Chatou - activities

Le Vésinet, Chatou, Croissy-sur-Seine(78)..., artists are opening their studios this weekend!

The Boucle de Seine Art Trail returns to push open the doors of some sixty artists' and craftsmen's studios, on the weekend of April 27-28, 2024. Join us in Carrières-sur-Seine, Chatou, Croissy-sur-Seine, Houilles, Le Vésinet and Montesson for a free arty stroll behind the scenes of creation, hidden through the charming lanes of Yvelines (78).

Foire de Chatou 2024, the meeting place for antique dealers, second-hand dealers and vintage enthusiasts

The Foire de Chatou returns from March 8 to 17, 2024 on the Île des Impressionnistes (78). A not-to-be-missed event for antique dealers and art galleries, the 300 exhibitors from all over France invite you to browse through a selection of antique furniture, haute couture fashion accessories, jewelry, vintage toys and other trinkets, treasures of a bygone era.

Elektric Park Festival in Chatou: new date and new format in 2024

Originally scheduled for August 30 and 31, 2024, the Elektric Park Festival has been forced to cancel its summer edition due to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. But the Paris electro event has decided to adapt by offering a special edition this year, moved to Saturday June 15. We tell you all about it.

And the prize for the most beautiful Christmas window in the Île-de-France region goes to ...

This year, it's the Chatou garden center-animal shop that wins the prize for the most beautiful Christmas window display 2024 in the Île-de-France region! With its illuminated decorations made entirely on site, this family-run institution, open since 1942, is the pride of its inhabitants. Come and see for yourself this magical storefront that has conquered the region!

L'Alphonsine, an all-women's race and hike on the Île des Impressionnistes

For a women's run, head to Chatou and its Île des Impressionnistes on October 15, 2023 for a run and hike with your friends, your mother or all the women in your life, in a lush green setting!

Hiking: discover a new route along the Seine following in the footsteps of the Impressionists

After the GR75 which circles Paris, the GR1, the GR2 which follows the course of the Seine and many other Grande Randonnée (GR) trails which also pass through the capital and the Ile-de-France region, the committee of the Fédération Française de Randonnée has just added a brand new circuit to its catalog, in the footsteps of the Impressionists in the Ile-de-France region.

The free Lumières Impressionnistes Festival in Chatou 2023 transports us to Japan

The Lumières Impressionnistes festival returns for a 3rd edition from September 7 to 9, 2023, on the theme: A Dream in Japan! This free, festive event will once again take over the Hameau Fournaise in the Yvelines region (78), with an exceptional program including sound and light shows, nocturnes and a Japanese pavilion.

Journées du Patrimoine 2023 at the Musée Fournaise, on the Île des Impressionnistes in Chatou (78)

For the Journées du Patrimoine 2023 on September 16 and 17, stop off at Chatou's Île des Impressionnistes to discover the collections of the Musée Fournaise.

A Côté 2100 ski resort: raclette, ice skating, tobogganing and skiing in Chatou this winter

The mountains are coming to Yvelines! From November 1, 2022 to January 29, 2023, the A Côté 2100 ski resort is coming to Chatou on the Île des Impressionnistes. What's on the agenda? A breath of fresh air at the foot of the slopes, with gondolas and funiculars for fondues and raclettes, as well as an ice rink, toboggan runs and biathlon ski slopes.

A bucolic walk on the Impressionist Island in Chatou

A few stations away from Paris, by taking the RER A, make a stopover in the footsteps of the Impressionists in Chatou, for a pleasant stroll along the water.

La Maison Fournaise, the restaurant on the Ile des Impressionnistes in Chatou

La Maison Fournaise, the guinguette that inspired Renoir's "Déjeuner des canotiers", is reborn with a new decor, a new chef and a new menu. We're off to enjoy a bucolic break by the water.