The Carnaval Tropical de Paris returns to light up the Champs-Élysées as part of the summer program Paris en Seine. This edition celebrates the carnival cultures and traditions of the islands before a grand finale at the gates of the Grand Palais. A festive event not to be missed!
In 2026, the Carnaval Tropical de Paris celebrates its 26ᵉ edition around the theme "Paris V'Îles Lumières". This thread highlights a collective and plural history, underlining Paris's role as a crossroads of cultures, memories and influences from diasporas.
The route stretches along the avenue des Champs-Élysées and ends in an exceptional setting between the Grand and Petit Palais, avenue Winston Churchill. Since 2002, this event has become a highlight of the Parisian summer, festive, family-friendly and open to all, celebrating the carnival traditions of the West Indies, Guyana and Latin America. For a weekend, Paris reinvents itself as a vibrant capital of the tropics and shared imaginations.
Music, dance, costumes, floats... the parade brings together musical groups and dancers from all over France and from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. It mobilizes several thousand participants and attracts a very wide audience, making the event one of the great popular and cultural moments of the summer in Paris!"
