Pentecost weekend - activities

Stores and shopping centers open on Whit Monday 2024 in Paris and the Ile-de-France region

Every year, Whit Monday offers the French a three-day weekend! Would you like to take advantage of it to do some shopping? Discover the list of shopping centers open in Paris and Île-de-France on this public holiday, Monday May 20, 2024.

Unusual: we tested a hot-air balloon flight in Fontainebleau over the Ile-de-France region - promo

How about a breathtaking view over Fontainebleau? We're off to try out hot-air ballooning over the Île-de-France region, a magical experience we'd like to share with you.

Pentecost weekend: 10 great exhibitions to discover in Paris on May 18, 19 and 20, 2024

What are we doing this Pentecost weekend in Paris, this Saturday 18, Sunday 19 and Monday 20 May 2024? Easy: we're taking advantage of this long weekend to discover the most beautiful exhibitions of the moment. Here's a small selection of things to do this Pentecost weekend.

Whit Monday: museums and monuments open this Monday, May 20, bank holiday in Paris

Whit Monday is a public holiday in France, so you can take advantage of the long weekend to visit all the museums in the capital! Find out which museums and monuments are open this Monday, May 20, 2024 in Paris and the Île-de-France region.

Swimming pools open in Paris this Whit Monday 2023

How about a dip in the pool this Whit Monday? It's a bank holiday, the kids don't have school and half the parents have the day off... So, what are we going to do? If the weather's nice, why not take a dip in the pool? There are a few open, so we can splash around all day!

The Maincourt Trail, a Natural Oasis in the Chevreuse Valley to discover

The Vallée de Chevreuse is home to a natural gem, the Sentier de Maincourt, a stone's throw from the Château de Dampierre. Accessible all year long by families, even with strollers and people with reduced mobility, this jewel offers a beautiful nature walk between fauna and flora, only 40 minutes from Paris.

Festival de jour // de nuit 2023 : the free street art festival in Essonne

Rediscover street art during the festival de jour // de nuit 2023, free and open to all, from May 26 to June 4 in the streets of several towns and villages in Essonne. Circus, dance, performance and theater await you.

Deconfinement: religious services to resume from May 29th?

While Secretary of the Interior and Cults Christophe Castaner brought the possibility for believers to celebrate Pentecost as planned up on Sunday May 3rd, 2020, the Prime Minister left the door open to hold religious services before June 2nd. “If the situation is not worsening” in the first weeks of deconfinement, ceremonies will resume from May 29th in France.