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October 2026

Harvest, art fairs and the new exhibition season

3–4 Oct · Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

7–11 Oct · Montmartre Harvest Festival

13–18 Oct · Paris Motor Show

17 Oct–2 Nov · School holidays

23–25 Oct · Art Basel Paris

25 Oct · Clocks go back

28 Oct–1 Nov · Salon du Chocolat

23–25 October: Art Basel Paris

The contemporary art fair fills the Grand Palais, with exhibitions and installations across the city during the week.

7–11 October: Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre

The Montmartre harvest festival, with a taste trail around Sacré-Cœur and the grand parade on Saturday 10 October.

13–18 October: Mondial de l’Auto

The Paris Motor Show at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with late openings on Friday and Saturday.

28 October – 1 November: Salon du Chocolat

Chocolatiers and pastry chefs at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, open daily 10 am to 7 pm.

3–4 October: Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Europe’s great flat race at ParisLongchamp, on the first weekend of the month.

From 6 Oct · Mary Cassatt at the Musée d’Orsay

Nearly 80 paintings, pastels and prints; to 31 January 2027.

From 7 Oct · Zurbarán at the Louvre

A retrospective of the Spanish painter in the Hall Napoléon; to 25 January 2027.

From 7 Oct · “Remember Me” at the Bourse de Commerce

About 700 photographs from the Pinault Collection; to 18 January 2027.

From 9 Oct · Gustave Fayet at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

With Van Gogh, Gauguin and Redon; to 8 March 2027.

All month · “Cézanne and Us” at the Grand Palais

174 works; to 17 January 2027.

Last chance · Giverny

Monet’s house and gardens close for the season after 1 November.

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