Autumn is setting in for good and October means spooky month. However not solely! Because the climate greys, time to move indoors and stroll by way of the various fascinating exhibitions on present this month in France.
Animaux Fantastiques, Louvre-Lens, Sep 27 – Jan 15
Griffins, unicorns and dragons take over the Louvre Lens gallery to discover our enduring fascination with legendary creatures throughout the ages.
Colorfield journeys – Cheminements colorfield, Paris, Oct 3-14
This exhibition from Franco-British artist Russel Boncey is an invite to roam freely by way of the artist’s extremely colourful world, the place the early influences of German expressionism result in his present extra private model of portray.
Disneyland’s Halloween, Oct 5 – Nov 1
It’s time for Disney villains to shine! A wickedly-fun Halloween ambiance at Disneyland Paris guarantees ‘gleefully grinning pumpkins, dead-fun decorations, bone-tingling skeletons and essentially the most lovely ghosts, with plenty of fa-boo-lous enjoyable for souls of all ages’. A spookily good time awaits the entire household.

Halloween in Disney © Disneyland Paris
Stage Jewels of the Comédie Française, Paris, Oct 6 – Feb 4
Housed within the Hôtel de Mercy-Argenteau, an 18th-century mansion within the ninth arrondissement of Paris, L’Ecole College of Jewelry Artwork will likely be opening its doorways to the general public. To rejoice, its first exhibition will likely be specializing in the jewelry worn on stage for Comédie Française performs, that includes 120 equipment, items of artwork and paperwork which might be for essentially the most half sourced from the theater’s collections.
Vendanges de Montmartre, Paris Oct 11-15
For its ninetieth version, the wine pageant, forward of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games, pays homage to the values of sports activities: respect for oneself, others and the atmosphere. Tchin tchin!
La Rochelle Jazz Competition, Oct 12-15
The twenty sixth version of the standard pageant guarantees a global line-up of jazz and blues artists, together with Billy Valentine, Kendra Morris, Laurent Coulondre, and the group Sixun.

La Rochelle Jazz pageant © Pexels Lucas Allmann
The treasures of Notre-Dame, Paris, Oct 18 – Jan 24
As restoration work on the cathedral enters its remaining section, the Musée du Louvre is devoting an exhibition to the treasures of Notre-Dame de Paris. The gathering of priceless artefacts brings collectively the objects and vestments used for the liturgy, in addition to relics and reliquaries, manuscripts and different gadgets. That includes greater than 120 works, this exhibition gives a condensed account of the 1,000-year historical past of the Trésor, from its origins within the Center Ages to its resurrection within the nineteenth century stewarded by Viollet-le-Duc in the course of the Second Empire. Unmissable.
Jean et la Vineyard, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Oct 21 – Nov 18
For the primary time in its historical past, Maison Jean Loron is organizing an immersive present entitled Jean et la Vineyard, impressed by the non-public story of the founding father of the Maison. Inviting spectators to wander by way of the emblematic locations of the property, from the historic vineyard to the century-old cellars, the extravagant efficiency of the actors takes individuals on an sudden wine tourism discovery.
Nuits de Champagne, Troyes, Oct 22-28
Town of Troyes takes us on a journey by way of track, throughout a creative universe impressed by cross-generational repertoires. This 12 months’s pageant theme is rock opera Starmania.

Jean et la Vineyard show-visit © Jules Travet
Lead picture credit score : Fete des Vendanges de Montmartre © Erwan Floch
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