Paris Happenings June 2019
Paris Jazz Festival – 30 June to 22 July
Paris Jazz Festival (formerly “A fleurs de Jazz”) artfully blends jazz melodies and the harmony of nature. Since its debut, the festival has been supported by the Parc Floral in Paris which lends its blossoming, verdant backdrop to jazz -lovers.
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Fete de la musique – 21 June
For the last 35 years in France, the 21st June is not just the longest day of the year but also the day of the fête de la musique. This “festival of music” is no ordinary festival. Created in France in 1982, it has been taken up by neighbouring countries where it has been just as successful. Music takes over the city’s streets, with live bands, singers, amateur musicians, drummers, DJs and so on scattered throughout the city, expressing themselves through music and inviting the crowd to enjoy themselves.
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Japan Expo – 4 to 7 July
For over 30 years, France has had a passion for all things Japanese. Since the day in 1978, when Antenne 2 broadcast the cartoon Goldorak for the first time. This French enjoyment of Japanese popular – and underground – culture has not diminished since then
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Forgotten Kingdoms: Heirs of the Hittite Empire) from 2 May to 12 August
In the 2nd millennium BC, the Empire of the Hittites dominated Anatolia, fascinated the Levant and frustrated the plans of the powerful ancient Egypt. At its fall, neo-hittites and Aramaic kingdoms have permanently installed their influence on the Turkey and the modern Syria. The Louvre Museum offers to leave to the discovery of myths and remnants of a forgotten civilization
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Music by the glass – June 14 and 15
Watch young artists dazzle you with their notes on the piano and the violin and all the other classical instruments!