The 2026 Paris Audio Video Show will open its doors on Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. This year’s event will bring together more than 500 brands specializing in hi-fi, home theater, video, DJing, musical instruments, and sound systems. In addition to equipment demonstrations, the show will feature concerts, DJ sets, meetups, conferences, and workshops.
Over the years, the PAVS has also partnered with several prominent figures in music, including Pascal Obispo, Éric Serra, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Cut Killer, the patron of the 2025 edition. For 2026, the program highlights the featured artists and a lineup spread across the On Stage scene, the Music DJ Light Hall, and various listening areas.
The On Stage scene at the heart of Paris Audio Video Show 2026
Located in the Bordeaux Amphitheater on the third floor of the Palais des Congrès, On Stage by Son-Vidéo.com will have 600 available seats. Visitors will be free to attend the talks and interviews there, and the entire program will also be streamed live on Son-Vidéo.com’s YouTube channel, with the option to ask questions from the audience or via chat.
On Saturday, Gia, a former Game One journalist, will kick off the day with Philips to discuss the brand’s partnership with Assassin’s Creed. PP Garcia will then take over for several discussions with Sony, Yamaha, TCL, WiiM, Philips TV, Audio-Technica, Klipsch, and Onkyo. The latter two brands, in particular, will take advantage of the show to celebrate their 80th anniversaries.
On Sunday morning, PP Garcia will host a Q&A session with the audience from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Interviews will resume at 1:00 p.m. with Meze Audio, Argon Audio, XGIMI, Focal, Hisense, Awol Vision, Marantz, DALI, Technics, and Cambridge Audio.
Johnny Gallagher and Gaëlle Buswel in concert
The main musical event at the On Stage scene will take place on Saturday, October 24, at 6 p.m. Irish singer and guitarist Johnny Gallagher will perform with The Boxty Band, blending blues, rock, and country.
They will be joined for the occasion by French singer-songwriter Gaëlle Buswel. The concert will be free with reservations, and doors open at 5:30 p.m. This lineup underscores the growing role that live music plays at the trade show. In 2025, pianist Éric Artz brought the first day to a close with a concert dedicated to film and video game music.
Scratching, DJ sets, and new listening rooms
The second floor will also host several musical events. The French finals of the DMC World DJ Championships will take place on October 24 and 25 on the SonoVente.com stage. This scratch-focused championship will feature a panel of judges led by DJ Fly, a multiple-time world champion.
The show will also debut two listening areas dedicated to monitoring headphones and speakers. Organized in partnership with Sonomag and led by a professional sound engineer, these sessions will allow attendees to compare several systems under controlled conditions. At the same time, a musical discovery area will offer free introductory sessions for young children.
DJ sets will continue at several booths. Klipsch and Onkyo will set up an audiophile bar inspired by Japanese jazz kissa cafés and David Mancuso’s Loft nights. Seb Le Vinyl will play exclusively on vinyl there on Saturday, then Monsieur Dino will take over on Sunday with a selection blending rhythm and blues, soul, bossa nova, and rock ’n’ roll. AlphaTheta and Pioneer DJ will also offer hands-on demos of their mixing equipment in real-world conditions.
More than 500 brands gathered in Paris
PAVS 2026 has already announced the attendance of over 500 brands. Confirmed exhibitors include Audio-Technica, Beyerdynamic, Cabasse, Cambridge Audio, DALI, FiiO, Focal, Genelec, Hisense, Leica, Panasonic, Philips, Qobuz, Sennheiser, Shure, Sony, Technics, Trinnov, XGIMI, Yamaha, and many others. The show will be open to the general public on October 24 and 25, and to industry professionals on Monday, October 26. Two-day tickets are available in advance for €10 (full price) and €8 (reduced price). Admission is free for children under 12.
