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81 upcoming book clubs, readings, poetry nights and author talks in Paris at 67 venues — all easy to walk into on your own.

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Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult (3) · Hôtel de Ville (3) · Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire (2) · Bibliothèque Andrée Chedid (2) · Bibliothèque Rainer Maria Rilke (2) · Bibliothèque Robert Sabatier (2) · Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP) (2) · Bibliothèque publique d'information (2) · Conservatoire Municipal Claude Debussy - site Courcelles (2) · Institut Suédois (2) · L'Institut du Monde Arabe (2) · Mémorial de la Shoah (2) · 14 place de Rungis (1) · A café on boulevard du Montparnasse (1) · Académie du climat (1) · Accor Arena (1) · Amphithéâtre Richelieu de la Sorbonne (1) · Bibliothèque André Malraux (1) · Bibliothèque Buffon (1) · Bibliothèque Georges Brassens (1) · Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or (1) · Bibliothèque Jean d'Ormesson (1) · Bibliothèque Oscar Wilde (1) · Bibliothèque Saint-Simon (1) · Bibliothèque Sorbonne Nouvelle (1) · CRL10 - Centre Paris Anim' Espace Jemmapes (1) · Centre Jean Verdier (1) · Centre Paris Anim' Bessie Smith (1) · Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse (1) · Chapelle de l’Humanité (1) · Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (1) · Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé (1) · Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (1) · Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH) (1) · Forum des images (1) · Galerie Joseph (1) · Hôtel Wendel (1) · Institut du monde arabe, Auditorium (level -2) (1) · Jardin Atlantique (1) · La Manufacture Chanson (1) · La Scène du Canal (1) · Le Grand Parquet (1) · Le Melville (1) · Le Son de la Terre (1) · Les Editeurs (1) · Lucernaire (1) · MAIF Social Club (1) · MPAA/Broussais - Maison des Pratiques Artistiques Amateurs (1) · MVAC (1) · Mairie du 10e arrondissement (1) · Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, Studio 106 (1) · Musée du Luxembourg (1) · Médiathèque Edmond Rostand (1) · Médiathèque Françoise Sagan (1) · Médiathèque Jean-Pierre Melville (1) · Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar (1) · Médiathèque Violette Leduc (1) · Médiathèque Virginia Woolf (1) · Médiathèque musicale de Paris - Christiane Eda-Pierre (1) · Métro Olympiades (1) · Métro Porte de Bagnolet (1) · Théâtre Ouvert (1) · Théâtre de la Concorde (1) · Théâtre de la Ville (1) · Théâtre de la Ville – Sarah Bernhardt (1) · Théâtre du Châtelet, foyer then Grande Salle (1) · École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville (1)

Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult3 upcoming

Thu26Nov
Free
LearningParis
19:00–20:30

Introduction to Persian literature, Benoîte Groult library, Paris

Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult

The Benoîte Groult library in Paris's 14th arrondissement invites adults to an evening introduction to Persian literature. Iris Farkhondeh, who holds a doctorate in Indian studies from Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle, speaks Persian and curated an exhibition of press cartoons by Mana Neyestani and Kianoush Ramezani about the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution, opens the doors of her ideal library. She has prepared a selection of works, classical and contemporary, to give listeners a taste for the literature of Iran. The talk covers the main milestones of Iranian literary history and also the more personal side: how people relate to books, to their mother tongue, and to what writing carries of a country's history beyond exile. The event is free and in French. Reservations can be made at the library, by telephone or online through the booking page. «Entrez dans la littérature persane» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Thu10Dec
Free
CultureParis
19:00–20:30

Book meeting with Pierre Boisson, Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult, Paris

Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult

On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 19:00 the Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult in Paris hosts a meeting and book signing with the journalist Pierre Boisson. The listing recalls that his book Flamme, volcan, tempête, a portrait of Christine Pawlowska, was among the favourites of the 2025 literary season and is now out in paperback. Boisson found in a library the forgotten 1974 novel Écarlate, written by a teenager, and set out to learn who she was, how she lived and whether she kept writing, since she had disappeared. Relying on archives, rediscovered correspondence and testimonies, he retraces the life of this forgotten writer. He is questioned by Maëlle Venneuguès of the Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire and Lisa Noel of the Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult, and the evening includes a signing and a book counter run by the bookshop Flora Lit. It runs from 19:00 to 20:30. Entry is free, and booking is recommended on site, by phone or at billetweb.fr. A book talk like this is easy to attend alone, since people come to share an interest in reading. «Un récit captivant, vibrant et profondément émouvant.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing says entry is free, with booking on site, by phone or online.

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Sat19Dec
Free
CultureParis
11:30–12:30

Saturday Literary Café at Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult

Bibliothèque Benoîte Groult

The library's monthly literary café invites you to share what you are reading or loving at the moment — novels, essays, comics, manga, crime, sci-fi or films — over tea, coffee or juice. You can present a favourite or simply listen. Entry is free, limited to 15 participants, and the small circle makes it easy to join in alone.

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Hôtel de Ville3 upcoming

Tue17Nov
Free
LearningParis
18:30–20:00

La guerre des théâtres, lecture at the Hôtel de Ville, Paris

Hôtel de Ville

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 18:30 the Hôtel de Ville in Paris hosts the lecture La guerre des théâtres, on competition and inventiveness at the Foire Saint-Germain in the 17th and 18th centuries. The listing explains that this fair was the oldest and most prosperous seasonal fair in Paris, lasting about two months near the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and that its theatres, from 1678, were its main attraction. Faced with bans imposed by the Opéra and the Comédie-Française, fairground showmen developed monologues, plays on written boards, puppets, comic operas and pantomimes. The speakers are Françoise Rubellin, professor at the University of Nantes, and Paul François, research engineer at the CNRS. The lecture is free within the limits of available places, booking is compulsory from 3 November 2026, and it runs from 18:30 to 20:00. A lecture like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience is there for the same subject. «Cette conférence sera donnée par Françoise Rubellin , professeure à l’université de Nantes» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing says the lecture is free, bookable from 3 November 2026, and runs from 18:30 to 20:00.

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Tue24Nov
Free
LearningParis
18:30–20:00

Les débuts du cinématographe dans le 10e arrondissement, Paris

Hôtel de Ville

On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 18:30 the Hôtel de Ville in Paris hosts a lecture titled Les débuts du cinématographe dans le 10e arrondissement, part of the series Mardis de l'histoire de Paris on entertainment in the city. The listing recalls that in 1895 the Lumière brothers gave the first paying screening for the general public in Paris, and that the capital then became a centre of cinema thanks to the many entertainment venues of the 10th arrondissement. It describes how the Grands Boulevards and the rue du Faubourg-du-Temple concentrated cinemas, how cafés-concerts turned into film halls, and how the 1920s brought true picture palaces such as the Louxor. The talk is given by Claude Calvarin, a member of Histoire et Vies du 10e, author of a book on the subject published in 2026. Entry is free within the limit of available places, booking is required from 10 November, and the lecture runs from 18:30 to 20:00. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room is there to listen and learn. «Cette conférence sera donnée par Claude Calvarin , membre d’Histoire et Vies du 10 e» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing says the lecture is free subject to available places, with booking required from 10 November, and runs from 18:30 to 20:00.

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Tue15Dec
Free
LearningParis
18:30–20:00

Talk on the 9th arrondissement and the early days of jazz, Paris

Hôtel de Ville

On Tuesday 15 December 2026 at 18:30 the Hôtel de Ville in Paris hosts a talk titled Le 9e arrondissement, épicentre des débuts du jazz en France. The listing tells the story of jazz in Paris, its famous musicians and its legendary addresses in the 9th arrondissement. It notes that many classical composers, from Chopin to Xenakis, lived there, but that jazz first settled in Pigalle before spreading to Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter after 1945. Between the wars the district was frequented by the greatest American jazz musicians, among them Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, and its cabarets, theatres and recording studios made it a centre of the scene. The speaker is an author of several books on jazz and shows photographs, recordings and video. The talk is free within the places available and booking is compulsory. It runs from 18:30 to 20:00. «Découvrez l'histoire passionnante du jazz à Paris.» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 20:00 as the end. The listing gives the talk as free within the limit of available places, with compulsory booking from 2 December.

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Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire2 upcoming

Thu26Nov
Free
CultureParis
19:00–21:00

Aimé Césaire, Les signes de l'avenir, film, Bibliothèque Césaire

Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire

On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 19:00 the Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire in Paris, at 5 rue de Ridder, holds an evening screening and talk as part of Le Mois du doc in the libraries of the City of Paris. The short documentary Aimé Césaire, Les signes de l'avenir was written and directed by Patrick Chamoiseau and Guy Deslauriers. It offers a new reading of the writings of the Martinican poet and politician in light of today's society, with the poet Abd Al Malik as narrator and guiding thread. The listing calls the film an ideal way into reading Césaire again in the light of present crises. The event is organised by the Compagnie Gran Balan and is followed by a sale of Césaire's works by the Librairie Calypso, subject to confirmation. Admission is free, reservation is required, and the evening runs from 19:00 to 21:00. A film evening like this is easy to attend alone, since the screening gives everyone something to talk about afterwards. «Le film est une porte d'entrée idéale pour lire et relire les œuvres d'Aimé Césaire à la lumière des crises d'aujourd'hui.» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free admission, reservation only, and the hours 19:00 to 21:00.

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Tue8Dec
Free
CultureParis
18:00–19:00

Compagnie Obaluaé dance, Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire, Paris

Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire

On Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 18:00 the Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire at 5 rue de Ridder in Paris hosts a dance performance by the Compagnie Obaluaé. The listing calls the piece a reverie that shows the care, the relationship and the imaginary worlds that come with reading, or with being told a story. It is a danced performance exploring how bodies are built through the imagination of reading, in which the dancers lean on piles of books to lift themselves from the ground. Each careful gesture lets the story carry on, showing how reading offers supports for growing and finding one's verticality. The piece was conceived by Susy Chetteau, who created and performs it with Annaëlle Toussaere, with music including Nils Frahm. Entry is free, booking only, and the performance runs from 18:00 to 19:00. A short performance in a library is easy to attend alone, since everyone simply sits and watches the same piece. «Performance dansée explorant la construction des corps à travers l'imaginaire de la lecture» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the performance as free, booking only, from 18:00 to 19:00.

