Finish of the Tour SEPTEMBER OCTOBER de France cycle race The legendary cycle race Francis Bacon Qatar Prix de l’Arc leaves from Brussels this A vast retrospective devoted de Triomphe year and after three epic to the late works of the Eng- weeks will finish on the lish painter,famous for his One of the most prestigious Champs-Élysées. violent and deconstructed international horse races. Champs-Élysées (8th). figures. Hippodrome de ParisLong- 28 July. www.letour.fr Centre Pompidou (4th). champ (16th). 5 and 6 Oct. From 11 Sept 2019 to 20 Jan www.evenements.france- 2020. www.centrepompidou.fr galop.com European Heritage Days Museums, palaces, hôtels pa rticuliers and unusual places open their doors, for AUGUST free-or reduced-rate visits. Nuit Blanche in Paris 21 and 22 Sept. http:// Festival Classique journeesdupatrimoine.fr From 7pm to daybreak, pub- lic and private spaces in the au Vert capital play host to contem- Degas at the Opera porary art. Every weekend, discover Night of 5 to 6 Oct. classical music in an unclas- https://quefaire.paris.fr sical setting. Parc Floral de Paris (12th). From mid-Aug to early Sept. Montmartre Grape https://classiqueauvert.paris.fr Harvest Festival Rock en Seine A panorama of more than This popular festival is held forty years of the Paris Opera on the occasion of the ‘The’end-of-summer rock with visual depictions of its grape harvest at the Clos festival!Temperatures are dancers,backstage spaces, Montmartre, with five days set to rise with artists like musicians, the audience ... of celebrations and enter- The Cure, Major Lazer and Musée d’Orsay (7th). From tainment — visits, shows, etc. Jorja Smith. 24 Sept 2019 to 19 Jan 2020. From 9 to 13 Oct. Domaine National de Saint- www.musee-orsay.fr www.fetedesvendanges Cloud.From 23 to 25 Aug. demontmartre.com www.rockenseine.com Techno Parade Parade of floats, for fans of techno and electronic music More events on and anyone else who wants to join in the party mood. Sept. www.technoparade.fr 11