Mocha Monday

 

Espressos, tea and a neighborhood flea market on a weekend morning.

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 - Happy Fête du Travail -

 

 

  

 

Flea market Friday

A visit to the enormous Saint-Ouen marché aux puces is sure to yield interesting finds.

 

 

 

Open Saturday to Monday

 

Marché aux Puces of Paris Saint-Ouen

Lampposts for sale

Lamp posts for sale at the Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen.

Street meet

 

 

Saturday at the rue Caulaincourt vide-grenier, a sort of swap meet-flea market that means, "empty attic."

Music en fête

Today is the 37th Fête de la Musique when Paris turns into a giant street party heralding in the first day of summer.

Venues / Programs

Above: dinner and jazz at La Chope des Puces

122 rue des Rosiers 93400 Saint-Ouen
Tel: 01 40 11 28 80

Jazz Manouche Sundays 2 p.m.-7 p.m.

- Call ahead for scheduled dinner/jazz evenings -

Chasing the blues

Live music adds to a weekend antiquing experience at the Marchés aux Puces in the north of Paris, just outside the péripherique.

Look for:

La Chope des Puces
(mostly gypsy jazz / jazz manouche, a style started by Romani guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in Paris during the 1930s)
122 rue des Rosiers 93400 Saint-Ouen
Tel: 01 40 11 28 80

Le Picolo
58 rue Jules Vallès 93400 Saint-Ouen
Tel: 01 40 11 11 19

Chez Louisette
(songs of vieux Paris; blues, jazz, spontaneous dancing) 
136 avenue Michelet 93400 Saint-Ouen
- inside the Vernaison flea market -
Tel: 01 40 12 10 14