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Bibliothèque Andrée Chedid2 upcoming

Sat28Nov
Free
CultureParis
15:30–16:30

A la poursuite d'Agatha Christie, talk, Bibliothèque Chedid, Paris

Bibliothèque Andrée Chedid

On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 15:30 the Bibliothèque Andrée Chedid in Paris, at 36 rue Emeriau, hosts an informal talk titled A la poursuite d’Agatha Christie, held to mark fifty years since the death of Agatha Christie. It is led by Anne Martinetti, an author, editor and translator who has long loved popular literature and is described as the French specialist on Christie, with several books on the Queen of Crime. She invites the audience to share a moment around a cup of tea, to follow in the footsteps of the great lady of detective fiction, and to discuss her career and the places that inspired her work. A book signing follows at the end, in partnership with the bookshop L’Embellie. The event is for adults, admission is free, registration is required, and it runs from 15:30 to 16:30. A literary afternoon like this is easy to attend alone, since readers of crime fiction share a ready topic. «Elle vous propose un moment de partage autour d’un thé.» Starts 15:30, ends about 16:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free admission, reservation only, for adults, and the hours 15:30 to 16:30.

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Sat5Dec
Free
LearningParis
15:30–17:00

Philosophy talk «Why forgive?» at Andrée Chedid library, Paris

Bibliothèque Andrée Chedid

Why forgive someone who has done wrong? Does that not allow them to start again? Philosophy teacher Dominique Jouault gives a philosophical lecture on the question at the Andrée Chedid library, looking at crimes against humanity and the idea that some crimes can never be forgotten or time-barred, as seen by the French philosopher Vladimir Jankélévitch. She asks whether forgiving and punishing are the same thing, whether a person can change and recover their dignity, and what it means to forgive someone who is behind bars. A calm, serious and accessible Saturday afternoon talk for adults and teenagers from sixteen. The entrance is free and open to all, with no need to book. About an hour and a half, in French. «Penser la philosophie : pourquoi pardonner ?» Starts 15:30, ends about 17:00. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Bibliothèque Rainer Maria Rilke2 upcoming

Sat28Nov
Free
CultureParis
18:00–20:00

Récital musical Etty & Rilke, Bibliothèque Rainer Maria Rilke, Paris

Bibliothèque Rainer Maria Rilke

On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 18:00 the Bibliothèque Rainer Maria Rilke in Paris hosts a musical recital titled Etty & Rilke, une quête d'Absolu, part of the 2026 festival Monte le son, Ô féminins. The listing explains that Etty Hillesum wrote a journal in Amsterdam between 1941 and 1943 describing her spiritual opening while deportation loomed, and that her reading of the mystic poet Rainer Maria Rilke nourished her inner life. The recital pairs extracts from her journal with Rilke's poems, performed in French and sometimes translated into Dutch and German, with music created by a harpist. Angélique Boulay, who has played Etty Hillesum for more than 15 years, performs with Esther Mirjam Griffioen, a harp therapist and storyteller. The listing marks the event for adults. Entry is free and booking is advised, and the recital runs from 18:00 to 20:00. A quiet, reflective evening like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen together. «Dans ce récital, nous donnons à entendre des extraits du journal d’Etty qui dialoguent avec les poèmes de Rilke» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the recital as free, booking advised, for adults, from 18:00 to 20:00.

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Sat12Dec
Free
MusicParis
11:00–13:00

Vinyl listening café, Bibliothèque Rainer Maria Rilke, Paris

Bibliothèque Rainer Maria Rilke

On Saturday 12 December the Bibliothèque Rainer Maria Rilke, at 88 ter boulevard de Port-Royal in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, holds its Café vinyle for December. The library's record collection invites you to a convivial moment around the vinyl format, with a listening session that shares a musical current, an artist, a label or even the graphic design of record sleeves. Participants may, if they wish, bring their own vinyl to introduce their favourite record to the group, which turns the morning into an informal exchange between music lovers rather than a lecture. The listing describes the event as open to all audiences, it is free, and it mentions that reservation is advised. The page is in French. A vinyl café in a neighbourhood library is a relaxed way to spend a Saturday late morning, hear albums on a proper turntable and chat with strangers who care about the same sounds. The session starts at 11:00 and ends at about 13:00. «Café vinyle décembre 2026» Starts 11:00, ends about 13:00. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Bibliothèque Robert Sabatier2 upcoming

Sat5Dec
Free
CultureParis
15:00–17:30

Dans la cuisine, food stories at Bibliothèque Robert Sabatier, Paris

Bibliothèque Robert Sabatier

On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 15:00 the Bibliothèque Robert Sabatier in Paris hosts the final presentation of Dans la cuisine des Rencontres culture et solidarité, part of the series Ici et ailleurs : Histoires de cuisine. The listing says the libraries of the 18th arrondissement spent two weeks working with people in emergency housing, local associations and librarians, turning cooking into storytelling. Cooking workshops led by Dalila of the association Graine et Noyau, with Géraldine of Racines Barbares, collected recipes, family anecdotes, kitchen sounds and words in mother tongues, which became kamishibaï illustrations made together in the library. The final session shows the result as an exhibition and a performance in which the recorded voices sit beside the illustrations, and a booklet gathers images, recordings and quotations. The session runs from 15:00 to 17:30. Entry is free and online booking is recommended through Billetweb. A shared session like this is easy to attend alone, since visitors meet around the stories and the dishes. «Parce que chaque plat raconte une histoire — celle de nos mains, de nos souvenirs, de nos langues, de nos racines.» Starts 15:00, ends about 17:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing says entry is free, with online booking recommended through Billetweb.

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Thu10Dec
Free
MusicParis
19:00–20:30

Je dis concert !, young classical musicians, Bibl. Sabatier, Paris

Bibliothèque Robert Sabatier

On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 19:00 the Bibliothèque Robert Sabatier at 29 rue Hermel in Paris 18e hosts Je dis concert !, a concert of the young classical scene, presented together with the association Par Ici La Scène. The listing explains that through this series the association supports young musicians from the major conservatoires who stand at the threshold of their professional careers, offering them a space to bring their work to life in front of an audience. Each concert is described as a chance to try out a programme, refine it and meet the listening of the public. The programme itself is still to be announced. The evening runs from 19:00 to 20:30. Entry is free, and the page recommends booking through the Billetweb link it provides. The listing marks the event as open to everyone. A concert of young musicians in a library is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone in the room is simply there to listen. «Chaque concert est une occasion d’éprouver un programme, de l’affiner, de lui donner vie, et de rencontrer l’écoute du public.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the evening as 19:00 to 20:30, free, with booking recommended.

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Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP)2 upcoming

Tue17Nov
Free
CultureParis
18:00–19:30

Madame de Sévigné’s hot chocolate: history talk with tasting, Paris 4e

Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP)

In the Hôtel de Lamoignon in the Marais, the city's historical library invites food historian Katherine Khodorowsky to trace how cocoa reached the court of Louis XIV, read through the witty letters the Marquise de Sévigné wrote to her daughter about it. After the readings the spiced seventeenth-century recipe is made on the spot and handed round to taste. It is free, for adults, with a free ticket to book online. «Le chocolat chaud de Madame de Sévigné» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:30. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Wed25Nov
Free
MusicParis
19:00–20:30

Harp and vocal concert, Conservatoire Mozart, BHVP, Paris

Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris (BHVP)

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 19:00 the Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris, at 24 rue Pavée in Paris, hosts an instrumental and vocal concert in its reading room, played by students of the Conservatoire Mozart de Paris Centre. The listing describes it as a new harp concert and as a continuation of the collaboration between the library and the conservatoire, whose harp and chamber music classes have already performed in the library courtyard and reading room. For this autumn concert the musicians play a varied repertoire by Debussy, Fauré, Glinka, Gabriel Pierné, Purcell and Marcel Tournier, and the vocal department shares the evening with the harpists and other instrumentalists. Admission is free, booking is advised through the link on the listing, and the concert runs from 19:00 to 20:30. A student concert in a reading room is easy to enjoy alone, since people simply sit and listen. «Pour leur concert d'automne à la BVHP, les musiciens du Conservatoire Mozart de Paris Centre interpréteront un répertoire varié» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free admission, booking advised, and the hours 19:00 to 20:30.

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Bibliothèque publique d'information2 upcoming

Mon16Nov
Free
CultureParis
19:00–20:00

Why poetry? A reading-performance with Léon Bonnaffé, Paris

Bibliothèque publique d'information

On Monday 16 November 2026 at 19:00 the Bibliothèque publique d'information in Paris hosts a reading-performance called Pourquoi la poésie ?, by the actor Léon Bonnaffé. The listing says contemporary poetry is a booming editorial field that is still too often thought difficult or even elitist, and that this new cycle around contemporary poetry is there to prove the opposite. For one hour the actor will embody poems of today and talk about his own relationship to poetry, playing with the texts to open a door onto a world where everyone can find something to marvel at, think about and dream about. The entry is free and the session runs from 19:00 to 20:00. A poetry hour in a big public library is an easy way to spend an evening alone. «Entrez donc en poésie !» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 20:00 as the end and the entry as free, open to all audiences.

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Thu26Nov
Free
MusicParis
19:00–20:00

La Fabrique de la musique #1: Ève Risser, a talk at the Bpi, Paris

Bibliothèque publique d'information

On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 19:00 the Bibliothèque publique d'information in Paris hosts the first meeting of La Fabrique de la musique, a new cycle organised with the CENTQUATRE-PARIS. The listing says each meeting invites an artist in residence at the Centquatre to talk about their universe, their inspirations and the stages of a project: ideas, writing, composition, experiments and artistic choices. For this first one the guest is Ève Risser, who shares how mineral landscapes feed the imagination of artists. The listing describes her as a pianist, composer and improviser, one of the major voices of European improvised music, now launching the Pink Desert Orchestra. The entry is free and the session runs from 19:00 to 20:00. A talk about making music is easy to attend alone. «À chaque rencontre, un artiste accueilli en résidence au Centquatre-Paris vient raconter son univers.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 20:00 as the end and the entry as free, open to all audiences.

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Conservatoire Municipal Claude Debussy - site Courcelles2 upcoming

Thu19Nov
Free
MusicParis
19:00–20:30

Littérature et musique, Conservatoire Claude Debussy, Paris

Conservatoire Municipal Claude Debussy - site Courcelles

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00 the Conservatoire Municipal Claude Debussy, at its Courcelles site in Paris, hosts the concert Littérature et musique. The listing explains that from the Renaissance to the Baroque era, music and literature keep up a fertile dialogue in which words become music and music lifts poetry. The programme runs from madrigals inspired by Petrarch to works by Costeley on texts by Ronsard and du Bellay, and on to the first steps of opera. It is performed by students of the early music department together with their teachers. The concert is open to the general public and runs from 19:00 to 20:30. Entry is free and open, and the listing mentions no booking. A conservatoire concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the audience simply sits together to listen to the music. «De la Renaissance à l’époque baroque, musique et littérature entretiennent un dialogue fécond où les mots deviennent musique» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the event as free with open entry, from 19:00 to 20:30.

