Welcome, listeners, to Things to do in Paris! It's Thursday, October 30, 2025, and Oly Bennet here—your passport to all the wild, wonderful, and weird happenings buzzing through the City of Lights. Paris is positively electric today: the autumn air is crisp, skies mostly clear apart from a few dramatic clouds overhead, and everyone’s sporting their best scarves and, let’s be honest, slightly regretting that extra croissant. The city’s pulse is racing with Halloween anticipation, chocolate madness, tennis aces, artsy odysseys, and enough family fun to exhaust even the most energetic globe-trotting sports fan. The current vibe? Think festive, playful, and just the right amount of spooky-chic.

Let’s dive into today’s top events faster than you can say “oui, chocolat!” First up, the grand Salon du Chocolat celebrates 30 years at Porte de Versailles with chocolate tastings, live demonstrations, workshops for adults and kids, and—wait for it—a chocolate fashion show where cacao couture struts down the runway! If you love chocolate, or just want to see people wear it, this is not to be missed.

Sports fans, grab your foam fingers—the Rolex Paris Masters continues today at the La Défense Arena. It’s the largest indoor tennis tournament in the world, and legends of the court are smashing it out for glory and a spot in tennis history.

Halloween fans, Paris is setting records for the most vampires per square kilometer. Giant haunted boat parties with 360-degree Seine views are happening tonight, and the enthusiasts at the Bridge Club Paris promise over 2,500 guests at the wildest haunted mansion bash in town. If you survive, rumor has it you get free ghost hugs and a selfie with the city’s quirkiest zombies!

Arts and culture aficionados, stick with me. The Palais de Tokyo features “Manifestos 3” by Charles Gaines, while the Bourse de Commerce is prepping for a free late-night art session this Saturday. Paris Games Week kicks off at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with everything from immersive gaming to esports competitions—so level up your fun instantly!

Kids and families are spoiled for choice: Playground Kids at Grand Palais Immersif transforms into a giant interactive Olympus with games like Demon Hunt and Mission Martiens. The Salon du Chocolat includes workshops just for youngsters. For something utterly unique, try Paint Invaders, a fluorescent art experience letting you unleash your inner Pollock with glow-in-the-dark paint right by the Grand Rex. Or push the iconic Petits Bateaux across the Grand Bassin in the Tuileries—surprisingly competitive, considering the average participant is still learning multiplication tables.

On the local news circuit—Paris public transit is running smoothly, except for a few minor delays around the Opera district while city crews install emergency pumpkin lanes for tomorrow’s trick-or-treat marathon. A few hot new restaurants are opening: if you haven’t tried a banh mi in Paris, today’s Banh Mi Women Festival invites you to sample, shop, and enjoy DJ sets celebrating Asian fusion food and culture.

For something less expected, the Basilique Saint-Denis offers guided VR/AR tours through its historic spire restoration—imagine time-traveling with goggles while watching master craftsmen revive a centuries-old tower. Talk about building up an appetite for fun!

My top must-do picks for today: Visit the Salon du Chocolat for all things sweet, swing by the Rolex Paris Masters for live tennis thrills, catch a haunted boat party on the Seine if you dare, unleash creativity at Paint Invaders, and see contemporary art at the Nature Forte gallery’s immersive “RALentir” exhibition, which currently looks like a rainbow exploded with 90 artists decorating the space. For crowd-watching, check out the Place de la Madeleine for sustainable fashion pop-ups powered by Europe’s current push for eco-friendly textiles.

Oly’s local tip—when riding the Metro, stand to the right on escalators unless you want to incite an impromptu race with adrenaline-charged Parisians. And here’s a fun fact: the tradition of floating boats in the Jardin des Tuileries dates back over a century, originally designed as a distraction for kids—today, the competition to cross the basin is so fierce, you might see parents forming strategy huddles.

Quick tease for tomorrow—Paris gets even wilder with Bob Dylan’s concert at Palais des Congrès, themed haunted castles, and the continuation of Paris Games Week plus the massive Halloween treasure hunt for families in the 11th arrondissement.

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