Garden Festival: the 12th celebrates nature in the city!
When: 26.09.2026 15:00
Where: 48.842821, 2.388389
Organizer: Admin
Jardin de Reuilly – Paul Pernin
In the 12th arrondissement, the City’s gardeners welcome you to the Jardin de Reuilly – Paul Pernin. Located on the route of the Coulée Verte René-Dumont at the site of an old freight station, this green space is recognizable by its iconic footbridge.
15 rue Albinoni, Paris 12ᵉ
Metro: Montgallet (line 8), Dugommier (line 6). Bus: Mairie du 12e (lines 29, 215)
This garden is accessible to people with reduced mobility as well as to blind and visually impaired persons and is part of an enhanced accessibility district (QAA). Children must be accompanied by adults
Workshops and activities
Discovery of the different types of hedges and their roles for biodiversity
Participatory creation of a dry hedge
Presentation of the LPO refuge approach
Repotting of plants
Plant‑printing workshop on fabric: reservation on site recommended
Creative leisure on the themes of birds and biodiversity
Discovery of the gardener’s profession: presentation of the job and its specifics, as well as the equipment used
Guided visit of the Coulée Verte René‑Dumont
Presentation of the site’s history, landscaping actions, biodiversity and observed uses
Departures from the Jardin de Reuilly – Paul Pernin at 3 pm and 5 pm. Reservation on site recommended
Games
Biodiversity and fruit tree quiz
Hopscotch around the park and garden regulations
Goose game “Stop incivilities”
Maison du jardinage et du compostage (parc de Bercy)
41 rue Paul Belmondo, Paris 12e
Metro: Bercy (lines 6, 14), Cour Saint‑Émilion (line 14). Bus: Bercy – Arena (line 24), Parc de Bercy (line 64)
Children must be accompanied by adults
Workshops and activities
Presentation of urban composting with DM Compost: Saturdays only, from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Discovery of the unusual plants of Parc de Bercy and its vegetable garden: from 2 pm to 4 pm. Maximum 20 people.
Seed library: discovery of seeds using the five senses
Workshop: learning the gestures and techniques of vegetable gardening according to the seasons
Guided tours
Walk in the Bercy vegetable garden: “Well‑being and discovery of the unsuspected benefits of plants”
From 2 pm to 4 pm. Registration on Que faire à Paris. Maximum 20 people
Ferme de Paris (bois de Vincennes)
Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27, from 2 pm to 6 pm
24 route de la Tourelle, Paris 12e
RER: Joinville‑le‑Pont (line A). Bus: Plateau de Gravelle (line 77)
Location accessible to people with reduced mobility. Children must be accompanied by adultsWorkshops and activities
Discovery of the ecological pond: presentation of its role in biodiversity and biological control
Only on Sundays, open access from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Meeting with the farmer: discussions about feeding and the return of farm animals
at 4 p.m. for goats and sheep, at 5:30 p.m. for the poultry
Les Clos d’Hélo: visit of the plots with the association “Les Champs des Possibles” and discovery of the farm’s productions
Potager du Bois: Saturdays only, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., educational picking, tasting and sale of garden produce with Interface Formation
Games
Biodiversity discovery games
Playful routes around the biodiversity of the orchard and vegetables of Île-de-France
“The hedgehogs of the Whispering Path”: a “search and find” game
“The investigations of the Ferret”: a puzzle game
École Du Breuil (Bois de Vincennes)
Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Route de la Pyramide (facing the entrance of the Arboretum de Paris), Paris 12th
RER: Joinville-le-Pont (line A). Bus: École Du Breuil (lines 77, 201)
Children must be accompanied by adults
Guided visits
Visits of the École Du Breuil garden: from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Departures every hour. On‑site registration required, limited to 20 people per visit
Exhibition
Presentation of the exhibition “Horticultures” in the garden, in connection with the Beaux‑Arts
Find École Du Breuil on its website
Library of Maison Paris Nature (Parc Floral de Paris, Bois de Vincennes)
Maison Paris Nature, Pavilion 2 of Parc Floral de Paris, Route de la Pyramide, Paris 12th
Metro: Château de Vincennes (line 1). Bus: Stade Léo Lagrange or Plaine de la Faluère (lines 112, 201)
Venue accessible to people with reduced mobility. Children must be accompanied by adults
Books to read and/or borrow, for young and old
Board games to discover on site.
360° immersion at the heart of biodiversity thanks to virtual‑reality headsets
Podcasts, quizzes and a digital hive on interactive kiosks
Rives du lac Daumesnil (Bois de Vincennes)
Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Promenade Maurice Boitel, Paris 12th
Bus: Parc Zoologique (lines 46, 201), Demi‑Lune – Parc Zoologique (line 325)
Children must be accompanied by adults
Workshops and activities
Discovery of aromatic plants
Making seed packets
Origami
Coloring
Repotting in pots made on site
Creating tipis with natural materials: bamboo, string, raffia, pine cones, stones…
Information on the missions and
Tags: garden, nature, workshop, family
Source: https://www.paris.fr/evenements/fete-des-jardins-le-12e-celebre-la-nature-en-ville-117868
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