Jardin des Tuileries | Celebration

Fête des Tuileries Member

from 24 June 2017 to 27 August 2017

Place de la Concorde - 75001 Paris

Louvre - 1er Arrondissement

Fête foraine, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris © OTCP - Marc Bertrand

Description

During the summer holidays the Jardin des Tuileries hosts a traditional funfair. Children and adults, Parisians and visitors, all come together to enjoy the traditional rides during this two month period. There will be some 60 attractions and rides, including bumper cars, ghost trains, shooting gallery, hall of mirrors, 1900 wooden carrousel horses. A few skill games are also on offer such as duck fishing games, a family favourite and ring throwing.

The kids will love the trampoline, and the giant slides. Whether you visit with family or friends, relax and stroll among the stalls and rides, enjoying the traditional fairground snacks such as candy floss, ice-cream, doughnuts, toffee apples, as well as crepes and hot sandwiches.

Entry to the funfair is free of charge but the rides and attractions charge a fee. For the enjoyment of all, the funfair in the Jardin des Tuileries has no background music.

Audience

All public, Children

Prices and times

Free

Place

Jardin des Tuileries

The Tuileries Gardens get their name from the tile factories which previously stood on the site where Queen Catherine de Medici built the Palais des Tuileries in 1564. The famous gardener of King Louis XIV, André Le Nôtre, re-landscaped the gardens in 1664 to give them their current French formal garden style. The gardens, which separate the Louvre from the Place de la Concorde, are a cultural walking place for Parisians and tourists where Maillol statues stand alongside those of Rodin or Giacometti. The gardens’ two ponds are perfect for relaxation. The Musée de l’Orangerie, where visitors can admire the works of Monet, is located south-west of Tuileries. From March to December, free tours in French are organized. For lovers of candyfloss, rides and thrills, go to the Fête des Tuileries from June to August.

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