Photo : Clément Dorval / Ville de Paris
Kiosque en Fête at Square Maurice Gardette
The charming bandstand nestled in the local square transforms into the ultimate neighborhood hotspot this season. Whether you are into high-energy hip-hop jams, smooth jazz sessions, or laid-back live music, this spot brings a vibrant rhythm to your weekend strolls.
Square Maurice Gardette (Paris 11th)
About
Square Maurice Gardette comes alive with Kiosque en Fête, a diverse festival running from April 18 to October 25, 2026, in the 11th arrondissement. From jazz, hip-hop, and swing dances to theater performances and choral concerts, this free event offers a vibrant cultural experience in an open-air setting. Whether you are looking for live music or an artistic escape, the park provides a welcoming atmosphere for everyone. The venue is fully wheelchair accessible, ensuring that all visitors can comfortably enjoy the wide array of performances scheduled throughout the spring and summer seasons.
APRIL
• SATURDAY APRIL 18 — from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Mister BlaiZ [Gospel] and his school choir — Gospel entertainment
• SUNDAY APRIL 19 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
LE KIOSQUE A COMPLICES DE LA RIME METISSE — Concert and hip-hop introductory workshops
• SUNDAY APRIL 26 — from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Bacàn Live Band — Musical entertainment around the 80s.
MAY
• FRIDAY MAY 1 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Grosses bises — Collective listening of the Grosses bises podcast
• SUNDAY MAY 3 — from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
L'atelier Musica in concert with Steve Potts — Jazz and improvised music concert
• FRIDAY MAY 8 — from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Title to be guessed Théâtre Ateliers du Chaudron — Performance by the Atelier Théâtre Pratique
• SATURDAY MAY 9 — from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Amicale Electronic Afternoon — DJ set by the Amicale des Dimanches Électroniques
• SUNDAY MAY 10 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Forro ball — dance ball
• SATURDAY MAY 16 — from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
DITTO Jazz quintet — Jazz
• SUNDAY MAY 17 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Swing Afternoon at the Kiosk — Mini Swing Ball (30s jazz music)
• SATURDAY MAY 23 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Hip Hop Battle/Jam — Share Hip Hop activities with the general public
• SUNDAY MAY 24 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Concert / graffiti animation — Share hip hop activities with the general public
• MONDAY MAY 25 — from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Concert by the big band OnlyPotes — Jazz and funk
• SATURDAY MAY 30 — from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Jazz with Steve Potts & Ménilmontant Street Band — Jazz and improvised music concert
• SUNDAY MAY 31 — from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Mesure Zéro — Film music, jazz, pop.
JUNE
• SATURDAY JUNE 6 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Early Birds - Rock folk blues concert — Rock, folk and blues concert
• SUNDAY JUNE 7 — from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concert by students from musical academies — Concert by students from musical academies
• SUNDAY JUNE 7 — from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Mathieu & Farah — French songs
• MONDAY JUNE 8 — from 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM
Concert with Auchenharvie Academy (UK) — Pop music, musical theater and film music
• FRIDAY JUNE 12 — from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Morgane — Original songs in French, guitars and vocals
• SATURDAY JUNE 13 — from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Hall — A love declaration in a movie theater hall
• SATURDAY JUNE 13 — from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
COSMOS KIBUN - (Pop-Rock / Fusion) —
Modern music concert - Oriented Pop Rock Funk
• SUNDAY JUNE 14 — from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Hall — A love declaration in a movie theater hall
• SUNDAY JUNE 14 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Swing Afternoon at the Kiosk — Mini Swing Ball (30s jazz music)
• FRIDAY JUNE 19 — from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
septembre l'été — some songs to escape at the end of the day
• SATURDAY JUNE 20 — from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Concert by the big band OnlyPotes — Jazz and funk
• SATURDAY JUNE 20 — from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Festival danse sevillanas y rumba espagole — A Spanish party, a feria
• SUNDAY JUNE 21 — from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Les Cuivres des Rails — Jazz, pop, French song, soul concert
• SUNDAY JUNE 21 — from 9:30 AM to 1:45 PM
Foliephonies celebrates music — A capella choir concert
• MONDAY JUNE 22 — from 8:00 PM to 8:45 PM
World polyphonies and jazz at Gardette — By the Aisthanoumai choirs
• TUESDAY JUNE 23 — from 7:00 PM to 7:45 PM
World polyphonies and jazz at Gardette — World polyphonies and jazz
• WEDNESDAY JUNE 24 — from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Culture Autrement - Musical immersion — Experience a musical immersion in the heart of the Kiosk
• THURSDAY JUNE 25 — from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Culture Autrement - Musical immersion — Experience a musical immersion in the heart of the Kiosk
• FRIDAY JUNE 26 — from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Fordingbridge Musical Theatre Choir — Concert
• SATURDAY JUNE 27 — from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
zerium summer party — musical journey through Africa in the feminine
• SATURDAY JUNE 27 — from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Concert with the musicians of Marr College, Scotland — Popular music, Scottish melodies
• SUNDAY JUNE 28 — from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Concert by the Bry Harmonie Orchestra (BHO94) — Wind orchestra concert
