Christmas 2025: illuminations, Christmas market, and entertainment in Montmorency (95): date and program

North of Paris, a pretty town rich in entertainment welcomes Santa Claus for the holiday season, to the delight of children and parents alike! Montmorency is organizing its own Christmas market during the weekend of December 12-14, 2025, so you can find the best gifts for your loved ones just a few days before the big day, and is setting up its natural icerink until January 4, 2026! There's something for the whole family to enjoy in a magical atmosphere.

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A host of activities await you, including a visit to Santa's house, holiday-themed creative workshops, a dazzling ice show and a horse-drawn carriage ride, to fill children with wonder, before they finally meet the famous man who brings them the presents under the tree - a not-to-be-missed opportunity to give them an unforgettable Christmas!

The program of festivities

Friday, November 28, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.

Launch of the Christmas lights

Place Roger-Levanneur

• L’Entracte show

• Speech by Mayor Maxime Thory

• Lighting of the Christmas lights

• Musical performances by teachers from the A.E.M. Grétry Conservatory

• Special offers at local shops

Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Afternoon of entertainment

Place Mendès-France

From 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.:

• Flower crown workshop by Larthur Fleurs;

• Creative workshops by recreation centers;

• Photo booth with Santa Claus

• Curling rink

• Balloon sculpture

• On-site and takeaway food: Crêpes Mathieu food truck

• Wishing tree

• Santa Claus mailbox

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Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Morning of entertainment at the Sunday market

Place Roger-Levanneur

• Entertainment

• Special artisan market

• Workshop for children

• Visit from Father Christmas

Christmas market in Montmorency 

Join us on Friday, December 12 at 6 p.m. for the opening of the Christmas market!

This day will also mark the opening of the natural ice rink.

From Friday, December 12 to Sunday, December 14:

• Christmas charity collection with the support of the associations Djenerida fait son cinéma and Amicale des Locataires Résidence La Fontaine - Florian - Pascal (games & toys): donations can be dropped off at the dedicated stand located at the entrance to the Christmas market (4pm-9pm on Friday, 11am-7pm on Saturday, and 11am-5pm on Sunday)

Friday, December 12:

• 4pm to 9pm: Opening of the Christmas market;

• 6:00 p.m.: Inauguration of the Christmas market with music and the presence of Santa Claus

• Wishing tree and Santa Claus mailbox

Saturday, December 13:

• 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Hot chocolate and marshmallows served in Santa's house

• 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Visit Santa Claus in his real house

• 2:30 p.m.: Figure skating show

• Starting at 4:00 p.m.: Christmas carols by the Chœurs de l'Orangerie

• Creative workshops and games in the village hall; free and no reservation required

• Wishing tree and Santa Claus mailbox

Sunday, December 14:

• 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Hot chocolate and marshmallows served in Santa's house

• 2pm to 6pm: Visit Santa Claus in his real house

• 2:30 p.m.: Figure skating show

• Musical entertainment by the group Sisters Nat

• Creative workshops and games in the village hall; free and no reservation required

• Santa's wish tree and mailbox

Sunday, December 21, 2025 | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Santa Claus carriage ride and afternoon entertainment

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Santa Claus carriage ride through all neighborhoods of Montmorency

• 10 a.m.: Rachel Félix Cultural Center

• 10:25 a.m.: Rond-Point de la Chênée

• 10:50 a.m.: Saint-François Church

• 11:25 a.m.: Opposite the shops on 1ère Armée française (Chez Du-Du butcher's, etc.)

• 11:40 a.m.: Mare aux Champeaux

• 2:00 p.m.: Rachel Félix Cultural Center

• 2:30/3:30 p.m.: City Hall Park, near Santa's Village and the ice rink

• 4:00/5:00 p.m.: Place Mendès-France

From 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Rachel Félix Cultural Center

• 2:00 p.m.: Santa Claus himself will be handing out chocolates during his carriage ride—don't miss it!

• 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Game library, after-school workshops, wishing tree, story reading with music, Santa Claus mailbox.

• 2:30 p.m.: Show by Pascal the magician, "A Day in My Life": magic & mentalism for all ages, free, no reservation required

• 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Pastry workshop "sugar paste decoration on biscuits," ages 5 and up, 30-minute sessions

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