Rendezvous with Nature this summer, with family activities at the Jardin des Plantes

Although Paris is far from being a haven of tranquillity and greenery, its large green spaces are nonetheless the perfect place to recharge your batteries for an afternoon spent strolling or reading on the grass. At the Jardin des Plantes, this is the strategy we've chosen, with the return of Rendez-vous Nature from July 8 to August 27, 2023.

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What's on the program? Numerous activities await you every day in the Jardin des Plantes : an original way to rediscover this emblematic green space of the capital. Enjoy a guided tour of the Jardin des Plantes or the Ecological Garden, take part in creative workshops on botanical illustration, perfume creation or participatory science... But it's also an opportunity for young and old alike to meet the caretakers of the Jardin des Plantes Menagerie, investigate the mysterious Dubosquet affair in an escape game, or listen to the beautiful stories of Contes au Jardin. Even more unusual, you can take a sound siesta in the Jardin des Plantes every Saturday and Sunday by donning a pair of headphones and immersing yourself in the exploration of the Jardin des Plantes, at the height of the animals, the plants or the underground of the Garden!

Contes au jardin: free poetic stories told in the Jardin des Plantes all summer long
During the summer vacations, from July 12 to August 23, 2023, storytellers and costuses invade the Jardin des Plantes to tell you wonderful stories every Wednesday, from age 6 upwards. [Read more]

Prices vary according to the activity: some are free, some are not, and some are included in the entrance fee (details below). To discover these great activities all summer long at the Jardin des Plantes, head to the Grandes Serres lawn to enjoy the activities of these Rendez-vous Nature 2023.

Free events :

• Activities in the Jardin des Plantes, ages 6 and up
• Books in the Gardens, ages 3 and up
• Storytelling in the Garden, ages 6 and up
• Open-air theater, ages 8 and up
• Siestes sonores, ages 10 and up
• Participatory science workshop, age 8

Activities included in the admission ticket:

• Meetings with the Menagerie's caretakers, from age 6
• Animations Sensations animales dans la Ménagerie, from 6 years old

Activities for a fee:

• Guided tour of the Jardin des Plantes, from age 3
• Botanical illustration workshops, ages 8 and up
• Natural perfume creation workshop, from age 6
• Guided tour of the Ecological Garden, ages 12 and up
• Escape game La mystérieuse affaire Dubosquet, ages 8 and up