“Halloween 2024: the most original ways to scare yourself”
HALLOWEEN. Ready to party with the monsters in Paris, Marseille, Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse and many other cities? Costume parties, amusement parks, haunted castles, here are our ideas for original outings for October 31, 2024.
[Updated October 30, 2024 at 12:08 p.m.]Halloween is about to begin! This famous terrifying evening of October 31st begins with its usual batch of unusual disguises, its tons of candy distributed in the streets and its liters of fake blood, for successful makeup. This party is especially appreciated by children but also by a good number of party-goers. If Halloween is the time for the little ones to go and ask for candy and other treats at their neighbors, adults also take this opportunity to organize fancy dress parties.
The eve of the All Saints' Day holiday, the date is ideal to go out and celebrate the undead with a costume and makeup worthy of the name. But what to do ? The places and events organized for the occasion are numerous enough to Paris and all over France so that you don't have to settle for a simple horror movie DVD and a box of candy at home. Whether you're in Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Nantes, Rennes, Marseille, Bordeaux or Nice, find all our last-minute outing ideas below.
Where to celebrate Halloween in France in 2024?
Museums or castles open for the occasion, escape games or other immersive experiences… notably amusement parks which pull out all the stops, like Parc Astérix with “Peur sur le Parc” or Nigloland with “Nigloween”. Yes, but how do you sort through all these suggestions?? We did it for you in our slideshow below, then further down, in our selections by city:
Where to celebrate Halloween in Paris in 2024 ?
We have unearthed for you the organized outings in the capital to live as it should be the most morbid party of the year:
The Parc Zoologique de Paris organizes aThrill day this Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an exceptional crossing of the Grand Rocher to meet fantastic creatures, candy & harvest, feedings, special activities around pumpkins and spider webs, thrilling stories… To top it all off, anyone who comes in disguise will benefit from a 20% reduction on their entry, valid at the checkout only. For families.
The secret tours of the City of Lights with Cultival offer a special Halloween tourwith Paris côté obscur, embark on a journey through time to the heart of an unknown and mysterious Paris.
The Dark Dreams installed in Montreuil offers a haunted show lasting one hour, The Cursed Red Inn, which will take you on an extraordinary adventure with real actors, special effects, immersive and interactive sets, between immersive theater and escape game. From 12 years old.
The park Disneyland Paris de Marne-la-Vallée is "the place to be" to meet Disney Villains like the sea witch Ursula, Maleficent, Captain Hook, Jafar and many more. Also for Halloween, the attractions The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Phantom Manorhave their share of surprises in store for families.
For a clubbing evening very select, L'Arc, a very select nightclub nestled in the 16th arrondissement, is organizing an evening ;ée immersive "The Devil's Circus" from 11:45 p.m. to 6 a.m. with a staging& ;egrave;ne worthy of the name as usual. From 18 years old, by reservation.
The ZooSafari of Thoiry offers its Wow SafariOctober 31, 2024, to see more than 150 pumpkins distributed to animals during events. All the more reason, the Wild Lights event begins at that time!
Where to Celebrate Halloween at Lyon in 2024 ?
Cinema fan ? Le musée Cinéma et Miniature nestled in Old Lyon, which houses sets and objects used on the set of major international films, offers a new temporary space entirely dedicated to the world of Beetlejuice and has recently welcomed the original Darth Vader helmet from "The Empire Strikes Back" and a new sculpture in its collection from the film “Freddy 4: The Dream Master”.
Chefsquare in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon, offers special Halloween cooking classes dedicated tochildren aged 6 to 12, on October 31st. On the menu: chocolate spider muffins, decorated Halloween shortbread and ghost marshmallows.
The Heat Lyon, a hall located in Confluence, offers a return to the 80s, 90s, & 2000 to celebrate Halloween with La Boum Cringe. On the program: DJ sets, quizzes, workshops & more…
SENSAS, an innovative and unusual concept in Bordeaux, offers 2 hours of challenges, each more surprising than the last. Come and discover the power of your 5 senses in teams of 4. 15 people and face your fears…
For children from 6 to 10 years old as well as adults, Bordeaux Visite organizes The Halloween Quest, with a family departure from Place Pey Berland for a duration of 1h30. Recognition of magical smells, sense of observation, decryption of magic formula and potion making, come and take the tests to find out if you can become a wizard! By reservation.
