Opened as the city's first workers' cooperative in 1877, La Bellevilloise is still a center for creative expression in a festive atmosphere. Reestablished in 2005 with a fresh new face-lift, this 3-story, multi-purpose venue with lots [more...]

Not the circus you knew as a kid, the Cirque du Grand Céleste is a quirky combination of imaginative characters, fantastical music, and marvelous performance art that entertains young and old.

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Spend the evening in one of the most famous musical theaters in the world. The Folies Bergere has been dazzling audiences for over 130 years, making for a night you're sure to remember. For the complete experience, go all out and [more...]

Take your date to see a play at la Cité Universitaire, the only place resembling a college campus in Paris – and even here it’s just all residential halls, housing thousands of French and foreign students from schools all over the [more...]

No tent for this circus – the Cirque d’Hiver (winter circus) is permanent. Inside this beautiful old circular building, the Bouglione family runs a show made up of artists from around the world – no Cirque du Soleil here, but a [more...]

Double-task by taking your date for dinner at a theatre. Le Theatre des Blancs Manteaux is a café-theatre specializing in rising talents – indeed, many big names got their start there over the past 30 years. They screen a huge number [more...]

Le Point Ephémère looks and feels a lot like a squat, but it’s really a bar-restaurant that’s taken over an old warehouse on the Canal Saint Martin. Still, the spirit is there. Tons of concerts (indie music, electro…) take place [more...]

Poetry + Paris? Perfect date. Le Club des Poètes in the 7ème helps you out with poetic dinners (you can just order a drink, too) every night except Sundays. Actors and singers re-interpret some of the greatest French poetry through [more...]

A restaurant where not only will you have a delicious meal and impeccable service, but all kinds of entertainment, varying from concerts to movie screenings to philosophical conversations. Just ask for a schedule. Open Monday through [more...]

For an interesting bar experience, spend an evening at Le Double Fond, where waiters double as magicians and a tiny intimate theatre stages interactive magic shows. Open every day until 2 am.

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Grab a French patisserie and head for the Centre Pompidou where you can sit in the huge square in front of the museum and watch street performers at their best. If you tire of musicians and acrobats, you'll only be seconds away from [more...]

If you and your date are into fashion and have some time to spare Friday afternoon, head to the center of Paris for a free, half-hour haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion show featuring both men's and women's fashion on the seventh [more...]