Open Air Cinema at La Villette

A cultural highlight every summer, the festival welcomes thousands of film fans with a programme of French and international films

The open-air cinema at La Villette will not take place in 2024. See you in summer 2025. Relax on the green lawns of the Parc de la Villette, in the 19th district in the north east of Paris; as dusk falls the screenings begin at the Open Air Cinema Festival (Cinéma en plein air). A cultural highlight every summer with a different theme each time, the festival welcomes thousands of film fans with a programme of French and international films, both new releases and cult films of the past. Lesser known films and short films are also screened. Special events and activities are open to all. Entry to the screenings at the Open Air Film Festival is free of charge for all. You can hire deckchairs and blankets on site for a more comfortable screening, and audiences are invited to bring a picnic and enjoy it before the screening begins. All films are shown in their original language, foreign films are shown with French subtitles.