Paris 8 - activities

New Year's Eve 2025 at the Grand Palais des Glaces: a special skating party for December 31st

Imagine ringing in the New Year on the world's largest indoor ice rink, in the heart of a historic monument. Under the nave of the Grand Palais in Paris, a special evening awaits skaters on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2024. DJ sets, light shows and champagne - here's what's in store for this frosty New Year 2025.

Holiday Tea Time at the Hotel de Crillon 2024 by Matthieu Carlin, a regressive winter snack

The Hôtel de Crillon will be enchanting Parisians in winter with a festive, gourmet tea time created by its head pastry chef Matthieu Carlin, to be enjoyed from December 6, 2024 to January 1, 2025. The program features a magical interlude of Christmas flavors in the heart of a legendary Parisian palace.

New Year's Eve 2025 on the Champs-Elysées: fireworks & video mapping at the Arc de Triomphe

For this New Year's Eve 2025 in Paris, the Champs-Elysées avenue is festive as every December 31. The program includes video mapping and fireworks at the Arc de Triomphe, as well as a series of concerts and artistic performances.

New Year's Eve in a gourmet French-Italian restaurant on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré

A special 5-course menu, imagined by 2-starred Chef Attilio Marrazzo, for New Year's Eve? Head for Attilio Paris, a gourmet restaurant in Paris's 8th arrondissement that blends the best of French cuisine with the best of Italian.

Cabaret Extra! The Centre Pompidou's literary event at the Grand Palais

The Centre Pompidou is offering a very special edition of its literary event Extra! From April 11 to 13, 2025, the festival goes into cabaret mode at the Grand Palais.

Victoria Abril at the Théâtre de la Madeleine with Marinella

Victoria Abril returns to the Théâtre de la Madeleine from February 8 to April 26, 2025 with Marinella, a delicious comedy combining art, advertising and hilarious dilemmas.

Euphoria, art is in the air: the Balloon Museum's inflatable exhibition at the Grand Palais

A new inflatable exhibition arrives in the capital in the summer of 2025, after its run in Rome. The newly renovated Grand Palais will be transformed with huge installations and works of art that will amaze the whole family.

Christmas 2024 in Paris: visit the Café éphémère Dior at 30 Montaigne for couture festivities

Dior's ephemeral café transforms the Jardin d'Hiver at 30 Montaigne into a fairytale setting for the festive season. Until January 5, 2025, this gourmet Christmas pop-up welcomes you on Saturdays and Sundays, in a couture-enchanted setting for a chic break you won't want to miss!

Mido Paris, the fine nikkei restaurant at the Intercontinental Paris Champs-Élysées-Étoile

The Intercontinental Paris Champs-Élysées-Étoile unveils its restaurant, a nikkei table called Mido Paris. As connoisseurs will have gathered, this is the little sister of a cult address on the Riviera. So, what's the verdict?

L'Attilio Paris, refined Italian cuisine in elegant surroundings

In place of Dassaï, L'Attilio Paris has opened with a team inherited from the Robuchon era, masterfully led by Attilio Marrazzo. The chef offers specialties from the Botte region, executed in a refined manner.

La Traboule, a pocket bistronomic restaurant full of good ideas

A pocket restaurant in Miromesnil, La Traboule has all the makings of a great restaurant: bistronomic cuisine full of good ideas that, come evening, veers towards gastro.

Jeanfi Janssens: the steward-humorist returns with Tombé du Ciel at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées

Jeanfi Janssens' new event show arrives on stage:Tombé du ciel, a humorous odyssey marks his grand return to the Parisian stage at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées from December 20 to 31, 2024.

Celebrate New Year's Eve at Buddha-Bar Paris!

Dive into a festive and refined atmosphere to celebrate the arrival of the new year! Buddha-Bar Paris invites you to an unforgettable evening of gastronomy, entertainment and celebration.

Nepita, the Hotel Florida's Mediterranean restaurant, with a menu designed by Amandine Chaignot

Chef Amandine Chaignot is responsible for the Mediterranean menu at Nepita, the restaurant of the Hotel Florida.

Grand Palais des Glaces 2024: giant ice rink under the nave of the Grand Palais, top start

The Grand Palais des Glaces, the gigantic iconic ice rink that stretches beneath the glass roof of the Grand Palais, is finally back after a 5-year absence! Join us from December 14, 2024 to January 8, 2025 for a return to skating on the world's largest indoor ice rink!

The Christmas (Pastry) Bar at the George V: the Christmas bar with exceptional Danico cocktails

December's chicest cocktail collab takes up residence at the Four Seasons Hotel George V. The palace has teamed up with Danico, bar no. 49 in the "World's 50 Best Bars", for an exclusive mixological interlude until December 31, 2024. A cosy atmosphere, exceptional cocktails and DJ sets (Thursday to Saturday) for a Christmas as refined as it is warm.

The Place de la Concorde Christmas Market, the magical market on the Champs-Elysées in Paris

For the 2024 festive season, the City of Paris is moving its famous Christmas market from the Hôtel de Ville to the famous Place de la Concorde. From December 14, 2024 to January 5, 2025, a host of exciting events await you as Christmas approaches. Ideally situated between the Jardin des Tuileries and the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, it's without doubt one of this year's most beautiful Christmas Markets, if not the most beautiful.

Discover the new cultural offering of the Palais de la Découverte for its reopening in 2025.

Currently closed for renovations, the Palais de la Découverte has announced its new cultural offering for its reopening in 2025, featuring scientific experiments and laboratories for the whole family to learn while having fun!

Maurice Utrillo (1881-1953) - The white period at M.A.K. Galerie

"My dear Francis, you've found the rare bird! Discover the white period currently on show at Galerie M.A.K. (Marc-Arthur Kohn) not far from the Champs-Elysées.

Amande, Vanille & Tonka, Matthieu Carlin's 2025 galette des rois at the Hôtel de Crillon

For Epiphanie 2025, the Hôtel de Crillon unveils a sweet and poetic-looking galette imagined by pastry chef Matthieu Carlin at the Butterfly patisserie. An indulgent, regressive creation awaits us with a combo of almond, vanilla and Tonka bean.