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Paris Plage

Paris Plage 2013 Open From July 20th to August 18^th (8am to Midnight)

This year, Paris Plage takes place from 20th July to 18th August 2013. After previous year’s success, this summer the artificial beaches will be more festive than ever. Sports, concerts, workshops, relaxation…Paris Plage is back on the Seine for its 12th edition, and this time around it will be bigger and better than all previous versions.

We encourage you to visit the Georges Pompidou (1st and 4th), the Bassin de la Villette (19th) and the front of the City Hall (4th) from July 20th to August 18th 2013. The work done during the summer of 2012, between the square of the Hotel de Ville and the Bassin de l’Arsenal helped make the site a more pleasant place and created a walkway accessible all year long. Discover the 2013 program combining sporting events, cultural activities and games. If you are interested in cities other than Paris, city beaches are also found in Lyon, Lille, and Toulouse.

Sports

There are plenty of sports and leisure activities waiting for you on the right bank of the Seine along the beach in Paris. Sports activities include fitness classes, beach volleyball, and table football for fans. The Bassin de la Villette will be used for real water sports, supplying various types of boats: pedal boats, rowing, Kayaking, and sailing.

Leisure activities include eight live performances (concerts, opera, and dance etc.) that will be broadcast on a giant screen in front of Town Hall on Fridays and Saturdays, from 26th July to 18th August. Other sports and leisure events include Petanque and Tai Chi. Deck chairs are also available for those who like to relax and enjoy lazy evenings.

Music

Fnac Live Festival greets you at the Town Hall from 18th to 21st July 2013, for four days of free concerts. After the success of its first edition (more than 60,000 spectators in 2011), the festival is back again this year with Olivia Ruiz, Alex Beaupain, Fefe, Concrete Knives, Granville, Oxmo Puccino, Miles Kanes, Keziah Jones, Winston Mcanuff and Still Cali.

For the first time, more intimate concerts will be performed at the Salon des Arcades de l’Hotel de Ville. Following Fnac Live festival, other musical events will take place on the steps of the City Hall. No less than eight shows will be broadcast on Fridays and Saturdays, from July 26th to August 18th. The shows will be in the following order:

1. Kassav (zouk) July 26^th
2. Turandot in Verona (opera) July 27^th
3. Suresnes City Dance (hip-hop) 2^nd of August and August 16^th
4. Marcus Miller (jazz) 3^rd of August
5. Written on Skin by George Benjamin (opera) 9^th of August
6. Selah Sue (Soul) 10^th of August
7. Pop’pea the Theatre du Chatelet (opera rock fusion) 17^th of August

Children

Paris Plage also has activities for children. Numerous events are specifically for young Parisians: Edutainment beach, scientific workshops, trampoline, storytelling, giant puzzle, adventure, and ukulele etc. have all been arranged especially for the children this summer.

Photographs

After having been presented in front of more than one million people on the Champs-Elysees and Paris Plage in 2010, the Little Nature exhibition is back this year in Paris Plage from 20th July to 18th August 2013. Along the Bassin de la Villette, the exhibition will present its very artistic portraits of insects to the public to make them aware of the essential role of these small beings who live with the man in a frenetic urban environment.

Surprisingly, after great success in 2011 and 2012 the Fnac Marathon Photo does not seem to have been renewed in 2013. The marathon photo challenged participants to browse Paris with a camera in their hands while trying to capture the capital on film from a new perspective. The 30 most successful pictures were displayed at the City Hall of Paris. Although the event is not being included this year, you can always grab your camera and explore Paris on your own this summer.

Food and Beverage

Only 5 refreshment stalls and 3 glaciers are allowed to operate on the way to Georges Pompidou. The snack bars are assigned to breweries located on the banks of the 1st and 4th districts exclusively. Only “artisanal” ice cream is authorized for sale.

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