Nuit Blanche 2026: What to See with the Family?

Let your inner animal run free at the Museum of Hunting and Nature

Step inside the Museum of Hunting and Nature (Paris Center) to immerse yourself in the strange yet fascinating world of Annette Messager. With fantastical beasts, repurposed stuffed animals, hybrid creatures, and poetic installations, the exhibition “One Swallow Does Not Make a Spring” transforms the space into a veritable cabinet of curiosities. An imaginative artistic journey, at times funny, at times mysterious, that invites you to see the animal world in a new light.

Let's catch a movie at the Czech Center

The Czech Center (^{6th arrondissement}) is transforming into a poetic pop-up! On the program: contemporary art (photographs, installations, and more) and, above all, magnificent animated short films from the renowned Zlín Film Festival, a leading event for children’s cinema in Central Europe. A refreshing escape, perfect for taking the kids on a journey for an evening.

We’re making water and sound dance at the Françoise-Sagan Media Center

At the Françoise-Sagan Media Library (^{10th arrondissement}), this year’s Nuit Blanche is presented as a sensory and poetic experience centered on water. With *Liquid Forms – Sound Laboratory*, artists Olga Maximova and Emilie Hirayama blend painting, melodies, and movement to create a performance featuring water droplets, musical brushes, and floating inks. Mesmerizing.

The bells are ringing at La Bidassoa Gymnasium

With Chansons Cloches, the La Bidassoa gymnasium (^{20th arrondissement}) becomes a performance space where mechanical bells, drums, voices, and percussion interact in a striking and poetic installation. Part experimental concert and part living sculpture, the sounds flow through the space and envelop the audience in an almost magical atmosphere.

Celebrating love at City Hall in the 18th

At the^{18th arrondissement} town hall, Nuit Blanche takes on the atmosphere of a heartfelt and joyful celebration with *Ondes d’amour*. In this experience designed for families, participants dance, draw, create, and explore their emotions. Each room holds surprises that explore love in all its forms: friendship, sharing, trust, and imagination. A gentle evening where children, too, can become true artists.

Let's dance on the steps of City Hall

Want to shake it with the whole family? Then head over to the plaza in front of City Hall (Paris Center) for a big night out! With collective energy, accessible choreography, festive performances, and a wild DJ set by Barbara Butch, La Déclaration transforms the heart of Paris into a giant open-air dance floor. Let’s move, follow the beat, and let ourselves be carried away by the music and the light of the projection mapping.

We follow the heartbeat at the Grand Palais

In front of the Grand Palais (^{8th arrondissement}), a huge red heart will light up and beat in the Parisian night. With *Grand Cœur*, Polish artist Milosh Łuczyński immerses us in an immersive experience. It’s an opportunity to feel and share a moment suspended in time, centered on love, empathy, and what connects us to one another.

Explore an aquatic world at the Château-Landon pool

Ready for an extraordinary dip? At the Château-Landon pool (^{10th arrondissement}), artist Annette Messager immerses Nuit Blanche in an aquatic world as enchanting as it is mysterious with *Sirénocturne*. The pool becomes a world populated by mermaids, mermen, and floating forms, where water, light, and sound create a dreamlike landscape. From the walkways, young and old alike discover a living scene that plays with myths, emotions, and illusions.