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Thu22Oct
Free

Fluxus and Japan lecture, Maison de la culture du Japon, Paris

Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris

On Thursday 22 October the Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, on the Seine in the 15th arrondissement, hosts a lecture about the links between Fluxus and Japan. The speaker is Alexandre Quoi, deputy director and head of the scientific department at the MAMC+ in Saint-Étienne Métropole, who retraces the history of this international avant-garde movement, its performative and short-lived experiments, and its influence on several generations of Japanese artists, with Yoko Ono, Takako Saito and Mieko Shiomi among the names it discusses. The talk echoes the exhibition L'Écologie des choses, shown at the centre in 2025, which connected contemporary artists to the Mono-ha movement. Entry is free but booking is required through the centre's ticketing page. The lecture is in French and is aimed at young people and adults. It starts at 18:30 and ends about 20:00. «Conférence : Fluxus et le Japon» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:00. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

Thu22Oct
Free
SocialPantin

NIMP GAMES quiz and blind test night at La Cité Fertile, Pantin

La Cité Fertile

La Cité Fertile, the big third place on a former railway site in Pantin just outside Paris, hosts NIMP GAMES: wild blind tests, an out-of-this-world quiz and prizes to win, hosted by Grandpamini and Ludo San. It is free for everyone; come early for the best seats. A bar-and-games evening like this is easy to join on your own and team up with your neighbours at the table. «NIMP GAMES x LA CITÉ FERTILE» Starts 20:00, ends about 22:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data).

Thu22Oct
Free
MusicPantin

Roda de choro with Collectif Popcord, Bar Gallia, Pantin

Bar Gallia

On Thursday 22 October the Bar Gallia in Pantin, just outside Paris, hosts the first Roda Pantinoise, a gathering of musicians playing choro, the Brazilian instrumental style, around a table. The Collectif Popcord brings a saxophone, a seven-string guitar, a cavaquinho, a ten-string bandolim and percussion, and guests may join in. The venue offers a wide choice of beers, including stout, lager, IPA and sour styles, plus craft soft drinks, a terrace, a large covered hall with table football and pinball, and a long communal table. The listing welcomes everyone with the line come as you are. Entry is free and the language is French. The bar is near the Église de Pantin metro station on line 5. The music starts at 20:00 and ends about 23:45, a relaxed night to share a table with strangers. «Roda Pantinoise by Collectif Popcord x BAR GALLIA» Starts 20:00, ends about 23:45. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data).

Sat24Oct
Free

Free brass quintet concert by Q5 at the Jean-Pierre Melville library

Médiathèque Jean-Pierre Melville

The young international brass quintet Q5, founded in 2019 in Romania, plays two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba at the Jean-Pierre Melville media library in the 13th arrondissement. Their programme mixes classical pieces by composers such as Mozart, Bach and Lully with traditional tunes, film music and covers. Entry is free, and a short Saturday-afternoon concert among the bookshelves is a lovely thing to do alone. «Concert du quintette de cuivres Q5» Starts 16:00, ends about 17:30. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

Sun25Oct
Free
MusicParis

Sunday Tribute to Oasis with local bands, Supersonic, Paris

SUPERSONIC

On Sunday 25 October the Supersonic bar and concert venue on Rue Biscornet near Bastille in Paris dedicates its weekly Sunday Tribute to Oasis. Every Sunday since 2016 the venue pays homage to the great names of rock and pop, and several local bands take the stage to replay the biggest hits live. This week the theme is the Britpop of the nineties, with its anthems sung at the top of the voice, saturated guitars and oversized egos, led by the Gallagher brothers. The organisers invite the audience to relive the golden age of Oasis with eyes closed and arms raised. Entry is free and the doors open at 19:00. The listing is in French. The evening runs until about 23:00, and the bar makes it an easy night out to enjoy alone and meet fellow fans. «Sunday Tribute - Oasis» Starts 19:00, ends about 23:00. Ville de Paris — « Que faire à Paris ? » open data (ODbL).

