Want to paint a canvas under the stars? In summer, there’s nothing better than treating yourself to an open-air cinema in Paris. Visit Rooftops in the forest, in the courtyards of Parisian palaces… All unveil their open-air cinemas. Dates, programs… Here we tell you all about the 2024 vintage! And even though the long-awaited la Villette open-air cinema cancelled good news: all the open-air cinemas listed below are FREE! Follow the guide, dear cinephiles…
Free open-air cinema at the Hotel Paradiso Rooftop (June 30 – September 15, 2024)
This summer, the Festival Paradiso invites you to the idyllic Idyllic rooftop of the Hotel Paradiso. Until September, unique film screenings will be organized in the heart of this high-perched Garden of Eden. With free admission, “Le film du dimanche soir” is organized on the Rooftop on the last evening of the weekend, with reservations.
List of films screened all summer long
Gare aux Docs: free open-air cinema on the rails of the Little Belt (August 23 – September 8, 2024)
The “Gare aux Docs” documentary festival is one of cinema fans’ favorite events! And for this 7th edition, Gare aux Docs is (once again) staging its open-air cinema on the rails of the Petite Ceinture. 9 screenings, 9 free evenings: don’t miss this festival on deckchairs, with your feet in the grass and your head in the stars!
Gare aux Docs’ 2024 ProgramFREE cinema on the roof of the Moulin Rouge (July 10 – September 11)
Now that the warm weather is here, outdoor cinemas are making a comeback, much to the delight of moviegoers. Such is the case with Cinéma sur le Toit x Sofilm, which returns from July 10 to September 11, 2024! Cinema under the stars at the Bar à Bulles, on the roof of the Moulin Rouge, what else?
Program for the 5th edition of Cinéma sur le Toit
The Ciné-Jardins festival: free, eco-friendly open-air cinema (August 22 to September 14, 2024)
Ciné-Jardins is a festival combining cinema and ecology, held in the heart of public and shared gardens in north-eastern Paris. On the Program: a guided tour of the garden, a buffet dinner and a series of film screenings. See you there at the end of August?
“Une toile sous les étoiles” (A Canvas Under the Stars): due to the Games, the free film festival moves from the Cour d’Honneur of the Château de Vincennes to the Parvis de l’Hôtel de Ville (August 29, 30 and 31, 2024)
Paralympic Games, your appointment with une toile sous les étoiles” cinema is moving! While the free open-air film festival used to take place every summer in the Cour d’Honneur of the Château de Vincennes, this time we’re heading for the Parvis de l’Hôtel de Ville. On August 29, 30 and 31, 2024, re(discover) Gilles Lellouche’s Le Grand bain, Hors Normes and De toutes nos forces, à la belle étoile. A new edition unlike any other, but the 7th art still in the spotlight!
Open-air cinema in the 10th arrondissement! (Wednesday, August 14 to Wednesday, August 21, 2024)
Fancy a canvas under the stars (and what’s more, when it’s free)? Direction the 10th arrondissement of Paris. From August 14 to 21, come to the Grange-aux-Belles and enjoy 3 free screenings. On the program: Haile Gebrselassie’s Endurance, Ice Age – a classic for kids to enjoy – and Gilles Lellouche’s Le Grand Bain. Shall we take the plunge?
Find out more hereSilhouette Festival, 23rd edition (August 30 – September 7, 2024)
For over 20 years,silhouette Festival promotes demanding programming through a fabulous free event open to all. From August 30 to September 7, 2024 take part in the 23rd edition of the now iconic Festival. To do so, head for the Parc de la Butte du Chapeau Rouge, in Paris’s 19th arrondissement. Once again, 9 free evenings of concerts and short film screenings are in store.
Open-air cinema at the Shoah Memorial (August 22-25, 2024)
For the 2nd time, the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris is giving 7th art lovers a rendez-vous this summer. And this year, the theme will be the Olympic Games! An open-air cinema to coincide with the exhibition “Paris 1924-2024: the Olympic Games, mirror of society”. Invictus, Chariots of Fire, The Color of Victory… Attend 3 free screenings, upon reservation!