Every first Saturday in June, the eve. This year, Nuit Blanche 2026 takes place on Saturday, June 6, curated by Barbara Butch, DJ, queer figure, and icon of inclusive partying. Her theme: love, in all its forms. The result? A hybrid program blending open-air DJ sets, choreographed performances, live electronic music, and monumental light installations, from sunset until dawn. The real bonus: admission is free.
Barbara Butch & Guests – La Déclaration at City Hall
She’s the one kicking things off, and it’ll be the highlight of the show. On the City Hall plaza, still bathed in sunlight, Barbara Butch takes to the turntables for a unifying musical journey with surprise guests who will punctuate the evening with unexpected artistic collaborations. The intensity builds as the sun sets. We dance and come together for a moment suspended between day and night, conceived as one big group hug.
📍City Hall Plaza, Paris 4th
🕖7:00 PM – 9:40 PM
ALT SHIFT x V.P.M. – Pulsar
After Barbara Butch’s DJ set, the Gothic façade of City Hall becomes a giant screen. The duo ALT SHIFT x V.P.M. will project Pulsar, a video mapping show accompanied by a spatialized soundtrack, built around a heartbeat that makes the stone vibrate. Choreographed images, digital creations, and analog techniques blend into a single, shared pulse.
📍Front of City Hall, Paris 4th
🕙10 PM – 3 AM
Olivier Dubois – Boléro Electro Drummers (with a live performance by Yuksek)
50 amateur dancers from Essonne, an electronic version of Ravel’s Boléro performed live by Yuksek accompanied by a choreographer.Olivier Dubois’s hypnotic show builds to a crescendo until the climax. One of the rare moments of the night where contemporary dance and live electronic music merge before a standing audience.
📍Carreau du Temple, 4 rue Eugène Spuller, Paris 3rd
🕙10:00 PM – 10:50 PM (venue open 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM)
Mickaël Phelippeau – Yellow Party (DJ set: Verginie Descente)
The night continues at the Carreau du Temple with the Yellow Party: first, a participatory dance where the audience learns choreography to tracks with a common theme: the word “yellow” in every language. Then Verginie Descente mixes house, pop, and techno until 2 a.m. Recommended dress code: all-yellow look or a simple gold detail. The dance floor is waiting for you.
📍Carreau du Temple, Paris 3rd
🕛11 PM – 2 AM
Sound installations & light-up processions
Marinella Senatore – We Rise by Lifting Others
A monumental arch of colorful LEDs rises above Place Stalingrad. Marinella Senatore’s work, inspired by the Luminarie of southern Italy, transforms the public space into ephemeral luminous architecture with a phrase engraved in the bulbs: We Rise by Lifting Others. A nighttime detour well worth the trip.
📍Place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad, Paris 19th
🕖7 PM – 6 AM
Institut de France
The usually closed doors of the Institut de France will open for the occasion, featuring an exceptional musical lineup in its halls and inner courtyards. A rare opportunity to step inside one of Paris’s most exclusive venues accompanied by a live soundtrack.
📍Institut de France, Paris 6th
Times to be confirmed
Leïla Ka – It’s You We Adore
Leïla Ka kicks off the evening dedicated entirely to dance at the Carreau du Temple. The choreographer presents a piece with an evocative title, perfectly in line with the theme of love championed by Barbara Butch for this edition.
📍Carreau du Temple, Paris 3rd
Majors Girls – Majorette Demonstration
Before or during Barbara Butch’s DJ set, the Majors Girls will take over the plaza with a majorette performance that’s anything but tame: costumes, batons, and precision choreography for a spectacle that’s as kitschy as it is impressive.
📍City Hall Plaza, Paris 4th