You’re staying in Paris for the Easter school vacations from April 12 to April 27, 2025. But there’s no question of getting bored: Paris Secret has put together a program full of activities perfect for getting the whole family into the festive spirit of spring. Just follow the guide!
Try out the activities at Paradox Museum Paris
Paradox Museum Paris temple of illusion, offers you pure family fun. 🌀On April 19, don’t miss the Midnight Paradox, a nocturne with even more illusion, where hipnotists, paradox storytellers and magicians follow one another to blow your mind!🌀
🪺On Sunday April 20 and Monday April 21 (Easter Sunday and Monday), a giant bunny will be handing out chocolate eggs! Visitors will also have the chance to enter a competition to win a giant chocolate!”🪺
Visit an abbey and its hidden rose garden
Nestled 45 minutes from Paris,Chaalis Abbey is a feast for the eyes. From April to June, take advantage of its 3,500 m² of flower gardens and old roses!
📍 Location: Dom. de Chaalis, 60300 Fontaine-Chaalis
🗓️ Date: Open every day from April1 to September 30, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Catch Pokémon and stock up on cards at Paris’ first permanent store
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Located in the Le Coin des Barons boutique, this colorful, immersive corner will become your favorite HQ. You’ll find trading cards, plush toys and a rich program of events throughout the year. You’ll learn how to play Pokémon cards, for example! Lots of fun for you and your kids!
📍Location: 48 bis rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris
Travel on the back of mammoths, dodos and other extinct species!
This weekend or during the week, enjoy a ride on the Jardin d’Acclimatation’s atypical carousel. The Dodo carousel lets you ride on species… that have disappeared. A mammoth, a dodo, a saber-toothed tiger… A unique ride in Paris!
📍 Location: 57 rue Cuvier 75005 Paris
💶 Price: two euros
Eat chocolate for Easter (and beyond)
How can you miss out on one of the kids’ favorite vacation activities? Easter is a religious holiday, of course, but it’s also the holiday of all chocolate lovers! In ice cream, egg shape or candy… we’re already licking our lips!
📍Location: Paris
Take part in a giant egg hunt in an animal park
Parrot World celebrates Easter (and its 5th birthday!) with a huge immersive egg hunt! Once again this year, the wildlife park is transforming its wild trails into a huge playground for children. From Saturday April 19 to Monday April 21, 2025, the youngest visitors will set off in search of hundreds of eggs hidden in the park’s lush vegetation, among jaguars, parrots and Humboldt penguins. Armed with their baskets, children will set off in search of colorful eggs hidden in the park’s wild alleys. Once collected, these eggs can be exchanged for delicious chocolate eggs. Among these colorful eggs is a very special one: the Golden Egg, which will allow one lucky child per session to leave with an exceptional gift: a plush parrot or a special moment with the penguins!
📍Location: Parrot World – Le parc animalier immersif (Route de Guérard, Crécy-la-Chapelle, 77580)
(Re)discover The Little Prince at the Atelier des Lumières
The immersive and spectacular nature of the Atelier des Lumières always results in exhibitions that are sure to please young and old alike. The current one (open from April 11) is dedicated to The Little Prince, and is one of the most kid-friendly exhibitions you’ll ever see. The added value: the most active visitors can move freely around the space, so there’s no risk of dropping works of art during the visit!
📍Location: L’Atelier des Lumières, 38 Rue Saint-Maur, 75011 Paris
See the Wes Anderson retrospective
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Moonrise Kingdom, Isle of Dogs, Grand Budapest Hotel…The director’s universe fascinates with its unique colors and perspectives. Until July 27, don’t miss the exhibition devoted to him at the Cinémathèque Française. You’ll see costumes, models and understand his entire creative process!
