Entertainment Guide

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Entertainment Guide To France
Kristie Frydryk Cécile
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Festivals
Bastille Day Celebrations
Carnaval de Nice

• July 14th
• Celebrates when the common people of Paris
  Stormed the Bastille
• Marked the beginning of the French Revolution
• Every town and city have parades, fireworks, and
  party throughout the day and night
• New addition to the celebration-giant picnics
  that take place at various places throughout the
  country

• Beginning of Lent each year leading up to Ash
  Wednesday
• Lasts 5 days
• Streets are turned into stages for musicians,
  dancers, comedians, and singers from all over the
  world

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Bastille Day Celebrations
Carnaval de Nice
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Festivals Continued
Fête de la Musique
Burgundy Wine Press Festival

• June 21st-Marking the beginning of summer
• Free!!
• Festival of Music
• Now the biggest music festival in the world
• Takes place in every town and city in the country
• Every town hall, square and street hosts
  musicians from all over the world

• Second Saturday in September
• Town of Chenove just south of Dijon
• One of the Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy is
  re-opened once a year for this festival
• Traditional arts and crafts
• Listen to authentic New Orleans jazz
• Sample some of the best wine

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Fête de la Musique
Burgundy Wine Press Festival
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MOVIES/THEATERS
MOVIES
THEATERS

• Champs Elysée has the highest concentration of
  movie theaters
• Regular theaters
• Panoramic theaters
• 3D round screen

• Champs Elysée has the highest concentration of
  theaters
• More than 100 scattered throughout Paris
• Opera Garnier
• Hosts major ballet companies and operas
• Opera Bastille
• More modern productions

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CHAMPS ELYSÉE
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SHOPPING

• Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
• Avenue Montaigne
• Top quality shoes, bags, and leather goods
• Brand name expensive stores
• One of the fashion capitals of the world
• Department stores are usually open Mon-Sat
  9am-630pm and closed on Sundays
• Numerous outdoor markets and vendors
• You can also buy lace, crystal glass, cheeses,
  coffee, and wines and liqueurs

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NIGHTLIFE

• Legal drinking age-18
• Some nightclubs are free of charge but drinks may
  be more expensive
• At some night clubs the entrance free includes a
  consummation charge of one drink
• Nightclubs close at 5am
• Late night bars, cafes, and theaters

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FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

• Ice skate on the square of Hôtel de Ville
• Rollerblade on Champ de Mars
• Tours
• Disneyland Paris

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ICE SKATE ON THE SQUARE OF HÔTEL DE VILLE
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ROLLERBLADING ON CHAMPS DE MARS
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TOURS
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DISNEYLAND PARIS (EURODISNEY)
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LIGHTS, MOTORS, ACTION
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SOURCES

• http//www.hostelworld.com/countryinfo/entertainme
  nt.php/ChosenCountry.France?PHPSESSIDf9c57d15d118
  b4374e12e11060246f52
• http//www.nozio.com/en/Europe/France/Paris/destin
  ation_guides/Paris_Entertainment_and_Nightlife.htm
  
• http//www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Paris_s
  hopping.shtml
• http//www.worldtravelguide.net/country/92/enterta
  inment/Europe/France.html
• http//www.disneylandparis.com/index2.jsp?c0