Noel à paris - activities

Christmas 2023 in Paris: an ice rink a stone's throw from the Bois de Vincennes

On your skates! For Christmas 2023, Vincennes will be delighting young and old alike with an open-air ice rink on the Hôtel de Ville esplanade. See you there from December 8, 2023 to January 7, 2024!

Les Illuminations de Noël des Champs-Élysées 2023-2024

The illuminations on the Champs-Élysées await you from November 19, 2023 to January 7, 2024! This year's inauguration took place on the evening of November 19, in the presence of godfather Gilles Lellouche.

The last 11 Galeries Lafayette Christmas trees from 2023 to 2013

Discovering the huge Christmas tree at Galeries Lafayette has become a real tradition in Paris. Every year since 1976, it has adorned the center of the dome of the famous Parisian department store. Like every year, everyone has their say on whether it was better or worse than last year. So we thought a little falsh back of the photos from the last 11 years would give you a better opportunity to compare.

La Samaritaine's Christmas 2023 window displays and decorations: delicacies and fairytale fun à la Willy Wonka!

From November 8, 2023 (from 6pm) to January 9, 2024, La Samaritaine will be in the holiday spirit. For its new Christmas story, the department store is transformed into a Palais des délices, where gourmet delights and the French art of living reign supreme. Right from the window displays, the feast promises to be gargantuan, an exquisite blend of fashion and decoration, presented amid giant fir trees, shimmering decorations and grandiose chandeliers. The enchantment extends to the heart of the showcase, where the Atrium invites you into the magical world of Charlie et la Chocolaterie, and the aisles unveil the quirky, gourmet works of artists Gab Bois and Thomas Liu Le Lann.

Christmas lights Place de la Concorde, the Obelisk, snow and Christmas trees

The Place de la Concorde and the Obelisk are getting festive from December 4, 2020 to January 3, 2021 to celebrate the Holidays. As a matter of fact, the famous and iconic monument in Paris is adorned in blue for the Holidays and gets surrounded by a forest of fir trees.

Les Enchanteurs de Noël 2019, a magical show at the heart of the Château de Vincennes

The Enchanters of Christmas return from Saturday December 7 to Saturday December 21, 2019 with their fantastic shows and entertainment. In the heart of the historic Château de Vincennes, take the whole family on a journey back in time to the era of troubadours, knights, magicians and jugglers... Answer the question at the bottom of the article for your chance to win an invitation to the show.