Thursday, June 21, 2012

Something for the Weekend (June 22nd - 24th)


Plenty of things to do in Paris for this first weekend of the summer. Enjoy it! 



A Sporting Weekend
Several sport and game events are taking place in Paris this weekend.

The French American Football final
Yes, the French do really play American Football. If you don't believe me, head down to the Stade Charlety this Saturday at 3pm. The game, between the Black Panthers from Thonon-les-Bains and the Spartiates from Amiens, is completely free too!

For more information see: http://www.fffa.org/fr/football-americain/le-casque-de-diamant/edition-2012/edition-2012.html.


A Petanque festival
For something a little more leisurely (and French), stop at the Hotel de Ville where 20 terrains (what do we say in English? Courts? Pitches?) will be set up and ready to use, with the necessary metal boules also freely available. Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 9pm


A festival of board games
And if you're looking for something even more leisurely, how about a relaxing board game? Held - strangely enough - on a Boulodrome (a place where petanque is played) in the 12th arrondissement, it will offer the opportunity to try out hundreds of games - some of which are still in the prototype stage. 

More information: http://www.parisestludique.fr/


The Fête du Cinema 
From Sunday until Wednesday, buy one full price cinema ticket then get unlimited access to other films for only €2.50 each time. 

http://www.feteducinema.com/


The Salon Emmaüs 
This Sunday, from 9.30am to 7pm at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, will be one of the largest flea markets of the year - and it's all for a good cause! Entrance is only 3€, or free for the under 12s or the unemployed  

http://www.facebook.com/jemmaus.



The Highest Book Fair in Paris
A book fair not like the others! Paris Se Livre is being held, on Firday afternoon and all day Saturday, on the 56th floor of the Tour Montparnasse! As entry is free, it could give you the perfect occasion to discover this building and the impressive view it offers over Paris.  

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