Welcome to 2027 in France! With a wide range of openings, reopenings, anniversaries, cycling and other sporting events, transport novelties and new accommodation, 2027 is another dynamic year to visit. Read on for the exciting news from France, including the Grand Départ of the Tour de France starting in Edinburgh, and the upcoming European Year of the Normans.
or browse all 2026 news at a glance in the chronological list below.
Please note: each item has a dedicated paragraph and link in the press release.
2026
- September 2026-September 2027 – 200 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Arles
- 26 September 2026 – CHÂTEAU D’ANGERS’ TOUR DU MOULIN REOPENS AFTER 20 YEARS, Angers, Pays de la Loire
- 10 October 2026 – REOPENING OF THE MUSÉE DE LA RÉSISTANCE ET DE LA DÉPORTATION DE L’AISNE, Tergnier, Northern France
- 28 November 2026 – 3 January 2027 – 10 YEARS OF CHRISTMAS IN THE LAND OF CHÂTEAUX, Loire Valley
- 2026-2027 – PARC ASTÉRIX TO INVEST €250M, CONFIRMING ITS PLACE AS FRANCE’S SECOND-LARGEST THEME PARK, Northern France
2027
- March 2027 – REOPENING OF THE PALAIS DU TAU, Reims, Eastern France
- 30 April-29 August 2027 – CIRCUS-THEMED EXHIBITION AT THE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC MUSEUM, Albi, Occitanie
- 11-22 May 2027 – 80TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, Côte d’Azur
- May 2027 – 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROUTE DES GRANDS CRUS, Burgundy
- Spring 2027 – NEW LONG-DISTANCE TRAIL IN THE ARDENNES, Eastern France
- 7-11 July 2027 – VOILES & VIGNOBLES: BORDEAUX CELEBRATES WINE AND THE TALL SHIPS RACES, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 20 YEARS OF THE MACHINES DE L’ÎLE, Nantes, Pays de la Loire
- FUTUROSCOPE TURNS 40, Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 75 YEARS OF THE AMIENS ZOO, Northern France
- 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF MANAS, EUROPE’S FIRST AND ONLY MUSEUM DEVOTED TO THE NAÏF ART MOVEMENT, Laval, Pays de la Loire
Other news snippets
- 2-3 February 2027 – PARIS TO HOST SLOWW! 2027
- 17 April-18 July 2027 – EXHIBITION BY SCOTTISH ARTIST TO MARK PALAIS GALLIERA’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY, Paris
- June 2027 – NEW SHOW AT PUY DU FOU AS THE PARK PREPARES FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY, Pays de la Loire
- 2027 – 100 YEARS OF THE AVEN ARMAND CAVE, Lozère, Occitanie
- 2027 – 600 YEARS OF THE MAISON KAMMERZELL, Strasbourg, Eastern France
- 2027 – NEW SHUTTLE LINKING DIJON TO THE NEARBY VINEYARDS, Burgundy
Normandy
- 2027 – EUROPEAN YEAR OF THE NORMANS AND WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR’S MILLENNIUM
Paris
- 17 October 2026 – FORMER RENAULT FACTORY OPENS AS NEW CONTEMPORARY ART CENTRE ‘LARGE’ ON ÎLE SEGUIN
- 4 April 2027 – 50TH EDITION OF THE PARIS MARATHON
- 15 April 2027 – REOPENING OF THE PALAIS DE LA DÉCOUVERTE AS IT TURNS 90
- Spring 2027 – CENTRE POMPIDOU FRANCILIEN–FABRIQUE DE L’ART TO OPEN
- 14-20 June 2027 – PARIS AIR SHOW: ‘100 YEARS OF TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT’
- Autumn 2027 – SCHEDULED REOPENING OF YVES SAINT-LAURENT MUSEUM IN 10TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
