Are you stuck for ideas for New Year’s Eve? Here is our selection of the best activities to do in France and abroad for New Year’s Eve.
Goodbye 2024, hello 2025! New Year’s Eve is tonight and you don’t have anything planned yet? Don’t panic, for those who want to have an extraordinary New Year’s Eve, here is our selection of the essentials for December 31. Why not let yourself be tempted by a light walk, a show, a museum or a beautiful restaurant?
Also discover the origin of this celebration, why the new year is celebrated on the night of December 31 to January 1.
What ideas for an unusual New Year away from the crowds?
Want to get some fresh air for these end-of-year celebrations, far from the crowds? Treat yourself to a big breath of iodized air on theIle de Réa cruise in the Rhône valley or in the Aquitaine region or even a night in a famous inn in Mont-Saint-Michel. You can also mark the occasion by trying new experiences: let yourself be tempted by a New Year’s Eve in an igloo or in an alpine yurt…
Where to spend the New Year with the family?
Do you want to celebrate New Year’s Eve with your whole tribe? Wishing them “Merry Christmas” and “Happy New Year” at home isn’t enough for you? Opt for an evening that will appeal to the whole family at Futuroscopeat Disneyland Paris or by attending the enchanting Christmas at Saint-Raphaël.
What New Year’s shows and concerts?
Witness an equestrian and poetic reverie at Zingaro Equestrian Theateradd glamor to your evening at the Crazy Horse, let yourself be amazed by the magic of a Russian ballet at the Paris Opera, or attend the gospel concert at theStrasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra.
What if you opted for a New Year in the sun?
If you really want to leave the cold of France and start the new year in a swimsuit on an idyllic beach, in shorts and t-shirt on sunny hiking trails and in flip-flops by the sea, we suggest you book a plane ticket to one of these 30 destinations where the temperatures are mild in winter and the sunshine is there.
But actually, where does this New Year’s tradition come from? It dates from the 1st century BC. It was Julius Caesar who set this date, putting an end to the Saturnalia, festivities of the time celebrated in December. The New Year was then an opportunity to exchange gifts and gather around a feast. And as for the name of New Year’s Eve, we owe it to a Roman Pope, Sylvester I, who lived in the 3rd century BC and died on December 31.