Clémentine Ponsin, auteur à Paris Secret

As a writer specializing in marketing content, I act as a bridge between the editorial line and the various advertisers on the Secret Media Network's French-language media. Loquacious by nature, I can't keep a secret. I can't help it, I'm always spilling the beans on the best things to do in town. Immersive experiences, exhibitions, concerts, restaurants... Get out your diary and follow me, we've got our work cut out for us!

A festival with your feet in the sand, just 2.5 hours from Paris, will soon welcome Peggy Gou and 40 other artists from the electronic music scene, featuring a 360° stage never before seen in France

The seaside resort transforms into a temple of electronic music for a completely wild weekend at the Touquet Music Beach Festival. Every late summer, it swaps its beach umbrellas for XXL speakers. Head to...

Culture Visit Paris

Heat Wave in Paris: Our List of Air-Conditioned Museums and Spaces to Escape into Culture This Summer

Just because temperatures are reaching unreasonable heights doesn’t mean you have to stay cooped up at home. Despite the heat wave, Paris Secret invites you to enjoy a vibrant summer with its listof refr...

Things to do Wellness & nature

School Break: What to Do in Paris with Your Kids During the Holidays?

No getaway planned? You’re staying in Paris for the school break. But that doesn’t mean you have to stay home; Paris Secret has put together a program full of activities perfect for immersing your family...

Music

Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2026: 7 days, 10 venues, a cutting-edge lineup

Every fall, the cutting-edge music scene takes over Paris for an entire week, at venues across the city. Head to the Pitchfork Music Festival, THE must-attend event for discovering artists who will be mak...

Culture Escapes

Just 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris, the birthplace of Impressionism becomes the largest open-air museum this summer

Want to get away without traveling to the other side of the world? This summer, Normandy is transforming into a monumental cultural playground. Just 1.5 hours from the capital, the entire region is turnin...

Culture Escapes

100th Anniversary of Monet’s Death: In Giverny, This Artist Transforms the Mecca of Impressionism with a Unique Art Installation

This place is so closely associated with Monet that it’s hard to imagine another artist making it their own. Yet this summer, the temple of Impressionism is set to undergo a complete transformation for a...

Music Things to do

The Best Music Festivals to Attend in Paris and the Île-de-France Region in 2026—Some Are Partially Free

Every year, Paris and the Île-de-France region transform into a veritable playground for festivalgoers. The capital never runs out of ideas for bringing its nights and weekends to life with major cultur...

Culture Escapes

This free festival transforms an island in the Yvelines into a garden worthy of a Monet painting for a weekend.

What if, for one evening, we could literally walk into a Monet painting? In Chatou, a completely free festival is set to transform one of the most charming little islands in the Île-de-France region into...

Escapes

Just 15 minutes from Paris on the RER A, this lush little island bordered by the Seine—where Renoir once painted—is home to one of the best-preserved bucolic retreats in the Île-de-France region

Among the most romantic spots in the area, have you heard ofthe Île des Impressionnistes in Chatou? This lush little island nestled on the Seine, just a 15-minute RER A ride from the capital, inspired som...

Music

An island just 20 minutes from Paris is hosting an open-air techno festival featuring 4 stages and 30 artists this September

Head to the Île des Impressionnistes in Chatou, a lush setting along the Seine just 20 minutes from Paris (accessible via the RER A line), for what’s already shaping up to be one of the most anticipated f...