What to do in Paris in October Autumn is slowly setting in, but staying in bed is out of the question. Just the thing: the Paris Secret editorial team has put together a host of activities and cultural outings for the more hyperactive among you. Salon du Chocolat, candlelit concert, immersive horror experience… Follow our schedule if you want to break the autumn routine.
Celebrate Halloween with your friends
October means Halloween! On October 31, get out your best (and scariest) costumes and party the night away with the Midnight Demons!
📍Location: Paris
📅 Dates: evening of October 31
Escape to the Atelier des Lumières
We’ve come up with the perfect escape plan for you. It’s at the Atelier des Lumières – the place for all cultural possibilities – and it’s absolutely lunar: an immersive exhibition on the conquest of space narrated by the French voice of Tom Hanks. Rare NASA archives, exclusive interviews with astronauts from the Artemis program… all projected 360 degrees onto the walls and floor of a former foundry in the vibrant 11th arrondissement. We’re coming straight aboard this new UFO of art!
📍Location: Atelier des Lumières, 38 rue Saint-Maur, 75011
📆 Multiple dates
Discover Science in a different way!
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It’s autumn, the cultural season is busy, but it’s not all! If you’re looking for a change of pace from the usual exhibitions, go and try Science Expériences (Bercy Village, 12ᵉ): an 850 m² immersive museum where virtual reality, video mapping and sensory workshops take you on a journey from the abyss to the Universe, enough to arouse your curiosity. For all ages!
📍Location: Science Expériences, Bercy Village (Paris 12)
📅 Date: Any date
Art Basel Paris 2025 at the Grand Palais
From October 24 to 26, the Grand Palais plays host to Art Basel Paris, one of the world’s leadingcontemporary art events – featuring over 200 international galleries, groundbreaking installations and a cultural program that gets the whole capital buzzing. An unmissable autumn rendezvous for contemporary art lovers and the curious alike.
📍Location: Grand Palais, 3 avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris
📆 October 24 to 26, 2025
Relive the adventures of Madagascar on stage
” We like to move it! ” Building on the success of the first edition, the musical Madagascar returns to set the stage alight at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie-Bell! Follow the characters from the DreamWorks animated film on their wild adventures: Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria and their friends are back in Paris to brighten up the autumn/winter season. Your favorite heroes await you in an unforgettable show, to be experienced and relived with the whole family, for an unforgettable moment.
📍Location: Théâtre du Gymnase Marie-Bell, 38 Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle, Paris 10
🗓️ Date: multiple dates
Treat yourself at the Salon du Chocolat from October 29 to November 2!
It’s the must-attend event for epicureans and brown gold seekers from Paris and beyond. The Salon du Chocolat – Paris will take place from October 29 to November 2, 2025 in the heart of Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles. On the menu: a parade of chocolate dresses (enough to make Bella Hadid melt with envy), monumental chocolate sculptures, exhibitions, discovery workshops… Not forgetting tastings orchestrated by the greatest names in the world of chocolate and patisserie.
📍Location: Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, 1 Pl. de la Prte de Versailles, 75015 Paris
📅 Dates: October 29 to November 2, 2025
Test the all-new TOI course at MOIR: an immersive personality test
As we enter autumn in October, we’re taking the opportunity to introspect with this immersive personality test. Head for MOIR, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, to try out this brand-new concept. The aim is to draw a robot portrait of your personality. The course is organized into ten rooms that play with your senses. You interact with the space, answer quizzes, and your data is analyzed in real time to establish a precise diagnosis given by Aura, a charismatic avatar. We tested it and it’s amazing!
📍Venue: MOIR, 17 Bd Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris
⏱ Duration: 90 minutes
Put your logic to the test with The Jury Experience
Watch out, this forensic investigation will make you think twice! Are you ready to take on the role of juror? The Théâtre de l’Alliance Française in Paris invites you to enjoy a unique immersive experience in the heart of a courtroom: The Jury Experience. For 1 hour, you’ll follow a live mock trial in which every testimony, every clue, every opinion counts. Yours too, since you’ll be asked to take part. The case? A love triangle, a multimillion-dollar divorce and a mysterious homicide. Who’s telling the truth? Who’s lying? It’s up to YOU to decide. In the end, your vote will decide the fate of the accused. An interactive theatrical experience that blurs the boundaries between fiction and reality.
