Festive

On 24th February 2007, the association Chants de Canne organised the concert Rézonans Kréol in Saint Denis, a Parisian suburb.

Gospel Fire is a gospel choir founded in 2005 by the French-Camerounian Emmanuel Mbea, known as Melek, president of the association Intégration, Développement et Culture (IDC). This association and its choir participates notably in the week commemorating slavery in Noisy-le-Grand. The choir is now composed of twenty singers of African, Caribbean and European origin, performing at concerts or other cultural events in the region of Paris and in Province.

On 29 October 2011, the Association Mémoires Ultramarines (A.M.C.) organised the first 'Festival de danses quadrille et haute taille' (Quadrille and haute taille danse festival) (traditional danses from Martinique) in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, with an introductory workshop followed by a gala evening. The A.M.C.

The festival 'Un passé trop présent' ('An all too present past') is organised by the undeclared Collectif Un passé trop présent in Fontenay-Sous-Bois (a town on the outskirts of Paris, Ile-de-France). Organised around 10th May, the festival focuses on the commemoration of slavery and runs for about two weeks from late April to mid-May. May 10th is France's national day for commemorating slavery, the slave trade and their abolitions. During this period, the group, assisted by other associations, organises conferences, debates, poetry contests, dancing, etc. 

Since 2009, the Collectif pour la semaine de la mémoire de l’esclavage of Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines (CSME-SQY) has been organising an annual week to commemorate the memory of slavery in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (from 4th to 10th May), which takes place in several municipalities.

Every year since 2011, the Collectif des Associations Devoir de Mémoire (CADM) organises a cultural and festive event commemorating the abolition of slavery in Nanterre (a commune located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France).