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Roland GarrosRoland Garros is a tennis tournament that's held in Paris every year. The tournament used to be called the Open French Tennis Championships and took place for the first time in 1891. The championship's name was changed to Roland Garros in 1927, in honour of the French war hero. Top male and female t... |
Paris dance festivalA different company visits the French capital each year to take part in the annual Paris dance festival. This year Paris plays host to Canada's Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, who will be in residence for three weeks. The Canadian company is famous for the creativity of its dance. By combi... |
Midsummer fireworksThis annual feast of fireworks takes place in Paris on 24 June. The fireworks are fired off from Ile Saint-Louis in the Seine and hundreds of people gather on the Quai Saint-Bernard to watch the impressive and colourful display. Paris celebrates the shortest night of the year and honours John the Ba... |

