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Special Events Salon de l’Agriculture, animal specimens from rural France displayed alongside regional produce, late Feb/early Mar, Paris Expo, place de la Porte de Versailles, 15th La Nuit des Publivores, advertisements (publicités)are fêted by 6000 people in two night‐long events, mid‐Mar, Grand Rex, 1 boulevard Poisssonnière, 2nd Easter Day and Easter Monday, national holidays, Mar/Apr Ascension Day, national holiday, 6th Thurs after Easter Festival du Film de Paris, late Mar/early Apr, Cinéma Gaumont Marignan, 27 avenue des Champs‐Elysées Le Marathon de Paris, early Apr, starts approximately 0900, avenue des Champs‐Elysées, finishes avenue Foch Foire de Paris, fair for tourism, multimedia and gastronomy, late Apr/early May, Paris Expo, place de la Porte de Versailles May Day, national holiday, 1 May VE (Victory in Europe) Day, national holiday, May Whit Sunday and Monday, national holiday, May/Jun Fête de la Musique, free concerts throughout Paris (and the rest of France), late Jun, in the streets and in venues such as Sainte‐Chapelle, the Musée d’Orsay and Palais de Justice Gay Pride March, late Jun, along République and the Bastille plus club events Bastille Day, national holiday with festivities and fireworks to commemorate the storming of the Bastille in 1789, 14 Jul Grandes Fêtes de Nuit de Versailles, son et lumière display evoking the era of Louis XIV with costumed dancers and music, Jul, Aug and Sep, gardens of Versailles Le Cinéma en Plein Air, free outdoor film festival, mid‐Jul‐end Aug, Parc de la Villette, 19th Le Tour de France, grand finale, finishes on avenue des Champs‐Elysées, 28 Jul Assumption Day, national holiday, 15 Aug Journées du Patrimoine, nationwide weekend festival; historic buildings, including the President’s residence and the Palais de l’Elysée, open their doors to the general public, mid‐Sep Festival de l’Automne, international contemporary drama, dance and music festival, mid‐Sep‐Dec, Théâtre de la Ville, Odéon and other venues Mondial de l’Automobile, biennial international motor show, late Sep‐mid‐Oct, next in 2004, Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, 15th Foire Internationale d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (FIAC, the Contemporary Art Fair), late Oct, Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, 15th All Saints’ Day, national holiday, 1 Nov Remembrance Day, national holiday with laying of wreaths, military parade and review of troops by the President of the Republic, 11 Nov, place Charles‐de‐Gaulle, 8th Mois de la Photo, biennial photography exhibitions, late Nov, next 2004, various museums and galleries throughout Paris Fête du Beaujolais Nouveau, first availability of the season’s Beaujolais Nouveau wine, 21 Nov, wine bars and cafés everywhere Christmas Day, public holiday, 25 Dec Réveillon (New Year’s Eve), crowds celebrate by the thousand along the Champs‐Elysées, 31 Dec |