Fiestas y Tradiciones en París

La Nuit Blanche (Night in White) is an annual artistic event that takes place all night long in the French capital, as in many other capitals of the world. On that night, the opening to the public of museums, cultural institutions and other public and private spaces is offered free of charge, which is used for shows, exhibitions, videos, installations or artistic performances.

Nuit Blanche has existed in Paris since 2002, and different contemporary artists show their art in places that, in principle, are not open to the public or whose original function is not artistic (swimming pools, metro, streets, parks ...) . The goal is to make art accessible to all, to put urban space at the service of modern creation, to create a moment of conviviality, to make Paris a city of culture where citizens are invited to participate.

In addition, the festivities extend to the neighboring cities of Paris (from Vincennes to Nanterre) and the works and performances are usually concentrated in certain areas to avoid causing the public to tire.

Además, las festividades se extienden a las ciudades limítrofes de París (de Vincennes a Nanterre) y las obras y performances suelen concentrarse en ciertas zonas para evitar hacer que el público se canse.

La Nuit Blanche

Paris is filled with light and color in the longest night of the year; It is a sight to see the streets, the monuments, the bridges ... illuminated; It seems like we are in a magical city.

La Fête de la Musique 

It was conceived by the American musician Joel Cohen in 1976, when he worked in Radio France (France musique) and proposed to make for this chain the "Saturnales de la musique" in the two solstices, the summer and the winter solstices, Music will play the night of June 21.

La Fête de la Musique  This musical event has

the vocation to promote music in two ways. On the one hand, encouraging amateur musicians to play in the streets and in public spaces, with the homophone slogan "Faites de la musique!" (It sounds like "Fête de la musique")

On the other hand, bringing to a wide audience music of all kinds and origins (classical music, rock, jazz, world music, traditional music ...)

parís In Paris, different concerts and amateur musical shows are

organized in the public spaces: streets, parks, squares, sports venues ... and also in theaters where tickets are exceptionally free.

Numerous establishments are allowed to remain open longer that night to welcome the public, and numerous streets are closed to circulation to give way to improvised stages and spectators who wander from one show to the other.