What to do in Paris on November 11, 2026?

Good news!
Almost everything is open on Wednesday, November 11 in Paris

November 11 is barely a public holiday! Almost everything is open in Paris and its surroundings. Museums, castles and monuments are normally open on this public holiday, such as amusement parks, bowling, circus, cruises on the Seine… All our ideas for family outings for this public holiday.

Immersive experiences

With or without virtual reality (VR), immersive experiences have become a must for family outings. Some are only accessible from 10 years old (or 1m10 if using a VR headset). Check before you buy your tickets.

Immersive experiences

Atelier des Lumières (Paris 11th)

Planet Ocean – Immersion to the Depths

Dans le Marais, 4ème

Hello Kitty: Beyond Cute

Pyramide du Louvre

The Louvre through the centuries

La Cité immersive des Fables (Paris 8ème)

The Immersive City of Fables

Bercy (Paris 12th)

Science Experiences at Bercy Village

Champs de Mars, Paris 7ème

The Symbol of Paris – VR Experience

Have an exhibition with the family

Au Siège Eau de Paris 13ème

The Water Pavilion

Atelier des Lumières (Paris 11th)

Planet Ocean – Immersion to the Depths

La Cité des Sciences – La Villette (Paris 19ème)

Magic – Believing and Knowing

La Cité des Sciences – La Villette (Paris 19th)

Critical thinking – Come and test yourself

Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie (Paris 19e)

Dogs and cats, at the Cité des Sciences

Musée de l’Orangerie

Monet, Painting Time

Grand Palais (Paris 8ème)

Cézanne and us

Musée du Luxembourg (Paris 6th)

Andy Warhol. The line and the image

Fondation Cartier

The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art

The Atelier des Lumières (Paris 11th)

Renaissance at the Atelier des Lumières

Au musée Banksy (Paris 9ème)

The World of Banksy

At the Cité des Sciences (Paris 19th)

Space Mission

Halloween Party Paris: Welcome to Hell!

Climate emergency

Do you like magic?

The Museum of Magic – Museum of Automatons

La Cité des Sciences – La Villette (Paris 19ème)

Magic – Believing and Knowing

Museum of Magic (Paris 4th)

Wednesday Magic Workshop

The Magic Hat

An indoor escape game

Go see animals

In the 14th and 16th

Finding Noah, the immersive experience on the animal world

Dans le jardin des Plantes (5e)

The Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes

Bois de Vincennes (Paris 12e)

The Paris Zoological Park

Val d’Europe (Serris – 77)

The SEA LIFE aquarium (also Halloween 🎃 party)

Trocadero Garden

Aquarium of Paris

Jardin des Plantes (Paris 5ème)

Grande Galerie de l’Evolution: prices and practical guide

The Bois d’Attilly Zoo

Malowe Nature, the educational farm

Zoo Safari de Thoiry

The Tropical Aquarium of the Golden Gate

Treasure hunts on November 11

Ile-Saint-Louis (Paris 4e)

Arsène Lupin’s Last Secret, escape game

In Versailles (78)

2 hours in 1789: treasure hunt in Versailles

Riddle walks in the streets of Paris

Guided tours on November 11

Investigation Visit – “The Palais-Royal Investigation”

Dans le 16ème à Paris

A behind-the-scenes tour of the Roland-Garros Stadium

A Saint-Denis (93)

Behind-the-scenes tour of the Stade de France

The last covered passages of Paris (guided tour)

Pyramide du Louvre

The Louvre through the centuries