Forget the back-to-school rush and the shortening days: autumn in Paris is as much about reinvigorating the community鈥檚 artistic esprit as it is about falling leaves and the end of summer.
Led by the Nuit Blanche festival, held every year from 7pm-7am on the first Saturday in October (October 1 2016), the city blossoms into a fantastic harvest of art, music and theatrical events. 聽The premise is simple: for one night only, let art take over the city, and let the city be in its thrall. An ever-changing roster of artistic directors takes over different portions of the city every year, commissioning hundreds of works that are all about finding new ways for citizens to interact with the urban space.聽聽It鈥檚 an unmissable time to visit, or for resident expats to shake off their post-summer sloth and get out and enjoy the city like true Parisians.