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Fri20Nov
Free
LearningParis
19:00–20:15

Jazz anecdotes talk, Claude Debussy conservatoire, Paris 17th

Conservatoire Municipal Claude Debussy - site Courcelles

On Friday evening the Claude Debussy municipal conservatoire, at its Courcelles site in Paris’s 17th arrondissement, hosts a talk by Thomas Curbillon about the lesser-known side of jazz history. It follows an earlier session devoted to the most famous anecdotes of the genre, and this time the lecturer explores more of the backstage of the music. The listing promises unusual stories, extraordinary destinies, unexpected inspirations and forgotten episodes that show another side of the great artists and shed new light on jazz history. The event is free, open to young people and adults, with no booking: on arrival you introduce yourself at the conservatoire’s reception desk, and staff direct you to the right room. The language is French. It starts at 19:00 and finishes at 20:15, which suits music lovers who would like to learn something after work and perhaps chat with other attendees afterwards. «Anecdotes et petites histoires qui ont fait la grande» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:15. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Institut Suédois2 upcoming

Thu19Nov
Free
LearningParis
19:00–20:30

Nordic book club at the Swedish Institute: Caesaria

Institut Suédois

On Thursday 19 November 2026 from 19:00 the Swedish Institute in the Marais, Paris, launches a small-group book club devoted to contemporary Swedish literature. The French listing says participants meet in the institute's reading room to discuss a recently translated work, guided by a bookseller who specialises in Nordic writing. The first session covers Caesaria by Hanna Nordenhök, published in French by Cambourakis in Marina Heide's translation. The novel won the Swedish Radio Novel Prize in 2020 and is on the first selection for the 2026 Prix Médicis. It follows a girl born by the surgeon's blade in the early days of gynaecology, who grows up hidden from the world on a farm. Entry is free. A book club gives a shy newcomer a ready-made topic, so read the novel beforehand if you can and come ready to talk. «Book club : ”Caesaria” de Hanna Nordenhök» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Tue24Nov
Free
CultureParis
09:00–09:45

Matinale inspirée, Eugene Sundelius von Rosen, Institut Suédois

Institut Suédois

On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 09:00 the Institut Suédois in Paris welcomes the artist and poet Eugene Sundelius von Rosen for a Matinale inspirée, a weekday-morning meeting with an artist in residence. He presents a work for one voice, created with the French actress Marie Levy. Its starting point is the character Laura in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, who skips her typing classes and spends her days walking in the city, visiting museums and going to the cinema. The monologue explores the memory of places and the links between architecture, speech and text, and is performed in French in a translation by the Swedish poet Helena Eriksson. Participation is free, but registration is compulsory. The meeting takes place in the reading room upstairs, from 09:00 to 09:45, and coffee and tea are offered. A short morning talk in a reading room is easy to attend alone, since the audience is small and shares the same curiosity. «Participation gratuite, inscription obligatoire. La rencontre a lieu dans notre salle de lecture à l'étage.» Starts 09:00, ends about 09:45. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing says participation is free with compulsory registration, and that coffee and tea are offered.

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L'Institut du Monde Arabe2 upcoming

Sat28Nov
MusicParis
19:00–20:30

Concert de Souad Massi, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris

L'Institut du Monde Arabe

On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 19:00 the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris presents a concert by Souad Massi in its auditorium on level -2. The listing explains that French, Arabic, Persian and Andalusian poetry runs through her work. On her latest album, Zagate, she pays tribute to Averroès with the song L'équation, which asks how ignorance turns to fear, fear to hatred and hatred to violence. The listing presents the concert as more than an artistic meeting, describing music as a space for transmission, memory and thought, and says her singing recalls that civilisations grow through the circulation of ideas, voices and imaginations rather than through separation. The full price is 26 euros, with a reduced price of 22 euros and a price of 12 euros for under 26s. Booking is advised, and the concert runs from 19:00 to 20:30. An evening of song like this is easy to attend alone, since listeners share the same attentive silence. «La poésie française, arabe, persane et andalouse traverse l’œuvre de Souad Massi.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the full price as 26 euros, 22 euros reduced and 12 euros under 26, in the auditorium, 19:00 to 20:30.

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Tue1Dec
Free
LearningParis
19:00–20:00

Les figures du moi chez Avicenne, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris

L'Institut du Monde Arabe

On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 19:00 the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris hosts the lecture Les figures du moi chez Avicenne, in the library on level 1. The listing explains that, a thousand years after the publication of Avicenne's Book of Healing (Kitâb al-Shifâ’), the Falsafa series of Arab philosophy meetings devotes its 2026-2027 season to this monumental work. This session looks at the famous flying man thought experiment and at the theory of the self that Avicenne sketched, which the listing links to biology, psychology, metaphysics and politics. The guest is Souad Ayada, a philosophy agrégée and former president of the Conseil supérieur des programmes, and the meetings are coordinated by the medievalist Jean-Baptiste Brenet. Entry is free on reservation, and reservation is advised. The evening runs from 19:00 to 20:00, and the talks are recorded and published as podcasts. A lecture like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone in the room has come to listen and think about the same questions. «Mille ans après la publication du Livre de la Guérison (Kitâb al-Shifâ’) d’Avicenne (Ibn Sînâ, 980-1037)» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free entry on reservation, with the lecture running from 19:00 to 20:00 in the library on level 1.

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Mémorial de la Shoah2 upcoming

Sun6Dec
Free
CultureParis
11:00–13:00

Des mots sur ses maux, literary tour at Mémorial de la Shoah, Paris

Mémorial de la Shoah

On Sunday 6 December 2026 at 11:00 the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris offers Des mots sur ses maux, a literary tour of its spaces for adults. The listing explains that during and after the Shoah, in France and across Europe, many people took up the pen to say and recount the unspeakable, in testimony and fiction, autobiography and theatre, diaries and poetry. It asks why one writes, when, and in what form. The tour walks through some of the finest pages by authors including Simone Veil, Joseph Joffo, Charlotte Delbo, Aharon Appelfeld and Jean-Claude Grumberg. The listing gives the duration as 2 hours, from 11:00 to 13:00, with the meeting point at the reception of the Mémorial. Entry is free and places are by reservation only. A guided literary tour like this is easy to join alone, since visitors move together as one group and reflect on the same texts. «Ce parcours, au sein du Mémorial, permet de cheminer à travers les plus belles pages de Simone Veil» Starts 11:00, ends about 13:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing says the tour is free, for adults, on reservation only, from 11:00 to 13:00 and lasting 2 hours.

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Sun13Dec
Free
CultureParis
17:00–18:00

Imre Kertész by Margaux Eskenazi, Mémorial de la Shoah, Paris

Mémorial de la Shoah

On Sunday 13 December 2026 at 17:00 the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris hosts Imre Kertész : par Margaux Eskenazi, a musical reading. The listing describes an intimate, poetic and musical dive into selected pieces of the work of Imre Kertész, with whom Margaux Eskenazi has been in dialogue for several years. She is accompanied by Malik Soarès on lap steel guitar and Kenza Lalaa on acting, in a reading led by actress Kenza Laala and musician Malik Soarès. The text recalls her earlier triptych developed from 2017 to 2022 and the diptych Kaddish, mémoires, whose second part was created in Lille in January 2026. The event is part of Vives mémoires, a collaboration since 2024 between the Théâtre de la Ville and the Mémorial de la Shoah, which brings artistic performances, meetings and exchanges around the transmission of memory. Entry is free, booking is advised, and the event runs from 17:00 to 18:00. A musical reading is easy to attend alone, as the audience simply listens together. «Une plongée intime, poétique et musicale dans quelques morceaux choisis de l'oeuvre d'Imre Kertész.» Starts 17:00, ends about 18:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing says the event is free, booking advised, and runs from 17:00 to 18:00.

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14 place de Rungis1 upcoming

Wed18Nov
OutdoorsParis
14:30–16:00

Guided walk around the Poterne des Peupliers, Paris 13e

14 place de Rungis

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 14:30 a guided walk starts at 14 place de Rungis in Paris 13e, offered by the City of Paris guide lecturers as part of its nature programme. It runs from 14:30 to 16:00 and takes the neighbourhood near the Poterne des Peupliers as its subject. The listing explains that the area, marked by an important railway past, has been transformed since the early twentieth century in close connection with the Bièvre river and the Thiers fortifications. It mentions the Cité Florale, the workers' houses of the 1920s, the eco-district of the Zac de Rungis, the conversion of the Petite Ceinture into a promenade and urban agriculture space, and the greening of public space. The walk is by reservation only, and the listing does not give a price. A guided walk like this is easy to join alone, since the group follows the guide and conversation comes naturally along the way. «Quand patrimoine et modernité s’unissent pour relever le défi de l’adaptation de la ville au changement climatique» Starts 14:30, ends about 16:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the walk as 14:30 to 16:00 by reservation and states no price.

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A café on boulevard du Montparnasse1 upcoming

Sun15Nov
LearningParis
10:00–12:00

Writing workshop on Cezanne et nous, Montparnasse, Paris

A café on boulevard du Montparnasse

On Sunday 15 November 2026 at 10:00 a creative writing workshop linked to the exhibition Cezanne et nous at the Grand Palais takes place in a café on boulevard du Montparnasse, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It runs from 10:00 to 12:00 and is led by Julie Abécassis, an author and doctoral researcher in the theory and practice of literary creation. The workshop sets visual works in dialogue with writing, and the writing prompts link the exhibited works to a selection of literary extracts. The writing time is followed by a reading aloud and an exchange for those who wish to take part. The listing calls it a guided, stimulating and kind space open to beginners and experienced writers, and says that places are limited and that visiting the exhibition beforehand is not necessary. The listing does not give a price, and booking is required through latelierdecriture.com. A workshop like this is easy to join alone, since the group is small and everyone writes from the same prompts. «Un espace guidé, stimulant et bienveillant, ouvert à tous, débutants comme expérimentés.» Starts 10:00, ends about 12:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing sends readers to latelierdecriture.com for information and booking and gives no price.

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Académie du climat1 upcoming

Thu19Nov
Free
LearningParis
19:00–21:30

Living forests and climate evening, Académie du Climat, Paris

Académie du climat

The Académie du Climat, a public venue for climate education in the centre of Paris, holds an evening on forests and climate on a Thursday. It is the second edition of an event series called Forêts Vivantes, organised with Le Cerf Vert. At 19:00 the author and lecturer Maxime Blondeau, who teaches at Sciences Po and Mines Paris, opens with a talk on how French forests are doing as the climate changes, including rising tree mortality and the choices that managers face. From about 19:45 there are participatory workshops led by the partners WWF France, Canopée and Cœur de forêt, where visitors can test themselves on forestry decisions. Entry is free, and registration is required through the Académie's page. The evening is in French and is meant for adults. «Pour des forêts vivantes ! avec Maxime Blondeau» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:30. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Accor Arena1 upcoming

Sun6Dec
MusicParis
20:00–23:00

Eric Serra Live, an immersive show, at the Accor Arena, Paris

Accor Arena

On Sunday 6 December 2026 at 20:00 the Accor Arena in Paris hosts Eric Serra Live, an immersive show. The listing recalls that from Subway to Le Grand Bleu, from GoldenEye to Jeanne d'Arc, Éric Serra has imposed an instantly recognisable sound, a fusion of urban groove, orchestral power and luminous poetry, mixing acoustic instruments, synthesisers and electronic textures. After his Le Grand Bleu film-concerts in 2023, he celebrates 45 years of career with a completely reworked immersive show. Surrounded by his lifelong musicians, he offers a contemporary reading of his emblematic works, with an immersive visual and sound staging, from Subway to Nikita, Léon, Le Grand Bleu and Le Cinquième Élément. Tickets cost from 52.50 euros. The listing gives 23:00 as the end. A big Sunday-evening show of film music is easy to join alone, since the whole arena shares the same famous themes. «Une relecture contemporaine de ses œuvres les plus emblématiques.» Starts 20:00, ends about 23:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 23:00 as the end. Tickets cost from 52.50 euros.

