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Photoquai Biennale of World Images, Paris. © Photoquai Biennale of World Images,  Musée du Quai Branly

Photoquai Biennale of World Images

22 Sep - 22 Nov 2009 (biennial)

Photoquai, the Biennale of World Images, returns to Paris' Musée du Quai Branly, featuring photography from over 40 countries worldwide. The vibrant display spills outdoors into a free…

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Oman, summer 2000, Lars Tunbjörk. © Lars Tunbjörk/VU' La Galarie, Paris

Paris Photo

19 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Paris Photo is an international fair of 19th-century, modern and contemporary photography, featuring around 100 exhibitors. Held at the Carrousel du Louvre, this high-quality and innovative…

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Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival © Festival de Films Gays et Lesbiens de Paris

Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

16 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

The Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, held at the Forum des Images, first took place in 1994 and ranks among the best in the world. Screenings include prize-winning films from other…

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Pompidou, Paris. © Paris Tourist Office/Amélie Dupont/Renzo Piano & Richard Rogers

Pompidou Centre Arts Festival

21 Oct - 23 Nov 2009 (annual)

The Pompidou Centre launches its inaugural Arts Festival - five colourful weeks of exhibitions, talks, screenings and gigs celebrating the cultural crème de la crème. Catch the action in the…

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Marie Claire Idées Expo, Paris. © Marie Claire Idées Expo

Marie Claire Idées Expo

19 - 23 Nov 2009 (annual)

The team behind Marie Claire Idées magazine brings its self-titled Expo to the Paris Expo buildings at Porte de Versailles. The show is a one-stop shop for anyone interested in the latest…

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Paris' Pompidou hosts Vidéodanse. © Paris Tourist Office/David Lefranc

Vidéodanse

21 Oct - 23 Nov 2009; not Tue (annual)

Every year Paris' Pompidou Centre presents Vidéodanse, a free season of films and video on the subject of dance. Around 200 films and videos of contemporary choreographic works explore the…

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Esperanza Spalding. Courtesy of AirMTM

Esperanza Spalding

24 Nov 2009

Acoustic upright bass player and vocalist Esperanza Spalding performs at New Morning in Paris. Expect upbeat sets from a charismatic young performer.

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Franz Ferdinand. Courtesy of SJM Concerts

Franz Ferdinand

26 Nov 2009

Arch funksters Franz Ferdinand head out on an extensive tour on the back of their latest album, Tonight. This date sees them bring their spiky guitars and dance beats to the Zénith in Paris.

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Le Crillon at night

Debutante Ball

28 Nov 2009 (annual)

The annual Debutante Ball is held at the ultra-chic Le Crillon hotel, overlooking Paris' Place de la Concorde. Proceeds go to charity and admission is strictly by invitation only. Each of the…

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Books. Photo by Ben Evans, © Whatsonwhen

Salon Page Book Fair

27 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

Editors, authors and novelists converge on Paris's Espace Charenton for the annual Salon Page (Book Fair). A programme of lectures and workshops acts as a backdrop to the three-day…

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Joueuses de guitare. © Antoni Sevruguin/Medhi Monem/Museée du Quai Branly/Photoquai 2009

165 Years of Iranian Photography

22 Sep - 29 Nov 2009; not Mon

Running in tandem with its outdoor Photoquai exhibition of images, Paris's Musée du Quai Branly presents 165 Years of Iranian Photography, curated by the photographers Bahman Jalali and Hasan…

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Documentary Film Month, France. © Mois du Film Documentaire/delphinecordier.net

Documentary Film Month

1 - 30 Nov 2009 (annual)

Cinemas, arthouses, schools and libraries across the whole of France and the French-speaking world participate in November's Documentary Film Month (Le Mois du Film Documentaire). Some 120,000…

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Tango in the Suburbs, Paris. © Paris Tourist Office/Amélie Dupont

Tango in the Suburbs

15 Oct - 30 Nov 2009 (annual)

Paris goes tango mad in autumn for Tango in the Suburbs. Venues across the city, including Le Satellit Café, welcome the biggest names on the Latino dance scene as some 250 artists from 20…

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© Hughes Dubois/Johston&Hoffman/Lindt, John William/Musée du Quai Branly/Photoquai 2009

Portraits Croisés at the Musée du Quai Branly

23 Sep - 30 Nov 2009; not Mon

Paris's Musée du Quai Branly hosts Portraits Croisés (Comparitive Portraits). The exhibition draws on the museum's collection of images to build an engaging display of contrasting portraits…

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Palais Garnier, in the heart of Paris. Photo Nick Breckenfield © Whatsonwhen

Platée

2 Dec 2009 (various dates)

Director Laurent Pelly and conductor Mark Minkowski team up again for this production of Rameau's 1745 "lyric comedy" Platée at Paris' Palais Garnier. Tenors Paul Agnew and Jean-Paul…

Pollutec, Paris. Courtesy of CR Communication

Pollutec Horizons

1 - 4 Dec 2009 (annual)

Pollutec Horizons attracts more than 40,000 management-level visitors from every industry sector who are looking for answers to their organisation's environmental issues. Energy usage, climate…

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Bottled poetry. Photo by Ben Evans, © Whatsonwhen

Great Wines Fair

4 - 5 Dec 2009 (annual)

The Great Wines Fair (Le Grand Tasting) at the Carrousel du Louvre introduces some 20,000 visitors to the world's finest wines with a lively programme of tastings and conferences. Over 100…

© Paris Tourist Office/Photo Amélie Dupont

Rendez-Vous at Queen

Dec 2009 (monthly)

It's party time at Queen every first Saturday of the month, when international stars come to the Parisian club for guest nights and themed nights for a predominantly gay crowd.

Showjumping in Paris © Maison de la France/Pascal Gréboval

World Arabian Horse Championship

4 - 6 Dec 2009 (annual)

The World Arabian Horse Championship at Paris' Porte de Versailles forms part of the Salon du Cheval. The Arabian horse is appreciated for its graceful form and speed, and the event is…

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Palais Garnier, in the heart of Paris. Photo Nick Breckenfield © Whatsonwhen

Platée

6 Dec 2009 (various dates)

Director Laurent Pelly and conductor Mark Minkowski team up again for this production of Rameau's 1745 "lyric comedy" Platée at Paris' Palais Garnier. Tenors Paul Agnew and Jean-Paul…


Highlights

Photoquai Biennale of World Images

Musée du Quai Branly

22 Sep - 22 Nov 2009 (biennial)

Paris Photo

Carrousel du Louvre

19 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Forum des Images

16 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)