Events in Paris
This November the calendar in Paris covers 4 events from the official calendar, 12 concerts, 12 shows and 8 exhibitions, from 9 November to 17 December. The city's official calendar lists Festival d'Automne à Paris 2026 (11 September to 31 December) and Mois Kréyol 2026 (22 September to 6 December). On the music side, ACCEPT 50th Anniversary Tour plays on 22 November and Bach on 26 November. On stage, the listing includes Horse Gp Paris on 2 December. Current exhibitions include Planète Océan, immersion vers les profondeurs at Atelier des Lumières until 31 December. Each listing below links straight to dates, times and tickets.
Official Paris events in November
The events below come from Paris's official events calendar, and each card links to the organiser for dates, times and locations. For the sights that stay open all year, see the guide to what to do in Paris.
Festival d'Automne à Paris 2026
When: 11 September to 31 December
Where: Various venues in Paris
The Festival d'Automne à Paris, a multidisciplinary festival founded in 1972, runs until 31 December 2026.
Mois Kréyol 2026
When: 22 September to 6 December
Where: Paris
The tenth Mois Kréyol festival runs from 22 September to 6 December 2026 in Paris.
Festivals and concerts in Paris
Requiem De Mozart
Requiem De Mozart plays Salle Gaveau on 16 November at 20:30.
ACCEPT 50th Anniversary Tour
ACCEPT 50th Anniversary Tour plays L'Olympia on 22 November at 19:00.
Bach
Bach plays La Scala Paris on 26 November at 19:00.
Senyss A La Cigale
Senyss A La Cigale plays La Cigale on 29 November at 18:00.
Concert De Noël
Concert De Noël plays Salle Gaveau on 6 December at 15:00.
Maman, J'Ai Rate L'Avion ! En Cine-Conce
Maman, J'Ai Rate L'Avion ! En Cine-Conce plays Palais des Congres de Paris on 6 December at 15:00.
I Am Morbid Atheist Cancer Stellvris
I Am Morbid Atheist Cancer Stellvris plays La Machine du Moulin Rouge on 13 December at 17:30.
Candlelight : musiques de Noël
Candlelight : musiques de Noël plays Maison de l'Océan on 17 December at 19:00.
Theatre, sport and shows in Paris
Tu comprendras quand tu seras GRAND !
Tu comprendras quand tu seras GRAND ! comes to Le Fridge Comedy | Comedy Club Paris on 22 November at 11:00.
Plateau Ivoirien
Plateau Ivoirien comes to Le Petit Republique on 22 November at 17:00.
Ballet of Lights : La Belle au bois dormant dans un spectacle étincelant
Horse Gp Paris
Horse Gp Paris comes to Accor Arena on 2 December at 13:00.
Dragons 2 En Cine-Concert
Dragons 2 En Cine-Concert comes to Palais des Congres de Paris on 3 December at 20:30.
ARES 46 Paris, MMA
ARES 46 Paris, MMA comes to Adidas Arena on 11 December at 19:30.
Art exhibitions and museum shows in Paris
Walid Raad, Festival of (in)gratitude
Until: 22 November
Where: Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS
Walid Raad's exhibition Festival of (in)gratitude runs at Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS from 23 October to 22 November 2026.
Planète Océan, immersion vers les profondeurs
Dates: 16 October to 31 December 2026
Where: Atelier des Lumières
Projections and 3D modelling take visitors on a 50-minute underwater journey from coral gardens to the bioluminescent depths.
Andy Warhol, the line and the image
Until: 10 January 2027
Where: Musée du Luxembourg
Around 150 drawings, with paintings, prints and archival documents, trace how line and reproduction shaped the pop artist's work.
Photo: "Musée du Luxembourg, Paris July 2009" by Patrick Nouhailler (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Premières Nations
Until: 17 January 2027
Where: Musée du quai Branly
Sacred art and the societies of the Indigenous peoples of America's Pacific Northwest, whose creative traditions remain vital today.
Photo: "Le musée du quai Branly, Paris 2011" by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra (CC BY 2.0).
Eva Gonzalès, a free-spirited artist
Until: 24 January 2027
Where: Petit Palais
The first global retrospective of the Impressionist painter and Manet's only pupil brings together around a hundred paintings, pastels and prints.
Photo: "Facade of Petit Palais, Paris 6 March 2015" by Ana Paula Hirama (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Paris tickets and tours
Public holidays in Paris to plan around
Public holidays change the rhythm of a visit more than most travellers expect. Offices, banks and many shops close, museums switch to holiday timetables and public transport runs a reduced service, so a day planned around a museum or a market can fall flat. France has 11 statutory public holidays, and Paris adds none of its own, which makes the national list the only calendar to check.
National holidays in France 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day (Jour de l'an)
- 6 April Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques)
- 1 May Labour Day (Fête du Travail)
- 8 May Victory in Europe Day (Victoire 1945)
- 14 May Ascension Day (Ascension)
- 25 May Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte)
- 14 July Bastille Day (Fête nationale)
- 15 August Assumption Day (Assomption)
- 1 November All Saints' Day (Toussaint)
- 11 November Armistice Day (Armistice 1918)
- 25 December Christmas Day (Noël)
Local holidays in Paris 2026
Paris has no local holidays on top of the national calendar. The only additional days in mainland France, Good Friday on 3 April and Saint Stephen's Day on 26 December, apply to Alsace and Moselle alone.
Paris je t'aime notes that most cultural sites close on 1 May and that the museums run by the City of Paris, the Petit Palais and the Musée Carnavalet among them, usually close on public holidays, while the Eiffel Tower opens every day of the year. The airport welcome desks close on 25 December, 1 January and 1 May. The kiosks follow the hours of their newsagents, so a holiday can mean a closed shutter.
Plan the rest of your trip to Paris
Paris in a day and beyond
The Paris guide on Tourist Office pulls together a one day itinerary, the landmarks worth booking ahead and what the city offers for free.
Paris tourist information
Where the official visitor information points are, when they open and which public holidays change their hours.
France highlights
Beyond the capital, the country guide covers Mont-Saint-Michel, the Loire chateaux, Provence and the food and wine worth the trip.