Halloween 2025 in Paris

Halloween is not widely celebrated in France, unlike All Saints Day on November 1st. On this day,, the French usually go to the cemeteries, and you can observe people in mourning at Pere Lachaise, Montparnasse, or Montmartre Cemetery in Paris. The graves are decorated with flowers and candles. However, due to globalization, American-style Halloween is also gaining popularity in Paris, with many special tours, thrilling experiences, pub crawls, and costume parties all over the city.

Disney’s Halloween Festival

Disneyland Paris shows off its best and brightest colours during Halloween. From late September through early November, the park is filled with eerie ghosts, pumpkins, and dead-fun decorations. You can meet your favorite spooky Disney characters: Maleficent, Jafar, Captain Hook, and wicked sea witch Ursula. Watch Mickey’s smart tricks as he steals the show on a fabulous new float in the Halloween Cavalcade. A holiday show with Disney villains, new attractions at Phantom Manor, and three experiences in The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror are the most popular at this time. Halloween Evening, with numerous surprises and trick-or-treating in the park until 2 a.m., is undoubtedly going to be an experience of a lifetime. Disneyland Park transforms into a tantalizingly eerie scene for the haunting Halloween fun to play out. A spellbinding atmosphere that will make souls of all ages tremble with delight!

Halloween at Parc Astérix

Halloween at the Parc Astérix stuns with dozens of activities and characters is a fantastic experience. Visit numerous haunted houses and meet evil creatures and incredible monsters. The public can see a new haunted house: Le Tombeau des Dieux, where the most evil souls in the history of Egypt were put to rest. A multisensory experience is not for the faint-hearted! Most popular attractions include the Curiosities Workshop for little Gauls to put on make-up, the Catacombs Haunted House, the Magna Maleficus magic show, and the costume parade of the Monsters Mission Perdue on a strange planet. The festival runs from early October to early November. Exclusive late-night openings are available with the special ticket from 7 pm to 1 am.

Halloween Workshops at Chocolate Museum

Every year, Atelier Halloween au Choco-Story (Le Musée Gourmand du Chocolat) in Paris invites young and old for a workshop dedicated to making some seriously delicious Halloween treats. Make chocolate candy in the shape of pumpkins, owls, and scary monsters. Parents don't have to worry about too many sweets: broccoli, camembert, and anchovy are also on the party list for a unique tasting. Children can also take part in the treasure hunt, with eight stickers, which have to be placed in the matching boxes at the end of the booklet.

Welcome to Hell at the Musée Rodin

On Halloween, Rodin Museum offers a unique experience inspired by Auguste Rodin's Gates of Hell sculpture. The story goes that The Gates of Hell have opened, and creepy creatures from the underworld have escaped to take over the museum and its sculpture garden. To accompany a spine-chilling evening, a terrifying mise-en-scène and soundtrack create a special eerie atmosphere. Anguish and emotion await in every corner of the museum!

Halloween cruise

Every fall, Paris offers Croisière Halloween sur la Seine or Halloween Cruise on the Seine by The Vedettes de Paris. The family-friendly cruise with a program in French and English showcases scary legends and historical facts about Paris. Learn all the dark secrets of the city as you glide along the water. Costumes are welcomed on board. The one-hour cruise leaves at 7:15 pm. Boarding is at Ile de la Cité on the "Vedettes du Pont Neuf." Tickets are €23. The price includes one bloody cocktail with or without alcohol and Halloween-themed music.

Halloween parties

There is no better occasion to party than Halloween. With costumes, scary decorations, and holiday spirit, you can't go wrong. There are dozens of Halloween parties in Paris, like Scary Halloween at Hide Pub and The Halloween Party at California Avenue. The Bal des Princesses throws their favorite annual event—the Bal des Vampires.