Christmas in Paris 2026

Christmas in Paris

The Champs-Élysées lights, the Tuileries market and the department store windows

⏳ In 22 days · Nov 22, 2026 Remind me

The plan: Dec 17 – 204 days around Christmas in Paris 2026
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Facts checked Oct 31, 20267 sources, listed below

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Stroll Saint-Germain, see the Louvre's Denon wing, and watch the Champs-Élysées lights come on. Sainte-Chapelle, Montmartre and a dusk Seine cruise round out a steady, well-paced visit.

🏰 History🖼 Museums🎄 Christmas markets🥐 Café life⛪ Architecture

Day 1 is on us

4 days · 28 stops

What it's like in DecemberExpect highs near 8°C (47°F) and lows around 3°C (38°F), with about 13 rainy days. Pack a warm coat, layers and a compact umbrella.

Day 1 · Thu, Dec 17 · Free

Saint-Germain welcome and Eiffel sparkle

7 h 3 min

Brasserie lunch, Christmas market, then Eiffel lights at dusk.

12:00 PM · 30 min

Drop bags in Saint-Germain

Settle in and refresh before the festive wandering begins

Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia: Brasserie Lipp

1:00 PM · 1 h 15 min

Brasserie Lipp

French restaurant

Historic Left Bank brasserie with timeless Parisian comfort food

4.2(8,448)Google$$$

20 min

Photo: Allen An / Google

2:45 PM · 1 h

Marché de Noël de la Tour Eiffel

Cosy chalets steps from your hotel and the old abbey

2.7(73)Googlefree

22 min

Photo: LE CAFÉ PIERRE HERMÉ PARIS / Google

4:07 PM · 40 min

Café Pierre Hermé

Pastry shop

Individual festive yule logs by a master pâtissier

4.1(1,078)Google$$

2 min

Photo: Le Procope / Google

6:30 PM · 1 h 30 min

Le Procope

French restaurant

Paris's oldest café-restaurant, candlelit and very festive

4.5(29,487)Google$$$

24 min

Photo: Jérémy Spalemi-Gaudin / Google

8:30 PM · 1 h

Place du Trocadero

Plaza

Classic framing; the tower sparkles five minutes every hour

4.7(13,245)Googlefree

Day 1 in Google Maps

Map of Paris in December: Lights, Gothic Glass and Pastries: Day 1, Brasserie Lipp, Marché de Noël de la Tour Eiffel, Café Pierre Hermé, Le Procope, Place du Trocadero

The rest of the plan

22 stops

Day 2 · Fri, Dec 18

Louvre to Champs-Élysées lights

6 stops · 1st and 8th arr.

Day 3 · Sat, Dec 19

Gothic islands to Grands Boulevards glitter

10 stops · Île de la Cité, Île Saint-Louis, 9th and 1st arr.

Day 4 · Sun, Dec 20

Montmartre, Marais and a Seine cruise

6 stops · Montmartre, Marais, Seine

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Everything below Day 1, plus offline maps and free updates until Nov 22.

4-day December plan
The lights, markets and windows by night
What to book ahead
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Good to know

Sortiraparis reports that the Champs-Élysées Christmas lights launch event starts at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, 2026 with the avenue pedestrianized, a light show, a Feu! Chatterton concert and Cate Blanchett hosting.sortiraparis.com · checked Oct 31, 2026
Sortiraparis says the lights stay on through the first week of January, lit until midnight except all night on Dec. 24 and 31.sortiraparis.com · checked Oct 31, 2026
Sortiraparis reports a Champs-Élysées Christmas market with about 200 chalets returning Nov. 22, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027, after about ten years away.sortiraparis.com · checked Oct 31, 2026
Sortiraparis lists the Tuileries Christmas Market in the Jardin des Tuileries as running Nov. 14, 2026 to Jan. 3, 2027.sortiraparis.com · checked Oct 31, 2026
Sortiraparis lists the Galeries Lafayette Haussmann Christmas window and tree unveiling for Nov. 12, 2026 (theme 'Au coeur de Noel' by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac).sortiraparis.com · checked Oct 31, 2026
The Louvre says it is closed on Jan. 1, May 1 and Dec. 25 and every Tuesday; Dec. 25, 2026 is a Friday, so it is closed.louvre.fr · checked Oct 31, 2026
The official Eiffel Tower site shows 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily for Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, 2026 and says dates not yet clickable on its calendar have no published hours.toureiffel.paris · checked Oct 31, 2026