For thrill seekers, Bordeaux has its Closed Escape Game at53 Avenue du Dr Schinazi. Totally immersive,whose sets take up the codes of horror films,it is played by 2 to 6 players, locked in a room (choice of: Darkness, Voodoo, The Nun, Amy, The Cannibal). The goal is to solve the puzzles to get out in less than 60 minutes. An escape game where players are never really alone…
Where to celebrate Halloween in Nantes in 2024?
At the Château des ducs de Bretagne, come at nightfall to discover the spirits of the castle who wake up, for a 2-hour visit… In this visit, children have just discovered stories with strong sensations.
An escape game not recommended for children under 16 is organized by the John Doe team. Lasting 60 minutes, it offers the choice between escaping from Blue Castle prison, defusing the bomb in the Black Rock mine or identifying the trafficker and discreetly escaping from the Magnifico casino.
For the little ones, the ice rink and the small port swimming pool in Nantesoffers entertainment from 2:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. A costume is required for the ice rink, an orange and black swimsuit for the pool!
Where to celebrate Halloween at Rennes in 2024 ?
At the Thabor Park, a 1.5-hour narrated botanical walk on the theme of witches' plants is offered by Julie, a herbalist trained at the Breton School of Herbalism. Meet at the entrance to the Thabor Park, Place Saint-Melaine. Reservation required.
TheEnigmaparc south of Rennes offers its favorite event the “6 Trouilles“, 6 challenges for young and old: origami challenge, witches' ABC, cockroach box, photo booth…
The Arvor cinema located at 11 rue de Chatillon in the city center offers from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on October 31, 2024, a special Halloween program, with films for young and old (Shrek, My Little Halloween, Grave and Battle Royale).
Where to celebrate Halloween in Marseille in 2024 ?
The Walking Bass Festival – Devil's Call – The Exorcist Edition offers three nights of intense thrills with incredible animations and immersive scenographies in 3 different locations: October 31 at Parc Chanot, November 1 at Espace Julien and November 2 at Dock des Suds.
From 9 years old and for any minor under 15 years old accompanied of an adult, come and try out L'Auberge Rouge Maudite by The Dark Dreams : a horror escape game lasting one hour, in groups of 2 to 12 players.
An hour from Marseille by car, head to the Parc Spirou which is celebrating Halloween! On occasion, Spirou and all his friends turn into mummies, zombies, vampires and monsters and the park becomes a world where giant spiders, skeletons and pumpkins invade the park…
This Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 6:30 p.m., on r& eacute;servation, ÉFragments of History offers to discover the pink city under the sign of Crimes and Châ timents.
You have all heard about the incredible spectacle of the Scorpion Woman and the Giant Minotaur roaming the streets of Toulouse in recent days! Not on Halloween, but from the next day, November 1, 2024, it will be possible to board the Great Minotaur from the Halle de La Machinefor a Journey on the Trail of the Giants, an opportunity to observe up close the superb details of its sculpture evoking mythology. Children under 12 must be accompanied.
Just 30 minutes from Toulouse by car, the zooAfrican Safari is transformed into a magical place, decorated with pumpkins, spider webs and giant skeletons.
Where celebrate Halloween in Nice in 2024?
At the Rialto cinema, lovers of the 7th Art and horror will be delighted with the “72h of Horror” marathon from October 30 to November 1, 2024 with four screenings of the fantastic to the horror. On the menu: My Little Halloween, Carrie, Corpse Bride, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
About twenty minutes by car from Nice, head to Le Village des Fous which offers a "horror district" for Halloween.
The Musée National du Sport de Nice offers children a "parcours des Dédarèbres" from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A dive into the mysteries of the museum that come to life, before venturing towards the stadium, transformed into a haunted ground for the occasion…
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116
