Events in France: visitor guides for every big weekend
31 event guides in France, across 8 cities: trade shows and tech, religious and seasonal, film, art and culture, rugby, marathons, music festivals. Day plans for the free hours, where to stay by budget, tours and rainy-day backups.
Cities
Upcoming events
12 Nov 2026*Paris Photo
Paris, FranceTrade show26 Nov 2026*Strasbourg Christmas Market
Strasbourg, FranceSeasonal5 Dec 2026*Fête des Lumières
Lyon, FranceCulture21 Jan 2027*Maison&Objet
Paris, FranceTrade show27 Jan 2027*Nice Carnival
Nice, FranceCulture6 Feb 2027*Six Nations weekend in Paris
Paris, FranceRugby22 Feb 2027*Paris Fashion Week
Paris, FranceCulture27 Feb 2027*Salon International de l'Agriculture
Paris, FranceTrade show5 Mar 2027*Paris Half Marathon
Paris, FranceMarathon9 Mar 2027*MIPIM
Cannes, FranceTrade show9 Apr 2027*Paris Marathon
Paris, FranceMarathon11 May 2027*Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, FranceCulture12 May 2027*Nuits Sonores
Lyon, FranceFestival14 May 2027French MotoGP (Le Mans)
Le Mans, FranceMotoGP23 May 2027*Roland-Garros (French Open)
Paris, FranceTennis1 Jun 2027*Nuits de Fourvière
Lyon, FranceCulture9 Jun 2027*VivaTech
Paris, FranceTrade show10 Jun 2027*24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans, FranceMotorsport21 Jun 2027*Paris Air Show
Paris, FranceTrade show21 Jun 2027*Cannes Lions
Cannes, FranceTrade show24 Jun 2027*IRONMAN France Nice
Nice, FranceEndurance30 Jun 2027*Paris World Games
Paris, FranceYouth tournament3 Jul 2027*Festival d'Avignon
Avignon, FranceCulture8 Jul 2027*Japan Expo Paris
Paris, FranceTrade show16 Jul 2027*Lollapalooza Paris
Paris, FranceFestival25 Jul 2027*Tour de France final stage (Paris)
Paris, FranceCycling23 Aug 2027*UTMB Mont-Blanc
Chamonix, FranceEndurance25 Aug 2027*Rock en Seine
Paris, FranceFestival20 Oct 2027*Art Basel Paris
Paris, FranceCulture19 Jun 2028*Eurosatory
Paris, FranceTrade show9 Oct 2028*Paris Motor Show (Mondial de l'Auto)
Paris, FranceTrade show
Paris, FranceTrade show26 Nov 2026*Strasbourg Christmas Market
Strasbourg, FranceSeasonal5 Dec 2026*Fête des Lumières
Lyon, FranceCulture21 Jan 2027*Maison&Objet
Paris, FranceTrade show27 Jan 2027*Nice Carnival
Nice, FranceCulture6 Feb 2027*Six Nations weekend in Paris
Paris, FranceRugby22 Feb 2027*Paris Fashion Week
Paris, FranceCulture27 Feb 2027*Salon International de l'Agriculture
Paris, FranceTrade show5 Mar 2027*Paris Half Marathon
Paris, FranceMarathon9 Mar 2027*MIPIM
Cannes, FranceTrade show9 Apr 2027*Paris Marathon
Paris, FranceMarathon11 May 2027*Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, FranceCulture12 May 2027*Nuits Sonores
Lyon, FranceFestival14 May 2027French MotoGP (Le Mans)
Le Mans, FranceMotoGP23 May 2027*Roland-Garros (French Open)
Paris, FranceTennis1 Jun 2027*Nuits de Fourvière
Lyon, FranceCulture9 Jun 2027*VivaTech
Paris, FranceTrade show10 Jun 2027*24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans, FranceMotorsport21 Jun 2027*Paris Air Show
Paris, FranceTrade show21 Jun 2027*Cannes Lions
Cannes, FranceTrade show24 Jun 2027*IRONMAN France Nice
Nice, FranceEndurance30 Jun 2027*Paris World Games
Paris, FranceYouth tournament3 Jul 2027*Festival d'Avignon
Avignon, FranceCulture8 Jul 2027*Japan Expo Paris
Paris, FranceTrade show16 Jul 2027*Lollapalooza Paris
Paris, FranceFestival25 Jul 2027*Tour de France final stage (Paris)
Paris, FranceCycling23 Aug 2027*UTMB Mont-Blanc
Chamonix, FranceEndurance25 Aug 2027*Rock en Seine
Paris, FranceFestival20 Oct 2027*Art Basel Paris
Paris, FranceCulture19 Jun 2028*Eurosatory
Paris, FranceTrade show9 Oct 2028*Paris Motor Show (Mondial de l'Auto)
Paris, FranceTrade show