Have you heard of Le Dîner en Blanc?
It’s happening in Paris, tonight!
It’s a secret picnic that has taken place in Paris every year for the last 25 years! Well, we say picnic, but it’s more like an al fresco dinner party and everyone has to wear WHITE!
This, however is no ordinary dinner party! The date and the venue is reserved only for those in the know! The only clue that we have, is that it takes place some-time in June!
The people who organise Le Dîner en Blanc are completely audacious. When they originally launched this bold idea, they had the French authorities up in arms because each event was held in the most unbelievable space without permission.
Just like a ‘flashmob’ but described as a ‘smart mob’ because it goes on for hours – Le Dîner en Blanc just appears in spaces like, the grounds at Versailles or the front of the Louvre or even at The Eiffel Tower!!
Last year, apparently 11,000 people arrived fully clad in white threads, clutching picnic-tables, white table-cloths, three courses of cuisine, wine glasses, candelabras and more.
Attendance is by invite only! You have to know somebody who is a member. Once you are on the guest list and the event is finally scheduled, a text message or a tweet will be sent to you a few days before the dinner, with all the necessary secret details.
The dinner has been going for so many years now, it has become a key unknown date in the Parisian calendar! The authorities kinda know about it and the public & media absolutely love it. So much so that Le Dîner en Blanc has gone global. New York, Haiti, Singapore, Montreal, Johannesburg are just a few cities and countries that have adopted the concept.
Tonight however, our sources tell us…is the NIGHT!!! Le Dîner en Blanc is taking place in Paris ce soir, so if you see people on mass wearing white tonight, be assured it is not an apparition!!
Nope, it will definitely indicate that a not so secret, secret dinner is taking place somewhere very obvious!
Keep your eyes peeled!
Love MLP x
PS: Diner en Blanc took place at Place Vendôme on Thursday June 9, 2016! Where will it be next year?
and all the rest of the people in Paris are losers for the night…….fun
Hey Deadre, It’s a 25 year tradition, that happens once a year. MLP loves the whole concept even if we didn’t get invited! Still great to know that Paris hosts such events and perhaps we can try and find a way to get on that guest list some time in the future! Must admit after following a few invitees and arriving at the event – MLP actually enjoyed being a voyeur! It was fun. Love MLP