Halloween 2024: chilling visits to the Jardin des Plantes Menagerie

The Menagerie at the Jardin des Plantes is decked out in Halloween colors during the All Saints' Day vacations, from October 19 to November 3, 2024, presenting its most terrifying animals. Rats, vultures, snakes and spiders await you during a weekend of special, spooky events!

During the All Saints' Day vacation of 2024, the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes is transforming itself forHalloween , offering children and families free entertainment (included in the admission ticket) with"Même pas peur", from October 19 to November 3, 2024 . So, are you ready for the big chill at the Jardin des Plantes Menagerie?

On the program: a visit to find out all there is to know about spiders, a workshop to discover the Menagerie's most worrying residents... There's also a free visit to the natural science cabinet beyond the grave, where the Menagerie's scientific animators welcome you every afternoon.

Don't forget to stop by the red panda,orang-utan and panther enclosures to discover the animals that call one of the world's oldest zoos home! La Menagerie even offers a free game, available on smartphone only, to discover 15 species present in the garden while playing.

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On the program of "Même pas peur":

The secret life of little devils

Come and discover the incredible lives of the Menagerie's new residents: the Tasmanian devils. Learn more about the amazing characteristics of these marsupials - their diet, reproduction and communication methods - and the terrible threats they face.

In the den of phobia

Whether you're afraid of snakes, rats or spiders, an animation explains how to overcome your fears and get to know certain species.

Scary names

Discover the "Devil's Horse", the "Blood Spitter" and other little beasts with strange names, and find out who's behind them, during a visit with a scientific animator from the Menagerie.

From October 21 to November 5, 2023, head to the Menagerie for an afternoon with the whole family, as exotic as it is terrifying!