📍Location: Théâtre de l’Alliance Française, 101 Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris
📆 Date : multiple dates
Celebrate El Día de los Muertos or Halloween as in South America
As it does every year, the Parrot World animal park celebrates Halloween in its own way, just as they do in South America during El Día de los Muertos. From October 4, 2025, the park invites you to take part in a wide range of festive activities ! During this vacation, visitors will have the opportunity to take part in a special dinosaur-themed animation with the park’s educational guides, as well as fossil-molding workshops for children, among other surprises.
📍Location: Route de Guérard, Crécy-la-Chapelle, 77580
🗓️ Date: October 4 to November 30, 2025
The sexiest show in the galaxy with The Empire Strips Back
The temptation is likely to rise a few degrees with this show that blends the sensuality of the burlesque genre with the offbeat humor of parody. The Empire Strips Back returns to set the stage of the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie-Bell alight with a new edition of its daring hybrid show. On the program: mind-blowing sets inspired by the saga, hilarious characters (special mention to Chewbacca), choreography as sexy as it is funny… In short, this is THE show not to be missed to spice up your October.
📍Location: Théâtre du Gymnase Marie-Bell, 38 Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle, Paris 10
🗓️ Date : multiple dates
Embark on an incredible VR experience aboard the Titanic
With Titanic VR Experience, you’ll travel back in time to 1912 to literally walk the deck, explore the various rooms and the luxurious Grand Staircase in breathtaking virtual immersion. This journey combines life-size reconstructions, high-flying virtual reality and authentic historical artifacts to plunge you into the heart of the crossing, from Southampton to the bottom of the Atlantic. In short: for 45 minutes, you’re on board history’s most legendary ocean liner, without leaving Paris.
📍Location: 10 Place de la République, 75011 Paris
📆 Date: multiple dates
Treat yourself to a Candlelight concert!
You’re already familiar with Candlelight‘s innovative concept of candlelit concerts that dust off the classical repertoire and bring it up to date. The greatest classical composers, such as Chopin, are brought to light, but that’s not all! The most beautiful soundtracks by Joe Hisaishi, Hans Zimmer, or even those of superhero films (Marvel fans beware), rock or pop stars, from Queen to ABBA, not forgetting the best of 80s rock… Always lit by thousands of candles and in the most iconic locations in Paris. In short, there’ s bound to be a Candlelight concert for you!
📍Location: Multiple venues
📅 Date: Multiple dates
Shiver with a horror escape game!
What could be better than a scary escape game with friends? Our favorite: the Paris slaughterhouse ! A breathtaking escape game in which you must escape from the clutches of a serial killer… Sensitive souls please!
📍Location: L’abattoir, 23 Rue Servan 75011
📅 Date: Any date
Enjoy a delicious waffle at Maison Meert!
Méert? It’s a Lille institution founded in 1761! This extra-thin waffle is filled with Madagascan vanilla cream. It’s easy to see why everyone wants one: from Napoleon to Churchill, not forgetting the great names of French history! And they’re particularly delicious!
📍Location: Maison Méert, 16 rue Elzévir, 75003
Immerse yourself in a melting pot of culture!
How about taking advantage of the month of October to see an exhibition? The autumn program is packed with cultural nuggets! Cleopatra, a lunar expedition at the Atelier des Lumières, a surprising bestiary… Artys, you’re spoilt for choice!
📍Location: Paris
📅 Date: multiple dates
Sip hot chocolate at Angelina’s!
In October, temperatures cool down. So what better way to warm your heart than with a delicious hot chocolate? If you haven’t already, we recommend Angelina’s: creamy and comforting as we like it!
📍Location: Maison Angelina, 226 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris