What are you doing for the Easter holidays? Chocolate workshops, shows, exhibitions, tours: here are some ideas for a family trip to Paris.
Book a train ticket
Book a train ticket
Easter egg hunts
At Vaux-Le-Vicomte Chateau
Saturday 30 March, Sunday 31 March and Monday 1 April 2024
To find the 4 giant golden eggs in the estate's 33 hectares of formal gardens, you'll have to take up a series of fun, creative and participatory challenges, all while having fun with the codes of 17th century French etiquette!
Children aged 1-5 hunt for little artificial eggs hidden in the vegetable garden, while 6-11 year-olds can venture into the forest to hunt for them. The artificial eggs are then exchanged for real chocolate eggs. Children over 12 can take part in a treasure hunt to solve the riddle of the mystery guest at the King's court... and win a chocolate prize.
At Cité de Provins
Sunday 31 March and Monday 1 April 2024 from 2pm to 4pm
A treasure hunt in the heart of the medieval town to try to find the chocolate eggs. The Easter Egg Hunt is reserved for children under 12 (and their families).
Easter egg hunts in Paris
Bon Marché Rive Gauche: 13 March from 4pm to 5.30pm for children aged 6 and up
Bâteau Mouche: 31 March and 1 April from 10am to 4.45pm for children aged 3 to 11
Parc Zoologique: 31 March and 1 April
Jardin d'Acclimatation: 31 March and 1 April
Easter chocolate
Choco-Story Paris
To continue the Easter theme, here are 2 ideas for visits for chocoholics. There's the must-see Choco-Story Paris – The Chocolate Museum, which will tell you all about the history of this tasty delight. With demonstrations and workshops, the chocolate makers are sure to make your mouth water.
Alain Ducasse Chocolate La Manufacture
And to continue your journey back in time, visit chef Alain Ducasse’s chocolate factory where cocoa is processed traditionally. Bonus: the shop and its various chocolates, ganaches, and pralines...
A family show
Comédie Oberkampf
If your children enjoy magic, take them to see Le Magicien des Couleurs, at the Comédie Oberkampf. The story: a magician and his assistant bring a little colour to a sad, grey world. Between songs and magic tricks, you’ll relive the creation of all the colours that brighten up our world. The show contains songs, a few magic tricks, humour, and the children can take part... This class act will also appeal to parents. Ages 2 to 12.
Akteon Théâtre
Akteon Théâtre always has a rich and varied programme aimed at younger kids, with shows for children ages 1 year and up. Bonus: Maurice Gardette Square just opposite is ideal for waiting before the show or for a relaxing break afterwards!
The Mogador Theatre
If you have young teens, you can enjoy the legendary musical “The Lion King” at the Mogador theatre, which has already delighted over 100 million spectators around the world. That’s a great show in store for them!
Seeing animals in Paris
National Museum of Natural History
Discover more than 450 emblematic species of living organisms, in both contemporary and fossil form, in the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution at the National Museum of Natural History. The immense glass roof alone is well worth a detour!
Jardin des Plantes
Then walk over to the Greenhouse at the Jardin des Plantes to immerse yourself in a completely different atmosphere, surrounded by tropical and exotic plants. The Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes, also nearby, is the perfect place to see a whole host of animals!
Foire du Trône and Jardin d'Acclimatation
Foire du Trône
Every year, France’s oldest funfair returns to Paris! From 22 March to 21 April 2024, wander among the 350 attractions of the Foire du Trône while gorging on candyfloss and enjoy the various rides.
Jardin d’Acclimatation
The Jardin d'Acclimatation amusement park also offers great attractions for the whole family, in a setting that's well worth a visit. The park, which dates back to Napoleon III, has been given a facelift and is a great addition to enjoying this amusement park as a family.
Foire de Paris
Gastronomy, innovation, decoration, architecture, fashion, leisure, world cultures... With its famous Lépine technical innovation competition, the Foire de Paris is an event not to be missed. Europe's biggest home show is back in Paris from 1 to 12 May 2024.
As well as a host of stands, there will be workshops and events, as well as parades and concerts.
Science at the museum: children's hands on a ball-and-tube structure ©Sandra Raccanello/Sime / Photononstop
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
“Learn while playing” could be the motto of the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, one of Paris's leading centres for discovery. Explore the many exhibitions about the planet, animals, even waste!
Cité des Enfants
Also worth a visit is the Cité des enfants (Children's City) (Cité des enfants ages 2-7 or ages 5-12), where they can learn about the world, science, and much more, in a fun and interesting way. Labyrinth, water fountains, mini construction site...
Before leaving the Cité, you can take your youngest children to the small cinema showing short 15-minute films on nature, or the older ones to the Planetarium and to visit the Argonaute submarine!
Visit the Atelier des Lumières
The Atelier des Lumières is the ideal place to literally immerse yourself in the work of an artist in a fun, bewitching way. Here, the works of art are projected onto giant screens all around you.
This former foundry, now transformed into a digital art exhibition centre, hosts a number of exhibitions: Egypt and the Pharaohs, the Orientalists, and Foreign Nature.
Musical Fountains Show at Versailles
Musical Fountains Show
As soon as spring arrives, the gardens of the Château of Versailles regain their splendour. From 29 March to 31 October 2024, the gardens and groves will be decked out in all their finery for the Musical Fountains Show (Les Grandes Eaux Musicales). The flowerbeds are blooming, the bushes are growing, the waterfalls, pools and fountains are flowing for the occasion, to the rhythm of baroque music. Good to know: on Musical Fountains Show days, access to the gardens is free for children under 6.
And every Saturday and Sunday evening in summer, the gardens of Versailles come alive at night for an extraordinary show with the Night Fountains Show.
Versailles Musical Gardens Show
Enjoy a stroll to music during the summer months: a delightful time in the heart of the formal gardens, to discover the groves exceptionally open to the public.
