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.
Focus: Chocolate
Tip: Book the Friday afternoon slot; the morning is trade-only. Cash and card accepted at all stalls.
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.
Focus: French fine dining tastings
Tip: Thursday evening is the easiest slot; Saturday lunch sells out three weeks ahead. Tickets €30 to €55.
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.
Focus: French bread
Tip: The bakery on the parvis hands out free baguettes from 11:00 daily; the workshops are kid-friendly.
Salon Saveurs des Plaisirs Gourmands is the Paris gourmet fair at Espace Champerret. Producers from across France show regional specialities, charcuterie.
Focus: Regional French specialities, charcuterie, cheese, wine, foie gras, chocolate
The Salon International de l'Agriculture fills Paris Expo Porte de Versailles for nine days with regional French produce, cheese, charcuterie and tastings.
Focus: French regional produce, cheese, charcuterie, wine
Tip: Hall 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.
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.
Focus: Cocktail bars and street food stands
Tip: The 2025 edition poured 74,000 cocktails to 32,000 visitors, so go at opening. The street food stands are the only food inside.