What to do in Paris in April? News and unmissable events!
“April, don’t discover yourself with a thread” the saying goes. However, as spring has just sprung its way, we want to do what we please. Feast of cherry blossoms, street art trail supercharged, immersive exhibitions, floral walks, new Rooftops… April is a flourishing month in Paris. Are you running out of party ideas? Do not search anymore ! Here is an anthology of novelties and unmissable Parisian events…
Hanami, the cherry blossom festival
All year round and even more so in the spring, the Parc de Sceaux is a veritable Garden of Eden. This spring, to celebrate Hanami, the Departmental Domain of Sceaux expects you on April 16 and 17, 2022. Throughout the month of April, many surprises and activities are also expected. On the program: introductions to Japanese Ikebana floral art to create your own bouquet, Manga or Origami drawing workshops, free visits to discover the cherry trees, or a visit to the Château de Sceaux. In April, an enchanting bucolic parenthesis takes shape…
The Colors Festival: 700 m2 of street art in Paris
It’s back for a 2nd edition: the Festival of Colors! This year on the program of Festival of colors #2 : no longer 600 but 700 m2 of rainbow from floor to ceiling and nearly 90 French & international artists. Among these artists, urban art lovers will have the pleasure of finding Anna Conda, Carole B., Combo, Codex Urbanus, HeartCraft, Levalet, Petite Poissone, rast or Sax, among other headliners. During this colorful immersive journey, aesthetes will be treated to other surprises, such as a fun Monsieur Madame space, a photo exhibition by Toits de Paris, live painting on weekends and night visits. every Thursday !
Under the Sea, the first immersive restaurant in Paris
Imagine a restaurant where you would have the sweet feeling of traveling in the novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”… In Paris, this dream becomes reality, at the new Ephemera table. Breathtaking, this ephemeral restaurant is hidden in a secret room of the MK2 Bibliothèque multiplex, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. So, get ready for a fabulous sensory journey ” Under the sea ” ?
Aqua Mater: Sebastião Salgado’s exhibition, under a bamboo pavilion
From April 1, a pavilion in Guadua d’Amazonia will host the committed photographs of Sebastião Salgado. An invitation to travel and raise awareness of environmental issues, this spiritual experience is also meant to be sensory. Inside the pavilion, tropical mist, subdued light and hundreds of candles will plunge you into a mysterious atmosphere, imbued with serenity. Nature lovers, lovers of spirituality and sensory experiences, AQUA MATTER you hold out your arms!
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Pop Air, the inflated immersive experience of La Villette
Here is an experience that should put a little pep and color in the lives of young and old dreamers. From April 14, La Villette unveils Pop Air, created in collaboration with the Musée du Ballon. For 5 months, visitors could stroll among monumental works, each more inflated and colorful than the next. In total, the polychrome installations of more than fifteen international artists will insinuate themselves into the heart of the 5000 m2 of the Grande Halle!
Walk in Bercy Village with a sky of colorful butterflies
A wind of freshness and lightness blowing over Bercy Village with the arrival of fine weather! From March 26 to June 1, visitors will have the pleasure of discovering a new spring installation. Colourful, light, dreamlike… this multicolored butterflies sky is all about celebrating nature. A symbol of metamorphosis and rebirth, the butterfly marvelously embodies rediscovered freedom and the return of the beautiful season.
Discover the Aurae immersive exhibition at the Gaité Lyrique
Will havethis is the name of the exhibition-experience created by Sabrina Ratté, presented at the Lyrical gaiety. Video projection, photography, 3D animations… Here, technologies merge for a poetic hybridization. The name Aurae refers both to the halo of these images and to a zone of spatial metamorphosis. And during this tour, a dozen works by the Canadian artist will be brought together for the first time and staged.
Gaudi at the Musée d’Orsay
After a stopover at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya in Barcelona (MNAC) at the end of 2021, the Gaudí exhibition moves to the heart of the Musée d’Orsay from April 11. Grandiose, this exhibition will thus embody the first major exhibition dedicated to Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) in France for almost 50 years. The very essence of this course? To offer a renewed approach to the artist as an architect of genius, then working in a Catalonia in the throes of social and political upheaval, in the midst of strong architectural and urban emulation.
Discover the fascinating exhibition of the Louvre Museum dedicated to ancient Egypt
In the family of major exhibitions of 2022, one of the most anticipated is undoubtedly “Pharaoh of the Two Lands. The African epic of the kings of Napata. » At Louvre Museuma fascinating stroll around the kingdom of Nubia and the dynasty of the Kushite pharaohs awaits you…
Discover the new Parisian Rooftops
Every year when the fine weather arrives, we share our Top of the best Rooftops to erase. But which high perched terraces will be revealed in spring in the capital? Discover these Rooftops where we can’t wait to land in the summer. Outdoors and novelty in Paris, we say yes, yes, yes!
The Wardrobe of Dreams: the unique immersive escape game from the Grévin Museum
Imagine opening the doors of a wardrobe and accessing a magical world… Have you always dreamed of living an experience like this? In Paris, in the heart of Grevin Museum, Sculpteurs de Rêves makes your sweet dream a reality. From April 12, discover the Wardrobe of Dreams, the most anticipated immersive Escape game of the year. So, do you dare to enter the doors of the Cabinet?
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An XXL Open Air on the rails of the Petite Ceinture
In April, the Hasard Ludique will celebrate its 5th anniversary! And after 2 years without being able to celebrate his birthday, the old station has become a place of life and is pumped up again. Saturday April 30, appointment for the first outdoors of the season ! An XXL party on the rails of the Petite Ceinturedoes that tell you?
Dior 30 Montaigne and its new fashion museum
After more than two years of work, Dior has discovered the doors of its historic site. At 30 avenue Montaigne in Paris, 10,000 m2 of luxury are thus offered to the gaze of Parisians. In addition to the inauguration of an incredible fashion museum, the Maison Dior is also unveiling a huge boutique, 3 lush gardens, 2 restaurants as well as sewing and jewelery workshops.
Discover the “Romantic Heroines” exhibition at the Museum of Romantic Life
For spring, the Museum of Romantic Life is offering a superb event dedicated to the romantic heroines of the 19th century. Paintings, manuscripts, sculptures, works of art… In total, a hundred works will be revealed to the public from April 6th. Heroines of the past, heroines of fiction and heroines on stage, the route of the exhibition will be divided into three parts weaving links between all disciplines.
Go back to childhood at the Foire du Trône
The Throne Fair is back! From April 1, 2022, the meeting is given on the lawn of Reuilly, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Rides, attractions, thrills, comforting delights, fireworks… Ready to fall back into childhood?
30 years of Disneyland Paris: surprises and novelties
New iridescent costumes for Disney characters, parade “Let’s dream… and the world lights up!” », “Disney D-Light” night showmagical gardens, new nuggets to customer and new delicacies in honor of the 30th anniversary… For the 30th anniversary of Disneyland Paris, the dream is there. So, ready to take your eyes off?
The return of the Paris Fair
From April 28 to May 9, the Paris Fair is making a comeback at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. This year, Parisians will find an ambassador of choice there: Stéphane Plaza! During the Foire de Paris 2022, three themes will be highlighted: local and responsible consumption, sustainable and intelligent housing and the renewal of life in society.
Discover the most unusual bars in Paris
Do you want to break the routine, to put a little pleasure in your daily life? At Paris Secret, we have unearthed the most unusual bars in Paris. Astro cocktail bar, Amazonian jungle, ice bar, magic potion bar, hidden bar, pastis bar… by pushing the doors of these Parisian establishments, a change of scenery is guaranteed!