Halloween 2025 for children in Paris and Île-de-France: ideas for family outings

Halloween 2025 is also a celebration for children! In Paris and the Île-de-France region, there are lots of outings, events, and family activities planned to celebrate this thrilling and fun-filled holiday. Follow our guide to great ideas to keep the little ones happy throughout October. Please note: Halloween celebrations for children are not always held on October 31, so be sure to check the dates before planning your outings.

Pumpkins are grinning, spider webs are spreading, and witches are taking flight once again... There's no doubt about it, Halloween 2025 is coming to Paris and the Île-de-France region! Every October 31, this bewitching holiday brings together young and old alike for fun outings, family entertainment, and themed parties. For children, it's the perfect opportunity to dress up, go trick-or-treating, and discover original activities that combine thrills and laughter.

For younger children, Halloween is above all a holiday full of discoveries andlighthearted excitement. Costume parades and trick-or-treating already allow families to share moments of togetherness in an atmosphere of laughter and thrills. In Paris and throughout the region, many venues are decked out in autumnal decorations for the occasion and offer child-friendly activities that combine fun, games, and wonder.

With creative workshops, immersive experiences, decorated amusement parks, and scary shows, theHalloween program promises to be rich and varied once again. The Sortiraparis team offers a selection of events and tips for your little monsters in search of adventure and candy. And above all, stay tuned: this article is updated regularly with announcements, news, and discoveries for the season.

Not to be missed:

Halloween 2024: free party for kids at the MOB Hôtel in Saint-Ouen (93)
For Halloween 2024, the MOB Hôtel in Saint-Ouen is organizing a special day for children, with a party and creative workshops. [Read more]

The Nature 2024 Halloween Festival at the Maison de la Pêche et de la Nature in Levallois (92)
The Maison Pêche et Nature de Levallois is organizing its 14th Halloween Nature Festival during the All Saints' vacation, from October 19 to 31, 2024. Come and celebrate Halloween in style with workshops, games, storytelling and family treasure hunts! [Read more]

Halloween and All Saints' Day vacation 2024 at Château de Chantilly: chills for young and old alike
Château de Chantilly is celebrating the All Saints' vacation, from October 18 to November 3, 2024, with a special Halloween program. Located just 45 minutes from Paris, this event features nighttime torchlight tours, creative workshops for children, gourmet tastings and fascinating exhibitions. A unique opportunity to discover the château from a mysterious and festive angle! [Read more]

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! [Read more]

Halloween 2024: immersive game for children at Domaine de Madame Elisabeth (78)
Like every year, many places in Paris and the Ile-de-France region don't break the rule: at the end of October, every 31st, Halloween is celebrated in the proper way, notably at the Domaine de Madame Elisabeth, in the Yvelines département. [Read more]

In theme parks:

The Parc de l'étrange, when Halloween takes over the Parc de Saint-Cloud to send shivers down our spines
Oyez folks, the Parc de Saint-Cloud will be transformed into a Parc de l'Étrange for the first time this Halloween, from October 18 to November 2, 2024. Will you be brave enough to cross the haunted forest to await the gates of hell? [Read more]

Hallo'Winn 2024 at Winnoland: Halloween in the Essonne park with a new haunted house
From October 26 to November 3, 2024, Winnoland, the family theme park located in Essonne, France, transforms itself to host Hallo'Winn, a Halloween celebration where fun flirts with fear. For nine days, young and old alike are invited to shiver, thanks to immersive animations, a décor we're promised to be grandiose and spooky activities suitable for all. [Read more]

Halloween 2024 at Parc Saint Paul (60): immersive scenery and terrifying entertainment for families
Attention families and thrill-seekers! Parc Saint Paul invites you into its horrific lair for its Halloween season from October 5 to November 3, 2024. It's the perfect opportunity to scare the bejesus out of your friends and children! [Read more]

In museums :

Halloween and All Saints' Day vacation 2024: the Château de Dampierre dons its Halloween colors
This autumn, it's not just the leaves on the trees that are changing color: the Château de Dampierre-en-Yvelines is also getting its Halloween colors back, from October 19 to November 3, 2024. [Read more]

In zoos and aquariums:

Halloween 2024 at the Parc Zoologique de Paris: a day of thrills and chills for children
Halloween 2024 is the perfect opportunity to feel the big chill, eat tons of candy and stroll around in disguise until the end of the night. The Parc Zoologique de Paris is offering the bravest children the chance to experience a day of thrills and chills on October 31, 2024, with a host of challenges on the program. [Read more]