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Your weekend, well spent An exhibition, a late lunch, a walk along the canal. Choose one good plan and see where the afternoon goes. The weekend runs from Friday evening through Sunday. Find dated events first, then places to visit, tables to book and rooms to explore after dark.
On the calendar On the house Event Exhibitions
A free display in Cernuschi’s painting room, marking sixty years since Matsutani Takesada settled in France.
Sat 26 Sept Free
On the house Event Concerts
An hour of big-band jazz in the garden: Cam Jazz plays the Luxembourg music kiosk on Saturday 26 September. Entry is free.
Sat 26 Sept Free
On the house Event Activities
A Saturday morning browse for bread, produce, cheese and flowers in an arts venue. Entry is free; purchases are extra.
Sat 26 Sept Free
On the house Event Concerts
A free hour of jazz swing on Sunday 27 September, with Puissance Jazz Big Band at the Jardin du Luxembourg music kiosk.
Sun 27 Sept Free
Event Exhibitions
Four decades of painting and Black representation at the Musée d’Art Moderne, with late openings on Thursdays.
Sat 26 Sept €17
Event Exhibitions
Ceramics, paintings and collages across five decades of Simone Fattal’s work, in an autumn survey at the Musée d’Art Moderne.
Sat 26 Sept €14
On the house Event Culture
Ceramics, jewellery and local making above the rooftops, on the market’s final advertised Sunday of the season.
Sun 27 Sept Free
Event Activities
A guided introduction to the Cognacq-Jay collection, with a confirmed Saturday afternoon session on 26 September.
Sat 26 Sept €7
Event Concerts
Coflo joins La Mona at La Bellevilloise for a Saturday night of house, dance and a second room with its own rhythm.
Sat 26 Sept From €13
Event Concerts
Richard Wagner: Les Maîtres chanteurs de Nuremberg; Richard Wagner: Prélude et Mort d'Isolde. A vocal concert in Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie at the Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris.
Fri 25 Sept Check price
Event Concerts
Claude Debussy: En blanc et noir; Leoš Janácek: Poésie populaire morave en chansons. A vocal concert in Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie at the Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris.
Sun 27 Sept Check price
Event Concerts
Cantu di Corsica in Le Studio - Philharmonie. A Cumpagnia
Sun 27 Sept Check price
Beyond the calendar
A little more of the city. Places selected from our city guide, alongside the dated events above. Check opening hours and reservations before setting out.
Build your itinerary Free entry Place Culture
Sculpture, former working spaces and garden courtyards near Montparnasse. The permanent collection is free to enter.
Free entry Place Culture
A free permanent collection and a garden pause near the Champs-Élysées. A museum visit you can keep pleasantly unhurried.
Free entry Place Outdoors
Big slopes and a generous stretch of green in the 19th. Restoration closes the central area, including the Temple de la Sibylle.
Place Culture
A literary stop on Place des Vosges. Admission currently requires an exhibition ticket, including access to the permanent rooms.
Free entry Place Outdoors
A tree-filled pause in the 8th arrondissement, with winding paths and several entrances. Pair it with Cernuschi or leave the afternoon open.
Free entry Place Culture
A sculptor’s studio and garden tucked off rue d’Assas. A small, free museum that rewards looking closely rather than rushing through.
Restaurant Cambodian
Cambodian cooking on rue Alibert, with continuous daily service. A flexible meal near Canal Saint-Martin.
Cambodian €€
Restaurant Japanese
A ramen stop on rue Mazarine with continuous service and a same-day virtual queue. Choose this branch for the Yokochō menu.
Japanese €
Restaurant Paris
Traditional French cooking with continuous service on boulevard de Clichy. A useful table for a late lunch or an evening in Pigalle.
€
Restaurant French
Traditional French dishes in a large brasserie near République, with continuous service and reservations through the operator.
French €
Place Food & drink
A velvet-lined cocktail stop behind the red lanterns on rue de Bruxelles, close to Pigalle but with a quieter pace.
Place Food & drink
The cocktail bar inside Hôtel Particulier Montmartre: red velvet, a glass-roofed garden room and a reason to linger beyond dinner.
Place Food & drink
A seventh-floor bar for a wider view of Paris, with the rooftops as company and a walk-in policy that keeps the evening flexible.
Place Concerts
Swing, live jazz and a dance floor below the Latin Quarter, for a night that carries on after dinner.