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Paris is worth a party

Over the course of a weekend, the Paris vaut bien une fête festival invites you to take a trip back in time with a host of events. Costume ball, grand parade, craft village, open-air feast... you're invited to a joyous interlude celebrating the capital's history and heritage.

Paris is a party

The French title of Hemingway's novel (A Moveable Feast) is a fitting tribute to the French capital's long tradition of festivities: ever since it was founded in the Middle Ages, the city has held festivities in honor of its patron saint, Sainte Geneviève. Over the centuries, these “genevofaines” have been followed by other events celebrating Parisian culture which this Festival, created in 2022, invites you to discover over 2 days.

For its 2024 edition, under the sign of the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games and the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, you'll be able to :

  • Attend in a monumental parade retracing the tumultuous history of Paris: Viking longships, historical dance associations, the Paris fire department, Gustave Eiffel and the Garde Républicaine will all be there!  
  • Share the Liberation Feast on the square in front of Place André Honnorat.

This immersive dinner invites you to relive the evening when the capital was liberated by eating local produce cooked as it was in our grandparents' day.

  • Dance like the Roaring Twenties at the Bal Olympique. Art, music and sport come together in this timeless evening, hosted by professional dancers in ballroom outfits.
     
  • And if you don't have a favorite historical period, head to the Jardin des Grands Explorateurs and its multi-events village, where craftspeople (luthiers, stained-glass artists, calligraphers, illuminators, booksellers...) will (re)discover the techniques that made Paris famous in days gone by.

To conclude this festive event, the traditional presentation of the keys of Paris to a honorary citizen will also take place at this year's event: previously recognized for her passion or commitment to the capital's history, the 2024 ambassador will reproduce the gesture made by Sainte Geneviève when welcoming Clovis 1,600 years ago.

To find out more about this key episode, and make the most of this journey back in time, guided tours of Montparnasse and the Latin Quarter are also offered by the Compagnie des Guides. Exciting discussions guaranteed!
 

A great way to celebrate the past, but also to unite today's Parisians by encouraging encounters and exchanges in cheerful, ephemeral guinguettes.

To prepare your program for September 6 to 8, 2024, visit the Paris is worth a party website.

 

Valérie from Comme des Français

 

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