Record Store Day — Vinyl Celebrations in Paris

Paris record shops are staging a citywide vinyl weekend, but the official French Record Store Day date is Saturday, April 18, 2026 — not April 25. (sortiraparis.com) In France, the event is branded Disquaire Day, and the official site says the 2026 edition takes place nationwide on Saturday, April 18. Sortir à Paris says Paris and the surrounding region have about 40 participating independent shops this year. (disquaireday.fr) (sortiraparis.com) The format is the same one vinyl buyers know: limited-edition pressings sold only through independent stores, plus in-store events meant to drive foot traffic back to brick-and-mortar shops. Record Store Day’s international site says the event began in 2007 and first took place in 2008. (sortiraparis.com) (recordstoreday.com) Paris programming stretches beyond shop counters. Paris je t’aime says Ground Control in the 12th arrondissement is hosting a free “Vinyl and Labels Festival” on April 18 from noon to midnight, with more than 70 independent labels, talks from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., eight live acts from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and vinyl-only DJ sets from 10 p.m. to midnight. (parisjetaime.com) Other stops are built around the same all-day crate-digging rhythm. Tourisme93 says Balades Sonores in the 18th arrondissement opens at 9 a.m. with breakfast and runs DJ sets from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., while La Rotonde Stalingrad schedules a free open-air session from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. before a late club program that runs to 5:30 a.m. (tourisme93.com) The Paris-area store list shows how broad the independent network still is. Sortir à Paris names shops including Balades Sonores, Born Bad Record Shop, Gibert Joseph Saint-Michel, Long Play Records, Lucky Records, Modulor Records, Souffle Continu, Toolbox Records and Yoyaku Record Store among the participants. (sortiraparis.com) The collectible hook remains central to the day. Sortir à Paris says roughly 200 new, rare or collector records are being offered through participating stores in Paris and Île-de-France, and the site names Bruno Mars as the 2026 ambassador. (sortiraparis.com) If you are planning a Paris vinyl crawl this weekend, the date to circle is April 18, with some venues extending the momentum into April 19. The April 25 weekend guide may point readers toward city outings, but the verified Record Store Day programming in Paris centers on the previous Saturday. (tourisme93.com) (sortiraparis.com)