What to do in Paris in January? The end-of-year festivities are well and truly behind us, but that’s no reason to let yourself get caught up in the post-holiday blues. The Paris Secret editorial team has rolled up its sleeves to put together a list of remarkable activities and cultural outings for you! Exhibitions, parties, film festivals, shows… Follow our schedule and you won’t be bored at the start of the year!
Celebrate Chinese New Year on January 29
What to do Chinese New Year Paris
Starting on January 29 with the Belleville parade, you can look forward to almost a month of festivities for the Chinese Lunar New Year. A must-see festive event in Paris for many years, Chinese New Year is above all an ancestral tradition dating back more than 4,000 years. Each year, during parades and processions, an animal is honored. This year, the mascot is the dragon. But what can you do in Paris to celebrate Chinese New Year in style? The traditional lion dance at the Guimet Museum, activities in museums, Asian food stands throughout the city… Treat yourself to a one-way ticket to the Middle Kingdom without leaving the City of Light!
📍Location: multiple locations
📆 Date: multiple dates
Experience LEGO Mania to the fullest with an unusual exhibition
Looking for a fun and original thing to do with your family? Look no further, this is it. Jurassic World by Brickman features 6 millionLEGO® bricks assembled to create 50 impressive creations inspired by the Jurassic World universe, including 15 life-size dinosaurs. What’s more, you can create your own sculptures with 2 million bricks available to the public and creative workshops!
📍 Location: Paris Montreuil Expo
📅 Date: multiple dates
Travel back in time to the Jurassic era
Dinosaurs have invaded Paris! In the heart of the 11th arrondissement,the Atelier de Lumières presents a titanic immersive exhibition on the Jurassic period. Inspired by the Apple TV series of the same name,Prehistoric Planet: Dinosaurs offers a 360-degree dive into the world of these fascinating creatures. Walk in the giant footsteps of brachiosaurs and tyrannosaurs, presented here in life-size versions, through incredible landscapes projected onto the floor and walls of this former foundry converted into a temple of digital art. Carried by the spellbinding voice of Gérard Lanvin and the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer, Anže Rozman, and Kara Talve, created especially for the experience, let yourself be catapulted back 66 million years.
📍Location: Atelier des Lumières, 38 rue Saint-Maur, 75011
📅Date: multiple dates
Celebrate Epiphany with a delicious galette des rois
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Whether you decide to make your own using Cyril Lignac’s recipe or prefer to try one from a local bakery on our list of the best galettes des rois, this year is no exception to the rule: we’re celebrating Epiphany with a delicious, buttery galette des rois! In fact, La Fabrique aux Gourmandises has won the prize for the best almond galette des rois 2026 in Greater Paris. But Nina Métayer’s galette from La Délicatisserie (photo above) is not to be outdone… As you can see, you’re spoiled for choice!
Discover an unusual street art exhibition in a former ice rink
Arty tip alert: street art is celebrating with Urbain de Paname II! Until February 20, 2026,the crème de la crème of global street art (Banksy, Obey, Invader, JonOne, JR, Kaws, Mr. Chat, Vhils, etc.) is taking over a venue in the inner suburbs that is as unexpected as it is legendary. Forget traditional galleries, this year the underground scene is gaining momentum and taking over the Saint-Ouen ice rink, a veritable artistic springboard!
📍Location: Saint-Ouen ice rink, (4, rue du Dr. Bauer, 93400, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine)
📅Date: until February 20
Rediscover a jewel of local heritage
This is one of the most dazzling events of the winter. LUMINISCENCE is once again lighting up Saint-Eustache Church with a new installment of its immersive show: L’Odyssée Céleste (The Celestial Odyssey). After a resounding success with over a million spectators worldwide, this new edition promises to be just as spectacular. Combining narration, live music, and 360-degree video mapping, this completely unique experience is simply a must-see this season.
📍Location: Saint-Eustache Church
📅Date: multiple dates
📅 Date: multiple dates
Clubbez in the largest space dedicated to electronic music in Paris
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Paris will soon be able to compete with the big European electronic music clubs (hello Berghain!). MIA MAO, a vast 3,000 m² space, will open its doors in mid-January at La Villette! The club, housed in an industrial building, will host a cutting-edge program, and the party will kick off on January 17 with DJ Laurent Garnier!
📍 Location: Entrance via the Canal de l’Ourcq
12/A Rue Ella Fitzgerald, 75019 Paris
📆 Date: opening January 17, 2026
🎟️ Admission: paid
Get a discounted ticket
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Low-cost cinema? We say yes to this great deal for January, and thank you to Télérama! Every year, the media outlet organizes its film festival, allowing the public to revisit a selection of productions released in 2024 for €4! To take advantage of this offer, pick up a pass in the magazine or on the Télérama website and head to one of the 452 participating theaters in France!
📍 Location: several participating theaters in the Paris region
📆 Date: January 22 to 28, 2026
🎟️ Price: €4 (in exchange for a pass)
Try some non-alcoholic drinks
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January, aka Dry January, is the perfect opportunity to cut down on alcohol and try some alcohol-free drinks! Intrigued by alcohol-free wine, want to try a really good mocktail or discover French-made “gin”? We’ve put together a list of places (bars, cellars, and shops!) for Dry January 2026!
Learn with the multi-science course Science Experiences
At Bercy Village, embark on a journey to the heart of science. Through seven themed rooms, Science Experiences invites you to explore every science imaginable. Travel to the far reaches of the universe in virtual reality in a new kind of planetarium, venture on a multisensory dive into the abyss, take part in a volcanic video mapping experience, discover the secrets of the human body or quantum physics… A perfect activity to try with the family!
📍 Location: Science Experiences – Bercy Village 75012 Paris 12
📅 Date: multiple dates
🎟️ Price: €22 full price / €14 child price