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Contes et Histoires 2024: a magical Christmas at Château de Maisons, Maisons-Laffitte

The Château de Maisons in Maisons-Laffitte is offering workshops and entertaining shows in this new edition of Contes et Histoires, to be experienced from December 21, 2024 to January 5, 2025. A program that should delight families during the Christmas vacations!

Rush Action Game: adventure games for the whole family at Bastille

After its launch in Bordeaux in 2023, Rush Action Game awaits you from December 2, 2024 in Paris, near the Place de la Bastille. An Action Game offering a whole series of physical and tactical challenges for groups of 2 to 5 players... Ready for an adventure with family and friends?

Christmas at Parc Astérix 2024-2025: light trail, ice rink, Christmas market and Obelix's slide

Parc Astérix is once again celebrating the magic of Christmas during the 2024 Christmas vacations. From December 21, 2024 to January 5, 2025, you're invited to discover the festive activities of Gaulish Christmas at the theme park. Skating rinks, toboggans, a trail of lights, a hidden tavern and enchanting shows await you, with a new feature this year: Obelix's Slide on the Gaulish side.

La Samaritaine's 2024 Christmas window displays: Thoiry Lumières Sauvages invades the store - photos

From November 8, 2024 (from 6 p.m.) to January 5, 2025, La Samaritaine will be reinventing itself as an enchanted winter garden. For its new Christmas story, the department store has teamed up with Thoiry Lumières Sauvages to invite visitors on a magical stroll, where giant plants and luminous creatures unfold in a magical, overflowing décor.

Inauguration of the Printemps Haussmann Christmas Showcase 2024 with Juliette Binoche - our photos

For the festive season, Printemps Haussmann invites you on a magical adventure aboard the Printemps Express, bound for Christmas! From November 7 to December 31, 2024, let yourself be transported on a magical journey through the window carriages, brought to life by passengers in recycled fabrics. The inauguration is scheduled for Thursday, November 7 at 5pm, in the presence of Juliette Binoche.

BHV 2024 Christmas window displays with Léna, Marc Lavoine and Adriana Karembeu - photos

For Christmas 2024 in Paris, the BHV Marais puts us in the Christmas spirit. Discover the Christmas window displays and images of the inauguration, accompanied by a sound and light show featuring Marc Lavoine, Adriana Karembeu and Léna Mafhouf as master of ceremonies. Now's the time to take a stroll with the family, your loved ones or simply your friends and family for this year's ultra-colorful window displays.

BAM Karaoke Box Etoile, the festive karaoke on the Champs-Élysées

BAM Karaoke Box Etoile has finally opened its doors a stone's throw from the Champs-Elysées! Originally scheduled to open in 2020, the festive spot has been waiting to break your voice since September 9, 2021. Warm up your vocal chords, your evening is likely to be melodious (or not).

Unusual: this aquatic spa offers unique treatments while floating on water

Need to take a breather? We take you to Clemens, Paris' first aquatic spa. This hot spot unveils pools in vaulted cellars in the heart of the Latin Quarter and invites you to try massages while floating on water. It's one of the capital's most exhilarating experiences.

Contes et Histoires 2024: activities based on La Fontaine's fables at the Domaine de Saint-Cloud

With the 2024 edition of Contes et Histoires, the Domaine de Saint-Cloud invites young and old alike to enjoy gourmet and enchanting events during the Christmas vacations! Here's the program that awaits you from December 21, 2024 to January 4, 2025.

Contes et Histoires 2024 in Paris: a creative and colorful Christmas at the Hôtel de la Marine

Once again this year, the Hôtel de la Marine is taking part in the Contes et Histoires event. From December 21, 2024 to January 5, 2025, the monument will be offering a wide range of family activities during the Christmas vacations.

Pedestrian Champs-Elysées: a car-free day to launch the Christmas illuminations

The Champs-Elysées are reserved for pedestrians one Sunday a month. A chance to discover the world's most beautiful avenue in a different way, and to take a selfie in front of the Arc de Triomphe without a car to spoil the picture. Next date to note: Sunday November 24, 2024 for the launch of the Christmas illuminations.

Sherwood Parc: France's largest adventure park is just 30 minutes from Paris!

Accrobranche, paintball, archery... With over 25 activities on 15 hectares in the Parc Régional de l'Oise, accessible in 30 minutes from Paris by train, Sherwood Parc is THE biggest activity park in France, and it's just had a complete makeover. See it in pictures! And for Halloween, discover the Forest of Terror from October 1 to November 3.

Colors Festival 2024, the huge street art exhibition in an abandoned house, goes into overtime

Calling all street-art fans: the Colors Festival is extending its run! The collective, which took over the Ile-de-France region in Champigny-sur-Marne to transform a forgotten house, awaits you once again from October 19, 2024 to January 5, 2025. Under the theme "Nature reclaims its rights", animals and vegetation take over the site.

Paris Centre Piéton, the first 4 car-free arrondissements in October

Once a month, Paris Breathes! In addition to Avenue des Champs-Elysées, the first 4 arrondissements are going green and car-free, eliminating motor vehicles for a day. Next event in October.

Nuit des Châteaux 2024: illumination and exhibition at Château de Rosa Bonheur in Seine-et-Marne

For its next participation in the Nuit des Châteaux, Rosa Bonheur invites you to experience a special nocturnal program to discover its treasures, with a monumental projection on its façade and the discovery of its exhibition, this October 18, 2024.

The One Escape: the unusual and immersive escape game in the 2nd arrondissement

Looking for an escape game out of the ordinary? Head for The One Escape, located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, offering rooms each more unusual than the last... An overview of the experiences to be discovered at the establishment, which opened its doors for the very first time in June 2021.

Mystery Game: a thrilling, immersive investigation at the Conciergerie

Strange phenomena have been observed at the Conciergerie... Ghost hunters, it's up to you! Come and investigate in the most gothic of atmospheres, with the Conciergerie Mystery Game in Paris. An adventure that plunges you into the monument's dark dungeons...

Odysséa Paris 2024, the race against breast cancer returns to the Château de Vincennes

Come and run for a good cause at the Château de Vincennes: the Odyssée race returns on October 5 and 6, 2024, to launch the Pink October campaign. Sports enthusiasts of all ages are invited to take part in this race, which supports the fight against breast cancer. Profits will be donated to the Gustave Roussy Institute, a research center.

Ephemeris of September 28 in Paris: Fire at Le Printemps department store

On the morning of September 28, 1921, 40 years after the first fire, Le Printemps department store was the scene of a fire that ravaged the interior of the second building under construction.

Ephemeris of September 23 in Paris: The first flight of the balloon Le Neptune during the Siege of Paris

On September 23, 1870, with Paris under siege from the Prussian army, the first balloon took off from Place Saint-Pierre. Christened Le Neptune, the aircraft took off carrying 125 kilos of official dispatches for members of the government who had retreated to Tours.