Activité insolite guide - activities

The Pailleron skating rink, for skating all year round

The Pailleron skating rink lets you glide on the ice all year round. It occupies the ice area of the Pailleron sports center in Paris's 19th arrondissement. The rink regularly organizes theme evenings, so stay tuned!

An immersive ski resort comes to Paris: free entertainments, DJ set & street food

Whilst waiting for the Winter break, a fun and immersive ski resort comes to Paris from November 10 to 12, 2022. Created by France Montagne, this event promises a festive program packed with free and indulging entertainments. Ski simulator, DJ set, mountain-inspired street food, or even movie session, here is what to expect.

Accor Arena’s skating rink in Bercy: a 1,500sqm skating spot in Paris

The large Bercy skating rink is one of the two permanent places in Paris expecting ice-skating and ice hockey fans. Nestled in the Palais Omnisports de Bercy, aka the Accor Arena, the Sonja Henie skating rink features 1,500sqm of ice for children and adults.

A hippy solidarity-driver roller-dance outside Paris

Put your rollerblades on! A hippie solidarity-driven roller-dance expects you at Espace Francis Delage on Saturday December 3, 2022, in Asnières-sur-Seine. A charity event supporting association Eva pour la Vie helping children with cancer.

The Musée de l'Illusion in Paris: a multi-sensory journey that will make you lose your head!

The famous Musée de l'Illusion will be open on May 1st and awaits you in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, in the Châtelet les Halles district. Come with friends or family for a unique and exciting experience! Immerse yourself in a fascinating world, where all your senses will be turned upside down... A multi-sensory visit that's a must.

A free roller disco night comes to a food court in Paris

Ready to party like in the 80’s? A disco roller party comes to a famous food court in Paris: La Félicità! Meet on October 24, 2022, to dance on the dancefloor with rollerblades on!

Accrocamp Poissy, the tree-climbing course in Yvelines (78)

Located in the park of the Château de Villiers in Poissy, in the Yvelines department, Accrocamp is an adventure course on a human scale. With an annual reopening at the end of March (March 30 this year), this spot in the heart of nature is the ideal setting for an adventure among the trees.

La Serre aux Papillons in La Queue-lez-Yvelines, a tropical jungle near Paris

Forty kilometers from Paris, in the Yvelines, nestles an atypical and exciting place for the whole family, a butterfly greenhouse! Located in La Queue-lez-Yvelines, it was the very first tropical greenhouse in France to welcome these colorful and exotic insects, particularly graceful.

Giant naturist picnic and workout in Paris this Sunday at the Bois de Vincennes

The Bois de Vincennes naturist area is back in Paris with XXL events. On Sundays October 9 and 16, 2022, you are expected by the ANP for a giant picnic and a yoga class in your birthday suit.

Paris Boat Club, a tailor-made private cruise on the Seine in Paris

How about a private cruise on the Seine? Are you looking for an exceptional experience, a way to visit Paris without the crowds, to see the capital's most beautiful monuments and bridges in a privileged way? We've tested the Paris Boat Club and its tailor-made cruises for an enchanted interlude.

Fun sport: learn to be a mermaid during diving classes in Paris and Ile-de-France

Have you always dreamt of becoming a mermaid? In Paris and Ile-de-France, diving schools provide lessons to learn how to swim with a monofin, a mermaid or a merman tail.

Quirky ideas to break out of your current routine

There are many quirky concepts available all year long in Paris to make people loving discoveries happy. So, what are the current experiences you do not want to miss at the moment? Here are quirky outings and activities likely to surprise you.

Mad Golf, the first indoor mini-golf course with a retro and unusual atmosphere in the heart of Paris

At the beginning of September, Paris' first indoor mini-golf course will open in the 2nd arrondissement, with two immersive, unusual 9-hole courses in a unique, colorful retro atmosphere!

Les Cent Ciels: donkey milk baths to make yourself beautiful like Cleopatra

Les Cent Ciels is one of the most famous spas in Paris and for good reason: in this place that plunges you into the tale of a thousand and one nights, you have the opportunity to test Cleopatra's beauty trick: the donkey milk bath.

Beer is out, but vineale is in with Gallia Paris brewery!

“Vineale” is the new beer-wine hybrid drink created by craft brewery Gallia Paris. A modern and creative concept to buff beer’s image up, to discover at Gallia bar in Pantin or during a private tour of the production site just next door!

Pagaille à Springfield: an unusual escape game about The Simpsons in the Paris region

Do you love the Simpsons? Then there's no way you can miss this escape game that awaits you at Enigmatic, near Marne-la-Vallée. On the program, a colorful immersion in Springfield, in the heart of the cult series!

Nikito, ex-Superfly Alfortville, 3,300 m2 of active leisure and indoor freestyle activities

Watch out, it's going to be a bumpy ride. Nikito (ex-Superfly) awaits you at its first immersive park in Alfortville, just outside Paris. In all, over 3,300 m2 of active, freestyle indoor leisure activities to keep the whole family busy. From trampolines and climbing to parkour and giant slides, this unusual spot is suitable for all ages!

Europa Kids: the fun-filled inflatable village at Parc de la Villette

If you've only got one outing to make this summer, Europa Kids is it. From June 25 to August 28, 2022, the famous inflatable village in the Parc de la Villette will be entertaining young and old alike. Bouncy castles, giant slide, trampoline, water games... What more could you ask for?

Unusual in Paris: Water skiing on the Seine

Water skiing on the Seine? Yes it is possible and it happens in Paris! A club offers 3.5km of skiable water with learning workshops. Whether it's for bi-skiing, mono-skiing or even to learn how to do tricks or even to practice wakeboarding, here is the unusual spot that could well make you discover a new passion.

Unusual in Île-de-France: the troglodyte church of the Annunciation built into the side of a cliff

Did you know that? In the Val d'Oise, the church of the Annunciation of Haute-Isle is the only troglodyte church in the whole region. Directly dug in a chalk cliff and classified as a historical monument, it is an unusual nugget to discover.