Halloween 2026: a spine-tingling tour, makeup, and a concert at the Cité de l'Économie

For Halloween 2026, the City of Economics in Paris shifts gears and invites visitors to experience the museum in a more enigmatic light. Investigations, costumes, music, and stories of economic crises will shape this special day held on October 31.

And what if the economy could give you a few chills too? For Halloween 2026 in Paris, the Cité de l’Économie (Citéco) marks October 31 with a program crafted especially for the occasion. Housed in the former Hôtel Gaillard in the 17th arrondissement, the museum becomes, for one day, a playground where ghosts, costumes, and energetic economic tales round out the visit.

The goal is to explore the economy from a fresh angle. Usually, Citéco helps shed light on topics like money, exchanges, markets, and the big shifts in our economy. For Halloween, the teaching approach takes on a more playful tone, with a series of events spread across the day.

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Visitors will have the chance to hunt for hidden ghosts around the museum, while makeup and costumes amplify the Halloween mood. It’s a way to explore the space and join in a parallel activity to the usual tour.

The program at Citéco isn’t limited to pumpkins and ghosts. Citéco also uses Halloween to remind us that economic history itself has episodes capable of sending shivers down your spine. The major financial and economic crises thus become the subject of a thematic visit, from the 1929 crash to the subprimes, including the German hyperinflation and the 1973 oil shock.