Summer of the Canal is the unmissable summer event in Paris! And good news, this Parisian summer tip is back from July 5 to August 10, 2025. On the program for this 18th edition: free workshops, floating concerts, street art, open-air cinema and walks along the canals.
Paris is a party, especially in summer! During the summer season, great deals and great events multiply in the capital for enjoy the good weather between friends and family. And among the unmissable events of theParisian summerwe find theCanal Summera fantastic festival along the water which enlivens the quays of Ourcq canal a you canal Saint-Denis as well as the Villette basin.
Good news, because Canal Summer makes his return weekends from July 5 to August 10, 2025 for an 18th edition which promises to be festive! Entertainment on the waves as well as on the quays awaits you with floating concerts, open-air balls, street art, cruises, workshops or sporting activities and all that free or at a low cost.
On the program of water activitieswe find the river shuttles for 1 or 2 euros which will allow you to enjoy a stroll along the Canal de l'Ourcq, the Canal Saint-Denis and up to the northern loop of the Seine with a stopover at the entertainment venues who are waiting for you on the docks. Several commented cruises are also offered: discovery cruises will teach you everything about street art, heritage or gastronomy. The concept is even taken further since you can even enjoy artistic exhibitions or fun workshops on board or attend a cinema screening at the dock.
THE floating concerts are also making a comeback to allow you to enjoy concerts by DJs, musicians and singers who perform from the terrace of a boat. On the banks, there is also a crazy program that awaits you, at Le Barboteur, at the Prairie du Canal, at the Oasis d'Oremi, at 6b, at the Metaxu barge, at Lil'Ô or even at Jardin21. Along the Ourcq Canal, many free leisure centers will allow you to participate in several nautical activities. Pedalos, kayaks, zodiacs, inflatable structures or even paddle boards, you are spoiled for choice!
Of the creative workshops such as screen printing, initiation to street art, guided walks on foot, by bike or by kayak which will teach you more about the Ile-de-France heritage, in addition to a participatory picnic and a walk around the Olympic heritage, without forgetting the celebration of the bicentenary of the Saint-Martin canal!
Something to keep you busy during the summer!
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