Ready to stock up on inspiration for your interior? Innovations from the Concours Lépine, decorating trends, access and tips for a low-cost visit: here is the essential thing to know to fully enjoy the Paris Fair.
An essential temple of decoration and furnishings, the Paris Fair is the ideal place to find the latest home trends. Prepare your taste buds: it is also a gourmet journey to the heart of gastronomic products from around the world, from France to the African, Asian and South American continents. What will this edition of the Paris Fair in 2026 and its Lépine Competition have in store for you? Here’s everything you need to know before you go there!
To our greatest happiness, the Paris Fair reopens its doors from Thursday April 30 to Monday May 11, 2026. You will therefore have 12 days to go to the event and discover all the new features from the exhibitors. As usual, the show will welcome you every day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a late night until 10 p.m. on Saturday May 9, 2026. As for the address, no change, the Foire de Paris 2026 will be located in the Paris Expo pavilions at Porte de Versailles, located 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles in the 15th arrondissement.
Home and living, crafts and world cultures, well-being, fashion and accessories, leisure and practical life, but also wine and gastronomy, the Paris Fair 2026 will bring together all these worlds in one place. As for the programming for this 122nd anniversary edition, it will be rich and diverse. The French Creation Village highlights French know-how. On the home side, Home & Co Paris presents the latest trends in design, with more than 300 brands and free events. The Festival des Tropiques, the largest Afro-Caribbean festival in Europe, enlivens the event with shows, concerts and parades. The evening of May 9 extends the party until 10 p.m. with a new musical program. An unmissable event for lovers of discovery and entertainment.
The 2026 edition of the famous invention competition will be held in Pavilion 1 of the Paris Fair, from April 30 to May 11. Several hundred inventors will present their creations before the Grand Jury. A central space, “The Concours Lépine connected universe”, will be dedicated to digital and connected inventions, highlighting applications and technological objects in competition.
Coming from the Home, Gastronomy and Shopping worlds, they will be no less than 1,250 exhibitors to settle in the aisles of the Paris Fair. That’s 3,500 brands in total. Their goal? To provide you with a unique experience and enable you to bring all your carefully considered projects to fruition. To get an idea of what will await you in 2026 and since it is too long to list them all, here is the list of exhibitors who attended the next Paris Fair.
On the practical side, you can still buy your ticket online to save time at the entrance to the fair and make some savings along the way. Here are the prices of a Paris Fair ticket for the 2026 edition:
- Web price: 14 euros
- Afterwork rate, from 5 p.m. to closing of the show: 7 euros
- Children’s price (7-12 years): 7 euros
- Price for children – 7 years old: free
- Family pass (2 adults + 2 children): 35 euros
- Pro web price: 13 euros
Do you prefer to buy your ticket on site at the ticket counter? It will cost you 16 euros.
Want to take full advantage of the Paris Fair without increasing your budget? Good news: there are several simple tips for getting a free invitation. The most direct method is to contact the exhibitors: by sending them a friendly message, you could collect the entries that they sometimes reserve for their customers. Also remember to stay on the lookout for online competitions or offers related to newsletter subscriptions. Finally, don’t neglect the official website of the fair: by consulting the “Practical information” section then “I download my invitation”, you may be able to directly download your free ticket in a few clicks after creating your account. The aisles of the fair are yours, without spending a penny!