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Amphithéâtre Richelieu de la Sorbonne1 upcoming

Tue16Mar
CultureParis
20:00–21:30

Danse, a concert by the Sorbonne choir and orchestra, Paris

Amphithéâtre Richelieu de la Sorbonne

On Tuesday 16 March 2027 at 20:00 the Amphithéâtre Richelieu of the Sorbonne in Paris hosts Danse, a concert by the Chœur & Orchestre Sorbonne Université. The listing says that along a repertoire crossing eras and cultures, the COSU explores the close links between music, dance and movement. Dance and music can each flourish without the other, it says, but when they meet they melt into a single impulse, to mark time and to inhabit it. The programme is conceived as a dance in four movements. The price is 17 euros full rate, 10 euros for Sorbonne staff and 6 euros reduced rate, and booking is required. It runs from 20:00 to 21:30. The amphithéâtre is one of the historic lecture halls of the Sorbonne, in the Latin Quarter. A seated concert is easy to attend alone. «Danse et musique peuvent s'épanouir l'une sans l'autre.» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 21:30 as the end. The listing gives the price as 17 euros full rate, 10 euros for Sorbonne staff and 6 euros reduced rate, with booking required.

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Bibliothèque André Malraux1 upcoming

Thu17Dec
Free
CultureParis
19:00–21:00

Andy Warhol talk, Bibliothèque André Malraux, Paris

Bibliothèque André Malraux

On Thursday 17 December 2026 at 19:00 the Bibliothèque André Malraux in Paris offers a talk around the exhibition Andy Warhol. La ligne et l'image, shown at the Musée du Luxembourg. A guide-lecturer from the museum presents the show, which the listing says reveals how drawing accompanied Warhol's whole career, from a first self-portrait dated 1942 to the acrylic drawings for The Last Supper in 1986. The listing describes the talk as a guided visit at a distance, a first overview of the artist's work before seeing it next door at the museum, and it takes place with French and French sign-language interpreters. Entry is free, reservation is required by phone on 01 45 44 53 85 or by email, and the evening runs from 19:00 to 21:00. A library talk like this is easy to attend alone, since people come to listen and look. «Véritable visite guidée à distance, cette conférence vous permettra d'avoir un premier aperçu de l'œuvre de l'artiste» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free entry, reservation by phone or email only, from 19:00 to 21:00, with French and sign-language interpreters.

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Bibliothèque Buffon1 upcoming

Sat21Nov
Free
LearningParis
16:00–18:00

Dialogue entre artistes, Valérie Mettais, Bibliothèque Buffon, Paris

Bibliothèque Buffon

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 16:00 the Bibliothèque Buffon in Paris invites visitors to a talk in its auditorium called Dialogue entre artistes, given by Valérie Mettais, an art historian, author of books on painting and lecturer. The talk looks at how artists see one another's work and how they influence each other. It starts from Renoir's remark that one becomes a painter in front of a picture rather than a landscape, and goes on to the admiration and hatred artists have written about their colleagues, from Cézanne and Picasso to Ingres, Dalí, Soulages, Monet, Delacroix, Gauguin and Dubuffet. The listing presents these views as an unusual history of Western painting. Entry is free, registration is recommended on Billetweb, and the talk runs from 16:00 to 18:00. An illustrated lecture like this is easy to attend alone, because everyone is there to listen and think about art together. «Cézanne veut brûler le Louvre, et puis finalement non. Picasso maudit les ciels roses de Bonnard.» Starts 16:00, ends about 18:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free entry with booking recommended on Billetweb, from 16:00 to 18:00.

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Bibliothèque Georges Brassens1 upcoming

Sat28Nov
Free
SocialParis
11:00–12:30

Reading club: favourite reads about animals, Georges Brassens library

Bibliothèque Georges Brassens

On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 11:00 the Bibliothèque Georges Brassens in Paris holds a new edition of its reading club, called Café coups de cœur : les animaux et nous. The listing invites you to share a reading in which an animal, domestic or wild, is in the foreground, whether it is a novel, a comic, an account, an essay, an art book or a classic of children's literature. The session runs from 11:00 to 12:30 on a Saturday morning. Entry is free but only by reservation, by email to the library or by phone on 01 53 90 30 30. The library is in the rue Gassendi in the fourteenth arrondissement. A reading club where everyone brings a book is easy to join alone. «Venez partager votre lecture lors de cette nouvelle édition du club de lecture de la bibliothèque !» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 12:30 as the end and the entry as free, by reservation only.

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Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or1 upcoming

Sat5Dec
Free
LearningParis
15:30–17:30

Bécaye Diaïté talk, Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or, Paris

Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or

On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 15:30 the Bibliothèque Goutte d'Or at 2-4 rue Fleury in Paris hosts a conference titled Bécaye Diaïté, un tirailleur sénégalais de la deuxième guerre mondiale sorti de l'oubli. The talk is given by Françoise Croset, a historian, and tells the story of a Senegalese rifleman of the Second World War who has been brought back out of obscurity. The meeting is organised by the association SOS-Casamance together with AHTIS, the Association pour l'Histoire des Tirailleurs Sénégalais. The listing places it in the conferences and history categories and marks it for adults. Entry is free, booking is advised, and the afternoon runs from 15:30 to 17:30. A library talk like this is easy to attend alone, because the audience gathers around a shared subject and questions with other listeners come naturally. «Conférence par Françoise Croset, historienne. Cette rencontre est organisée par l'association SOS-Casamance et par l' AHTIS» Starts 15:30, ends about 17:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the event as free, for adults, with booking advised, from 15:30 to 17:30.

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Bibliothèque Jean d'Ormesson1 upcoming

Bibliothèque Oscar Wilde1 upcoming

Sat21Nov
Free
CultureParis
16:00–17:30

Les Vieilles Filles by Ali Shams, Bibliothèque Oscar Wilde, Paris

Bibliothèque Oscar Wilde

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 16:00 the Bibliothèque Oscar Wilde in Paris hosts a presentation of the play Les Vieilles Filles by the Iranian author Ali Shams, in partnership with the publisher Éditions L'Espace d'un instant. The meeting is titled Iran: theatre as a laboratory of the forbidden. The guests are Jonathan Châtel, a director and professor of theatre studies at the University of Louvain, Quentin Fondu, a sociologist of theatre, and Fahimeh Najmi, a researcher and translator. Four readers perform extracts from the play. The listing describes it as an allegory of Iran today, in which sisters celebrate their dead father's birthday by following orders recorded on audio cassettes. Ali Shams was born in 1985 in Arak and has written more than fifteen plays. Entry is free for adults within the limit of available places, and the session runs from 16:00 to 17:30. A talk with readings is easy to follow alone, since the audience simply listens together. «Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles.» Starts 16:00, ends about 17:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free entry for adults, subject to available places, from 16:00 to 17:30.

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Bibliothèque Saint-Simon1 upcoming

Thu26Nov
Free
CultureParis
19:00–21:00

Marguerite Duras, thirty years on: a performance at Saint-Simon

Bibliothèque Saint-Simon

On Thursday 26 November 2026 from 19:00 the Saint-Simon library, housed in the town hall of the 7th arrondissement in Paris, marks thirty years since the death of Marguerite Duras with a staged reading. The French listing says the piece was born from two Duras texts, Écrire and La Vie matérielle, extracts from her interviews and her posthumous recipe book, La cuisine de Marguerite. The actress Diana Sakalauskaité takes the I of Duras, blurring the line between narration and reality, in a show the organisers describe as both thought-provoking and funny. Entry is free and booking is advised. The library is accessible for people with reduced mobility. A short literary performance in a town-hall courtyard is a gentle evening to attend alone: you sit, you listen and you can leave in your own time. «Marguerite Duras : 30 ans déjà (1914-1996)» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Bibliothèque Sorbonne Nouvelle1 upcoming

Tue17Nov
Free
CultureParis
18:00–19:00

Les dessous lesbiens de la littérature, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris

Bibliothèque Sorbonne Nouvelle

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 18:00 the Bibliothèque Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris hosts a discussion with Lou Lootgieter, a journalist and author who specialises in lesbian cultures and sexualities. The listing says she co-wrote Les dessous lesbiens de la chanson and co-created a show inspired by that book. Her 2026 book looks at how female homosexuality has been treated in francophone literature, through about thirty works of fiction from the late nineteenth century to today, from George Sand to Amélie Nothomb, Françoise Sagan, Monique Wittig and Léonora Miano. The meeting is moderated by Maria Candea and Anne-Isabelle François of Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, as part of the Festival des Fiertés. It is for adults and runs from 18:00 to 19:00. Entry is free. A talk like this is easy to attend alone, since people come for the subject and the discussion invites everyone in. «Venez discuter avec Lou Lootgieter, journaliste et autrice, spécialiste des cultures et des sexualités lesbiennes.» Starts 18:00, ends about 19:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the event as free, for adults, as part of the 6th Festival des Fiertés.

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CRL10 - Centre Paris Anim' Espace Jemmapes1 upcoming

Sat21Nov
MusicParis
19:00–22:00

Cœur Majeur, song and poetry launch evening, Espace Jemmapes, Paris

CRL10 - Centre Paris Anim' Espace Jemmapes

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00 the Espace Jemmapes, a Centre Paris Anim' venue in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, hosts an evening of French song and poetry by Cœur Majeur, the artistic world of Ariane Angeloglou. It celebrates the release of her album Tu M'aventures and her poetry collection Unis Vers. The listing describes a contemporary French song where poetry has an essential place, with texts that explore emotions, encounters, passing time and the bonds between people, and presents the evening as one of listening, meeting and sharing. Entry to the evening is a support ticket at 25 euros. Bundles pairing the ticket with the CD and or the poetry collection are offered from 45 to 65 euros. Booking is compulsory through Weezevent and places are limited. The evening runs from 19:00 to 22:00. A song and poetry night like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone is there to listen. «Entrée à la soirée : billet de soutien 25 €» Starts 19:00, ends about 22:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives a support ticket of 25 euros, with bundles from 45 to 65 euros, booking required.

