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The full Christmas list of things to do in Paris for 2015

It's time to eat, drink, shop, play and be merry

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Feeling overwelmed by the festive season? We've broken down the capital's essential Christmas activities into five simple categories – food and drink, shopping, events, outings and kids – in order to take the stress out of your yuletide social life.

Festive outings

Christmas lights in Paris

  • Things to do
Christmas lights in Paris
Christmas lights in Paris
This Christmas, 130 streets and public squares in the French capital will be aglow with festive illuminations.

Carousels in Paris

  • Kids
  • Playgrounds
Carousels in Paris
Carousels in Paris
Come Christmastime, Paris goes mad for merry-go-rounds, with free carousels set up in almost every arrondissement.
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The 50 best Christmas movies

  • Film
The 50 best Christmas movies
The 50 best Christmas movies
From psycho Santas and home-invading thieves to feelgood fireside frolics and cockle-warming cosiness, our cinematic sack is bulging with treats. 

Food and drink

Gourmet Christmas shopping

  • Shopping
Gourmet Christmas shopping
Gourmet Christmas shopping
© Time Out
Extraordinary volumes of well-fed turkeys, luxurious foie gras and fresh oysters are shifted through the French capital during the Christmas season.
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Best patisseries

  • Tea rooms
Best patisseries
Best patisseries
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Not to indulge your sweet tooth in Paris would be a crime – here’s our pick of Parisian patisseries, bakeries and chocolatiers.

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Bars with open fires

Bars with open fires
Bars with open fires
These bars and restaurants will all welcome you around a cosy, flickering flame – and feed and water you to boot.

Shopping

Chocolate shops in Paris

  • Shopping
  • Chocolate and sweets
Chocolate shops in Paris
Chocolate shops in Paris
CT
Velvety ganache, molten 'chocolat chaud' and light, airy truffles abound in our pick of Paris's top chocolate shops. 
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Vintage shopping guide

  • Shopping
  • Vintage shops
Vintage shopping guide
Vintage shopping guide
Britta Jaschinski
For unique Christmas style without the credit card bills, hit Paris's vintage boutiques. Rockabilly leather, '50s glamour dresses, retro sunglasses and much more will get you a slew of afforable new looks in no time.

Events and shows

Film

  • Film
Film
Film
Big, bold, colourful, popcorn-fuelled flicks that are perfect for long winter nights and getting into the technicolour spirit of the season.
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Music and clubbing

  • Music
Music and clubbing
Music and clubbing
© Mallory Turner
Escape the never-ending tinsel and over-eating with a no-holds-barred night of clubbing, or plump for serenity with a classical concert or two.
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Winter exhibitions

  • Art
  • Galleries
Winter exhibitions
Winter exhibitions
© Fuzeau Philippe
Discover the season's glorious cultural offerings – the big rentrée exhibitions run right through, and new seasonal shows are opening up all the time. Keep track of them right here.

Kids

Carousels

  • Kids
  • Playgrounds
Carousels
Carousels
Between December 20 and January 4 2016, the city lets children ride the many carousels for free.
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Toy stores

  • Shopping
  • Maternity
Toy stores
Toy stores
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The best shops for timeless toys, bonnets for babies and t-shirts for terrible teens.

Best sweet shops

  • Shopping
  • Chocolate and sweets
Best sweet shops
Best sweet shops
Karl Blackwell / Time Out
You know a country is serious about its candy when it has a national union of sweetshops and a dedicated annual Day of Guilty Pleasures.
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