How long does the walk take?

About 45 minutes at a steady pace. Add time if your kids stop at every tiger, plus a meal at the food court at the end.

Do we need to eat before?

No. The route ends in an Indian food court with hot dishes, snacks and desserts, paid on top of the ticket. If your kids won't touch Indian food, bring a snack.

There's no free lot. Paid garages are nearby (Indigo), and street parking in the Bois de Boulogne is free on Sundays and public holidays. Metro Line 1 to Les Sablons is easier: the Sablons entrance is 150m from exit 2.

Warm layers, hats and gloves. The whole route is outdoors on a winter evening, after dark, and you keep moving slowly for most of an hour.

Nuits Indiennes: Lantern Festival at the Jardin d'Acclimatation

Name: Nuits Indiennes: Lantern Festival at the Jardin d'Acclimatation
Start: 2026-11-27
End: 2027-02-21T23:59:59
Location: Jardin d'Acclimatation

Featured inChristmas with Kids in Paris 2026

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Festival16th Arrondissement

Where

16th Arrondissement, Jardin d'Acclimatation

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

45 minutes, plus time at the food court

What to see

Nearly 2,000 lanterns: temples, animals, deities

Food on-site

Indian food court, paid separately

What you need to know

Last entry is 9pm, and the route takes about 45 minutes, so a later arrival still sees it all before the 9:30pm close
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays outside Paris school holidays (zone C), so check the calendar before a weeknight visit
Food court costs extra: the Indian dishes at the end of the route aren't included in the ticket

About

A night walk through part of the Jardin d'Acclimatation, lit by nearly 2,000 handmade lanterns: tigers, elephants, temples, deities and festival scenes from India, with music along the route. Kids see something new every few steps, from a family of tigers to a painted elephant. It ends in a food court serving Indian dishes. This is the park's fourth lantern festival, after China and Japan.

Adults €18, kids €12

Dates & times

Fri 27 Nov – Sun 21 Feb 2027

Wed-Sun6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Also open Mondays and Tuesdays during Paris (zone C) school holidays. Last entry 9pm.

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Where it is

Jardin d'Acclimatation

Carrefour des Sablons, Bois de Boulogne, 75116 Paris

Nearby playgrounds

Manège0.7 km

Resources

Event website
Official Nuits Indiennes page from the Jardin d'Acclimatation.

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