Wed28Oct
Free
SocialMarseille

Apéro writing workshop on friendship, La Mûrisserie, Marseille

La Mûrisserie - Bistrot

On Wednesday 28 October the bistro La Mûrisserie on Cours Julien in Marseille hosts Apéropistolaire, a giant writing workshop built around an aperitif, this time on the theme of unleashed friendships. Guests arrive from 18:30 with a pen, a notebook and friends, grab a drink, and from 19:00 take part in two hours of writing games that need no previous experience. At 21:00 an open stage invites volunteers to read, and a participatory exhibition called Amitiés suspendues lets people hang their texts and read other people's answers until 8 November. Bring something to write on and an object that symbolises friendship. The bar and food are available at friendly prices. The listing shows the event as free, with a pay-what-you-wish contribution at the door, and the language is French. It ends about 23:00. «APÉROPISTOLAIRE : AMITIÉS DÉBRIDÉES» Starts 19:00, ends about 23:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Shotgun (open data).

Fri30Oct
Free
CultureBoulogne-sur-MerAlcohol-free friendly

Free torchlight Halloween visit, Château-Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer

Château comtal / Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer

For one evening the medieval castle that houses the Boulogne-sur-Mer museum is explored by torchlight. The visit looks at how different societies made objects to keep the dead present: an Oceanian korwar, an Egyptian mummy, illustrated epitaphs, each surrounded by rituals, funerals and sometimes taboos. A thoughtful All Saints' theme rather than a fright show. Groups leave from the museum reception every half hour between 18:30 and 20:30; free, from age 12. «Soirée spéciale Halloween - Visite à la torche» Starts 18:30, ends about 20:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer (open data).

Fri30Oct
Free

«Nuit de Sabbat»: free Halloween symphony concert, Bordeaux

Auditorium de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux

Every autumn half-term some seventy young musicians from the conservatoires of Nouvelle-Aquitaine form a regional symphony orchestra, and this year conductor Debora Waldman leads them in a Halloween-inspired programme of symphonic poems: from Vincent d'Indy's dark woods and Wagner's raging seas to Helena Munktell and Mussorgsky's witches' gathering on the bare mountain. In the modern auditorium of the Opéra National de Bordeaux; free, with reservation online. «Nuit de Sabbat» Starts 20:00, ends about 21:30. Source: OpenAgenda — Conservatoire de Bordeaux - Jacques Thibaud (open data).

Fri30Oct
MusicToulouse

Martror and Día de Muertos folk dance night at Cabaret Le 9, Toulouse

Cabaret Le 9

The Festival Occitania closes with a balèti, a folk dance party, that celebrates both the Martror, the Occitan feast of the dead, and Mexico's Día de los Muertos. La Tarasca builds a bridge between Veracruz and Occitania with son jarocho, jarana, zapateado, accordion and songs in Spanish and Occitan, then Masca Son turn traditional tunes into techno-punk for dancing late. No experience needed; the dances are taught as you go. Presale €10 (€8 reduced), €12 at the door. «Balèti fandango amb Masca Son + La Tarasca - Festival Occitania» Starts 20:00, ends about 23:59. Source: OpenAgenda — Festival Occitania (open data).

Sat31Oct
Free
SocialRouen

Horror brunch: swap scary-book tips at a Rouen library

Bibliothèque Simone de Beauvoir

On Halloween morning the Simone de Beauvoir library in Rouen invites fans of horror, and the merely curious, to a convivial brunch about scary books: classics, novels or comics, everyone talks about their latest favourite and leaves with a list of recommendations. Drinks are provided and you can bring a sandwich. Free, with registration through the library website. «Brunch de l’horreur» Starts 11:00, ends about 13:00. Source: OpenAgenda — Rouen Bibliothèques (open data).

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737 upcoming events in 60 cities, 505 of them free. The list updates as cities publish new agendas.

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