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Centre Jean Verdier1 upcoming

Fri27Nov
Free
MusicParis
19:30–20:30

Jil Caplan in concert, Centre Jean Verdier, Paris 10th

Centre Jean Verdier

On Friday evening 27 November the French singer-songwriter Jil Caplan gives a concert at the Centre Jean Verdier on rue de Lancry in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, as part of the library festival Monte le son, whose 2026 edition is dedicated to women in music under the title Ô féminins. She is accompanied by Emilie Marsh and Seb Collinet. Caplan won a Victoire de la Musique in 1992 after her first album and has since released nine albums, a collection of poetry and a book, and has also acted in the theatre. The city page notes that no reservation is needed: entry is free and open to everyone until the room is full. The concert is aimed at adults and is in French. It starts at 19:30 and ends at 20:30. «Jil Caplan en concert : festival Monte le son 2026» Starts 19:30, ends about 20:30. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Centre Paris Anim' Bessie Smith1 upcoming

Tue29Jun
Free
CultureParis
19:00–20:00

Free fortnightly book club at Centre Paris Anim' Bessie Smith, 12e

Centre Paris Anim' Bessie Smith

Every other Tuesday this friendly book club in the 12th arrondissement brings together adults who want to get back into regular reading or simply share what they are reading. There is no set book: the hour is split between talking about everyone's current reads, reading aloud together and book news, and coffee, tea or cake to share are welcome. It is free, and 29 June is the last meeting of the season. «Bookclub» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse1 upcoming

Tue16Mar
Free
LearningParis
18:30–20:00

Talk on dance and photography at Chaillot, Paris

Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse

For the bicentenary of photography, Chaillot and the Centre national de la danse hold a 90-minute discussion on the long and close links between dance and photography, together with a temporary exhibition. It is free but by reservation only, a thoughtful evening at the Trocadéro that works well on your own. «Chaillot Rencontre Danse et photographie» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Chapelle de l’Humanité1 upcoming

Tue24Nov
LearningParis
18:30–20:30

Auguste Comte, from Paris to the world, in the Chapelle de l’Humanité

Chapelle de l’Humanité

On Tuesday 24 November 2026 from 18:30 the Chapelle de l'Humanité in the Marais, Paris, hosts a lecture on Auguste Comte, from Paris to the world, by David Labreure, a doctor of history and director of the Maison Auguste Comte. The French listing says it belongs to the L'heure cultureG Mines-PSL cycle, organised with Mines-PSL, Mines Paris Alumni, Canal-U and the Maison Auguste Comte, and that the venue is an exceptional place in the Marais not usually open to the public. The cycle of four talks runs from 29 September to 15 December 2026. Tickets cost 3 to 7 euros and booking is required. A lecture in a rarely opened chapel is a good reason to go out alone: the room is intimate, the audience is there for the topic and the questions at the end are an easy way to talk. «Conférence : Auguste Comte, de Paris au monde» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:30. Source: Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Cimetière du Père-Lachaise1 upcoming

Sun29Nov
CultureParis
10:00–13:00

Guided walk: Les oublié·es du Père-Lachaise, Paris

Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

On Sunday 29 November 2026 at 10:00 the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris, at 16 rue du repos in the 20th arrondissement, is the setting for a guided visit called Les oublié·es du Père-Lachaise, led by the guide Hélène Renault-Chemin. The listing says the walk leaves the beaten track and the tombs of celebrities to discover people who are forgotten yet marked Parisian and French history. The guide explains that the cemetery holds many unknown figures who worked for science and literature, some of whom left grim memories, such as the simple grave of a woman of illustrious discoveries and the unusual tomb of a lion tamer. Along the way she also covers the history of the cemetery, including why it has its name and why it draws so many people. The price is 17 euros and booking is required. The visit runs from 10:00 to 13:00. A guided walk like this is easy to join alone, since the group follows one guide and shares the same curiosity. «Hors des sentiers battus et des tombes de célébrités, une visite pour découvrir des personnes oubliées» Starts 10:00, ends about 13:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the price as 17 euros, reservation only.

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Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé1 upcoming

Tue17Nov
Free
CultureParis
19:30–21:00

Silent film with live music, Fondation Pathé, Paris

Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 from 19:30 to 21:00 the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé in Paris's 13th arrondissement shows Gyurkovicsarna (1920), a Swedish silent film directed by John A. Brunius, accompanied live by a musician. The Paris listing, in French, says the screening belongs to the foundation's cycle of silent-film concerts, selected from the Pordenone silent cinema festival, and to the sixth Festival des Fiertés. It describes the film as a charming adaptation of a Hungarian novel. The session is free, but booking by email to the foundation is required and places are limited, so reserve before you go. A silent film with live music is a gentle evening for someone on their own, because the room is small, everyone is facing the same way, and the music and images carry the whole experience without needing any conversation. «Ciné-concert : «Gyurkovicsarna» (1920)» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:00. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme1 upcoming

Thu26Nov
Free
LearningParis
09:00–21:00

Les humanités en formes, FMSH Grand Format 2026, Paris

Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme

On Thursday 26 November 2026 at 09:00 the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme in Paris holds its Grand Format 2026, titled Les humanités en formes. The listing describes a day of meetings and experiences on new ways of creating, publishing and sharing the humanities and social sciences, organised in four parts called Créer, Publier, Diffuser and Dialoguer. Researchers, artists and publishing professionals take part in conversations, screenings, a photographic exhibition and book presentations, with topics that include alternative writing forms, academic publishing, artificial intelligence and public dialogue between science and society. One conversation starts at 9:30 and the last at 16:15, and a launch evening from 19:00 to 21:00 presents two new titles in the collection 54 poche, by Paul Virilio and Achille Stocchi. Entry is free, with registration required, and the day runs from 9:00 to 21:00. Visitors can join the sessions that interest them, so it is easy to attend alone and talk with others during the breaks. «le Grand Format 2026 de la FMSH propose une journée de rencontres et d'expériences pour explorer les nouvelles manières de créer» Starts 09:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free entry with registration, and a day programme running from 9:00 to 21:00.

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Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH)1 upcoming

Thu17Dec
Free
CultureParis
19:00–21:00

Immer-son, Jane Eyre and Dracula, book talk at the FMSH, Paris

Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH)

On Thursday 17 December 2026 at 19:00 the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme in Paris hosts a presentation of the book Immer-son. Écouter aux pages des romans (Jane Eyre et Dracula), in its series Livres en dialogue. The author Anaïs Martin speaks with the journalist Xavier Mauduit about how the sound worlds imagined by Charlotte Brontë and Bram Stoker shape our immersion in the two novels and take on new life in their French radio adaptations. The evening also includes a reading of Dracula by the actress Lolita Chammah, and guests can put questions to the speakers at the end. Entry is free, the listing advises booking in advance, and the session runs from 19:00 to 21:00. A book evening like this is easy to attend alone, since the talk and the reading give everyone a shared focus. «Lire, c'est aussi écouter. À rebours d'une conception essentiellement visuelle de la lecture» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free entry with reservation advised, from 19:00 to 21:00, and names the author Anaïs Martin and the actress Lolita Chammah.

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Forum des images1 upcoming

Thu19Nov
CultureParis
18:30–21:00

Does cinema have a class gaze? A talk at the Forum des images

Forum des images

On Thursday 19 November 2026 from 18:30 the Forum des images in Les Halles, Paris, hosts a talk with Rob Grams titled: does cinema have a class gaze? The French listing asks from what social position the films we watch are made, and uses the notion of the bourgeois gaze to explore how class relations sit in films, in their production, their characters, their sets, their stories and even in our sense of what looks desirable, normal or legitimate. It is presented as an invitation to look at cinema and its representations differently. Entry works with a ticket token that you collect on the Forum des images website or at the front desk fifteen days beforehand, and booking is required, so the exact price is not stated. A film talk gives a solo visitor an easy topic for the break. «Rencontre avec Rob Grams : Le cinéma a-t-il un regard de classe ?» Starts 18:30, ends about 21:00. Source: Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Galerie Joseph1 upcoming

Sat21Nov
CultureParis
14:00–16:00

Live reading and drawing: Banger Littéraire at Galerie Joseph, Paris

Galerie Joseph

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 14:00 the Galerie Joseph in the Marais in Paris hosts a performance that mixes reading and live drawing. The listing says that for two hours Banger Littéraire and the artist Maguelone Du Fou celebrate the living world through words and art turned into unique pieces. Tatiana Lenté, who runs the Banger Littéraire account, reads chosen texts on the theme of the living, while Maguelone Du Fou draws live on covers of the famous Gallimard collection blanche, making each book a unique piece. At the end a draw lets ten people go home with a book and its original artwork on the cover. The price is pay what you want from 12 euros, and booking is advised. A reading and drawing session is easy to attend alone. «Quand les mots prennent vie et que les livres deviennent des œuvres d’art.» Starts 14:00, ends about 16:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the end as 16:00 and the price as pay what you want from 12 euros, with booking advised.

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Hôtel Wendel1 upcoming

Sat12Dec
Free
MusicParis
15:00–16:30

Reynaldo Hahn vocal recital at Hôtel Wendel, Paris 9e

Hôtel Wendel

On Saturday 12 December 2026 at 15:00 the Hôtel Wendel in the 9th arrondissement of Paris hosts REYNALDO HAHN, récital de chant lyrique. The singing class of Suren Shakhjijanyan, from the Conservatoire Nadia et Lili Boulanger, presents a recital devoted to Reynaldo Hahn, a figure of Belle Époque Paris. The listing recalls that Hahn was born in Caracas in 1874, came to Paris in childhood and studied at the Conservatoire with Jules Massenet. He was a composer, singer, conductor and music critic. The programme is made of mélodies, vocal ensembles and extracts from operettas, bringing voice, poetry and theatre into dialogue. The students explore different colours of his world, from French elegance to lyricism and stage spirit. Admission is free, and the recital runs from 15:00 to 16:30. A song recital is easy to attend alone, since the programme is the shared focus and the audience sits quietly together. «Les élèves de la classe de chant proposent un parcours à travers ses mélodies et extraits d’opérettes» Starts 15:00, ends about 16:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing says admission is free and the recital runs from 15:00 to 16:30.

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Institut du monde arabe, Auditorium (level -2)1 upcoming

Wed2Dec
MusicParis
19:00–20:30

Charbel Rouhana Quintet, concert at the Institut du monde arabe, Paris

Institut du monde arabe, Auditorium (level -2)

On Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 19:00 the Institut du monde arabe in Paris presents the Charbel Rouhana Quintet in its Auditorium on level -2, as part of the third edition of L'IMA fait son festival. The quintet is put together for the occasion around the oud player Charbel Rouhana, with the bouzouk, accordion, double bass and percussion, played by Élie Khoury, Nadim Rouhana, Makram Aboul Hosn and Zad Khalifé. The page says the new arrangements give a fresh reading of his compositions, where tradition and contemporary creation answer each other. Doors open at 18:30 and the concert starts at 19:00, with an estimated length of 1 hour 30. Tickets cost 26 euros, 22 euros reduced and 12 euros for people under 26. A seated concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since you can book one seat and listen. «la musique de Charbel Rouhana devient un espace de liberté, de complicité et d'écoute» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Institut du monde arabe official event page (imarabe.org). The listing gives full price 26 euros, reduced 22 euros, under 26 12 euros, doors at 18:30 and an estimated length of 1 hour 30.

