Welcome to 2026 in France! With a wide range of openings, anniversaries,
green and gastronomic initiatives, cycling and other sporting events, transport
novelties and new accommodation, 2026 is another dynamic year to visit. Read
on for the exciting news from France – plus the French exhibitions you can
catch in the UK.
or browse all 2026 news at a glance in the list below.
Mid-end 2025:
July 2025 – OPENING OF GAUGUIN INTERPRETATION CENTRE, Clohars-Carnoët, Brittany
July 2025 – LONG-BURIED MEDIEVAL TREASURE AT CLUNY ABBEY, Burgundy
September 2025 – CORSICA ACHIEVES A GOLD LEVEL IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
September 2025 – LE MARO 70’: NEW GRAVEL BIKE ROUTE, Saint-Gilles, Pays de la Loire
From 12 October 2025 – INTRODUCTION OF ENTRY EXIT SYSTEM (EES) AND ETIAS APPLICABLE TO NON-EU NATIONALS WISHING TO ENTER OR LEAVE FRANCE
Autumn 2025 – OPENING OF HOTEL CHÂTEAU LA COMMARAINE, Pommard, Burgundy
December 2025 – LE 3: NEW WINE TOURISM SPACE IN THE HEART OF REIMS, Grand Est
December 2025 – FIRST ROSEWOOD HOTEL TO OPEN IN COURCHEVEL, French Alps
From December 2025 – TRAVELSKI NIGHT EXPRESS: NEW SLEEPER TRAIN, French Alps
End 2025 – 100 YEARS OF THE AVENUE DE CHAMPAGNE, Épernay, Grand Est
End 2025-2030 – ALTITUDE 3300 PROJECT, Alpe d’Huez, French Alps
2026:
30 January – 1 February 2026 – NEW RESPONSIBLE TOURISM TRADE SHOW, Paris
5 February 2026 – SIX NATIONS OPENING MATCH TO BE FRANCE VS IRELAND, Paris
11-15 February 2026 – 95TH FÊTE DU MIMOSA, Mandelieu-La Napoule, PACA
19-22 March 2026 – NEW INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE BOATING SHOW, Nice, PACA
March 2026 – NEW GASTRONOMIC FOOD COURT, Tours, Centre-Val de Loire
March-April 2026 – HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS TOURING FRANCE FOR 100TH BIRTHDAY
12 April 2026 – 50TH EDITION OF THE PARIS MARATHON, Paris
19 April 2026 – APPLE PEAK: A NEW MOUNTAIN RELAY RACE, Peisey-Villandry
April 2026 – NEW NAVIGÔNE RIVER TRANSPORT TO BECOME ALL ELECTRIC, Lyon
April 2026 – LE PROVENÇAL REOPENING AHEAD OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY, Cap d’Antibes
12-13 May 2026 – TWO NEW SPACE SHOWS IN TOULOUSE, Occitanie
22-24 May 2026 – THE 15TH PETITES FOLIES FESTIVAL, Lampaul-Plouarzel, Brittany
Spring 2026 – NEW MUSÉE DES SACRES OPENS IN THE PALAIS DU TAU, Reims, Grand Est
Spring 2026 – OPENING OF VILLA WINDSOR TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, Paris
11-14 June 2026 – 10 YEARS OF THE LYON STREET FOOD FESTIVAL
23-26 July 2026 – 40 YEARS OF DOUARNENEZ MARITIME FESTIVAL, Brittany
26 July – 9 August 2026 – THE EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, Paris
2-9 August 2026 – MAYENNE TO HOST INTERNATIONAL CYCLE TOURISM FESTIVAL, Château-Gontier, Pays de la Loire
5 September 2026 – THE 40TH MARATHON DU MÉDOC, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
October 2026 – 5 YEARS OF THE LILLE STREET FOOD FESTIVAL, Lille, Hauts-de-France
November 2026 – NEW ECO-FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATION IN TIGNES, French Alps
December 2026 – NEW NIGHT TRAIN LINKING PARIS TO THE ALPS
2026 – CLAUDE MONET: 100 YEARS OF LEGACY, Normandy and Paris
2026 – 200 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, Burgundy
2026 – LAUNCH OF THE ROUTE DU CASSIS, Burgundy-Franche-Comté
2026 – 10 YEARS OF THE CITÉ DU VIN, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2026 – OPENING OF THE GRAND SIÈCLE MUSEUM IN SAINT-CLOUD, Paris
2026 – ÉTOILE VOLTAIRE SET TO OPEN, Paris
2026 – 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF LASCAUX IV, Montignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2026 – 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF GEORGE SAND, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2026 – MORE CYCLE ROUTES AND GREEN TRANSPORT, Nantes, Pays de la Loire
2026 – MOB HOTEL OPENING A FIFTH COMPLEX, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2026 – FRANCE’S FIRST VIGNETTE COLLECTION HOTEL, Théoule-sur-Mer, PACA
2026 – NEW FOUR-STAR APART CITY SET TO OPEN, Paris
2026 – CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL TO OPEN NEAR DISNEYLAND, Paris
2026 – FUTURE FIVE-STAR HOTEL TO OPEN IN TOURAINE, Amboise, Centre-Val de Loire
2026 – RADISSON GROUP ADDING FOUR NEW HOTELS ACROSS FRANCE
2026 – NEW BRITTANY FERRIES ROUTES ANNOUNCED, Brittany & Normandy
2026 – CHÂTEAUROUX TO LAUNCH AUTONOMOUS MINIBUSES, Centre-Val de Loire
2026 – 50 YEARS OF UNIWORLD RIVER CRUISES, across France
2026 – SNCF SET TO LAUNCH 5TH-GENERATION TGV, across France
2027 and beyond:
2027 – WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR’S MILLENNIUM, Normandy
2027 – 120 YEARS OF MONTGENÈVRE, FRANCE’S OLDEST SKI RESORT, French Alps
2027 – FRANCE’S FOURTH CITÉ DE LA GASTRONOMIE TO OPEN AT PARIS-RUNGIS, Paris
2027 – REOPENING OF MUSÉE NISSIM DE CAMONDO, Paris
2027 – OPENING OF A NEW BYZANTIUM DEPARTMENT AT THE LOUVRE, Paris
2027 – OPENING OF LA VILLA COSE, FIVE-STAR SPA HOTEL IN COLMAR, Grand Est
2027 – OPENING OF THE CDG EXPRESS LINKING AIRPORT TO GARE DE L’EST, Paris
2028 – BOURGES TO BE EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE, Centre-Val de Loire
France in the UK:
13 February – 17 May 2026 – SEURAT AND THE SEA, The Courtauld, London
September 2026 – July 2027 – THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY, The British Museum, London
2 October 2026 – 31 January 2027 – PAINTING THE FRENCH RIVIERA, RA, London
3 October 2026 – 31 January 2027 – RENOIR AND LOVE, The National Gallery, London
Expected 2029 – PUY DU FOU UK, Bicester, Oxfordshire
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