Easter holidays in Paris and the surrounding area
For the 2025 Easter holidays, Paris and its region are offering a wide variety of activities suitable for all ages and all desires. Whether you are passionate about chocolate, eager for cultural discoveries or simply want to enjoy the first sunny days of spring, the French capital will meet your expectations.
Egg huntings and family activities
Egg hunting is an unmissable tradition at Easter. Here are some sites where you can have fun while enjoying chocolate.
- Le Parc Zoologique de Paris
On Sunday 20 and Monday 21 April 2025, take part in the egg hunt, for children between 2 and 5 years old.
Make-up workshops and special activities around eggs are also planned for the older ones. Free activity to be booked in addition to the entrance ticket.
📌 Where: Intersection of Avenue Daumesnil and Route de Ceinture du Lac Daumesnil 75012 Paris
Metro line 8, Porte Dorée station: less than 10 minutes walk from the zoo entrance
line 1, Saint-Mandé station: 15 minutes walk from the zoo entrance
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- Le jardin d'Acclimatation
On Sundays 13 and 20 April 2025, the Jardin d'Acclimatation is organising egg hunts in partnership with Kinder. Thousands of chocolate eggs will be hidden in the park, with courses adapted for children from 3 to 6 years old and from 7 to 11 years old. Registration will open online at the beginning of April.
Free activity to be booked in addition to the entrance ticket.
📌 Où : Carrefour des Sablons Bois de Boulogne 75116 Paris
Métro ligne 1 stop Les Sablons Jardin d’Acclimatation
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Bercy Village
On Sunday, April 20, 2025 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Bercy Village is organizing a free egg hunt for children. Participants will have to find figurines scattered around the village to win chocolate eggs.
📌 Où : Centre commercial, 28 Rue François Truffaut, 75012 Paris
Métro ligne 14 stop Cour Saint Emilion
©Bercyvillage
Hôtel de la Marine
On April 20 and 21, 2025, the Hôtel de la Marine is offering an egg hunt in its ceremonial rooms. Free for children, it is a fun opportunity to discover this historic place.
📌 Où : 2 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris
Métro lignes 1, 8 et 12 stop Concorde, ligne 14 arrêt Madeleine
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Kermesse de Pâques à la REcyclerie
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 April: 3 pm, 4 pm & 5 pm
Come and find chocolate eggs in the middle of the flowers and on the quays of the Petite Ceinture, during the 6 free egg hunts.
⚠ Only on registration
📌 Où : 83 boulevard Ornano 75018 Paris
Métro : Ligne 4 stop Porte de Clignancourt
Tram : T3 stop Porte de Clignancourt Bus : 85 et 56 Vélib : Station N° 18032 Face 59, rue Belliard
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Le Zoo de Thoiry
The site also offers an egg hunt (or survey for older children) on 20 and 21/04 with more than 5,000 hidden eggs for children from 3 to 11 years old. Chocolate bunnies are also concealed, offering the chance to win tickets to the ZooSafari and other prizes.
📌 Où : Wow Safari Thoiry 78770 Thoiry
Billetterie (inclus dans le billet d’entrée)
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Château de Vaux le Vicomte
Every year, the estate opens its doors wide to host the largest egg hunt in France, a spring event placed under the sign of wonder and sharing.
From 19 to 21 April, Easter turns into a real adventure for everyone! Four large hunts have been specially designed so that each generation can take on its own challenge.
Families will progress together thanks to a course designed for all ages. The teenagers will have to go on a quest to find clues hidden in the estate. One of the hunts will even put adults to the test, while children will cheer them on in their mission.
To punctuate the experience, actors will animate the day and reveal the secrets of the estate.
📌 Où : Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte 77950 MAINCY – France
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💡If you don't want to bother trying to find a way to get there, PARISCITYVISON offers an excursion that will allow you to visit this castle in the middle of an egg hunt and to visit another wonderful castle in Ile de France: the castle of Fontainebleau. It’s here
Exhibitions and cultural visits
For art and culture lovers, Paris offers a variety of exhibitions and guided tours.
- MUSEE D’ORSAY - L’art est dans la rue
The Musée d'Orsay is honoring the illustrated poster that invaded the streets of Paris in the second half of the nineteenth century with the exhibition "Art is in the street". This immersive retrospective plunges visitors into the heart of the Parisian visual landscape of the time, retracing the golden age of the poster and the social and cultural upheavals that favored its development.
