Exhibitions, immersive experiences, concerts… What to do in Paris in July?

One of our favorite months of the year has finally arrived! Make way for July, with its mild temperatures, all kinds of events and the carefree spirit that goes with them. From exhibitions and concerts to immersive experiences, we’ve selected the best ways to welcome summer. Mark your calendars!

Rediscover The Little Prince in an immersive odyssey at the Atelier des Lumières

“What is essential is invisible to the eye; we can only see well with the heart”. The poetry of the novel The Little Prince, a true cultural phenomenon with hundreds of millions of copies sold since its creation, comes to life in an immersive exhibition made possible by Culturespaces and its cutting-edge digital projections. The Atelier des Lumières, a brand-new museum space located in the heart of the vibrant 11th arrondissement, (re)discover Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s work through a new prism.

📍 Location : L’Atelier des Lumières
📆 Date: multiple dates

Visit the immersive Van Gogh exhibition at Atelier des Lumières from July 7

Van Gogh as you’ve never seen him before, more vibrant than ever, in an immersive exhibition. If you missed the previous official exhibition dedicated to the Dutch painter, this is your chance to catch up. In the 11th arrondissement, the Atelier des Lumières presents Vincent Van Gogh’s finest works , such as Starry Night, Potato Eaters and Sunflowers, digitally, using high-definition projectors from floor to wall. In one fell swoop, his brushstrokes come to life, and visitors find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of color! A unique artistic experience in the heart of Paris.

📍Address: L’Atelier des Lumières, 38 rue Saint Maur, 75011 Paris
📅 Date: multiple dates starting July 7

Take a dip in the Seine

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This weekend, it’s allowed! From Saturday July 5, the City of Paris is opening three official swimming sites, and after the heat, that’s good news ! So put on your swimsuit, grab a towel and dive into the Seine!

Make a big splash in this 9,000 m² water park hidden away in nature, just 35 minutes from Paris.

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For a big splash in crystal-clear water, head for Aqualagon. This huge 9,000 m²water park, located in Villages Nature Paris, is one of the largest in Europe. Nestled in the heart of a forest, in a 500-hectare setting, you can swim in an outdoor lagoon heated all year round to 30°C. A real treat!

📍Location: Rte de Villeneuve, 77700 Bailly-Romainvilliers

Escape to this bucolic guinguette hidden in a former royal estate

The vast Domaine national de St-Cloud is home to a little-known and rather unusual place! This summer, come and relax at Le Fer à Cheval, a guinguette-style address! Whether you sit in the chalet, on one of the two large terraces or on the rooftop overlooking the park? You’ll feel like you’re somewhere else!

📍 Location: Allée du Fer à Cheval, Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, 92210 Saint-Cloud, France
📆 Date: June 25 to July 25, 2025
🎟️ Price: free

Bookshop in this sublime hidden hall in the 18th arrondissement

If you like unique places, with a real identity and extra soul, then you’re going to love Halle Saint-Pierre. Hidden away in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, right in the heart of the Montmartre district, you’ll find everything from a bookshop to a café and even a museum! A magical place to discover!

📍Location: 2 rue Ronsard, 75018 Paris

Learn more about David Hockney in a retrospective exhibition

Until September, the Fondation Louis Vuitton pays tribute to the talented David Hockney, with a huge retrospective never before shown on the artist. An opportunity to discover his iconic works of the last 25 years.

📍Location : 8, avenue du Mahatma Gandhi 75016 Paris
📅 Date: April 9 to September 1, 2025

Visit one of the region’s most beautiful châteaux, entirely surrounded by water

Discover a sublime 17ᵉ century chateau listed as a historic monument entirely surrounded by water: the Domaine de Courance. The latter conceals a major asset: a 75-hectare park that ranks among the most beautiful in France…

📍Location: 15, rue du Château 91490
📆Hours: Open Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 2pm to 6pm until November 2, 2025
💶Price for access to the gardens: €11 full price
💶 Price for gardens + guided tour of château: €14 full price

Visit the first dog museum

The 500 m² Musée du Chien exhibits unusual objects and works of art dedicated to man’s best friend! It’s the second-largest museum dedicated to dogs, and it’s only just opened! The icing on the cake is that you can even take your companion for a walk in the canniparc right next door.

