I have always loved the atmosphere of the Halloween holiday… I can’t really tell you why… Perhaps because I enjoy the supernatural, unexplained phenomena, or just because the imagination that this holiday releases remains, for me, a unique moment in the annual calendar.
Anyway, here is my traditional selection of good deals to enjoy during this frightening holiday, which will take place this year on the night of Tuesday, October 31st…
A bit of history:
At the origin of this holiday is the day of Samhain, which marked the end of the Celtic year and provided an opportunity for spirits to come and haunt the houses of the living. For a long time, the Catholic Church sought to get rid of this pagan commemoration.
The feast of Samhain (dating back to the 3rd century BC) included 3 days of solemnities: the 1st dedicated to the memory of heroes, the 2nd to the memories of the deceased, and the 3rd to popular and family festivities around a banquet.
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Le Manoir de Paris in Halloween mode
You know that I often talk about Le Manoir de Paris on the blog because it is a place I enjoy visiting (well, so to speak). The venue is obviously organizing a special event for the occasion.
From October 14th to November 12th, Le Manoir de Paris is celebrating with the family! Be the guests of a household with morbid customs: weave your Blood Ties (Liens de Sang).
On the program: one ticket, two paths, and three floors, with Liens de Sang where you will be guests of a household with morbid customs, and then with ‘Rituel,’ where exorcism is making a comeback.
Full price: 27€ / Child rate (12/15 years old): 20€ Fast pass: 37€ Show suitable for ages 12 and up Le Manoir de Paris 18 rue de Paradis 75010 Paris From Saturday, October 14 to Sunday, November 12, 2017 Special opening hours on weekdays, weekends, and the All Saints' holidays
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Halloween at the Chocolate Museum (Musée du Chocolat)
For the occasion, you can create unique “trick or treat” chocolates to play pranks on your friends: broccoli, garlic, camembert, and anchovies (but all in chocolate :p).
Workshops from October 1st to 30th, 2017 Price: 35€ / person (includes a visit to the Museum) Reservation required Musée du Chocolat 28 bd Bonne Nouvelle, 75010 Paris
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The Vampire Ball
The famous ‘Bal des Princesses’ and its host, Dan Marie Rouyer, are organizing the second edition of a vampire ball for the occasion inside Dracula’s castle, reconstructed on the Champs-Elysées, the stronghold of the golden triangle of Paname-the-dead.
To join this macabre assembly, a grandiloquent dress code is required! Visitors must wear their most disturbing costumes.
Le Bal des Vampires Tuesday, October 31, 2017 From 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM Price: 25€ in advance / 35€ later Pavillon des Champs-Elysées 34 Rue Marbeuf 75008 Paris
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Pop-scary snacks for Halloween at the Maillol Museum
The Maillol Museum offers Halloween-themed snacks for children: a glass of bloody soup accompanied by a spider or pumpkin muffin to help them overcome their fears, and they’ll be ready to face Halloween. The Frères Prévert café will be immersed in a phantasmagorical atmosphere for the occasion.
From October 28 to 31, 2017
Rate: 6€/child
Musée Maillol - Café des Frères Prévert
59-61 rue de Grenelle 75007 Paris
Information and reservations at 01 42 22 25 44_
Pumpkin carving workshops at the Ferme de Viltain
To keep your children busy during the All Saints’ holidays, the Ferme de Viltain (which I have already mentioned several times on the blog) offers a fun, creative, and economical activity: Pumpkin carving workshops.
Ferme de Viltain
Chemin de Viltain, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas
from October 23 to 27, 2017 from 10 AM to 6 PM
Price: purchase of a pumpkin 4.50€
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Halloween at the Hard Rock Cafe Paris
The Hard Rock Cafe Paris obviously also has some great surprises and activities to properly celebrate Halloween
- Halloween is also for children, so on Sunday, October 29th, an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet (9€ for children and 25€ for adults) will be served starting at 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM with guaranteed thrills (by reservation)!
