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Paris Photo 2010 from 18th – 21st November 2010
at the Carrousel du Louvre

Photography, Trade fairs in Paris

It’s the major photographic fair of the year with over 100 galleries showing their photographic wares under the Louvre. Your annula chance to see what’s hot on the photo market at the moment, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Paris Photo Month….

Christophe Luxereau, Vanités. (c) Christophe Luxereau, courtesy filigranes éditions

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Japan Expo at the Parc des Expositions in Villepinte
from 1st – 4th July 2010

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If your knowledge of Japan stretches only slightly further than Sudoku, here’s your chance to catch up with Japanese tradition and pop culture in all its forms, even themost bizarre: cosplay, J-pop, manga, karaoke, martial arts, video games… a voyage halfway around the world without even leaving Paris…

photo de magic-spoon utilisée sous licence cc

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The ‘Paris Fair’ (Foire de Paris), a huge lifestyle show from 29th April – 9th May 2010

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It’s one of the most popular shows open to the public of the entire year, filling up almost all the halls of the enormous porte de Versailles exhibition space with a zest interior deco, a touch of ecology and – this year – a light tropical breeze! Wonder what we mean? Here’s the details…

photo of the Foire de Paris by "François @ Edito.qc.ca", used under cc licence

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Nautic – the 2009 Paris Boat Show
at Porte de Versailles from 5th – 13th December

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You want boats? How about 1,400 boats?!!! And lots more…
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Why we won’t be going to the 2009 Chocolat Show in Paris from 14th – 18th October

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We love chocolate. Love it. However this chocolate show we can do without. Each year it’s the same old same old, with hundreds of thousands of visitors queuing up to… eat, eat, eat. But there’s more to our boycott than that; read on to know why we won’t be at the Salon du Chocolat 2009!
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The 2009 Paris Horse Show
at Villepinte from 5th – 13th December

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A change of scene for the horse show this year; now at Villepinte, near the Charles de Gaulle airport, you (and the 2,000 horses) have a lot more room! Here’s the details…

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The Paris Cycle show 2009 from 2nd – 5th October
at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles

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Despite the motorbike show being cancelled this year because of the current economic meltdown, bicycles seem to be holding up a little better, as the 2009 Paris Cycle show (Salon du Cycle 2009) is definitely still on (albeit for four days instead of five) at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Here’s all the essential info!

photo de Julien Hery utilisée sous licence cc

photo by Julien Hery used under cc licence

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The Salon du Collectionneur (Collector’s Fair)
at the Grand Palais in Paris
from 11th – 20th September 2009

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If you like looking at art… and then buying it, this biennial art fair is for you. And with the splendid Grand Palais as the setting, how could you resist ?

Le Grand Palais. Photo : JasonW

TheGrand Palais. Photo : JasonW

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La Foire de Paris 2009 (The Paris Fair), 30th April – 10th May 2009 at the Porte de Versailles

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A huge exhibition with a slightly naff image, currently trying to reinvent itself as hip, cool, chic, elegant… But what do they have to offer? Here are all the details…

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The 2009 Salon de l’Agriculture in Paris

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Cows, food tasting, sheep, wine, goats, wine, pigs, wine… and over 600,000 visitors !

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