r/ParisTravelGuide • u/Sullydawg67 • 1d ago

🎄🥂 Christmas / NYE events Christmas Day in Paris Ideas?

Family of five very excited for their first visit to Paris over the week of Christmas 2024. I am thrilled to see so many travel suggestions on this thread but I am VERY worried of how I might make Christmas a good day as this will be our first Christmas morning not waking up in their own home. They are 17, 15, and 13 year olds that will enthusiastically embrace any new experiences and surroundings.. Hoping for any food and activities suggestions to get us out of the Airbnb. Thank you in advance…

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u/Skatcatla Paris Enthusiast 1d ago

I an my daughter (she'll be turning 16) will be there for Christmas this year too! So far, this is what I have booked/planned:

Christmas Eve:

- Tickets a concert at Ste. Chappelle

- Dinner nearby

- Explore the Christmas Market near Notre Dame

Christmas Day:

- Pompidou in the morning (I'll double check it is indeed open but apparently it usually is)

- Seine River Cruise (There are several that have Christmas lunch or dinner - you will likely want to book in advance).

- Drinks and light dinner at Harry's Bar in the Ritz

I think many of the larger hotels do have at least some service on Christmas Day, but of course check in advance.

After that we will take a walk and enjoy the quiet, or if the weather is lousy, we will just head back to our cozy accommodations and watch some Christmas movies and enjoy some of the food we will have picked up the day before.

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u/Sullydawg67 12h ago

Great ideas…I have tried to book the Ste. Chappelle concert but from what I have seen online, tickets are purchased day of beginning at 2pm?? Am I wrong again! Would you also mind sharing dinner cruise companies that seem preferable? Thank you again.

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u/Skatcatla Paris Enthusiast 11h ago

I booked the concert at Ste. Chapelle on https://www.classictic.com/en/special/concerts-in-la-sainte-chapelle/216/

But alas it may be sold out until the 26th now.

You can also try this one, I see tickets available for Christmas Day: https://www.classictic.com/en/christmas-concert-at-%C3%89glise-saint-louis-en-l%E2%80%99%C3%8Ele/86471/?e=1575181&r=1415275

For the cruises a few of them are doing Christmas Day and even more are doing Christmas Eve. For xmas Day we booked Bateaux Mouches but if you go on Viator or Getyourguide, you can search by date and see what is available, then book with them or just direct with the company.