October 31st will be the evening for adults…
Sunday, October 29 from 9 AM to 11 AM Hard Rock Cafe Paris 14, boulevard Montmartre 75009 Paris
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Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican All Saints’ Day
Since my trip to Mexico in 2016, I’ve wanted to tell you about the special Parisian Dia de los Muertos parties to add a bit of Mexican color to All Saints’ Day. And that’s perfect because it seems to be the trendy thing to do again this year…
- The show “Au-delà de Frida,” which is performing for the first time in France on October 27th in Paris for a unique performance at the Apollo Théâtre (price 11€).
- The Fête des Morts à Paris, which will take place from October 26th to November 5th, with a program featuring 9 days of parties, exhibitions, concerts, theater, gastronomy, and more!
- To celebrate life, yesterday and today, with the attributes and rituals of the Mexican festival #FleursDeLosMuertos, Lajoiedesfleurs.fr offers us a dive into a world of candles, incredible makeup, and flowered skulls.
On the program:
a candle shop (because the candle is more than a symbol during Dia De Los Muertos, it lights the way for souls to come and meet their families…), a flower crown workshop, a makeup and PhotoBooth workshop, and from 8 PM, a Flower Party and floral cocktails!
November 1, 2017 from 5 PM to 11 PM Cour du Marais Paris 81 rue des Archives, 75003 Paris
But well, after our little Mexican trip, I am convinced that to fully experience it, you have to do Dia de los Muertos in Mexico; I think it must be unforgettable!…
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In Chapeau de Paille orchards, pumpkins are in the spotlight
During the All Saints’ holidays, to keep your little ones busy, head to the Cueillettes (picking farms) to carve your Halloween pumpkin.
The Chapeau de Paille picking farms take place throughout the year in 29 orchards spread across France, within 20 km of major cities, to discover the diversity of vegetable and fruit varieties.
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Halloween Party on a roller rink at the top of the highest rooftop in Paris
During the entire All Saints’ holiday, the terrace of the Panoramic Observatory of the Montparnasse Tower transforms into a temporary roller rink.
And on Saturday, October 28th, put on your scariest costume for a Halloween Party with a guaranteed shower of candy!
Halloween Party
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Observatoire Panoramique de la Tour Montparnasse
Rates: 17€ for adults / 15€ student / 9.5€ for children from 4 to 11 years old / free for children under 4 years old_
A walk at nightfall
Cultival, a Parisian cultural outing agency, is offering activities from October 14th to November 6th, 2017, to get scared and fully enjoy the Halloween festivities. Notably, a neighborhood walk at nightfall, guided by a lecturer, to travel through time into the heart of the dark side of an unknown and mysterious Paris.
Paris Dark Side Special Halloween
From October 28 to November 1, 2017, departures at 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM
Price: 13€ for adults and 9€ for children (under 18)_
Memphis Coffee celebrates Halloween with the Jack burger
Memphis Coffee
celebrates Halloween with a limited-edition Monterey Jack cheese burger from October 17th to November 5th, 2017.
The brand also offers other special creations, available from October 17th to November 5th: the Witch’s Cake (5.90€) and the Horrific Cocktail (5.90€). A special menu combining these three products is offered at the price of 22.90€.
The good deal: Memphis is organizing a competition for any bill over 20€, including the purchase of an Orangina, Oasis, or a Kid’s Cocktail Spider. You will then be given a scratch card for a chance to win a family trip to Disneyland Paris.
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Officeriders resurrects an abandoned theater
Officeriders (a site that invites thousands of professionals to reinvent spaces for work) is doing a very special operation for October 31st: a terrifying visit to an abandoned theater and hospital (near Paris).
To be part of the small group that will visit this extraordinary place, you must try your (bad) luck until Monday, October 30th by following this link. The cursed chosen ones will cross a dark forest, slip through a secret trapdoor, and progress through an underground network before entering the immense theater…
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Drink a Pumpkin Latte at 16 Haussmann
For this Halloween period, 16 Haussmann, the restaurant of the Marriott Ambassador hotel that I already told you about on the blog, offers a delicious Halloween Pumpkin Latte with milk infused with vanilla & tonka, pumpkin, orange blossom & coffee bean … A whole poem …
Restaurant 16 Haussmann Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador 16, boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris
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