Bonjour listeners, it’s Friday, October 31, 2025, and you’re tuned in to “Things to do in Paris” with your outrageous host Oly Bennet! Halloween has shaken Paris awake, and the city is buzzing—like a jack-o’-lantern filled with Red Bull! Whether you’re here for culture, concerts, haunted castles, or a chocolate-induced sugar rush, today’s Paris is aliiive with energy, a hint of mystery, and just the right amount of weird.
The weather is brisk, skies are doing their moody Parisian thing, and the city’s corners are aglow with autumn leaves, cobwebs, and neon party lights. Everyone’s got that “last-minute costume scramble” look, and festive ghouls are gathering for a seriously supernatural Friday.
Let’s rip off the lid and dive right into the wildest highlights:
The queen of all events today: Halloween. Paris is serving up demonic feasts, rooftop fiestas, haunted castles, boat parties—if you’ve never done Halloween Paris-style, think “Rocky Horror meets Moulin Rouge meets Eurovision.” La Felicità in the 13th arrondissement is throwing “Inferno,” a devilishly themed bash with wild Italian eats, DJ sets, and surprises hotter than a jalapeño in Hades—plus, entry is free if you dare cross these infernal gates!
Cinephiles and thrill-seekers, the Grand Rex is screening cult horror flicks all night. Want to watch “The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Exorcist,” or get spooked by “Five Nights at Freddy’s”? Bring your popcorn—and nerves of steel.
If you fancy monsters with a skyline view, head to Terrass” Hotel Montmartre for the Dia de Los Muertos bash. You’ll groove to DJs, sip Mexican-inspired cocktails, and get your face painted while gazing over the Eiffel Tower. Can you say “fiesta fantastique”?
For families and those craving high-brow chills, set out for Halloween at the Paradox Museum, which transforms optical illusions and mind-bending performances into six magical nights. Or get lost in Parc de l'Étrange at Parc André Citroën—thirteen themed worlds, pyrotechnic shows, and mysterious lights: more immersive than Grandma’s ghost stories.
Cultural pulse check! Paris Games Week is ON at Porte de Versailles, uniting game geeks and eSports fans in a pixel-packed extravaganza—plus music, cosplay, and an insane lineup of digital fun. Over at the Palais de Tokyo, sniff out Francis Kurkdjian’s olfactory exhibition—30 years of perfume art, free for all sniffers with a reservation!
Concert heads, it’s stacked: Bob Dylan is back at the Palais des Congrès tonight, Tom Odell reigns at Accor Arena, and The Red Clay Strays will shake up L’Élysée Montmartre. If you love harmonicas, pianos, or Southern rock, tonight the city beats in stereo.
News flash—several fresh restaurants have popped up in Marais and Bastille, many with Halloween specials. Public transit is running extended hours for partygoers, but brace yourself for especially dense crowds after midnight as costumed revelers flood the Métro. Plan your late-night pumpkin escapades accordingly!
Oly’s tips for conquering the day: If you haven’t booked for a mega-Halloween bash or exhibition, sunset in Montmartre is free and always spellbinding—find a terrace, order chocolat chaud, and gawk at the city lights. And for a secret Parisian quirk: on Halloween, try people-watching at the Place du Tertre late at night. You’ll see painters, musicians, and ghosts of cabaret dancers—okay, the last one might just be your imagination after a witch’s brew or two.
Tomorrow, get hyped for the Salon du Chocolat’s 30th Anniversary at Porte de Versailles—a festival of cocoa artistry, chocolate fashion shows, and flavors so wild they put pumpkin spice to shame. And coming up: more Halloween madness at Disneyland Paris, late-night Louvre exhibits, and the Salon d’Automne art fair for fans of creative splendor.
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