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Whether you visit the temporary festival village in Aretha Franklin Park or community gardens, discover all the visits, workshops, and activities offered in the 20th arrondissement.
Aretha Franklin Park In the 20th, Paris City gardeners welcome you to Aretha Franklin Park. The green lung of the Python-Duvernois neighborhood, this green space named in tribute to the Queen of Soul has recently been expanded by an additional 7,000 m² . Rue Serpollet, Paris 20ᵉ (access: 7 rue Henri Duvernois) Metro: Porte de Bagnolet (line 3). Tram: Porte de Bagnolet (line T3b). Bus: Serpollet (line 57) Workshops and activities - Touch and scent workshop - Repotting - Presentation of Belleville vineyards Games - Knock it down - Carnival toss - Cornhole toss - Coloring - Hopscotch about park and garden rules - "Stop Incivilities" goose game. Tree climbing - Presentation of the tree-climbing arborist profession, its specifics and equipment used - Tree-climbing and tree traversal demonstrations by Paris City tree-climbing arborists Community gardens welcome you The Shared Hedges Saturday, September 26, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 41 rue des Haies, Paris 20ᵉ Metro: Buzenval (line 9), Avron (line 2). Bus: Maraîchers (line 57) [email protected] Located on a plot of the Casque-d'Or garden, in the Réunion–Père-Lachaise neighborhood, the Shared Hedges are animated by associations and residents of the 20th, who offer educational and recreational activities to the public year-round. Festival program: - Garden walk and discovery - Tasting of this year's harvest (herbal teas, jams, pies…) - Magnifying glass observation of small creatures found in the garden - Plant identification and drawing of garden plants (gifts for all participants) Leroy Sème Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 2 cité Leroy, Paris 20ᵉ Metro: Jourdain (line 11), Gambetta (lines 3, 3bis). Bus: L'Ermitage (line 26), Pyrénées–Ménilmontant (line 96) [email protected] The Leroy residential complex and the Ermitage villa, composed of small houses, gardens, and workshops gathered around a paved alley, constitute one of the last testimonies of working-class and popular Ménilmontant, preserving the village spirit that characterized the neighborhood at the end of the 19th century. It is in this bucolic setting that you will find the educational community garden Leroy Sème, run by local residents. - Workshops - Community garden discovery Find the Leroy Sème community garden on its blog Jardin Luquet Saturday, September 26, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 17 rue des Envierges, Paris 20ᵉ (Archipélia welcome hub) – Community garden located in Alexandre Luquet square 150 meters from the local office, next to the sports field Metro: Pyrénées (line 11). Bus: Pyrénées–Belleville (lines 20, 71) [email protected] Due to its shaded location, this community garden divided into collective and educational plots is distinguished by its cultivation of flowering plants and understory plants. A place of learning and experimentation, it strengthens social bonds between residents and contributes to the protection of biodiversity in an urban environment. - Program: guided visits, tastings, observation, drawing, plant protection awareness… Find the Archipélia association, which runs this community garden, on Instagram, Facebook, and its website. Jardin des Soupirs Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 18 passage des Soupirs, Paris 20ᵉ Metro: Jourdain (line 11), Gambetta (lines 3, 3bis). Bus: Pyrénées–Ménilmontant (lines 26, 96) [email protected] In a rustic alley near Gambetta Square, you'll find a vibrant community garden in bloom, created on the initiative of residents on a vacant plot in the early 2000s. - Free visits and games - Quiz about the garden's wildlife and flora Find the Soupirs community garden on its blog
Source: paris.fr — photo: Sonia Yassa, Ville de Paris