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TOP EVENTS
Paris Plages
, July
Bastille Day
, July
Banlieues Bleues
, March
Rock en Seine
, August
Nuit Blanche
, October
January
The frosty first month of the year isn't the most festive in Paris, but fashion
shows - as well as the winter soldes (sales) - certainly brighten the mood.
Louis XVI Commemorative Mass
On the Sunday closest to 21 January, royalists and right-wingers attend a mass at the
Chapelle Expiatoire (
www.monuments-nationaux.fr
)
marking the execution by guillotine of
King Louis XVI in 1793.
Who's Next Prêt-à-porter
Who's Next Prêt-à-porter (
www.whosnext.com
)
, a ready-to-wear fashion salon held twice a
year (in late January and early July), is a must for fashion buffs, who flock to the Parc des
Expositions at Porte de Versailles in the 15e.
Chinese New Year
Paris' largest lantern-lit festivities and dragon parades take place in the city's main Chin-
atown in the 13e in late January or early February. Parades are also held in Belleville and Le
Marais.
