Easter vacations 2023 at the Aquarium and the Palais de la Porte Dorée

During the Easter vacations of 2023, there is plenty to keep the kids busy all day long, during these two weeks without school: workshops, animations, guided tours... Like here, at the Aquarium de la Porte Dorée, ideal for families since children under 25 don't pay the entrance fee!

For the Easter vacations 2023, from April 22 to May 9, children have plenty of choices to keep them busy in the capital (or outside): museums offer workshops, zoos and menageries reopen, accrobranches welcome the public again... In the 12th arrondissement, near Paris, theTropical Aquarium welcomes you during the vacations, for a fun and cultural outing with the kids.

On the program? A creative workshop for children from 3 to 5 years old, Stripes in the ocean, to decorate small colored fishes with wool, felt pens... For older children, aged 6 to 10, they can create their own pocket aquarium using recycled materials, after observing theTropical Aquarium 's living collections!

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! [Read more]

Obviously, come for a workshop, but also take the opportunity to discover, rediscover and survey once again the Aquarium's collections, with its 84 aquariums and thousands of different species! Jellyfish, turtles, small and large fish... Here, you won't find sharks, but two albino alligators, in a huge tank in the center of the visit. You can even interact and dance with the whales by testing the Spot, the interactive animation in virtual reality, which immerses you in the ocean.

Let's go and discover the Tropical Aquarium, at the Palais de la Porte Dorée during these Easter vacations 2023?