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The district of La Villette offers many possibilities for organizing an event. For conferences and trade exhibitions: the Centre des Congrès de la Villette – within the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie, the Grande Halle de la Villette or the Paris Event Center. For your corporate conventions, two show venues are ideal, the Zénith Paris - La Villette (3,000 m², capacity 5,700 persons in theatre format) and the Philharmonie de Paris (main auditorium for 2,400 persons in theatre format and several other spaces for private hire).
Many options are available to give your visitors and guests the very best Parisian experience. Explore this district which is undergoing transformation and let yourself be taken off the beaten tracks to enjoy a combination of culture, unique activities, and huge green spaces. Read on!
Opened in 2020, the 4-star ReMIX Hôtel offers 259 rooms and 9 meeting rooms. A few steps from the Zénith and the Philharmonie, the hotel is inspired by the music of the 80s and 90s. Also to discover, by the Canal de l’Ourcq, the Holiday Inn Express Paris – Canal de la Villette (144 rooms and 7 meeting rooms).
For a stay lasting several days, your guests may prefer an apartment hotel. There are 3 options close to the event venues: the Adagio Paris 19e Cité de la Musique (125 apartments), a 4-star a stone’s throw from the Parc de la Villette, the Adagio access Paris La Villette (a 3-star with 72 apartments and 1 seminar room), and the Appart’City Paris La Villette (a 2-star) with 84 studios.
For a quick and accurate assessment of accommodation available around the Centre des congrès de la Villette, the Grande Halle de la Villette or the Paris Event Center, we provide you with a free simulation tool via our partner bnetwork, which you can consult here for free.
The Au bœuf couronné, a traditional French brasserie, is situated opposite the Parc de la Villette. It is a typically Parisian eatery close to your event (150 covers and 1 private reception room).
With more than 10 million visitors to its 35 hectares of green spaces each year, the Parc de La Villette – Plein air has some of the most singular venues in the capital. A visit is an invitation to get closer to nature with the 3,000 m² of ecological gardens and marvel at the amazing architecture of the 26 ‘Follies’. Discover original venues available for private hire: Folie observatoire, Folie des fêtes.
The project Boum Boum Villette will launch in 2023. The former Vill’up shopping centre is set to become the 1st food & leisure market in France and will include a MICE offering, with team-building activities and 2 meeting rooms.
Choosing the district of La Villette for a conference or a convention is putting the canals of Paris at the heart of your event.
The Canal de l’Ourcq runs through the Parc de la Villette and its many event venues. At its extremity, the 800-metre long and 70-metre wide Bassin de la Villette is the largest artificial stretch of water in Paris, linking the Canal de l'Ourcq to the Canal Saint-Martin and developing river transport. Numerous activities and cultural events make this canal basin a festive and popular spot with Parisians.
Paris Canal’s three boats will take you on an original cruise, for any type of event. Several options are available with or without catering (200 persons maximum). For a team-building activity at the water's edge, step on board the small electric boats of Marin d’eau douce..
