What to do on January 1st?

January 1st is a day of rest par excellence! We're recovering from the evening of the 31st... It's a very popular holiday, and yet, not everything is closed on the 1st of the year. Here are our ideas of nice activities to start the year well. Ideas for the day or evening, in Paris or its surroundings, to spend a good time with your family. Many museums, some castles and some monuments are open on this holiday. Of course, amusement parks, bowling, circus, panoramic bus tours and cruises on the Seine are waiting for you!

Fun family outings in Paris on New Year's Day

• By Tuk-Tuk : the walk from 1h30 in the streets of Paris (with children of all ages)
• A cruise on a Bateaux-Mouches
• A cruise with the Bateaux-Parisiens
• At the Zoological Park of Paris
• An Enigma walk in Paris (original treasure hunts, without guide)

Original, fun and open on January 1st

• 4 sensational experiences at Flyview: Paris in virtual reality (Opera district)
• The visit of Rex Studios
• The Rex Studios Escape Game

Family shows scheduled on January 1

• In bed Molie (from 2 years old)
• Max and the great magician
• Once a teenager, always a backpacker (from 10 years old)
• "Fantasy, the new show of the Bouglione circus
• Rhapsody, circus Phénix
• The King's journey (in Versailles)
• The Slap (from 10 years old)
• Edmond (from 12 years old)
• Last scissors stroke (from 12 years old)

Fun at an amusement park on New Year's Day

• Parc Astérix  (60)
• Disneyland Paris (77)
• Tuileries Fair (Paris 1st)
• Holiday at La Villette (Paris 19e)
• The Acclimatization Garden (Bois de Boulogne)

Christmas enchantment ?... again!

• Christmas lights by tuktuk
• Lights! at the Villette
• The luminous paths at Floral Park
• Lights in the Seine (in the park of Saint-Cloud)
• The wild lights of Thoiry  (in Thoiry)
• The King's journey (in Versailles)
• Disneyland's Enchanted Christmas

Museums and castles open on New Year's Day

• Science Experiments
• The Grévin Museum
• The castle of Breteuil
• The castle of Chantilly

The Aquarium of Paris is open on January 1, 2023. As well as Sea Life Aquarium (in the 77)

Monuments open on January 1st

• Eiffel Tower
• The Basilica of the Sacred Heart (to go see the Christmas crib)
• Saint-Denis Basilica (to go see the Christmas crib)

Seeing animals on New Year's Day

• The Zoological Park of Paris (in the 12th)
• The Aquarium of Paris (in the 16th)
• The menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes (in the 5th)
• Seal Life Aquarium (in the 77)
• Beauval Zoo  (41)
• The Zoo Safari of Thoiry and its wild lights  (78)

Our reduced rates in January

The cruise in Bateaux-Mouches : -30% on adult tickets
The 1 hour guided cruise of the Vedettes de Paris : -25 % on all tickets
The Vedettes de Paris Family Cruise : reduced rate for 2 tickets or more
The panoramic bus tour of Paris : -15% on all tickets
FlyView, the virtual flight over Paris : - 20% on tickets
Guided electric scooter ride : reduced rate for 2 tickets or more
Paris by night on an electric scooter : reduced rate for 2 tickets or more
Commented ride on an electric Quad 14% reduction
Hoverboard guided tour : reduced rate for 2 tickets or more
Electric scooter rental : 20% reduction
Aqua Ciné Aquarium Reduced rate on adult and child duets
The Rex Studios up to 14% discount
Escape Games in the streets of Paris : 10% reduction
Unusual guided tours : -10% reduction
The Puzzle Walks : 20% reduction
Visits and shows with comedians : 20% reduction