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New Year's Eve 2026 on the Champs-Élysées

Avenue des Champs-Élysées, De l'Arc de Triomphe à la place de la Concorde - 75008 Paris
31 December 2025

On December 31, 2025, join the biggest open-air party in Paris on the Champs-Élysées. A not-to-be-missed event to celebrate the transition to 2026

Celebrate the New Year on "the world's most beautiful avenue"! On December 31, 2025, the Champs-Élysées become the rallying point for Parisians and travelers from all over the world for a festive, free evening. From 7pm, the avenue is pedestrianized to welcome the public in an electric atmosphere before the grand final show (monumental video-mapping, countdown, fireworks). This year's event honors the "Paris of arts and ideas", celebrating a city of culture, creativity and sport, with nods to the 70th anniversary of the Paris-Rome twinning and the historic successes of Paris Saint-Germain.
Main entrance: place de la Concorde. Other entrances via avenues Montaigne, Matignon and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
From 7pm
Free
https://www.paris.fr/evenements/soiree-du-nouvel-an-tout-ce-qu-il-faut-savoir-sur-le-feu-d-artifice-des-champs-elysees-102364
All public

🎯Tips and transport on New Year's Eve on the Champs-Élysées in Paris

To enjoy the festivities on 31 December 2025 with peace of mind, here is some essential information you need to know.

📌Practical advice and safety

  • Arrival: the avenue will open at 7pm. We strongly advise arriving early due to the large crowds
  • Equipment: bring warm clothing and rain protection
  • Children: keep a close eye on young children; the use of pushchairs is strongly discouraged
  • Prohibited items: weapons, sharp objects, glass bottles, alcohol, fireworks, helmets, and means of transport (bicycles, scooters). Dogs are not allowed

📌Transport

  • Free travel: public transport is free throughout the Île-de-France region from 5pm on 31 December to noon on 1 January
  • All-night service: several metro lines (1, 2, 4, 6, 9 and 14) and RER lines (A, B, C, D and E) run all night. Please note that not all stations are served
  • Gradual closures: stations close at 2pm (Charles de Gaulle - Étoile, Argentine), at 4pm (Kléber, George V, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Champs-Élysées - Clémenceau, Concorde, Tuileries, Boissière, St-Philippe du Roule, Iéna), at 9pm (Dupleix, Passy) and at 12.10am (Ternes)
  • Night-time reopening: from 1am, the Charles de Gaulle - Étoile, Kléber, George V, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Concorde stations will reopen to ensure passengers can return home
  • Buses and Noctilien: the Noctilien network will be reinforced and adapted according to the traffic restrictions put in place by the Police Headquarters
  • All information can be found on the RATP website

📍The 10 must-see attractions around the Champs-Élysées

💡 Where to eat on the Champs-Élysées

Map

Map
Address
De l'Arc de Triomphe à la place de la Concorde
75008 Paris

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