Halloween events across France in 2026
This year, Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31st, making it a good year for a weekend of spooky events.
Halloween is not a long-standing tradition in France, but in recent years the country has been embracing the festival, especially the gory aspects.
From theme parks, to haunted mansions and zombie walks – there’s bound to be something for any Halloween lover out there.
Parc Astérix – Plailly (Oise)
Parc Astérix is a major French theme park inspired by the popular Astérix comic books, which follow a village of ancient Gauls resisting Roman rule. It is located in Plailly, in the Oise département, about 35 kilometres north of Paris.
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Every autumn, it hosts Peur sur le Parc (Fear at the Park), its annual Halloween event. Running from October 3rd to November 8th, it features haunted houses, spooky live entertainment and special after-dark experiences. This year’s new attraction, La Forêt sans Retour (The Forest of No Return), is a 250-metre outdoor haunted trail featuring 15 actors and around 10 different scenes. Special evening sessions run until 1am on selected dates, although these require a separate ticket. Find out more here.
Disney Halloween Festival – Disneyland Paris (Seine-et-Marne)
Disneyland Paris gets into the Halloween spirit with autumn decorations, themed food, Disney villains and Halloween entertainment. It’s a family-friendly option for visitors who want a seasonal theme-park experience, with opportunities to dress up subject to the park’s costume rules. Check the official Halloween programme.
Nigloween – Nigloland – Dolancourt (Aube)
Nigloland’s annual Halloween season combines its rides with spooky decorations and seasonal entertainment. Located in the Aube département, it’s another option for families planning an autumn day out.
Check Nigloland’s website for the 2026 calendar.
Waaalloween – Walibi Rhône-Alpes (Isère)
Walibi Rhône-Alpes celebrates the season with Halloween decorations, spooky entertainment and haunted attractions aimed at visitors seeking a more frightening theme-park experience. It is located in the Isère department, between Lyon and Chambéry. Check the official park website for the latest dates and attraction details.
Futuroscope Halloween 2026 – Poitiers (Vienne)
Futuroscope, a theme park near Poitiers in western France, is taking a science-fiction approach to Halloween with its annual Futuroween event, running from October 17th to November 1st.
The event is designed to offer family-friendly Halloween fun rather than outright horror. Find out more on the Futuroscope website.
Festivals
Samhain: celebrating the Celtic roots of Halloween – Normandy and Brittany
Halloween celebrations in France are not limited to costume parties and haunted theme parks. In Brittany, a region with a strong Celtic heritage, the season is also marked by events inspired by Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival associated with the end of the harvest, the beginning of winter and the thinning of the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead.
The festival is traditionally associated with the night of October 31st into November 1st. Its customs and later interpretations helped shape some of the traditions now associated with Halloween.
One of the biggest events inspired by these themes is the Festival de Samhain in Bernay, Normandy, which runs from October 29th to November 1st in 2026. The festival transforms the town and its historic abbey with concerts, fire performances, folklore-inspired spectacles, workshops and a market featuring more than 160 craftspeople and creators. Find the full programme here.
Many towns in Brittany celebrate the festival as well.
Halloween party and fireworks – Les Portes-en-Ré, Charente-Maritime
The village of Les Portes-en-Ré is marking Halloween on October 31st with afternoon activities followed by an evening concert and fireworks. The free event offers a festive way to celebrate Halloween on the Île de Ré. See the local tourist office listing.
Museum Horror Night – Lyon
The Musée Cinéma et Miniature is offering a horror-themed Halloween experience on October 31st, for visitors who enjoy spooky cinema-inspired settings. The museum’s collection of film props and special-effects creations makes it a natural fit for an evening devoted to horror. Details here.
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Haunted house – Parc Bagatelle (Pas-de-Calais)
Horror-film creatures come to life in this immersive haunted-house attraction on the Opal Coast in northern France. Visitors move through a series of frightening scenes, with the experience recommended for ages 13 and over.
The park also stages a strange and theatrical show called Bizarium – Le Cabinet des Horreurs. Full details and programme here.
Music
FCKG Halloween – Montpellier
For those who prefer music to haunted houses, FCKG Halloween is an electronic music event on October 31st at Montpellier’s Zénith Sud. The event combines a line-up of DJs with Halloween-themed visuals and a late-night party atmosphere. More info here.
Dream Nation – Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis
Electronic music fans can also head to Dream Nation, a Halloween-themed festival just outside Paris. The large-scale dance event brings together DJs, impressive visual effects and a crowd dressed up for the occasion. It runs from October 30th until the evening of October 31st.
Check the Dream Nation website for more information about this year’s festival.
Zombie walks and zombie-themed events in France
If you’re looking for something a little more unusual, there are several zombie parades ad night-time survival games (also involving zombies).
Zombie Walk Paris
The annual Zombie Walk returns to the streets of Paris, with participants dressed as the living dead gathering at Place de la Bastille before marching towards Place de la Nation.
Participants can arrive early to get ready and show off their zombie make-up. Although it takes place a week after Halloween, on November 7th, it’s one to keep in mind for anyone wanting to join a large-scale zombie parade – or avoid it!
Zombie Walk – Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Orthez, located in southwestern France, is holding a Halloween afternoon for zombie fans, with a make-up stand and a zombie walk departing at 4pm on October 31st.
The programme continues with sweets, hot chocolate and horror-film screenings into the evening. Some films have age restrictions, and registration is required. Info here.
Zomb’in The Dark – Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne near Avignon
This is a zombie survival game rather than a street parade which is organised on October 31st. Teams navigate a night-time course through vineyards and parks, trying to collect checkpoints and avoid the zombies.
Participants can sign up as survivors (€32) or as zombies (€10, including professional make-up and a meal). The game lasts around 90 minutes for survivors, and the minimum age is 14 when accompanied by an adult.
Zombie Quest – Île de loisirs, Seine-et-Marne
This outdoor Halloween challenge on October 31st, right outside of Paris, combines an escape game, treasure hunt and zombie chase. Teams search for hidden cases, solve puzzles and try to escape zombie participants over a 90-minute course.
Different experiences are offered for families and adults, with the evening version designed to be more intense. Details here.
Zombie Night – Château de Hautefort, Dordogne
The grounds of the Château de Hautefort in Dordogne, southwest France, transforms itself into a zombie-infested course for a Halloween night-time adventure on October 30th and 31st.
Participants follow an orientation trail while trying to avoid the undead, then can refuel with a horror-themed street-food meal. Tickets start at €37, and places are limited.
