Last updated: December 01, 2024
Find everything you need for the holidays in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois in our guide. We present the festive events and activities that bring our city to life during the end-of-year holiday season.
The market square hosts the traditional Christmas market, where wooden chalets offer artisanal products and regional specialties. The city center shines with its sparkling decorations, while the Saint-Jean-Marie-Vianney Church provides a majestic setting for Christmas concerts. Just minutes away, Pierre Park invites you to discover its outdoor ice rink and winter village.
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"Immersive and passionate exhibition with animated light structures."
"Discover the biodiversity of tropical humid forests through hundreds of animated light structures, featuring characteristic and spectacular species."
Where: Paris | More Info: Natural History Museum - Tropical Wonders
A light trail with 100 dinosaurs and 2,000 lanterns.
The Jardin d'Acclimatation hosts the Lantern Festival: the Dinosaur Ball, a light show featuring 100 dinosaurs and 2,000 lanterns spread over 6 hectares.
Where: Paris | More Info: Jardin d'Acclimatation - Bois de Boulogne Holiday
Nearly 80 wooden chalets and an outdoor ice rink.
The Christmas Market at the Tuileries Garden offers a festive experience with nearly 80 wooden chalets, an ice rink, rides, and family-friendly activities. Visitors can discover French artisanal products and enjoy regional specialties.
Where: Paris | More Info: Tuileries Christmas Market
Presence of the city of Quebec as the honored guest
The Paris La Défense Christmas Market is a must-attend event running from November 14 to December 29, 2024. This Christmas market offers a festival of sparkling lights, delicious treats, and traditional craftsmanship. Stroll through the 200 decorated stalls, admire the twinkling Christmas decorations, and indulge in the enchanting scents of cinnamon and hot chocolate.
Where: Paris | More Info: Paris La Défense Christmas Market
A Christmas market featuring local artisans and creators offering unique handmade items.
The Notre-Dame Christmas Market offers a festive atmosphere with artisans and creators showcasing handmade crafts, jewelry, objects made from various materials, ceramics, textiles, leather, and regional gourmet specialties.
Where: Paris | More Info: Notre-Dame Christmas Market
Discover demonstrator artisans and medieval animations in a unique atmosphere.
The Medieval Christmas Market in Provins is a unique event that brings together demonstrator artisans, fire shows, camps, medieval ball, and medieval games. The authentic and playful atmosphere of this market will delight both children and adults.
Where: Provins | More Info: Provins Medieval Christmas Market
Sales and molding workshops for traditional Provençal santons.
The 5th Salon des santonniers de Provence features an exhibition of traditional Provençal santons, with sales and molding workshops. Discover the range of Provençal scenettes and new traditional santons.
Where: Meaux | More Info: Santoniers de Provence Show
Immersive bike ride and full-scale school street.
The "Paris !" exhibition at the Hôtel de Ville offers an intimate and playful journey through the history, culture, and daily life of the capital. Visitors encounter giant portraits of Parisians, a full-scale school street, and an immersive bike ride through Paris. The exhibition also explores recent transformations in the city, from attacks to the Notre-Dame fire.
Where: Paris | More Info: Hôtel de Ville Christmas Decorations
A hundred cookbooks, prints, literary texts, journals, and guides.
The "À lire et à manger" exhibition at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève invites you to a gastronomic journey through our collections, from the Renaissance to the present day. This selection illustrates how practices born at the tables of the Grand Century's elite have promoted the emergence and affirmation of gastronomy since the 19th century, as both discourse, techniques, and social practices.
Where: Paris | More Info: Christmas at Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
Participation in the largest "Ola" ever and giant karaoke.
The New Year's Eve celebration on the Champs-Élysées is a grand event that gathers thousands of people to celebrate the start of the new year. The musical and artistic animations, participatory performances, and DJ sets create an electric atmosphere. The show is preceded by a video mapping on the Arc de Triomphe and closed by a traditional fireworks display.
Where: Paris | More Info: New Year's Eve on the Champs-Elysées
Dialogue between light-themed works and choreographies
The "Dans(e) la lumière" exhibition showcases a selection of light-themed works from the EDF Foundation's collection, in dialogue with choreographers and dancers. Unseen and rarely exhibited pieces engage with creations, improvisations, and excerpts from performances.
Where: Paris | More Info: Exhibition "Dans(e) la lumière"
Artistic rituals on the glacier and in the Swedish Institute garden.
The "Cosmos et Vanitas" exhibition by Ylva Snöfrid features 24 oil paintings, each representing an hour of the day, created during two trips to Jungfraujoch. This metaphysical exhibition explores humanity's place in the universe, integrating thoughts, reflections, scientific knowledge, and daily life.
Where: Paris | More Info: Exhibition "Cosmos et Vanitas"
Free salsa night with Cuban dance classes and DJ set.
The free salsa night at Café Oz offers Cuban salsa classes for beginners and intermediates, followed by a dance party with energetic DJs.
Where: Paris | More Info: Free Salsa Night at Café Oz
A unique exhibition on the history of pearls and their influence on Parisian art and culture.
The "Paris, Capitale de la Perle" exhibition features a hundred pieces from a twenty prestigious lenders, and retraces the history of a jewelry passion for pearls from the late 19th century to the present day.
Where: Paris | More Info: Exhibition "L'École des Arts Joailliers" at the Petit Palais
Gastronomic cruise with panoramic views of Paris' historic landmarks.
Celebrate Christmas on the Seine with a gastronomic cruise offering a panoramic view of Paris' historic landmarks. Enjoy a refined menu and a warm atmosphere.
Where: Paris | More Info: Christmas Dinner on the Seine River
Gastronomic cruises with views of Parisian monuments.
To celebrate New Year's Eve on the Seine, many floating establishments offer dinner cruises with various menus and festive evenings with a view of the Eiffel Tower.
Where: Paris | More Info: New Year's Eve Dinner Cruise on the Seine
A labyrinthine virtual reality experience with animated and sound scenes.
The "Ito Meikyū" exhibition offers an immersive and interactive experience where drawing becomes volume and architecture. Inspired by classical art and Japanese literature, Boris Labbé creates a fractal labyrinth inhabited by plants, objects, animals, and motifs. The artist explores the multiplicity of viewpoints and interconnected narrative relationships.
Where: Paris | More Info: Exhibition "Ito Meikyū"
Free nocturne on the first Friday of the month.
The Louvre Museum offers free nocturnes on the first Friday of each month, allowing visitors to discover the museum's collections in a unique atmosphere.
Where: Paris | More Info: Free Night at the Louvre Museum
An immersive exhibition with over 200 urban art works.
The "We Are Here" exhibition at the Petit Palais offers an exploration of urban art with monumental works by thirteen major artists of the Street art movement, creating a subtle dialogue with the museum's permanent collections.
Where: Paris | More Info: Exhibition "We are here" at the Petit Palais