- 2027 – OPENING OF THE NEW TOUR TRIANGLE
Ski & Mountains
- 5 December 2026 – ‘NOMAD’: NEW DINING AND SOCIAL HUB IN MÉRIBEL
- 15 December 2026 – 30 April 2027 – NEW EXHIBITION BENEATH LAKE TIGNES
- December 2026 – NEW WINE AND CHAMPAGNE BAR IN LES ARCS
- December 2026 – NEW AQUATICS AND WELLNESS CENTRE IN VALMOREL
- December 2026 – CHAMROUSSE OPENS NEW SPACE TO CELEBRATE ITS WINTER OLYMPIC HERITAGE
- 2026-2027 – VARIOUS ANNIVERSARIES IN THE ALPS
- 16-30 January 2027 – 20 YEARS OF THE ALTITUDE JAZZ FESTIVAL
- 2027 – MODERNISATION IN THE MOUNTAINS
Cycling
- March 2027 – ‘LA BIKETTE BERRY TOURAINE’ CYCLE ROUTE, Loire Valley
- 2 July 2027 – TOUR DE FRANCE 2027: GRAND DÉPART IN EDINBURGH WITH STAGES IN ENGLAND AND WALES
- 24 August-5 September – 2027 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hotels, Accommodation & Spas
- 24 September 2026 – OPENING OF 5-STAR LE RELAIS D’AMBOISE, Loire Valley
- December 2026 – NEW SPA AND SUITES AT DOMAINE LES CRAYÈRES, Reims
- December 2026 – FORMER MILITARY BARRACKS TRANSFORMED INTO 4-STAR HOTEL AND SPA, Briançon
- Late 2026 – NEW PULLMAN ROYAL KEY WELLNESS RESORT TO OPEN,
Le Moule, Guadeloupe - Late 2026 – REOPENING OF HÔTEL BANKE OPÉRA AS PART OF THE RADISSON COLLECTION, Paris
- Early 2027 – OPENING OF LA VILLA COSE, 5-STAR SPA HOTEL, Colmar
- Early 2027 – NEW HÔTEL MAISON LITTÉRAIRE GEORGE SAND, Bordeaux
- March 2027 – OPENING OF TRIBE HOTEL IN CABOURG, Normandy
- April 2027 – PLANNED OPENING OF 5-STAR NOLINSKI GOLFE DE SAINT-TROPEZ HOTEL, Gassin, PACA
- Summer 2027 – HISTORIC 17TH-CENTURY BRETON FORTRESS TO OPEN AS A LUXURY HOTEL, Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany
- September 2027 – OPENING OF LILY OF THE VALLEY IN COURCHEVEL 2000
- Second semester 2027 – LJ HÔTELS & CO EXPANDS ITS COLLECTION WITH A NEW HOTEL AND A NEW RESTAURANT, Béziers, Occitanie
Transport
- 2026-2027 – AIR FRANCE AND SNCF VOYAGEURS EXTEND TRAIN + AIR TO ALL OUIGO TRAINS SERVING PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE
- 28 March – OPENING OF THE NEW CDG EXPRESS, Paris
- May-October – NEW FLIGHT ROUTES BETWEEN MANCHESTER & BIRMINGHAM, AND LA ROCHELLE & PERPIGNAN, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie
- 30 June-4 September – NEW LONDON-AJACCIO AND MANCHESTER-BASTIA FLIGHT ROUTES, Corsica
- 2027 – TWO NEXT-GENERATION, ECO-FRIENDLY FERRIES TO CONNECT FRANCE TO CORSICA
Looking ahead to 2028
- TWO NEW TUI SKI FLIGHT ROUTES FROM NEWCASTLE TO CHAMBÉRY AND TOULOUSE, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie
- MUSÉE ODYSSÉE DEDICATED TO VIDEO GAMES AND POP CULTURE SET TO OPEN IN BUSSY-SAINT-GEORGES, Paris
- VAN GOGH AND GAUGUIN AT FABRE MONTPELLIER AS MUSEUM MARKS 200TH ANNIVERSARY, Occitanie
- 40TH ‘RENCONTRES DE CHANTS POLYPHONIQUES DE CALVI’ MUSIC FESTIVAL, Corsica
- BOURGES TO BE EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE, Loire Valley
- NEW GIACOMETTI MUSEUM AND SCHOOL SCHEDULED TO OPEN ON ESPLANADE DES INVALIDES, Paris
- OPENING OF THE MUSÉE DU GRAND SIÈCLE IN SAINT-CLOUD, Paris
- MILLENNIUM OF L’ABBAYE DU RONCERAY IN ANGERS, Pays de la Loire
