installation-art orientated – are the mainstay of this vibrant cultural centre in Le Marais. Families…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Bucolically set in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, this guinguette (old-fashioned dance hall) morphs from a daytime cafe into a jam-packed dance floor by…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
The place to be in the 1960s (Dalí, Hallyday and Jagger all hung out here), the Bus is back in business half-a-century later, with a mixed bag of…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This old-fashioned bistro and musette at the top of Parc de Belleville is an atmospheric venue for performances of chansons featuring accordions and an…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
With an old timber bar and smattering of tables, this little backstreet club with a capacity of just 40 or so is a fantastically atmospheric place to…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
On busy rue de Rivoli, a tiny street frontage gives way to a fantastically atmospheric vaulted stone cellar with jazz concerts most nights; check the…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
The doors of this snug New York–style jazz club regularly stay open until dawn. Piano duets, blues, sax solos and singers feature on the bill from 8.30pm…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Catch circus, theatre, music, monthly balls, magic shows and an eclectic range of other events at this former funeral parlour turned city-funded art space…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Founded in 1680, this is one of three Comédie Française venues, along with the Right Bank's main Salle Richelieu and Studio Théâtre. It presents works by…
Paris
Opened by the founder of the Moulin Rouge in 1888, the Olympia has hosted all the big names over the years, from Édith Piaf to Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley…
Latin Quarter
Even locals find it easy to miss the small doorway leading to rue Mouffetard’s little two-screen cinema, which shows art-house flicks such as Julie Delpy…
Paris
Exceptional acoustics make this 1907-built concert hall a superb place to catch chamber music, piano recitals, orchestras and theatre performances. It has…
Paris
The historic Longchamp racetrack specialises in flat races, with the highlight of the year coming on the first Sunday in October, when it hosts the Prix…
Paris
World music dominates this perennially popular Bastille dance club, with happening Latino DJs and live reggae, funk and Afro jazz concerts. Prices vary…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Free concerts by local and international artists (mainly rock and indie) kick off from 9pm Monday to Saturday at this laid-back space, while Sundays see…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
This cool space in the Parc de la Villette (it looks like a gigantic yurt) hosts African, reggae and raï concerts as well as DJ nights that last till dawn…
Paris
There are two venues in one at this well-respected club, which hosts electric jazz, fusion and occasional salsa at Sunset, in the vaulted cellar, and…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
This highly regarded auditorium with excellent acoustics hosts big-name jazz concerts (Ravi Coltrane, Lake Street Dive) as well as a variety of blues,…
Latin Quarter
Piano recitals (Chopin, Liszt) are staged at least two evenings a week in one of the oldest churches in Paris. Higher-priced tickets directly face the…
Paris
Known for its Afro and Latin jazz, and jazz fusion concerts, the Salty Kiss combines big names and unknown artists. The place has a relaxed vibe, with…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Within the red-tiled cultural centre Espace Jemmapes on Canal St-Martin, French hip-hop, slam, chanson and more blasts on stage at concert venue La Scène…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
This 1930s cinema-theatre now serves as a music hall for pop, rock and soul concerts. Theatre, comedy, magic shows and performances for children also take…
Paris
It hosts theatre and music too, but this venue is best known for its contemporary dance productions. It's expected to reopen following renovations in late…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Many of Paris’ young and daring talents in movement, music and theatre perform at this independent, alternative performance space in the creative 20e.
Paris
This concert hall hosts performers such as Patricia Kaas, the Pretenders, Status Quo and Jamiroquai, as well as acts like the Ballet Nacional de Cuba.
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Big-name music and show venue. Buy tickets in advance at branches of Fnac or at the door.
Paris
Reopened after full-scale renovations in 2019, this 2046-capacity venue stages concerts, operas, musicals, theatre and dance.
Paris
This horse-racing track in the Bois de Boulogne hosts steeplechases March to June and September to early December.
Paris
This domed stadium out beyond La Défense is home to Paris rugby club Racing 92. Big-name rock acts also perform here.
