Photo : Clément Dorval / Ville de Paris
Kiosque en Fête at the Champs-Élysées Gardens
Trade the urban buzz for an open-air stage tucked away in the city's most iconic park. From soulful jazz sessions to impromptu tango dance floors, this charming gazebo is serving up the perfect soundtrack for your weekend strolls.
Jardins des Champs-Élysées (Paris 8th)
About
The Kiosque en Fête series turns the Jardins des Champs-Élysées into a vibrant cultural hub from April 18 to October 25, 2026. Open to everyone, this free event series offers an eclectic program ranging from Argentine tango balls and jazz concerts to gospel choirs and symphony orchestras. Whether you are a dance enthusiast or a curious music lover, the historic kiosk is the place to be for diverse musical performances in the heart of Paris. The entire venue is wheelchair accessible, ensuring that everyone can comfortably enjoy these open-air cultural gatherings throughout the season.
APRIL
• SATURDAY, APRIL 18 — from 2:10 PM to 2:55 PM
Musical reading — I have a lumberjack in my family tree
• SATURDAY, APRIL 18 — from 10:10 AM to 10:55 AM
Musical reading — I have a lumberjack in my family tree
• SUNDAY, APRIL 19 — from 4:15 PM to 6:45 PM
LES ENCHANTEURS Sing together with musicians — Everyone sings at the same time with musicians
• SUNDAY, APRIL 19 — from 10:10 AM to 10:55 AM
Musical reading — I have a lumberjack in my family tree
• FRIDAY, APRIL 24 — from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Student Symphony Orchestra — Promotion of a classical music repertoire
• SATURDAY, APRIL 25 — from 3:05 PM to 5:55 PM
Argentine Tango Ball — Argentine Tango Ball
• SUNDAY, APRIL 26 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Forro ball — dance party
MAY
• SUNDAY, MAY 3 — from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Barrel organ ball — All-dance ball to the sound of the barrel organ
• FRIDAY, MAY 8 — from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Funky Sax Project: soul and funk at the kiosk — A festive soul and funk concert
• SATURDAY, MAY 9 — from 4:45 PM to 6:30 PM
C'est la fanfoire! — Brass band and musical entertainment
• SUNDAY, MAY 10 — from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Brassage Brass Band concert — Music concert
• SATURDAY, MAY 16 — from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Ethnic and World Music & Arts — Multicultural musical journey in a public space
• SUNDAY, MAY 17 — from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Les Byger's - Jazz band — Jazz, quavers, syncopations, and swing
• SATURDAY, MAY 23 — from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
O2Vie Concert — Piano-voice duo show
• SATURDAY, MAY 23 — from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Barrel organ ball — All-dance ball to the sound of the barrel organ
• SUNDAY, MAY 24 — from 3:05 PM to 5:55 PM
Argentine tango ball — Argentine tango ball open to all
• SUNDAY, MAY 24 — from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Gospel soul pop choir — 40-voice a capella gospel soul pop choir
• SATURDAY, MAY 30 — from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Pupitre92 — Variety music by a concert band
• SATURDAY, MAY 30 — from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Wouap Didou Big Band - Jazz Concert — Jazz concert
• SUNDAY, MAY 31 — from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Abigaelle — Singing performance
JUNE
• SATURDAY, JUNE 6 — from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
200 Funk - Funk Concert — Concert by the group 200 Funk
• SATURDAY, JUNE 13 — from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Quatuor de Presque Paris — Concert by the Presque Paris Trombone Quartet
• SATURDAY, JUNE 13 — from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Student Symphony Orchestra — Promotion of a classical music repertoire
• SUNDAY, JUNE 14 — from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
L'âme nomade: Slavic and Yiddish music — Tango and swing
• FRIDAY, JUNE 19 — from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Argentine Tango Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango
• SATURDAY, JUNE 20 — from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Fête de la Musique — Entertainment
• SUNDAY, JUNE 21 — from 3:15 PM to 5:45 PM
BRASSENS CONCERT — Concert, mostly songs by Georges Brassens
• SUNDAY, JUNE 21 — from 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
NODZ — Pop-Funk with Hispanic influences
• FRIDAY, JUNE 26 — from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Argentine Tango Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango.