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Jardin Atlantique1 upcoming

Mon16Nov
OutdoorsParis
14:30–16:00

Guided visit of the jardin Atlantique above Montparnasse, Paris

Jardin Atlantique

On Monday 16 November 2026 at 14:30 a guided visit takes place at the jardin Atlantique in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, led by the city's guide-lecturers. The listing calls it a garden built on a slab, a technical feat, and places it above the railway tracks of Montparnasse station, on top of the great hall of the lost steps. It says you do not need a train to travel to the coast and enjoy a maritime atmosphere, since the planting palette includes seaside plants and the layout evokes boats, waves and a seascape. The garden is presented as unique, a technical and landscape success. The meeting point is place des Cinq Martyrs du Lycée Buffon, at the terminus of bus 91, and the visit runs from 14:30 to 16:00. It is open to adults, by reservation only, and the listing does not give a price. A guided walk like this is easy to join alone, since the group follows one guide and shares the same discoveries. «Au-dessus des voies ferrées de la gare Montparnasse se trouve l’extraordinaire salle des pas perdus.» Starts 14:30, ends about 16:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the visit as 14:30 to 16:00, for adults, by reservation only.

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La Manufacture Chanson1 upcoming

Mon14Dec
CultureParis
20:30–23:30

Lucas Rocher, new show, at La Manufacture Chanson, Paris

La Manufacture Chanson

On Monday 14 December 2026 at 20:30 La Manufacture Chanson in Paris hosts Lucas Rocher in his new show, with guests. The listing says he returns to the stage of the Manufacture after the well-noticed Premium, to celebrate social, romantic and friendly bonds with as much humour as vulnerability. The show is co-directed with Yéshé Henneguelle, known for Les Goguettes en Trio and work with Gauvain Sers, and the singing jester continues his transformation, singing about existential crossroads and tipping points with intelligence, mischief and poetry. The production has the support of the Manufacture Chanson. The full price is 18 euros, with a reduced price of 12 euros and several other rates listed, and tickets are sold through the venue's online box office. The evening runs from 20:30 to 23:30. A show of songs and humour is easy to enjoy alone, since the whole room laughs together. «pour célébrer les liens sociaux, amoureux ou amicaux, avec autant d’humour que de vulnérabilité» Starts 20:30, ends about 23:30. Source: OpenAgenda — ACP la Manufacture Chanson (open data). The listing gives the full price as 18 euros, with a reduced price of 12 euros, and the show as 20:30 to 23:30.

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La Scène du Canal1 upcoming

Fri20Nov
MusicParis
20:00–22:00

Manda Sira, Mandinka soul, at La Scène du Canal, Paris

La Scène du Canal

On Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:00 La Scène du Canal in Paris hosts Manda Sira. The listing says she develops music at the crossroads of Mandinka traditions, soul and current sounds. Descended from a line of Malian griots and born in French Guiana, Manda Sira Sissoko weaves in her music a link between worlds, drawing on her Mandinka roots to build a personal universe open to soul, blues, pop and contemporary music. Her songs are sung in Bambara, French and English, and deal with identity, transmission, exile, memory, love and freedom. It says each song becomes a meeting space between heritage and modernity. The listing gives no line-up for the band. Tickets cost from 13 to 16 euros. The listing gives 22:00 as the end. A small-room concert of world-soul music is easy to join alone, since the audience listens closely and stays near the stage. «Chaque morceau devient un espace de rencontre entre héritage et modernité.» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 22:00 as the end. Tickets cost from 13 to 16 euros.

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Le Grand Parquet1 upcoming

Thu25Feb
Free
CultureParis
19:00–20:00

Open work-in-progress: Les Naufragés at Le Grand Parquet, Paris

Le Grand Parquet

Le Grand Parquet in the Jardins d'Éole invites the public to a residency showing of «On finira bien par comprendre», a fable mixing theatre, dance and visual poetry about five castaways on an island outside time. It is a free work-in-progress, with booking recommended, and suits youth and adults coming alone. «Les Naufragés Collectif • On finira bien par comprendre» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:00. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Le Melville1 upcoming

Wed9Dec
MusicParis
20:30–23:00

Mister Melvin and Friends, jazz quartet, Le Melville, Paris

Le Melville

On Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 20:30 Le Melville in Paris hosts the concert Mister Melvin and Friends. In the great tradition of the crooners, the singer Melvin revives the elegance and swing of jazz voices from Nat King Cole to Lou Rawls, Louis Armstrong, Jon Hendricks, Kevin Mahogany and Gregory Porter. The listing describes a warm voice and generous presence, with great standards given a personal reading in which singing mixes with scat and instrumental imitation. It adds that Melvin is used to jazz clubs and international stages from Budapest to Dubai, Almaty, Tashkent, Saint Petersburg and Tbilisi. The line-up is Melvin Travis on vocals, Michel Costandi on double bass, Emmanuel Desbois on drums and Benoît De Mesmay on piano. The full price is 10 euros, booking only on the venue's site, and the evening runs from 20:30 to 23:00. A jazz night like this is easy to enjoy alone, since the room listens together. «Dans la grande tradition des crooners, Melvin fait revivre l’élégance et le swing des grandes voix du jazz» Starts 20:30, ends about 23:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the full price as 10 euros, booking only, from 20:30 to 23:00.

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Le Son de la Terre1 upcoming

Sun28Feb
MusicParis
18:00–20:00

Nitcho Reinhardt trio, gypsy jazz, at Le Son de la Terre, Paris

Le Son de la Terre

On Sunday 28 February 2027 at 18:00 Le Son de la Terre, at the Port de Montebello in Paris 5e, hosts the Nitcho Reinhardt trio. The listing says the evening is placed under the sign of swing and complicity, an exceptional meeting of three masters of gypsy jazz and Romani music: the virtuoso guitarists Nitcho Reinhardt and Christophe Lartilleux, supported by the poetry and energy of Ji-Bé Baudin on accordion. Together, it says, they go beyond tradition to offer a musical journey suspended between pure emotion, technical virtuosity and a festive spirit. The venue is described as offering live music and bistronomy inspired by the world. The listing gives the time as 18:00 to 20:00 on a Sunday. The ticket costs 25 euros, by reservation only. An early Sunday evening concert is easy to join alone. «Swing et complicité.» Starts 18:00, ends about 20:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 20:00 as the end. The ticket costs 25 euros, by reservation only.

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Les Editeurs1 upcoming

Sat5Dec
LearningParis
10:00–12:00

Creative writing workshop at Les Editeurs, Paris 6e

Les Editeurs

On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 10:00 Les Editeurs, at 4 carrefour de l'Odéon in Paris 6e, hosts a creative writing workshop led by Julie Abécassis, described as an author and doctoral researcher in the theory and practice of literary creation. The session runs from 10:00 to 12:00. According to the listing, the workshop draws on literary texts, paintings and photographs, which serve as springboards for imagination and creativity, for trying different ways of writing, for playing with rhythm and words and for finding a singular voice. The writing prompts are progressive, and the writing is followed by a time of exchange and reading aloud for those who wish. The space is described as guided, stimulating and welcoming, open to beginners and experienced writers alike. Places are limited, and the page says the workshop is by reservation only through latelierdecriture.com. The listing does not give a price. A workshop like this is easy to join alone, since everyone writes at their own table and sharing is optional. «Un espace guidé, stimulant et bienveillant, ouvert à tous, débutants comme expérimentés.» Starts 10:00, ends about 12:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the session as 10:00 to 12:00 for adults, by reservation, with no price stated.

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Lucernaire1 upcoming

Tue1Dec
CultureParis
19:30–20:45

Grand entretien with novelist Alice Ferney at Lucernaire, Paris

Lucernaire

On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 19:30 the Lucernaire in Paris, together with the publisher Actes Sud, hosts a literary evening with the novelist, former academic and literary critic Alice Ferney. The listing invites visitors to explore the world of a writer who moves from large historical and family frescoes to more intimate stories, and who observes human impulses and collective challenges with passion. The evening is built around a long interview led by Yann Nicol, screenings of extracts from film adaptations, including L'Attachement by Carine Tardieu, based on her novel L'Intimité and named Best Film at the 2026 César awards, and dramatised readings from her major novels such as La conversation amoureuse, Les Bourgeois and Comme en amour. The evening runs from 19:30 to 20:45. The price is 10 to 15 euros, and it is open on reservation only. A literary evening like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience is there to listen and take part in the conversation about books. «Une immersion captivante au cœur de la création littéraire.» Starts 19:30, ends about 20:45. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the price as 10 to 15 euros, booking only, from 19:30 to 20:45.

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MAIF Social Club1 upcoming

Fri27Nov
Free
CultureParis
18:30–21:30

Le Rainbow Day & Night, LGBTQIA+ artists, MAIF Social Club, Paris

MAIF Social Club

On Friday 27 November 2026 at 18:30 the MAIF Social Club in Paris, at 37 rue de Turenne, hosts Le Rainbow Day & Night, an evening of talk, theatre and cabaret by LGBTQIA+ artists, echoing the exhibition Semons nos résistances. It is organised by La Magnanerie, which has run the event in Avignon since 2024, and this is its first evening in Paris. The programme starts with a round table on LGBTQIA+ activism led by Javel Habibi, with Nour Joseph Gebrael and Christophe Martet. It continues with Hmar Lil – Somnambule, a story of a young queer refugee told in theatre and song, and with Cabaret Amour, hosted by Lylybeth Merle with slam, burlesque and drag artists. A DJ set by Jenia Gatash follows later at the bar Les Souffleuses in the Marais. Admission is free, reservation is required, and the programme at the club runs from 18:30 to 21:30. A mixed evening like this is easy to attend alone, since the round table and cabaret invite conversation. «Rencontre, cabaret et spectacle… une soirée avec des artistes engagé·e·s en écho à l’exposition « Semons nos résistances ».» Starts 18:30, ends about 21:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free admission, reservation only, and the hours 18:30 to 21:30.

