Overview
- Across France today, organizers are staging trick‑or‑treating, film marathons, escape games and club nights, with major venues joining the festivities for the 31 October peak.
- Theme parks have extended hours and special programs, including a late Halloween night at Disneyland Paris and Parc Astérix’s “Peur sur le Parc” nocturnes running to 1 a.m.
- Regional offerings range from Toulouse’s 8‑hectare forest “Nuit des Zombies” and a hotel terror parcours to family haunted houses such as the Debliquy‑Martho attraction in Cavaillon.
- Retailers report heavy demand for decorations, costumes and sweets, with confectionery revenue cited at €135 million in 2024, average Halloween budgets around €85, and queues at specialty shops.
- The Louvre heist is a popular costume motif this year, while the investigation continues with two people placed under formal investigation and detained, and five additional arrests confirmed by the Paris prosecutor.