• SUNDAY JUNE 28 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Forro ball — dance ball
JULY
• SATURDAY JULY 4 — from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Soul Funk Jazz concert — Soul Funk Jazz concert by 5 passionate musicians
• SATURDAY JULY 4 — from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
sHommeS XY Performance and inclusive ball for all — Musical and choreographic performance / ball
• SUNDAY JULY 5 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Swing Afternoon at the Kiosk — Mini Swing Ball (30s jazz music)
• SUNDAY JULY 5 — from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Mathieu & Farah — French songs
• WEDNESDAY JULY 8 — from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
St Anthony's Girls Catholic Academy Senior Choir — Concert - Choir
• FRIDAY JULY 10 — from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Nottingham High School — Concert
• SATURDAY JULY 11 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Pop Rock concert by the group Hit Rewind — Pop rock cover concert
• SUNDAY JULY 12 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Forro ball — dance ball
• THURSDAY JULY 16 — from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concert by the Peacekeepers Music Band — Varied music concert
• FRIDAY JULY 17 — from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Culture Autrement - Musical immersion — Experience a musical immersion in the heart of the Kiosk
• SATURDAY JULY 18 — from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Mathieu & Farah — French songs
• SUNDAY JULY 19 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Swing Afternoon at the Kiosk — Mini Swing Ball (30s jazz music)
• SATURDAY JULY 25 — from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Culture Autrement - Cultural immersion — Experience a cultural immersion in the heart of the Kiosk
• TUESDAY JULY 28 — from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Barnet Education Arts Trust — Free orchestral concert
AUGUST
• SUNDAY AUGUST 2 — from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Eric Project Musique — Setting Baudelaire poems to music
• SATURDAY AUGUST 8 — from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Japan Day — Activities based on Japanese culture
• SUNDAY AUGUST 23 — from 3:35 PM to 6:25 PM
Samba de gafieira ball hosted by the Dança Samba association — Samba de gafieira dance entertainment
• SUNDAY AUGUST 30 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Swing Afternoon at the Kiosk — Mini Swing Ball (30s jazz music)
SEPTEMBER
• SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5 — from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Concert BREWED FUNK CLUB — Soul, funk & groove!
• SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5 — from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
STORYTIME in English for children — Theatrical show in English for children
• SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6 — from 3:35 PM to 6:25 PM
Samba de gafieira ball hosted by the Dança Samba association — Samba de gafieira dance entertainment
• SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12 — from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
COSMOS KIBUN - (Pop-Rock / Fusion) — Modern music concert - Oriented Pop Rock Funk
• SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Swing Afternoon at the Kiosk — Mini Swing Ball (30s jazz music)
• SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13 — from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
FANFARE OCTAVE CALLOT — BRASS BAND
• SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19 — from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
The rhythm of time — Heritage Day through dance
• SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19 — from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Jazz with Steve Potts & Ménilmontant Street Band — Jazz and improvised music concert
• SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20 — from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Early Birds - Rock folk blues concert — Early Birds - Rock folk blues concert
• WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 — from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
The Street Mural — Awareness workshop on the street world
• SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 — from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Mathieu & Farah — French songs
• SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27 — from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Concert by Vents Debout Orchestra — Concert by the Vents Debout orchestra
OCTOBER
• SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 — from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Concert by the big band OnlyPotes — Jazz and funk
• SUNDAY OCTOBER 11 — from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
B12 Big band — Musical ensemble with a varied repertoire
Our take on this event
Located in the heart of the 11th arrondissement, Square Maurice Gardette transforms into a community hub with the Kiosque en Fête festival. From April 18 to October 25, 2026, the park's iconic kiosk hosts an extensive lineup of talent, covering genres from jazz, funk, and soul to rock, folk, and modern pop. The program is carefully crafted to offer something for every taste, including participatory hip-hop workshops, swing dance afternoons, forró balls, and lively theater performances. You will also find international choirs, podcast listening sessions, and even celebratory events like traditional ferias.
All activities are free of charge, encouraging visitors to enjoy the Parisian outdoor ambiance. The square is designed to be inclusive and is fully wheelchair accessible, making it easy for everyone to attend. With events scheduled at various times—ranging from morning concerts to evening jazz sets—there is plenty of opportunity to catch a performance that fits your agenda. We invite you to explore the full calendar to plan your visits and discover the rich variety of artists taking the stage in this beautiful park setting.