• SATURDAY, JUNE 27 — from 3:05 PM to 5:55 PM
Argentine Tango Ball — Argentine tango ball open to all
• SUNDAY, JUNE 28 — from 2:15 PM to 4:45 PM
1900 musette ball — Demonstrations of 19th and early 20th-century dances
• MONDAY, JUNE 29 — from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Concert with musicians from Marr College, Scotland — Popular music, Scottish melodies
• TUESDAY, JUNE 30 — from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Concert with Princethorpe College (UK) — Pop music, film scores, and musicals
• TUESDAY, JUNE 30 — from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Concert with Princethorpe College (UK) — Pop music, film scores, and musicals
JULY
• FRIDAY, JULY 3 — from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango.
• SATURDAY, JULY 4 — from 4:05 PM to 6:55 PM
Argentine tango ball — Argentine tango ball open to all
• SUNDAY, JULY 5 — from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
COSMOS KIBUN - (Pop-Rock / Fusion) — Modern music concert - Pop Rock Funk oriented
• WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 — from 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM
Berkhamsted School music groups — A family concert of 'Pop' and 'Film' classics
• FRIDAY, JULY 10 — from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango.
• SATURDAY, JULY 11 — from 4:05 PM to 6:55 PM
Argentine tango ball — Argentine tango ball open to all
• SUNDAY, JULY 12 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Conservatory Hip Hop Dance and Classical Music
• MONDAY, JULY 13 — from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Concert with the Coombe Girls' School Choir UK — Pop songs and musical songs
• FRIDAY, JULY 17 — from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango.
• SATURDAY, JULY 18 — from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Landau Forte Tamworth Sixth Form College — Brass band and dance performance
• SUNDAY, JULY 19 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Conservatory Hip Hop Dance and Classical Music
• THURSDAY, JULY 23 — from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Concert with St. Edward's School, Poole (UK) — Film music, musicals, pop songs
• FRIDAY, JULY 24 — from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Argentine Tango Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango.
• SATURDAY, JULY 25 — from 2:20 PM to 4:40 PM
Barbaroké — A mix of barrel organ and Karaoke
• SUNDAY, JULY 26 — from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Pop rock concert by the group Alchemy — Pop-rock concert mixing covers and original compositions
• THURSDAY, JULY 30 — from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Musical concert: Paris will always be ours — Concert band and choir for all ages
• FRIDAY, JULY 31 — from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Argentine Tango Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango.
AUGUST
• FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 — from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Argentine Tango Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango
• FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 — from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Tango Paris Les Deux Rives — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango.
• THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 — from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Musical show with Youth Brass 2000 (UK) — Classical music, film music, pop, big band
• FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 — from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Argentine Tango Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango.
• SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 — from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Musical show with Youth Brass 2000 (UK) — Classical music, film music, pop, big band
• SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Forro ball — dance party
• FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 — from 3:45 PM to 6:16 PM
Argentine Tango Dance — Afternoon dance on the theme of Argentine tango
• SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 — from 4:05 PM to 6:55 PM
Argentine tango ball — Argentine tango ball open to all
• SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 — from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Sax Tapes — Jazz-Funk concert
SEPTEMBER
• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 — from 4:05 PM to 6:55 PM
Argentine tango ball — Argentine tango ball open to all
• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 — from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Églantine concert — Feel-good pop-rock concert, solo on stage.
• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 — from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
WONDERBRASS, Brassband of festive music — 12 Brass instruments in fusion
• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 — from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Ethnic and World Music & Arts — Multicultural musical journey in a public space
• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 — from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Alchemy (Pop-Rock compositions) — Pop-rock concert, about 1h, covers and original songs
• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 — from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Wouap Didou Big Band - Jazz Concert — Jazz concert
OCTOBER
• SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 — from 3:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Jazz sextet — Jazz sextet concert
• SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 — from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Mister BlaiZ [Gospel] and his school choir — Gospel entertainment
Our take on this event
Located in the 8th arrondissement, the Jardins des Champs-Élysées host a wide array of musical and dance performances scheduled until October 25, 2026. The kiosk serves as an open stage featuring everything from musical readings and student symphony orchestras to lively brass bands and dance afternoons, including frequent Argentine tango balls and traditional musette sessions. The musical spectrum is exceptionally broad, spanning classical repertoires, funk, soul, pop, and world music.
The program runs over several months with various time slots. You can enjoy performances by choirs, jazz acts such as The Byger's or the Wouap Didou Big Band, and festive events like the Fête de la Musique. The series also features an international flair with guest performances from various schools and music colleges from abroad.
Admission to all performances is free. The venue is fully wheelchair accessible, allowing all visitors to enjoy these cultural highlights within the green surroundings of the gardens. Be sure to check the schedule to catch your favorite performances, as specific acts and event times vary throughout the season.
