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Le cinema en plein air a La Villette

22 July - 16 August 2026, evenings (grass opens ~19:00, screenings at dusk) · Parc de la Villette, Prairie du Cercle Nord, Paris 19e · Paris

Details & booking — Que Faire a Paris (Ville de Paris)

via Que Faire a Paris (Ville de Paris) · Checked 21 Jul 2026

About this event

Paris's beloved free open-air cinema returns to the great lawn of Parc de la Villette for a month of evening screenings under the stars. Audiences bring blankets and picnics to watch a curated season of classics and crowd-pleasers on a giant inflatable screen. Deckchairs are available to rent, but a spot on the grass and the film itself cost nothing, making it one of the capital's most convivial summer traditions.

Why we picked it

An iconic, genuinely free Parisian summer ritual that draws big local crowds nightly across the whole reporting window.

Free entry

Free entry to the lawn and screenings; optional paid deckchair/blanket rental.

Registration

None

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