Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Paris Region?

Drift down the Seine aboard a Bateaux Parisiens vessel. This elegant cruise from the Eiffel Tower or Notre-Dame Cathedral is a feast for the eyes and a very special way to learn about the history of Paris. So spend New Year’s Eve on one of these boats, enjoying a special celebration dinner as you glide along admiring the city’s illuminations. An exquisite evening filled with champagne, macarons, celebrations and streamers.

Fancy celebrating New Year’s Eve with dinner on a double-decker bus? In Paris, Bustronomeoffers a delicious combination of gourmet meal and luxury bus tour. While admiring the Paris illuminations, you’ll see in the New Year with a meal worthy of the city’s top restaurants. The tour Eiffel, the Champs-Élysées, City Hall, Place de la Concorde… The most beautiful sights of Paris unfurl before your eyes. An alternative and romantic way to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

Welcome aboard Le Flow, the festive barge on the river Seine, in the quartier des Invalides. The perfect place to unwind, sitting outside or on the rooftop terrace. The advantage of this 40-metre barge? A superb view of the tour Eiffel and the Parisian landscape. A landscape that becomes an enchanted wonderland when the capital is festooned with Christmas lights. On 31 December, Le Flow invites you to come and sip a hot chocolate or a cocktail and admire the light show offered by the Eiffel Tower at the close of each year. A delight for children and adults alike.

From 23 November 2024 to 5 January 2025, children of all ages (adults included!) will love the magical ‘Féerie des Eaux’ show at the Grand Rex cinema. This fabulous 15-minute display of fountains and lights is staged before each film screening during the Christmas period. On New Year’s Eve, the Disney animated film Vaiana 2 will head the programme. A merry end to the year for your family celebrations.

Seeing out the year without the magic of Disney? Impossible. Take your family, partner or friends to see the Christmas lights at Disneyland and relive your childhood memories by celebrating New Year’s Eve in the company of Mickey Mouse. At Disneyland Paris the paths are glistening brighter than ever, your favourite characters are dressed in their best costumes, shows are staged on December evenings and the majestic castle brightens up the whole park. A magical New Year’s Eve in children’s heaven.

Fancy kissing under the mistletoe at Madame Arthur’s? Since it opened in 1946, the first and most famous drag-queen cabaret has had Paris running wild and promises a New Year’s Eve as crazy as they come. Treat yourself to a premium seat amid glitter and comedy at this institution in the heart of the Pigalles district. Expect a musical show, blind test, singing and a chance to perform your best moves on the dance floor.

Who says the Paris Christmas lights are all on the streets and in the shop windows? For the celebrations on 31 December, the Crazy Horse dancers will dress in their most dazzling costumes for their legendary cabaret performance. Expect a gourmet **New Year’s Eve ** dinner and show, featuring champagne, caviar and macarons for a touch of sparkle and glamour.

Just an hour from Paris, spend New Year’s Eve drinking mead instead of champagne. Every year, the town of Provins organises a royal feast in an authentic medieval setting. With or without children, here’s your chance to celebrate the way they did in the Middle Ages. The New Year’s Eve menu features game pie, stuffed fattened chicken and honey bread, to enjoy during a show with troubadours, storytellers and minstrels.

With its view over the lake, the restaurant Baccara promises a very romantic New Year’s Eve less than an hour away from Paris. After trying your luck at the game tables in the casino, take a seat in the restaurant and prepare to enjoy an elegant dinner to see in the New Year in style. Start with a glass of champagne before the procession of dishes begins, including duck foie gras, roasted scallops, fillet of veal… For a truly gourmet celebration.

In Paris Region, even the disco balls are joining the celebrations. Book your seat for the Famous New Year Yoyo night at the Palais de Tokyo, the place to be for clubbers keen to see in the New Year in a supercharged atmosphere on the dance floor. This underground night club hidden beneath the Palais de Tokyo gets Paris buzzing within its walls of concrete. With its giant video screens, cutting-edge sound system and specialist musical line-up, this venue promises a totally electric New Year’s Eve!