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MPAA/Broussais - Maison des Pratiques Artistiques Amateurs1 upcoming

Sat21Nov
CultureParis
19:30–20:45

Diary of women, Bharata natyam, at MPAA/Broussais, Paris

MPAA/Broussais - Maison des Pratiques Artistiques Amateurs

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:30 the MPAA/Broussais, the Maison des Pratiques Artistiques Amateurs at 100 rue Didot in Paris, presents Diary of women. The listing calls it a show that blends the poetry of words with the poetry of movement through Bharata natyam, described as a sacred dance of southern India. Aatma Souls of dancers, a duo of passionate dancers, invite the audience into an intimate world, like a secret notebook in which women express themselves through words and movement. The MPAA is a cultural institution of the City of Paris that welcomes and promotes amateur artistic practice. Tickets use a so-called friendly scale: the listing says visitors choose 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 euros, with free seating, and that tickets are sold on site subject to availability. Booking is advised. The show runs from 19:30 to 20:45. A short dance show like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience simply sits together and watches. «Billetterie complice : 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 ou 30 € au choix (placement libre)» Starts 19:30, ends about 20:45. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives a pay-what-you-choose scale of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 euros, from 19:30 to 20:45.

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MVAC1 upcoming

Sat5Dec
SocialParis
18:50–21:30

Match d'improvisation, Impro d'Enfer vs Impro d'Enfer, at the MVAC

MVAC

On Saturday 5 December 2026 at 18:50 the MVAC in the 14th arrondissement of Paris hosts an improvisation match. The listing describes a first for the MVAC, a duel between two teams of the Impro d'Enfer, for the greatest pleasure of the audience. The match is run by a master of ceremonies, set to music by a musician the listing calls its favourite, and refereed by what it calls a terrible referee, and the two teams are warned to behave. In an impro match the public typically votes for the winning team and suggests themes. The price is 6 euros. The listing gives 18:50 as the start and 21:30 as the end. A comedy match in which the audience takes part is easy to join alone, and the low ticket price keeps it relaxed. «Impro d'Enfer rencontre Impro d'Enfer.» Starts 18:50, ends about 21:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 21:30 as the end. The listing gives the price as 6 euros.

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Mairie du 10e arrondissement1 upcoming

Wed18Nov
Free
LearningParis
19:00–20:30

Une brève histoire des écritures en prison, Mairie du 10e, Paris

Mairie du 10e arrondissement

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:00 the Mairie du 10e arrondissement in Paris hosts a lecture by Philippe Artières, a research director at the CNRS, titled Une brève histoire des écritures en prison. The listing describes him as a contemporary historian who specialises in the practices and representations of writing, including scholarly, professional and personal writing. He has worked in particular on prison archives and prisoners' writings, notably in Le Livre des vies coupables and Un séminariste assassin. The lecture belongs to the Dixit cycle and was organised by the Comité d'Histoire de la Ville de Paris, the association Histoire et vies du 10e and the médiathèque Françoise Sagan, as a complement to the exhibition Prisonnières. It is for adults and runs from 19:00 to 20:30. Entry is free and open. A lecture like this is easy to attend alone, since listeners come for the subject and the talk does not depend on arriving with company. «Une conférence de Philippe Artières, directeur de recherche au CNRS» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the event as free with open entry, for adults.

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Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, Studio 1061 upcoming

Mon23Nov
MusicParis
19:30–21:30

À l’improviste, improvised music radio show, Maison de la Radio, Paris

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique, Studio 106

On Monday 23 November 2026 at 19:30 the radio programme À l’improviste is recorded in front of an audience in Studio 106 of the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique in Paris, presented by Anne Montaron. The page describes two parts. In the opening part, the double bassist Bruno Chevillon plays solo and works with field recordings, linked to his recent album Etats des Lieux. In the second, the singer Beñat Achiary and the soprano saxophonist Michel Doneda, who have played together for forty-five years, invite the percussionist Núria Andorrà from Barcelona. The two parts are to be broadcast on France Musique on 20 December and 17 January 2027. The page gives a length of two hours and no price, so the price is shown as unknown. An improvised music evening like this is easy to enjoy alone, since you simply listen as the musicians build the sound in the moment. «Venez vivre la magie de l’improvisation !» Starts 19:30, ends about 21:30. Source: Radio France (Maison de la Radio et de la Musique) official event page (maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr). The listing gives a start at 19:30 and a length of 2 hours, with no price printed on the page.

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Musée du Luxembourg1 upcoming

Sat28Nov
Free
CultureParis
19:30–23:00

Late opening with Élysée Moon, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris

Musée du Luxembourg

On Saturday 28 November 2026 from 19:30 to 23:00 the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris's 6th arrondissement holds a special late opening with Élysée Moon, a drag queen, lyric singer and guide-lecturer. The Paris listing, in French, says she performs a series of interventions through the evening that mix pop culture, opera and queer performance, setting the universe of Andy Warhol in conversation with song and dance. Admission is listed as free, with no reservation, subject to places available. The museum stands beside the Luxembourg Gardens, so the neighbourhood is pleasant to cross on foot afterwards. A museum open late with live performance is a good evening for a person alone: you can walk through at your own pace, stop at the performances you like, and strike up a conversation with the people standing next to you, because everyone is looking at the same thing. «Nocturne festive avec Élysée Moon» Starts 19:30, ends about 23:00. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Médiathèque Edmond Rostand1 upcoming

Sat21Nov
Free
CultureParis
15:00–17:00

Verlaine Rimbaud anthology meeting, Médiathèque Rostand, Paris

Médiathèque Edmond Rostand

On Saturday 21 November 2026 at 15:00 the Médiathèque Edmond Rostand in Paris hosts a meeting around the poetic anthology Verlaine Rimbaud. The listing explains that the book marks the 130th anniversary of the death of Paul Verlaine, the poet most closely tied to the life and legend of Arthur Rimbaud, and gathers poems that contemporary poets dedicated to the two men. The programme has the author and editor Thierry Sajat, introduced by the writer Christian Gury, who presents the anthology, followed by images taken from the book and readings of poems from it. There are also readings of poems by Verlaine and Rimbaud with taking part by the public, and poems by both poets sung by Lili and Pierre Montreuil. The event is free and listed for adults, and booking is advised. It runs from 15:00 to 17:00. A poetry afternoon like this is easy to attend alone, since the readings give everyone something to listen to and share. «Lectures de poèmes de Verlaine et de Rimbaud (avec participation du public)» Starts 15:00, ends about 17:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free entry for adults, booking advised, from 15:00 to 17:00.

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Médiathèque Françoise Sagan1 upcoming

Wed25Nov
Free
LearningParis
19:00–20:30

Henri Manuel, prison photographer, talk, Médiathèque Sagan, Paris

Médiathèque Françoise Sagan

On Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 19:00 the Médiathèque Françoise Sagan in Paris hosts a lecture titled Henri Manuel, photographe des prisons dans l’entre-deux guerres. The speaker is Fabienne Huard-Hardy, a historian who heads the resource centre on the history of crimes and punishments at the École nationale d’administration pénitentiaire and who published Le manuel des prisons in 2017. She presents the exceptional photographic collection on prisons by Henri Manuel and proposes to go beyond the images, analysing them to approach daily prison life in the 1930s and the meaning given to punishment. The lecture belongs to a cycle on detention that accompanies the exhibition Prisonnières, about the last years of the Saint-Lazare prison. Admission is free, and registration is advised online on Billetweb, by telephone or on site with the librarians. The session runs from 19:00 to 20:30. A library lecture is easy to attend alone, since listeners come for the subject. «Des photographies qui permettent de regarder le monde carcéral des années 30 et qui éclairent le sens donné à la peine.» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free admission with registration advised, and the hours 19:00 to 20:30.

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Médiathèque Jean-Pierre Melville1 upcoming

Tue1Dec
Free
CultureParis
19:00–20:30

Writer Martin Page's ideal library, Melville Library, Paris

Médiathèque Jean-Pierre Melville

On Tuesday evening 1 December the Jean-Pierre Melville media library in the 13th arrondissement of Paris welcomes the writer, poet and publisher Martin Page for an evening in its series on ideal libraries. The guest presents a personal selection of works from fiction, comics, poetry and music that shaped their imagination and way of seeing the world. Accompanied by the group Les Filles du Loir, Page also talks about their latest poetry collection, Nonbinaires, published in 2024. Page has written eleven novels, poetry and six essays and was born in 1975. Entry is free, and the library asks visitors to reserve by telephone or through its online booking service. The event is for adults and is held in French. It starts at 19:00 and ends at 20:30. The library is at 79 rue Nationale. «La bibliothèque idéale de… Martin Page» Starts 19:00, ends about 20:30. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar1 upcoming

Sat24Apr
Free
LearningParis
10:30–11:30

Library music hour «The colours of music», Paris 15e

Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar

Once a month on a Saturday morning, the librarians of the Médiathèque Marguerite Yourcenar invite everyone to listen to and talk about music together. This session explores the links between colour and music, from «orchestral colour» to the «blue note», through musical examples and ideas from literature and philosophy. It is free and open to all in the auditorium, an easy, friendly hour to join alone. «L'heure musicale : les couleurs de la musique» Starts 10:30, ends about 11:30. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Médiathèque Violette Leduc1 upcoming

Sat28Nov
Free
LearningParis
15:00–17:00

La naissance du paysage moderne, talk, Médiathèque Leduc, Paris

Médiathèque Violette Leduc

On Saturday 28 November 2026 at 15:00 the Médiathèque Violette Leduc in Paris, at 18 rue Faidherbe, hosts a lecture titled La naissance du paysage moderne by Éloïse Le Bozec, an art historian and lecturer who specialises in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The talk follows landscape in the history of art from the Impressionists to Nicolas de Staël. The listing explains that landscape was a poor relation of artistic creation at first, took off at the end of the medieval period and became a genre in its own right by the eighteenth century. Modern artists then made it the basis of their questions, immersing themselves in nature to answer their aesthetic ones. From Monet to de Staël, the lecture explores how artists related to the world around them. Admission is free, reservation is required by email or telephone, and the session runs from 15:00 to 17:00. A lecture like this is easy to attend alone, since the audience comes to listen and look. «De Monet à de Staël, cette conférence vous invite à explorer cette histoire qui raconte le rapport particulier des artistes au monde qui les entoure.» Starts 15:00, ends about 17:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free admission, reservation only, for adults, and the hours 15:00 to 17:00.

