The news of the start of the 2025 school year in Paris and Ile-de-France
September is the month of the start of the school year and the start of the academic year. But, after the summer break, it is also the month of the resumption of shows, plays, concerts, musicals and major temporary exhibitions in Parisian museums.
News in Paris in September
Good to know
- Museums are free on Sunday, September 7, 2025
- Reservations for Jazz and Afternoon Tea at the Sunset Sunside are now open
Family visits to museums
The program of guided family tours at the start of the school year in September 2025: at the Louvre, at the Opéra Garnier…
Our guided tours in a Parisian garden in September

- September 27, 2025 : The Heroes of Mythology at the Tuileries (visit-treasure hunt)
- 28 September 2025 : The heroes of Mythology in Luxembourg (fun tour)
It’s the Indian summer, we extend the holidays with…
- A tuk-tuk ride (for everyone)
- A quad bike ride (for teenagers)
- Electric Mini Moke ride (with a guide)
- Take a boat trip in the Bois de Vincennes and Boulogne
- A scooter ride with a day or night animator (from 14 years old)
- A hoverboard ride (from 8 years old)
- A 1-hour cruise on the Seine in a classic version or a special family version (for 7-11 year olds)
- A private cruise on the Seine (2 hours)
- A 1h30 ride with the Kids Tour (Paris by panoramic bus) – from 5 years old
- Rent an electric boat at the Bassin de la Villette or privatize a boat on the Seine or the Marne

Paris in the evening in September…
- Night Tuk-tuk ride (with a guide) – with children of all ages
- Night ride on an electric quad bike (with a guide) – with teenagers
- Night Ride in an Electric Mini Moke (with a Guide) – NEW
- Night ride on an electric scooter (with an animator – from 12 years old)
- Night ride in a panoramic bus (every evening at 9pm) – Promo -15%
- Private Seine River Cruise (every evening at 9pm)
- The Montparnasse Tower by night (to enjoy one of the most beautiful views of Paris)
- The Arc de Triomphe by night (to enjoy one of the most beautiful views of Paris)

Cool ideas around Paris
- The Safari Zoo of Thoiry (78)
- Beauval Zoo (41)
- Parc Asterix (60)
- France Miniature (78)
- The Sand Sea (60)
- Pop Corn Mazes to play at getting lost in XXL fields (78 and 91)
- A bike ride to discover the Véxin (95)
In Versailles (78)
- The Palace of Versailles
- The Musical Fountains Show at the Palace of Versailles
- Enigma walk in Versailles (from 8 years old) – the fun and cheap visit without a guide
- 2 hours to save the King, the escape game in the city or the castle park (from 10 years old) – from Wednesday to Sunday
- 2 hours in 1789 , the historical escape game (from 10 years old) – Every day
- Revolution tour, the guided tour on the French Revolution in the streets of Versailles (from 10 years old) – every day
- The great hours of Versailles, the storytelling tour in the gardens of the palace (from 6 years old)
- The Night Fountains Show at the Palace of Versailles