Paris cinema & tulip picks
Paris is running the Spring Cinema Festival with €5 movie tickets from March 22–24, and gardens are blooming—Château de Dampierre is showcasing about 80,000 tulips this spring. (sortiraparis.com) That combo makes Paris a cheap, culture-plus-nature weekend if you want city museum days and garden strolls. (sortiraparis.com)
The Printemps du Cinéma is organised by the Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français, with the CNC publishing an official notice about the nationwide operation. (printempsducinema.com) This year’s campaign is being presented as a long-running initiative (now in its mid‑20s editions according to regional reports) and official communications note that surcharges for special formats such as IMAX and 3D remain outside the operation. (lanouvellerepublique.fr) Cinema coverage for the weekend includes both blockbuster releases and curated auteur picks; Sortir à Paris published a “top 10” selection of films tied to the festival programme. (sortiraparis.com) The Domaine de Dampierre is staging a new tulip installation of roughly 80,000 flowers as part of a spring festival branded “Les Printanières de Dampierre,” with a dedicated Tulip Day on the calendar. (sortiraparis.com) Organisers describe the estate as a 90‑hectare site in Dampierre‑en‑Yvelines, about 30 km southwest of central Paris, and say the tulip beds are scheduled to bloom from late March through early May. (domaine-dampierre.com) A Fête des Plantes tied to the new tulip garden is planned for May 9–10, 2026, marking the first edition of this plant fair at the château and linking the floral displays to a broader programme of exhibitors. (buis-et-topiaires.org) The château’s visitor operations list guided tours, an e‑ticket service and on‑site activities, and local coverage notes the estate is commonly reached in about an hour from Paris by car. (domaine-dampierre.com)
