2026 Events Calendar in France

September 5 to 6, 2026: Grande Braderie de Lille

October 3 to 4, 2026: Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, ParisLongchamp Racecourse (Paris)

Around December 8, 2026: Festival of Lights, Lyon

April 17 to 19, 2026: Paris Book Fair

May 12 to 23, 2026: Cannes Film Festival

June 17 to 20, 2026: Viva Technology, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (Paris)

July 14, 2026: Bastille Day, France

August 12 to 16, 2026: Dax Festival

September 2026: Technoparade, Paris

January 20 to 25, 2026: Paris Fashion Week Men's Fall-Winter 2026-2027, Paris

March 2 to 10, 2026: Paris Fashion Week Women's Fall-Winter 2026-2027, Paris

June 23 to 28, 2026: Paris Fashion Week Men's Spring-Summer 2027, Paris

September 28 to October 6, 2026: Paris Fashion Week Women's Spring-Summer 2027, Paris

October 12 to 18, 2026: Paris Motor Show 2026, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (Paris)

Time zone and time difference: UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 (late March to late October)

Public holidays

New Year	01.01
Good Friday	variable
Easter Monday	variable
Labor Day	01.05
Victory Day	08.05
Ascension	variable
Whit Monday	variable
Bastille Day	14.07
Assumption Day	15.08
All Saints Day	01.11
Armistice Day	11.11
Christmas Day	25.12

 

May 18 to June 7, 2026: Roland Garros Tennis Tournament

June 10 to 14, 2026: 24 Hours of Le Mans

July 4 to 26, 2026: Tour de France

February 21 to March 1, 2026: International Agricultural Show, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (Paris)

September 15 to 17, 2026: NRF Retail's Big Show Europe, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (Paris)

October 17 to 21, 2026: SIAL Paris, Parc des Expositions Paris-Nord Villepinte

November 24 to 26, 2026: Salon des Maires et des Collectivités Locales (Mayors and Local Authorities Fair), Paris Expo Porte de Versailles (Paris)