📍 Location: 155 Av. Jean Jaurès, 93300 Aubervilliers
🎟️ Price: free until September

Make a reservation at this XXL Italian brunch in Le Marais

Every Sunday, epicureans gather for brunch at Eataly Marais, a unique 2,500 m2 space. Here, you’ll enjoy a generous, tasty all-you-can-eat Italian brunch buffet, priced at 49 euros per person, with dishes that smell just like Italy.

📍Location: 37, rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris

Book a table at the world’s best meat restaurant in Paris

In an Art Nouveau setting classified as a historical monument since 1983, the BeefBar will dazzle you. Under a majestic glass roof adorned with detailed ceramics , you’ll enjoy exceptional meats: Kobe beef, Angus… You’re in for a treat!

📍Location: 5 Rue Marbeuf, 75008 Paris

A former train station transformed into a charming bistro

This weekend, we’re heading to the west of Paris to sit down to dinner in an old-fashioned bistro set in a disused train station! Micheline is the little-known address we recommend for its atypical, historic setting and delicious menu.

📍 Location: 2 Grande Rue, 92310 Sèvres
🎟️ Price: lunch menu at 29 euros / dinner menu at 44 euros

Have a drink in one of Paris’ finest bars

This legendary hotel is home to the most beautiful bar in Paris… the perfect place to sip cutting-edge cocktails, with a breathtaking view of Place de la Concorde. The best part? Look up: a painted sky adorns the ceiling, and it’s listed as a historic monument.

📍 Location: 10 place de la Concorde, 75 008 Paris

Visit the sublime Yili garden

Have you heard of the Yili garden? This pure marvel, nestled in the heart of Saint-Rémy-l’Honoré in the Yvelines, is the only privately-owned traditional Chinese garden in France. With its sculpted gardens, bonsais, bridges and pagodas, you’ll be totally immersed in the Middle Kingdom.

📍 Location: 12 Rue d’Yte 78690 Saint Remy l’Honore
💶 Price: €7, free for children under 5

Test Candlelight concerts

Candlelight concerts take place daily in some of the capital’s most beautiful and unusual venues! By candlelight alone, enjoy tributes to the greatest artists of all generations. In July, you’ll be treated to Bad Bunny (if you didn’t manage to snag your ticket), Joe Hisaishi and his sublime music from Japanese animated films, Queen, ABBA, Coldplay VS Imagine Dragons; an exceptional battle, but also the best of French rap, the 80s, Bridgerton (yes!), or classical composers such as Vivaldi, Mozart and Chopin. There’s something for everyone, and the magic happens every time! And for the summer season, the concept is exported to open-air venues such as Salle Wagram, Maison de l’Océan, 3 Mazarium… The full program can be found here.

📍Address: multiple venues
📅 Date: multiple dates

Enjoy a delicious ice cream

Ice cream season officially kicks off in July! Why not take the opportunity to treat yourself to an ice cream treat? In Paris, there’s no shortage of great addresses!

Cool off at the Paradox Museum

Looking for a fun break in July? Head to the Paradox Museum, a temple of illusion 2.0 nestled at 38 boulevard des Italiens. Here, defy gravity in the famous Zero Gravity Room, where you walk with your feet up like an astronaut on a mission . With almost 90 interactive experiences spread over 1,700 m², it’s a festival of trompe-l’œil, optical illusions and visual puzzles to try out with family and friends. Bonus : the space is air-conditioned and the decor is as summery as you could wish. So it’s THE cool plan for summer!

🍭 An obligatory break at Hans & Gretel, this sweet canteen offers you the chance to recharge your batteries with a refreshing ice cream after your visit or not (you don’t need a museum ticket to get in).

And for night owls, the Midnight Paradox returns one Saturday a month with hypnotists, paradox storytellers, magicians and performances that extend the visual delirium until midnight.

📍Location: Paradox Museum Paris, 38 boulevard des Italiens, Paris 9

📅Date: open every day

🎟️ Price: from €27.50

See July 14th fireworks

In July, we’ll be taking full advantage of the night-time show , and in particular the fireworks, to celebrate July 14 in style. A free show to see with your loved ones.

