Paris events in December focus on the holidays as lavish Christmas and New Year's decorations transform the city into a real City of Light. Paris in December brings festive Christmas Markets overflowing with unique gifts and regional specialties, sparkling lights and decorations throughout the city's neighborhoods, and plenty of good cheer.
If you're planning a trip to Paris this month, consider booking your tours, cruises, and other activities now to get your top choices. Sip a cup of vin chaud - hot mulled wine - as you do your holiday shopping, gaze at the magical holiday windows at the famous Paris department stores, and relax at special Christmas concerts in the city's magnificent churches. And if you're lucky enough to be here for New Year's Eve, get ready for a spectacular celebration you'll always remember.
However, the biggest event this year - yes, even bigger than the New Year's Eve celebration - is the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral to the public on December 8. You can find out when and how to visit below , plus details on how to see the opening ceremony and concert on December 7. Paris Discovery Guide is a reader-supported publication.
When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission at no additional cost for you. Learn more. Christmas concerts take center stage in Paris during December , although you'll also find plenty of classical concerts in the city's most beautiful old churches as well as opera and ballet at Palais Garnier and rock, indie, jazz, pop, and "spectacles" at AccorHotels Arena, the Olympia, Palais des Congres, and other concert venues.
Tickets for all of these concerts sell fast this month and some will be sold out by mid-month - so don't wait to get yours. Check the lineup to find classical, rock, and Christmas concerts, opera, ballet, and other music shows happening throughout December, and get your tickets now:.