Nearly 300 works will be on display, including the emblematic creations of Pierre Bonnard, Alphonse Mucha, Toulouse-Lautrec and Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, as well as costumes, objets d'art and photographs.
📅 To be discovered from March 18 to July 6, 2025.
Exposition accessible avec un billet d'entrée au musée dans la limite des places disponibles
📌 Où : Musée d’Orsay Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 75007 Paris
RER C stop Musée d’Orsay
- GRAND PALAIS IMMERSIF – Pixels, l’art numérique immersif
The Grand Palais Immersif opens the doors of PIXELS, the very first major Parisian exhibition dedicated to Miguel Chevalier, a pioneer of digital art.
Located in the heart of Bastille, this immersive experience spread over two floors and more than 1,200 m² transports you to a fascinating universe where the real and the virtual intertwine, pushing the limits of art and artificial intelligence.
📅 To be discovered until April 27, 2025
📌 Où : Opera national de Paris, 110 rue de Lyon 75012 Paris
- CITE DE L’HISTOIRE – Expériences inédites pour voyager dans l’histoire en famille
Embark on a fascinating journey to the City of History, where immersive shows and innovations bring key moments from our past to life.
The experience of the moment will make you walk in the footsteps of the legendary Julius Caesar, dive into the heart of ancient Rome with "Caesar. Discover his strategic genius and his central role in history through striking settings and captivating interactions. Admire spectacular re-enactments, such as Ancient Rome in LEGO® or the Egyptian campaign in Playmobil®, and take part in fun and educational workshops. Learn about Roman military strategies, the art of mosaics or the reading of Roman numerals, for a complete immersion in the fascinating world of the Roman Empire.
📌 Où : La Cité de l’histoire, 1 parvis de la Défense (sous la grande arche) 92800 PUTEAUX
Métro Ligne 1 - Exit 1 La Défense Grande Arche / RER Ligne A - La Défense
Fun and nature
Celebrate Spring at Easter, have fun and (re)discover the beauty of nature in spring.
- BUBBLE PLANET – Une expérience pour rêver en grand
Dive into the heart of a fascinating adventure with Bubble Planet, an immersive experience where bubbles reign supreme! Discover an extraordinary world combining virtual reality, enchanting settings, themed rooms and a hot air balloon flight simulator. Let your imagination run wild as you explore fantastic landscapes and awaken all your senses through an unforgettable sensory journey.
©bubble planet
📌 Où : LA VILLETTE - Espace Chapiteaux - Quai de la Charente, 75019 Paris
Métro Ligne7, bus ligne 139-150-152, tram T3B stop Porte de la Villette
- LA FOIRE DU TRONE, la fête foraine incontournable
Find the oldest fair in Europe and the largest funfair in France.
Young and old alike, take full advantage of the many attractions and experience thrills with nearly 350 rides and entertainment.
Opens at 12pm daily.
©foire du trône 
📌 Où : Pelouse de Reuilly 75012 Paris
Métro ligne 8 / tram T3A arrêt porte Dorée
- HANAMI, la fête des cerisiers en fleurs
Go to the Parc de Sceaux to celebrate Hanami, the spring festival celebrated by the Japanese. To discover the tradition of Hanami or simply enjoy nature or have a picnic under the cherry tree sakuras, this is the ideal place. On April 19 and 20, various activities will be offered such as the wishing tree, haiku workshops, Japanese tales...
📌 Où : Parc Départemental de Sceaux, 38 Avenue Alphonse Cherrier 92330 Sceaux
Métro RER B stop gare de Sceaux
- MAISONS ET JARDINS DE MONET – Giverny
Discover the House and Gardens of the famous Impressionist painter Claude Monet, located in Giverny. This iconic place allows you to discover his artistic universe, including the magnificent water garden with its famous Japanese bridge and water lilies, as well as the brightly colored house where he lived and worked.
Visiting it currently is an excellent idea because spring marks the flowering of tulips, daffodils and other flowers that embellish the gardens, offering a colorful spectacle worthy of Monet's paintings. In addition, the Easter weekend can be an opportunity to enjoy special activities and an enchanting setting for a cultural and bucolic getaway.
Maison Claude Monet - Eric Sander ©
📌 Où : Maison et jardins Claude Monet – Giverny, 84 rue Claude Monet 27620 Giverny
💡SIf you don't want to bother looking for how to get there, PARISCITYVISON offers different excursions with transport from Paris. It’s here
