Food festivals in Paris worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Paris worth planning a trip around, by month.
Salon du Chocolat in Paris is the world's largest chocolate trade show, running five days at the Porte de Versailles each autumn. Tastings, the chocolate.
TipBook the Friday afternoon slot; the morning is trade-only. Cash and card accepted at all stalls.
Paris puts its Christmas market at the bottom of the Champs-Elysees from late November to early January, a run of chalets selling seasonal food and drink between the Rond-Point and Concorde.
TipMetro Champs-Elysees Clemenceau sits at the market end of the avenue; the Tuileries market runs separately and had not published its 2026 dates when this was checked.
The Salon International de l'Agriculture fills Paris Expo Porte de Versailles for nine days with regional French produce, cheese, charcuterie and tastings.
TipHall 7 is the food hall and the reason to come; the livestock halls draw the crowds. Go on a weekday morning, the queues start before 09:00.
Salon Saveurs des Plaisirs Gourmands is the Paris gourmet fair at Espace Champerret. Producers from across France show regional specialities, charcuterie.
Fête du Pain in Paris is the city's free bread festival running ten days each May around Saint Honoré's feast day. A working bakery sits on the parvis.
TipThe bakery on the parvis hands out free baguettes from 11:00 daily; the workshops are kid-friendly.
Taste of Paris runs four days each May (21-24 May in 2026) in the Nave of the Grand Palais, with 80+ chefs cooking €8-€15 tasting plates side by side.
TipThursday evening is the easiest slot; Saturday lunch sells out three weeks ahead. Tickets €30 to €55.
Cocktail Street brings close to 50 bars and a dozen street food stands to the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris over three days each September.
TipThe 2025 edition poured 74,000 cocktails to 32,000 visitors, so go at opening. The street food stands are the only food inside.
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