Leisure - activities

France Miniature: the 2024 program and family park attractions

If you're dreaming of travelling around France in a day, while entertaining your children with a variety of attractions, then France Miniature is the place for you. Come and take a children's tour of France, near Elancourt in the Yvelines. Scheduled to reopen on Saturday, March 30, 2024.

Parc Saint Paul, a family theme park in the Oise region, for a day out with the family

Parc Saint Paul awaits us from March 30, 2024 for a new season of fun and games! In the heart of the Oise region, come and discover this charming amusement park in its authentic natural setting. A family-friendly park to discover as soon as possible.

Boom Boom Villette: we tested the first Food & Leisure Market in the heart of La Villette

Boom Boom Villette is France's first Food & Leisure Market, taking the place of Vill'Up at La Villette, and offering a wide range of restaurants and leisure establishments. We tried out the food section, and tell you all about it!

Panik Room: the terrifying immersive game that will make you poop your pants

Fancy a scare with your mates? Visit Panik Room, the blood-curdling immersive game just a stone's throw from the Louvre. The principle: you take it in turns to enter a haunted establishment, guided by your group in a panic room. Thrills guaranteed!

Salon des Seniors 2024 in Paris, sports and digital in the spotlight - free invitations

The Salon des Séniors 2024 awaits you from March 13 to 16, 2024 at Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles. Don't miss this event dedicated to retirees and pre-retirees, offering a host of activities, advice and meetings to help you live life to the full! This year, with the Olympic Games in full swing, the spotlight is not only on sport, but also on digital technology.

Summer sales 2024 in Paris: opening hours and exceptional store & mall openings

The 2024 summer sales run from June 26 to July 23, 2024. To mark the occasion, shopping malls and department stores in Paris and the Ile-de-France region are changing their opening hours, and offering special events for shopaholics!

Christmas 2023 at the Forum des Halles with singer Valentina and Secours Populaire

Westfield Forum des Halles celebrates Christmas 2023 with magic and solidarity! Between magical decorations and committed events, the center in Paris' 1st arrondissement is joining forces with Secours Populaire for a Toy Drive and a solidarity tea party, and on December 16, 2023, singer Valentina will give a free concert at the foot of the big Christmas tree. These magical events will transform shopping into a joyful and meaningful experience for the festive season!

Zoo Safari de Thoiry: what's new?

The Thoiry ZooSafari continues to innovate, and it's not over yet, with major projects in the pipeline for the next few years. Between the new lodges, the light trail, the green vehicle safaris, the new arrivals and the births, the Thoiry Zoo has some great discoveries in store for us.

Fête de la Science 2023 at the Cité des Sciences

The Fête de la Science 2023 takes over the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, offering a wide range of events from October 6 to 16, 2023. Experiment, learn and have fun, whatever your age. It's time to get your science on!

Stand-Up Paddles rental with Paddle Brothers in L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise, France

How about a trip on the water? The Paddle Brothers at l'Isle-Adam in the Val-d'Oise offers Stand-Up Paddles for hire. For 1, 2 or even 7 people, you can sail along the Oise on a unique course dotted with monuments.

Fort Boyard Aventures: our test of the TV-style action game in Essonne

Have you always dreamed of playing Fort Boyard? Otium Leisure offers an action game in the spirit of Père Fouras, Fort Boyard Aventures, at Brétigny in Essonne, just 30 minutes from Paris. We've tested it, and we'll tell you all about it!

Did you know? The smallest street in Paris is 5 metres long.

They say small is beautiful. The smallest street in Paris is no exception, discreetly wedged between the shopping streets of Beauregard and Cléry, in the center of the capital.

Square Saint-Gilles Grand Veneur, the charming and hidden rose garden of Paris

Looking for a hidden, confidential garden, where it's nice to sit and admire the rose garden and read a book? We invite you to discover the Saint-Gilles Grand-Veneur Pauline-Roland square, a secret square with a certain charm.

Foire du Trône 2023, the opening night for Cékedubonheur with Louane and Raphäl Yem

The Foire du Trône is once again organizing its charity opening night. This year, on Friday, March 31, 2023, the singer Louane and the journalist Raphäl Yem will support the association CéKeDuBonheur which helps hospitalized children. For the purchase of a ticket, you will be able to enjoy the rides at will during the evening while doing a good deed.

The Mud Day Paris 2020: the mud race cancelled

The Mud Day should have returned to the Paris region on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June 2020 for an edition that was to be full of surprises. More than twenty obstacles as well as many animations should have been, once again, at the appointment! The 2020 event is unfortunately cancelled due to the coronavirus.

ESpot, the concept store dedicated to gaming just a stone's throw from the Louvre

Gamers and other video game lovers meet at ESpot, a new space dedicated to gaming and eSports located in the heart of Paris, rue de Rivoli, to enjoy the many PCs and consoles available.

Jours de Fêtes 2022, the winter funfair returns to La Villette

The funfair returns to the Place de la fontaine-aux-Lions in La Villette, from November 26, 2022 to January 1, 2023. On the program? Around sixty attractions for young and old!

Chemical Hallucinations, our test of The One Escape's stunning escape game

Ready to discover a stunning escape game? Head to The One Escape to discover a new kind of room, Chemical Hallucinations at Dr. Grant's. A most unusual adventure, since it takes place in a universe that's... totally inverted!

Château de Chantilly Triathlon 2022: a friendly race in a magical setting

Château de Chantilly Triathlon is back! Athletes are expected on August 27 and 28, 2022, to take part in many sporting and family-friendly challenges held in the majestic setting of the Chantilly estate.

Destination Cosmos, Atelier des Lumières' immersive exhibition, returns this summer!

Destination Cosmos, the ultimate challenge: this is the theme of the immersive evenings at the Atelier des Lumières, to be discovered from July 1 to 30, 2022. A program of exceptional beauty, to be seen and re-seen without delay. Let us take you on an odyssey to the stars, in partnership with CNES.