Entertainment Guide To France

1. Entertainment Guide To France Kristie Frydryk Cécile

2. Festivals Bastille Day Celebrations Carnaval de Nice • July 14th • Celebrates when the common people of Paris Stormed the Bastille • Marked the beginning of the French Revolution • Every town and city have parades, fireworks, and party throughout the day and night • New addition to the celebration-giant picnics that take place at various places throughout the country • Beginning of Lent each year leading up to Ash Wednesday • Lasts 5 days • Streets are turned into stages for musicians, dancers, comedians, and singers from all over the world

3. Bastille Day Celebrations Carnaval de Nice

4. Festivals Continued Fête de la Musique Burgundy Wine Press Festival • June 21st-Marking the beginning of summer • Free!! • Festival of Music • Now the biggest music festival in the world • Takes place in every town and city in the country • Every town hall, square and street hosts musicians from all over the world • Second Saturday in September • Town of Chenove just south of Dijon • One of the Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy is re-opened once a year for this festival • Traditional arts and crafts • Listen to authentic New Orleans jazz • Sample some of the best wine

5. Fête de la Musique Burgundy Wine Press Festival

6. MOVIES/THEATERS MOVIES THEATERS • Champs Elysée has the highest concentration of movie theaters • Regular theaters • Panoramic theaters • 3D round screen • Champs Elysée has the highest concentration of theaters • More than 100 scattered throughout Paris • Opera Garnier • Hosts major ballet companies and operas • Opera Bastille • More modern productions

7. CHAMPS ELYSÉE

8. SHOPPING • Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré • Avenue Montaigne • Top quality shoes, bags, and leather goods • Brand name expensive stores • One of the fashion capitals of the world • Department stores are usually open Mon-Sat 9am-6:30pm and closed on Sundays • Numerous outdoor markets and vendors • You can also buy lace, crystal glass, cheeses, coffee, and wines and liqueurs

10. NIGHTLIFE • Legal drinking age-18 • Some nightclubs are free of charge but drinks may be more expensive • At some night clubs the entrance free includes a consummation charge of one drink • Nightclubs close at 5am • Late night bars, cafes, and theaters

11. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY • Ice skate on the square of Hôtel de Ville • Rollerblade on Champ de Mars • Tours • Disneyland Paris

12. ICE SKATE ON THE SQUARE OF HÔTEL DE VILLE

13. ROLLERBLADING ON CHAMPS DE MARS

14. TOURS

17. DISNEYLAND PARIS (EURODISNEY)

19. LIGHTS, MOTORS, ACTION

21. SOURCES • http://www.hostelworld.com/countryinfo/entertainment.php/ChosenCountry.France?PHPSESSID=f9c57d15d118b4374e12e11060246f52 • http://www.nozio.com/en/Europe/France/Paris/destination_guides/Paris_Entertainment_and_Nightlife.htm • http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Paris_shopping.shtml# • http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/92/entertainment/Europe/France.html • http://www.disneylandparis.com/index2.jsp?c=0