City guideParis · Sat 10 – Sun 11 October
Paris this weekend: Montmartre’s grape harvest and Mary Cassatt
A harvest parade, two new exhibitions, dinner by the fire, 200 years of photography and the 20km.
The weekend at a glance
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Saturday · 10 October
Sunday · 11 October
All weekend · Saturday and Sunday
Saturday
10 October
Sat 11:45Free
Festival · Montmartre
The Montmartre grape harvest
Every October Montmartre celebrates the harvest of its own vineyard, the Clos Montmartre, one of the last vineyards inside Paris. The Fête des Vendanges runs from Wednesday to Sunday, and the hill fills with stalls, music and wine.
On Saturday the grand parade leaves the vineyard at 11:45 and winds through the old village. All weekend a tasting trail circles the Sacré-Cœur. It’s free: come early for the parade, stay for the view.
Sat 19:30–22:15Book ahead
Restaurant · 11th
SaltoBar, dinner by the fire
SaltoBar is Diego Alary’s first Paris restaurant, on a quiet street in the 11th. The idea is Iberian: plates to share, small and generous, many of them finished over the fire.
It suits a long Saturday dinner with friends, ordering a little of everything for the table It’s new and small: book ahead.
Sunday
11 October
Sun 9:00Free to watch
Run · Eiffel Tower
25,000 runners on the 20km
Sunday morning belongs to the runners: about 25,000 of them on the 20km de Paris, from the Pont d’Iéna along the Seine and back to the Eiffel Tower.
Bands play along the route. Find a spot on the quais, or cross the river to cheer the finish under the tower. It’s free to watch.
All weekend
Saturday and Sunday
Sat and Sun, 9:30–18:00Museum ticket
Exhibition · Musée d’Orsay
Mary Cassatt, the independent
Mary Cassatt was the American in the Impressionist circle: she settled in Paris, exhibited with Degas and his friends, and made the intimate life of women and children her subject.
The Musée d’Orsay gives her the first major exhibition in France: nearly 80 works, paintings, pastels and prints, until 31 January. Go on Saturday morning, before the crowds reach the upper floors.
Sat and Sun, 9:30–18:00Museum ticket
Exhibition · Musée Picasso
Kurt Schwitters, 300 works
Kurt Schwitters turned bus tickets, wrappers and scraps into art he called Merz: collages, assemblages and whole rooms built from what the city threw away.
Le chaos-monde, 1918–1948, at the Musée Picasso, gathers 300 works with MoMA: his first big show in France in thirty years, until 7 February. Pair it with a walk through the Marais.
Sat and Sun, 10:00–19:00€13 online, free under 12
Fair · La Villette
200 years of photography
Two hundred years ago, in 1826, Nicéphore Niépce made the first photograph from his window in Burgundy. The Salon Photo & Vidéo marks the anniversary at the Grande Halle de la Villette.
Cameras from 1826 to today, talks, workshops and the newest gear, Thursday to Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00. Tickets are €13 online, free under 12.
Saturday
Sat 11:45
The Montmartre grape harvest
Every October Montmartre celebrates the harvest of its own vineyard, the Clos Montmartre, one of the last vineyards inside Paris. The Fête des Vendanges runs from Wednesday to Sunday, and the hill fills with stalls, music and wine.
On Saturday the grand parade leaves the vineyard at 11:45 and winds through the old village. All weekend a tasting trail circles the Sacré-Cœur. It’s free: come early for the parade, stay for the view.
Clos Montmartre Sat 19:30–22:15
SaltoBar, dinner by the fire
SaltoBar is Diego Alary’s first Paris restaurant, on a quiet street in the 11th. The idea is Iberian: plates to share, small and generous, many of them finished over the fire.
It suits a long Saturday dinner with friends, ordering a little of everything for the table It’s new and small: book ahead.
SaltoBar Sunday
Sun 9:00
25,000 runners on the 20km
Sunday morning belongs to the runners: about 25,000 of them on the 20km de Paris, from the Pont d’Iéna along the Seine and back to the Eiffel Tower.
Bands play along the route. Find a spot on the quais, or cross the river to cheer the finish under the tower. It’s free to watch.
All weekend
Sat and Sun, 9:30–18:00
Mary Cassatt, the independent
Mary Cassatt was the American in the Impressionist circle: she settled in Paris, exhibited with Degas and his friends, and made the intimate life of women and children her subject.
The Musée d’Orsay gives her the first major exhibition in France: nearly 80 works, paintings, pastels and prints, until 31 January. Go on Saturday morning, before the crowds reach the upper floors.
Musée d'Orsay Sat and Sun, 9:30–18:00
Kurt Schwitters, 300 works
Kurt Schwitters turned bus tickets, wrappers and scraps into art he called Merz: collages, assemblages and whole rooms built from what the city threw away.
Le chaos-monde, 1918–1948, at the Musée Picasso, gathers 300 works with MoMA: his first big show in France in thirty years, until 7 February. Pair it with a walk through the Marais.
Musée Picasso Paris Sat and Sun, 10:00–19:00
200 years of photography
Two hundred years ago, in 1826, Nicéphore Niépce made the first photograph from his window in Burgundy. The Salon Photo & Vidéo marks the anniversary at the Grande Halle de la Villette.
Cameras from 1826 to today, talks, workshops and the newest gear, Thursday to Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00. Tickets are €13 online, free under 12.
Grande Halle de la Villette