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Médiathèque Virginia Woolf1 upcoming

Sat5Dec
Free
SocialParis
11:00–12:30

Literary café on food books, Virginia Woolf library, Paris

Médiathèque Virginia Woolf

The Virginia Woolf media library, in Paris's 13th arrondissement, holds a Saturday morning literary café on the theme of everything we eat and drink. Librarians and visitors swap their favourite reads about food, whether documentaries, novels, essays or other genres, in a relaxed conversation in the library's activity space. The format is simple: there is no booking, entry is free and just bring a title or two to recommend, or simply an appetite to hear suggestions. It is open to adults and young people from sixteen. The meeting runs from 11:00 to 12:30 and the conversation is in French. A book-and-food chat like this is a gentle way to join a neighbourhood and make a connection with strangers over a shared interest, and you may leave with a reading list. «Café littéraire : des mots et des mets» Starts 11:00, ends about 12:30. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Médiathèque musicale de Paris - Christiane Eda-Pierre1 upcoming

Thu10Dec
Free
LearningParis
19:00–21:00

Talk on free jazz in France, free evening

Médiathèque musicale de Paris - Christiane Eda-Pierre

On Thursday 10 December 2026 at 19:00 the Médiathèque musicale de Paris, in the Forum des Halles, hosts a free lecture on free jazz in France. It is the second of six meetings on French jazz that the library runs with two Paris conservatoires between November 2026 and April 2027. The speaker is Vincent Cotro, a musicology professor at the University of Tours who writes for Jazz Magazine and wrote a book on French free jazz from 1960 to 1975. He follows how a generation of musicians broke away from the American model, from early pioneers such as Jef Gilson and François Tusques to the collectives of the early seventies. The evening is free and the listing says it runs from 19:00 to 21:00. A lecture is an easy night alone, since the room comes to listen and ask questions, and the topic gives you something to talk about afterwards. «Le free jazz sera à l'honneur lors de ce deuxième rendez-vous !» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

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Métro Olympiades1 upcoming

Thu3Dec
Free
OutdoorsParis
15:30–17:00

Free Guided Walk: Industrial Heritage of the 13th Arrondissement

Métro Olympiades

A guide-lecturer leads a walk through the part of the 13th once dominated by the huge Panhard et Levassor car works, taking in workers' cottages, former industrial sites, a Le Corbusier building and other hidden curiosities. It is free but limited to 25 people, with booking required. A small walking group gives you plenty of time to talk with fellow participants.

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Métro Porte de Bagnolet1 upcoming

Tue24Nov
Free
OutdoorsParis
16:00–17:30

Guided walk through the old village of Charonne, Paris 20e

Métro Porte de Bagnolet

On Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 16:00 a guide-lecturer leads a walk through the old village of Charonne, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, from the Porte de Bagnolet metro, in the series À la découverte des quartiers parisiens proposed by the Comité d'histoire de la Ville de Paris. The listing calls Charonne one of the most endearing villages of Paris and says that behind the busy streets of the 20th lies a district of unique character that has kept the spirit of the village it was before being attached to Paris in 1860. The walk goes from the medieval church of Saint-Germain and its rare parish cemetery to peaceful dead ends lined with picturesque houses. It is free within the places available, 25 people per visit, with compulsory booking. The listing gives 17:30 as the end. A small guided walk is easy to join alone. «Un voyage hors du temps à la rencontre d'un Paris authentique et préservé.» Starts 16:00, ends about 17:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 17:30 as the end. The listing gives the visit as free within the limit of available places, 25 people per visit, with compulsory booking from 10 November.

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Théâtre Ouvert1 upcoming

Thu19Nov
CultureParis
20:00–21:30

Garçons-Blockhaus, theatre at Théâtre Ouvert, Paris

Théâtre Ouvert

On Thursday 19 November 2026 at 20:00 Théâtre Ouvert in Paris stages Garçons-Blockhaus, a piece shown in the 12th Festival FOCUS. The listing calls it a flight through the poetry of the margins and provocative punchlines, with survival waiting at the very end. It tells the story of a poor teenager who leads the audience into the blockhaus of his seaside town of Cassos-sur-Mer, to meet his much-loved brother, along streets where begging pays, into a friend's bedroom, beneath the remains of the Occupation and onto the football pitch where a fantasised bad boy turns into either a bully or a saviour. It ends in the arms of a sugar banker, heading for the big city to the sound of waves and banknotes. The full price is 6 euros, the reduced price is 4 euros, and entry is free with the TO card. Booking is advised, and the show runs from 20:00 to 21:30. A theatre evening is easy to attend alone, as the audience shares one story. «Garçons-Blockhaus est une fugue par la poésie des marges et les punchlines provocantes.» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the full price as 6 euros, 4 euros reduced, free with the TO card, and the evening as 20:00 to 21:30.

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Théâtre de la Concorde1 upcoming

Tue15Dec
MusicParis
20:00–21:10

Köln Variations, Édouard Ferlet, piano, at the Théâtre de la Concorde

Théâtre de la Concorde

On Tuesday 15 December 2026 at 20:00 the Théâtre de la Concorde in Paris hosts Köln Variations, a concert by the pianist Édouard Ferlet. The listing says some works keep speaking to us long after their creation: fifty years after the recording of the mythical Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett, Ferlet pays homage to it through a musical creation that explores what great works transmit, inspire and transform over time. It describes a personal and sensitive rereading of this major work in the history of jazz, which revisits the spirit of the original concert not to reproduce it but to extend its creative momentum. It calls the evening as much a tribute to Jarrett as an intimate journey through the career of a musician, between memory and improvisation. Tickets cost from 8 to 25 euros. The listing gives 21:10 as the end. A solo piano concert of about an hour is easy to join alone. «Une relecture personnelle et sensible de cette œuvre majeure de l'histoire du jazz.» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:10. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 21:10 as the end. Tickets cost from 8 to 25 euros.

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Théâtre de la Ville1 upcoming

Sun13Dec
Free
CultureParis
17:00–19:00

Imre Kertész par Margaux Eskenazi, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris

Théâtre de la Ville

On Sunday 13 December 2026 at 17:00 the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris hosts Imre Kertész par Margaux Eskenazi, a musical reading in the Vives Mémoires cycle, which the listing describes as a series of meetings held in partnership with the theatre. Accompanied by Malik Soarès on lap steel guitar and Kenza Laala as actress, Margaux Eskenazi offers an intimate, poetic and musical dive into selected passages of the work of Imre Kertész, with whom she has been in dialogue for several years. The listing recalls her earlier triptych from 2017 to 2022 and the diptych Kaddish, the second part of which was created in Lille in January 2026. Kenza Laala reads, Malik Soarès plays, and Margaux Eskenazi, the director, is present. Entry is free, the listing carries a booking prompt, and the session runs from 17:00 to 19:00. A reading like this is easy to attend alone, since everyone listens together and the discussion happens afterwards by choice. «Lecture musicale par Kenza Laala , comédienne et Malik Soarès , musicien.» Starts 17:00, ends about 19:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the event as free, from 17:00 to 19:00, with a booking prompt, and names the Mémorial de la Shoah as organiser.

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Théâtre de la Ville – Sarah Bernhardt1 upcoming

Tue19Jan
Free
LearningParis
18:30–18:45

Chérie, j'ai rétrécie la culture, a talk at the Théâtre de la Ville

Théâtre de la Ville – Sarah Bernhardt

On Tuesday 19 January 2027 at 18:30 the Théâtre de la Ville - Sarah Bernhardt in Paris hosts Chérie, j'ai rétrécie la culture, a meeting in its agora series for 2026-2027, held in partnership with Télérama. The listing says it is terrible, for artists too, the age we live in: we thought the French model exemplary and the cultural exception eternal, and now the system is coming apart, and the idea of a shared us risks dissolving. The meeting is led by Fabienne Pascaud. Entry is free and booking is advised. The listing gives 18:30 as the start and 18:45 as the end, which is a very short slot, so check the venue page for the real length before you go. The theatre is on the place du Châtelet, close to the metro. A public debate with a moderator is easy to join alone. «Rencontre animée par Fabienne Pascaud.» Starts 18:30, ends about 18:45. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives 18:45 as the end. The listing gives the entry as free, with booking advised.

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Théâtre du Châtelet, foyer then Grande Salle1 upcoming

Mon7Dec
MusicParis
19:30–23:00

Escale Solidaire, benefit for SOS Méditerranée, Châtelet, Paris

Théâtre du Châtelet, foyer then Grande Salle

On Monday 7 December 2026 at 19:30 the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris holds Escale Solidaire for the third year, a benefit evening for the rescue organisation SOS Méditerranée. From 19:30 the foyer has meetings with the association's volunteers, a bookshop and a solidarity meal inspired by the food served aboard the rescue ship Ocean Viking. At 21:00 the Grande Salle hosts performances and testimonies, hosted by Raphäl Yem, with Disiz, Feu! Chatterton, Olivia Ruiz, Solann, the collective Minuit 12 and Falmarès. The page says music, dance, poetry and stories answer one another through the evening. Tickets cost from 6 to 55 euros. The page gives no end time, so about 23:00 is assumed. An evening like this is easy to join alone, since there is a seat for each ticket and activity in the foyer before the show. «une soirée artistique, festive et engagée en soutien à SOS MEDITERRANEE» Starts 19:30, ends about 23:00. Source: Théâtre du Châtelet official event page (chatelet.com). The listing gives tickets from 6 to 55 euros, the foyer opening at 19:30 and the show at 21:00, with no end time, so the end shown is estimated.

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École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville1 upcoming

Mon23Nov
Free
CultureParis
19:00–21:00

Amor moderno, a spoken film, ENSA Paris-Belleville, Paris

École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville

On Monday 23 November 2026 at 19:00 the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville in Paris presents Amor moderno [Roma/São Paulo], a cinema-lecture within the Close-Up festival. Arnold Pasquier and Nine d'Urso compare Rome and São Paulo through their architecture and the exchange of ideas and forms between Italy and Brazil. Using sequences shot in both cities, they tell a story in two voices that sits between documentary, lecture and performance. The listing follows the paths of Gregori Warchavchik and Rino Levi, who trained in Italy and worked in São Paulo, and of Lina Bo Bardi, born in Rome and settled in Brazil after the war. The project was first shown in November 2025 as a work in progress and now takes the form of a spoken film. Entry is free and the session runs from 19:00 to 21:00. A film talk like this is easy to attend alone, because the audience is absorbed by the images and the voices. «Amor Moderno [Roma/São Paulo] est une ciné-conférence qui met en regard Rome et São Paulo à travers leurs architectures» Starts 19:00, ends about 21:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives free entry for adults, from 19:00 to 21:00.

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First time?

How to join a book club alone

  1. Check the book, then relax. Many groups welcome people who have not finished it — the official page says if reading ahead matters.
  2. Arrive five minutes early and tell the host it is your first time; they will introduce you.
  3. Say one thing — a line you liked or a question. That is enough for a first evening.
  4. Nothing that suits you? Host a silent reading night: 60 minutes silent, 15 minutes talk, phones away, any book, finish at a café.

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Questions people ask

Where can I join a book club in Paris?

This page lists 81 upcoming book clubs, readings, poetry nights and author talks in Paris at 67 venues, from city open data. Public libraries and bookshops run most of them, and most are free.

Can I go alone to a book club in Paris?

Yes. Most people at public book clubs and readings come alone; the host opens the conversation, and having finished the book is often optional. Arrive early and say it is your first time.

Is there a silent reading party in Paris?

If none is listed, host one: create a free invite on party.comealone.app, pick a café, read silently for 60 minutes, talk for 15, phones away, any book.

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