Christmas windows: 2025 and 2026 dates
| Store | 2025 unveiling | 2025 end | 2025 theme | Metro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galeries Lafayette Haussmann | 12 November | 31 December (according to the press) | Santa's workshop, illustrated by Jeanne Detallante | Lines 7 and 9 Chaussée d'Antin – La Fayette |
| Printemps Haussmann | 6 November | 4 January 2026 | Christmas in New York | Lines 3 and 9 Havre-Caumartin |
| Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche | 7 November | Not specified | Alsatian Christmas village | Lines 10 and 12 Sèvres – Babylone |
| La Samaritaine | 5 November | 6 January 2026 | The ribbon | Line 7 Pont Neuf |
2026 dates and themes (press, 23 October 2026): Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, Thursday 12 November from 6pm, "Au cœur de Noël"; Printemps Haussmann, "A Christmas knitted together", unveiling postponed with no new date; Le Bon Marché, "The Christmas Village", village decor from 24 October to 31 December, windows unveiled in November; La Samaritaine: nothing announced. The 2025 dates in the table remain a guide. Unveilings take place in November, usually in the late afternoon.
Boulevard Haussmann: the main stop
Printemps and Galeries Lafayette face each other, a few steps from the Opéra Garnier. Allow 45 minutes to walk past the windows and step inside to see the tree. In 2025, the Galeries Lafayette tree was 16 metres tall. To see the windows and lights in the evening, the private Christmas lights tour in a modern rickshaw (2 hours) includes a photo stop at Galeries Lafayette, and the Tootbus open-top Christmas bus tour is a shared alternative.
Left Bank and city centre
Le Bon Marché on the Left Bank and La Samaritaine near the Pont Neuf complete the tour in half a day. Combine boulevard Haussmann with the lights using our walking route.
Going further
The Christmas markets are in our guide to Christmas markets in Paris; all the dates of the season are in Christmas in Paris. Another comfortable evening option is the Christmas tour by night in a Citroën 2CV, which also passes the lit-up boulevards.
