What to do in Paris at Christmas
Planning to spend the festive season in Paris? Here are some ideas of what to do in Paris this Christmas in 2023.
Family holidays at Disneyland Paris
If you're still wondering what to do in Paris this Christmas with your family, think Disneyland! France's busiest theme park is the ideal place to immerse yourself in the magic of Christmas. During the festive season and until January 7, 2024, Disneyland Paris gets into the Christmas spirit. As night falls, admire the illuminations on Main Street and the sparkling 24-metre-high Christmas tree. Attend the many musical, sound and light and pyrotechnic shows, and follow Mickey's Christmas parade. During the day, your children can meet Disney characters dressed in Christmas costumes. Disneyland Paris at Christmas is a great way to enjoy the festive season if you have children.
Strolling the gardens of Paris at Christmas
You can also enjoy the magic of the festive season in some of the capital's parks and gardens. The Jardin d'Acclimatation is fully decorated for Christmas, and has plenty of festive surprises in store. As for the Jardin des Tuileries, it hosts a beautiful Christmas market until January 7, 2024.
Discover Paris' Christmas markets
Apart from the Jardin des Tuileries, other Christmas markets take over the city of Paris in December. You'll be able to sample typical Christmas products such as mulled wine, hot chestnuts, crêpes and waffles. You can also buy everything you need to decorate your apartment for Christmas, or to make gifts for your loved ones. The most popular Christmas markets are those on the Champs Élysées, Champ de Mars, Notre-Dame and Montmartre.
Admire the Christmas lights
The city of Paris at Christmas is magnificent. Its most beautiful streets and famous avenues are adorned with sparkling decorations and lights of every color. To admire the Christmas illuminations in Parisvisit the Champs Élysées, Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Avenue Montaigne, Place Vendôme or the picturesque alleys of Bercy Village. But you can also discover them in other parts of Paris, as you stroll: Montmartre, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Marais...
And don't forget to see the most beautiful Christmas trees in Paris!
Dreaming in front of Christmas windows
Every year, the windows of Paris's biggest department stores are specially decorated for Christmas. This year is no exception. The Christmas window displays in Paris are magnificent and will allow you to immerse yourself in the magic of the festive season. Visit Galeries Lafayette, Printemps Haussmann, La Samaritaine, Bon Marché or BHV Marais.
Attend a Christmas show in Paris
During the festive season, shows abound in the capital, and some offer a good dose of enchantment and magic. If you want to book a Christmas show in Paris in 2023, you'll be spoilt for choice.
Music lovers can attend the Nutcracker musical at La Seine Musicale, the Christmas Concert at Maison de la Radio, the Grand Concert de Noël at Radio Classique or the concert by the Hélios orchestra at Eglise de la Madeleine.
For a Christmas in Paristreat yourself to a magic show in the heart of a magnificent 5-star palace, or book an interactive show for your children at the Manufacture des Abbesses.
Between magic and illusion shows, plays and musicals, concerts and comedy shows, you'll have no trouble finding something to please for a Christmas in Paris Christmas in Paris!
Ice skating
For young and old alike, ice skating is a fun and sporting activity automatically associated with Christmas and the festive season. In Paris, ephemeral ice rinks have been set up in exceptional locations.
The Grand Palais is the world's largest ephemeral ice rink, and as night falls, it transforms into a discotheque on ice! You can also skate on the roof of the Tour Montparnasse, the highest skating rink in Paris. Galeries Lafayette is also planning to install a skating rink on its rooftop. You'll be able to skate with a view of the Opéra Garnier and the Eiffel Tower!