Feast your eyes on the Grandes Eaux Nocturnes at the Château de Versailles

Every Saturday in summer, from June 28 to September 20, 2025, the emblematic Château de Versailles plunges you into a veritable fairytale thanks to the Grandes Eaux Nocturnes show. During a magical stroll, the fountains in the formal gardens come alive and light up to the rhythm of baroque music. And after the light shows, pyrotechnics and water effects, it’s time for a huge fireworks display. All in all, it’s a feast for the eyes in an exceptional setting. Find out more here.

📍Address: Château de Versailles
📅 Date: June 28 – September 20, 2025

Stop by the Comptoir des Deux Magots for a gourmet break

The literary café we love so much recently opened its ultra-gourmand address, which we’re urgently testing this month. You’ll discover a very short menu based on homemade recipes and lovingly selected products. Gourmet sandwiches on freshly baked bread are made right in front of you (with vegetarian options). We also love the delicious financiers and the absolutely divine iconic tarte tatin. In short, a great address for all gourmets.

📍Address: 6 place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 75006 Paris

Enjoy Paris rooftops throughout July

The weather’s nice and warm, so it’s the perfect opportunity to get a bit of height, don’t you think? There are lots of great rooftops in Paris to take advantage of the fine weather. Our current favorite? La Bellevilloise, with its leafy rooftop offering a sublime view of the Eiffel Tower.

📍Address: 19-21 Rue Boyer, 75020 Paris

Let yourself be hypnotized by kinetic art at the Fondation Cherqui

If kinetic and optical art is attracting more and more curious visitors, the heart of this artistic movement beats at the Fondation Cherqui, a most unusual venue, since it is nothing less than a former laboratory. Admire the work of the movement’s most illustrious artists around more than 5,000 works, each as hypnotic as the next. A unique and unusual place, perfect for some pretty Instagram photos!

📍Address: Fondation Cherqui, 61 Rue Lécuyer, 93300 Aubervilliers

📅 Date: multiple dates

Discover the immersive multiscience trail at Bercy Village

At the crossroads between amusement park and science museum, Science Expériences approaches science through the prism of entertainment, with the vocation of having fun while learning, through immersive and innovative means. The tour is an invitation to travel and a veritable whirlwind of experiences between laboratory and virtual reality. Dive into the abyss, fly over Paris, explore the cosmos… In short, there’s never a dull moment!

📍Address: Science Expériences, 16 Cour Saint-Emilion, Paris, 75012

📅 Date: multiple dates

Visit the Centre Pompidou one last time (before it closes)

Art is alive and kicking at Beaubourg before it closes for a 5-year renovation. With exhibitions and retrospectives as diverse as they are enriching, such as Paris Noir, the Jean Chatelus collection and an unprecedented photo exhibition on Wolfgang Tillmans. All in an emblematic cultural venue housing Europe’s largest collection of modern art: the Centre Pompidou.

📍Address: Centre Pompidou, Place Georges-Pompidou, Paris, 75004

📅 Date : multiple dates

A cultural getaway in Reims

Take advantage of the warm weather to take smart refuge in some of the most beautiful places of worship in France and Navarre, such as the famous Reims Cathedral. If you haven’t visited it yet, this is the perfect opportunity! This architectural jewel is illuminated in a monumental son et lumière show! During Luminiscence, visitors will have the opportunity to (re)discover a French architectural jewel sublimated by original video mapping projections, to the rhythm of the lyrical flights of a choir for a multi-sensory experience.

📍Address: Basilique Saint-Remi, Rue Saint-Julien, Reims, 51100

📅 Date: multiple dates

Visit the digital art exhibition at Château de Beaugency

Did you know that just 1 hour from Paris lies a temple to digital art, ranked as one of France’s most beautiful detours? Yes, it’s in the heart of the medieval town of Beaugency, in an 11th-century Loire château. This is where, since 2021, the Château de Beaugency has been hiding an unrivalled digital art center. Digital art exhibitions, live music, video mapping projections… the show is grandiose!