📍 Location: 51, rue de Bercy 75012 Paris
📆 Date: March 19 to July 27, 2025
Enjoy a weekend at the fabulous 4* Château de Villiers le Mahieu
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Located in the Yvelines region, just 45 minutes from Paris, the 4* Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu is a true haven of peace to discover for a weekend. Here, everything is designed to help you unwind! In its magnificent 12-hectare estate, take advantage of self-service bicycle hire, play soccer or table tennis in the garden… For dinner or brunch, savor a generously-stocked all-you-can-eat buffet, where delicious dishes await you. A place to relax!
📍Location: Rue du Ctre, 78770 Villiers-le-Mahieu
Try out the Palomano children’s theme park
From April 12 to 27, the Palomano children’s theme park takes up residence at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Versailles – Trianon Palace. In this royal setting, children are invited to enjoy a unique immersive experience in 250m² of play space, through the six emblematic worlds of Palomano City, centered on imitation play. Palo-Feu, Palo-Manair, Palo-Market, Palo-Véto, Palo-Resto and Palo-Biscotto. Reinvent yourself as a firefighter, chef, veterinarian… And learn while you play! The icing on the cake: the hotel’s Pastry Chef has concocted an exclusive sweet snack for those with a sweet tooth!
📍Location: Waldorf Astoria Versailles – Trianon Palace, 1 Bd de la Reine, 78000 Versailles
Embark on a Viking longship
Vikings… what a fascinating world! At the Westfield Carré Sénart shopping center, the immersive exhibition Immersive Viking City enthralls young and old alike with a multi-generational experience, specially designed to appeal to the whole family. Several themed rooms with 360º projections await you, as well as a collection of absolutely fantastic objects for a perfect blend of virtual immersion and historical knowledge. Good news: tickets for children under six are free.
🤑 Bonus: get 20% off up to and including April 27!🤑
📍 Location: on level 0, next to the BERSHKA store and next to exit/entrance 1B, Westfield – Carré Sénart All. du Préambule, 77127 Lieusaint, France
📆 Date: open every day (except Monday)
🎟️ Price: €11.90 (free for children under 6)
Try Neon Brush: a painting workshop in the dark
Neon Brush: the concept is simple (at first glance). You paint a picture in the dark using phosphorescent paint. Boosted by a few glasses of wine, let your creativity express itself on the white canvas and awaken your inner Van Gogh. Bonus: after the workshop, you can take your work of art home as a souvenir of this memorable experience.
📍Location: 19 Rue du Commandant René Mouchotte 75014 Paris
Take the opportunity to go to the movies
As a family, alone or with friends, take advantage of the vacations to go to the movies. The films shown at Grand Rex, Pathé Gaumont or CGR cinemas are suitable for all audiences and tastes. Action, adventure, suspense… there’s a film for everyone!
📍Location : Paris
Laugh out loud with the best comedy clubs
What better way to break the metro-bus-dodo routine than to treat yourself to an evening of comedy with the best of the French stand-up scene ? Between the Golden Comedy Club, The Joke, Don-K, Scène Barbès, Marco Polo, Théâtre BO Martin, La New York Comedy Night… In Paris, if you want to treat yourself to a good slice of laughter, you’re spoilt for choice!
📍Location: Paris
Bring your science with Science Expériences
Science Expériences is 850m² of science discovery. Located in Bercy Village, this playful village offers a unique educational journey. It’s part activity park, part exhibition, but all in the name of fun. Virtual reality, video mapping, multi-sensory presentations… something to amaze, entertain and educate from age 5 upwards.
📍Location: 16 Cr Saint-Emilion, 75012 Paris
Follow in Napoleon’s footsteps with this immersive epic.
Take the whole family into the world of the empire and relive the most emblematic moments of the era, all thanks to a state-of-the-art virtual reality headset. Napoleon, l’Épopée Immersive lets you experience history from the front row of the major events in Napoleon’s career. Explore iconic scenes and take part in the meeting before the battle of Austerlitz, the charge of the cuirassiers… An original way to give your children a taste for history by getting them involved in a fun way!
📍Location: Galeries Montparnasse, 22 rue du départ, 75015 Paris