October

The Journées Particulières 2026 in Paris: Cheval Blanc's workshops exploring Japanese cuisine

Tea, futomakis and mochi headline the menu for Journées Particulières 2026 at Cheval Blanc Paris, October 16–18. At the Michelin-starred Hakuba restaurant, the chefs reveal the techniques, textures and precision that define Japanese culinary art, during public workshops.

Video Games: The Must-See Releases of October 2026 You Can't Miss

Gamers can look forward to a particularly busy month, with a host of new releases across consoles and PC. Highly anticipated blockbusters, beloved franchise comebacks, and promising indie titles are shaping the gaming news landscape this October 2026.

Halloween 2025: immersive experience and dinner theater at Château de Ferrières (77)

Halloween 2025 promises chills all over the Paris region, with haunted museums, diabolical escape games and nightmarish cinemas. On October 31 and November 1, 2025, at the Château de Ferrières (Seine-et-Marne - 77), La Nuit des Ombres will plunge you into an immersive dinner party where every corridor conceals a secret and every shadow is a surprise.

Halloween 2024: the ballroom scene returns to Gaité Lyrique with The Halloween Party Ball III

For Halloween, La Gaîté Lyrique is going to rock the capital with its voguing competition on November 2, 2024! On the program, two big names on the international ballroom scene invite the best dancers on the voguing planet to battle it out in Dantesque battles! Thrills and style at your service.

Fête de la Science at the Musée de l'Homme 2024, free access to workshops, tours and demonstrations

From October 11 to 13, 2024, the Musée de l'Homme invites you to celebrate the 33rd Fête des Sciences in Paris. On the program: free, fun activities for young and old, and one-to-one scientific workshops with Museum researchers to rack your brains.

Astier de Villatte, the unusual little Parisian boutique with its wonderful Christmas decorations

Astier de Villatte will make your holiday season shine with its collections of unique and personalized Christmas baubles. From mid-October to the end of December, this small boutique on Rue Saint-Honoré, specializing in handmade ceramics, opens the doors to its treasure trove on the first floor, overflowing with fabulous Christmas decorations.

La Maison du Roy, the kingdom of Christmas decorations on the Grands Boulevards in Paris

La Maison du Roy, a charming boutique combining antiques and 18th-century style decorations, is the perfect Parisian address to find your most beautiful Christmas decorations! Inside, handmade baubles, like true works of art, sit alongside textile treasures and other refined objects, in a Christmas Kingdom setting.

Monoprix Maison: the French chain opens its first store entirely dedicated to home decoration

Monoprix has opened its very first 100% deco store in the So Ouest shopping center in Levallois Perret, just a stone's throw from Paris. Inside, it's all there! From living room to bedroom, kitchen to bathroom, you're sure to find what you're looking for, without breaking the bank!

Vintage jewelry pop-up and gemology workshop at Galerie Sapir, in the heart of Paris

58 Facettes, the first platform for second-hand jewelry, invites you to its pop-up store at the Galerie Saphir, from October 6 to 9, 2022. A unique opportunity to find rings and other vintage finery, meet jewelry experts and learn about the art of gemology!

Dior 30 Montaigne: the exhibition of oneiric works by Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne

Until October 9, 2022, the Dior 30 Montaigne store displays iconic works by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, before the auction sale at Sotheby’s in early November. You are invited to discover poetic and phantasmagoric sculptures made by the French artists, scattered here and there in the iconic store of the luxury house.

Behind the scenes Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche’s Christmas windows: visit the workshops

On Wednesday October 12, 2022, Le Bon Marché Rive gauche unveils the secrets to their Christmas windows for two exceptional tours to enjoy with your family. For the first time, the workshops of dream open to let us admire the Parisian department store’s elves’ precious know-how.

Tori et Lokita by the Dardenne brothers, winner of the 75th Cannes Film Festival prize: our review

The Dardenne brothers, who received the 75th Anniversary Award at the Cannes Film Festival 2022, presented their new feature, Tori et Lokita. The film will be released in cinemas on October 5, 2022. Check out our review!

EO, Prix du Jury at Cannes 2022: review and trailer

It was one of the big surprises of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Jerzy Skolimowski's "EO" follows the tribulations of a donkey. Through his eyes, we discover human cruelty - a real aesthetic slap in the face. The film will be released in French cinemas on October 19, 2022.

The top races of the 2016 back-to-school season!

The vacations are over and it's time to get back to work! Luckily for you, back to school is also a great time for sportsmen and women looking for thrills. We have selected for you the best races to do in the most beautiful city in the world and its surroundings.