Christmas with Kids in Paris 2026, 2 of 12
Christmas with Kids in Paris 2026, 2 of 12: Champs-Élysées Christmas Lights
Champs-Élysées Christmas Lights
Outdoors8th Arrondissement
Where
8th Arrondissement, Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Ages
All ages
Setting
Outdoors
What you need to know
- Launch night is car-free: the avenue goes pedestrian for the lighting ceremony, with a celebrity host and the mayors of Paris and the 8th
- Christmas market near Concorde, open daily with craft and food chalets on the lower avenue
- Best once it's dark, which in Paris falls around 5pm in late November and December, so it fits before dinner
About
Every winter the trees along the Champs-Élysées are wrapped in lights, turning the avenue into a long glowing walk from Place de la Concorde up to the Arc de Triomphe. There's nothing to book or queue for: kids walk, look up and spot the Arc glowing at the top. After almost ten years away, a Christmas market returns to the lower end near Concorde, with craft and food chalets.
Where it is
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris
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