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Museum Night 2024 at the Musée de l'histoire de l'Immigration - Palais de la Porte Dorée

For the 20th edition of the Nuit des Musées, the Palais de la Porte Dorée is hosting a special nocturne on Saturday, May 18, 2024. It's an opportunity to (re)discover this beautiful art deco building, home to the Immigration Museum and the Paris Tropical Aquarium. We reveal the program.

Parc zoologique de Paris: Unaï, a female West Indian manatee, joins the zoo's tanks

In March 2024, the Parc Zoologique de Paris - commonly known as Zoo de Vincennes due to its location - welcomes a new manatee to its large pool.

Lac des Minimes, for a bucolic stroll or boat trip in the Bois de Vincennes.

Did you know? The Bois de Vincennes boasts not one, but several lakes: the largest and best-known, the Lac de Daumesnil, and more secretive ones like the Lac des Minimes, near Fontenay-sous-Bois and Nogent-sur-Marne.

Unusual: breakfast with the giraffes at the Paris Zoological Park

Ever since we were little, we've been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This time, it's likely to be one of the most important meals of your life, as you'll have the opportunity to have it with the giraffes of the Parc zoologique de Paris!

Carnet rose: two baby armadillos are born at the Parc zoologique de Paris

Good news for the Parc Zoologique de Paris: two little six-banded armadillos were born at the end of January! Come and watch them grow up with their mother during your visit to the zoo.

Special offer: free admission and activities for children, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Parc Zoologique

In 2024, it's been 10 years since the Parc zoologique, commonly known as the Vincennes Zoo, reopened its doors to the public, allowing young and old alike to discover wildlife from all over the world on its premises. So, to celebrate these 10 new candles, the zoo invites you to a weekend of free events for the whole family.

Easter egg hunt 2024 at the Parc Zoologique de Paris

The Parc zoologique de Paris - more commonly known as Zoo de Vincennes - invites you to come and celebrate the Easter festivities, on Sunday March 31 and Monday April 1, 2024. On the program? Fun activities, a big egg hunt and a decorated egg competition, so you can spend a wonderful day with the animals!

Run for the rhinos at the Paris Zoo... with the Paris Zoo Run 2024

The Paris Zoological Park is offering a field day for all on September 22, 2024. Between the Paris Zoo Run, the Choupi Run for toddlers (2-5 years) and the Crazy run for older children (6-10 years), come and run at the zoo with your family or friends, to protect the rhinos.

Silent Zoo evenings return to the Parc Zoologique de Paris this summer 2024

Silent Zoo evenings return to the Parc Zoologique de Paris, this summer 2024! These unusual evenings offer the chance to dance among the animals until 1 a.m., with headphones screwed on your ears!

A special Valentine's evening under the ocean at Aquarium Tropical

It's not just humans who love each other, it's fish too! Come and discover the underbelly of aquatic life at the Aquarium Tropical de la Porte Dorée for a special Valentine's Day evening.

L'Envers du décor 2024: everything you need to know about this contemporary art festival at the Palais de la Porte Dorée

L'Envers du décor, at the Palais de la Porte Dorée, is back for its 7th edition. On February 3 and 4, 2024, a host of artists will be on hand to present free, original and contemporary installations and activities. Are you ready? Watch out, it's going to shine!

Curling rink, raclette and mulled wine at Rosa Bonheur's Chalet Givré in the East

All winter long, Rosa Bonheur's Porte jaune chalet is offering you a one-way ticket to the Swiss mountains, for a gourmet immersion experience that's as unusual as it is delicious.

Children's birthday party in Paris: a birthday party with animals, at the Parc Zoologique de Paris

Would you like to celebrate your child's birthday outdoors this year? Then head for the zoological park, in the 12th arrondissement, to celebrate the occasion in style, surrounded by animals.

Parc zoologique de Paris, the capital's zoo, in the 12th arrondissement

The Parc Zoologique de Paris, also known as the Zoo de Vincennes, is the most emblematic zoo in Paris, with its immense 65-metre-high rock, which can be seen from certain Parisian viewpoints. The zoo is home to many different species of animal, and is the perfect place to take the kids on an outing!

Aquarium Tropical de la Porte Dorée, Paris's historic aquarium

Created in 1931 for the Colonial Exhibition, the Aquarium is located in the 12th arrondissement, in the Palais de la Porte Dorée. It is home to over 750 species of small fish and, best of all, admission is free for under-26s!

The Musée d'Histoire de l'Immigration unveils an exhibition on Asian migration

China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand... Populations from East and Southeast Asia have long settled in France. The Musée National de l'Histoire de l'Immigration tells the story of these population movements, in an exhibition running from October 10, 2023 to February 18, 2024.

Musée de l'histoire de l'Immigration: opening hours, collections, prices... All you need to know

Housed in the Palais de la Porte Dorée, the Musée National de l'Histoire de l'Immigration tells the story of France in a different way... Discover this unusual cultural site.

Olympism, a world history: the Olympiad exhibition at the Palais de la Porte Dorée

Since 1896, 33 Olympiads have been held around the world. To mark the Paris 2024 Games, the Palais de la Porte Dorée is retracing their history and behind-the-scenes in a retrospective exhibition, from April 26 to September 8, 2024.

A stroll along the 12th arrondissement's Petite Ceinture: an air of countryside from Vincennes to Porte Dorée

From Vincennes to Porte Dorée, you can enjoy a moment out of time, listening to birdsong as if you were in the countryside, on the longest stretch of the Petite Ceinture!

Christmas 2023: the animal entertainment programme at the Parc Zoologique de Paris

For the festive season, the Parc Zoologique de Paris awaits children with some great free activities for young and old, during the 2023 Christmas vacations.