Zombie walks and horror nights: Halloween events across France in 2026
This year, Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31st, making it a good year for a weekend of spooky events.
Summary by The Paris Editorial Desk · As published by The Local France · · 1 min read
This year, Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31st, making it a good year for a weekend of spooky events.

safety
The first human case of Shamonda virus, confirmed in France, poses no wider threat to Europeans, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) told Euronews....
Euronews · Oct 23, 2026

Local
Hungarian PM Péter Magyar had hoped to host top leaders in Budapest for the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution. But last-minute invitations and spats with Paris and Kyiv kept Macron, Tusk and Zelenskyy away, leaving only EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa atten...
Euronews · Oct 23, 2026

News
Huge waves, uprooted trees and damaged boats mark Storm Austen's arrival in France and the UK. Gusts of up to 160 km/h have battered Brittany, while fallen branches have blocked roads in southern England....
Euronews · Oct 23, 2026

Local
The European Central Bank is expected to hold rates next week as France's bond sell-off tightens borrowing conditions across the eurozone, while ECB President Christine Lagarde has made clear that the first steps to tackle French debt woes must come from Paris, not Frankfurt....
Euronews · Oct 23, 2026

safety
France will deploy some 70,000 police officers and gendarmes nationwide during a fresh round of protests this weekend, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Friday – warning that numerous calls for violence and looting were already circulating on social media....
RFI English — France · Oct 23, 2026

safety
One person was killed and four others were wounded, including a 12-year-old girl, when shots were fired from a car in two suburbs west of Paris on Friday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the shooting was “clearly a terrorist crime” and “a racist, probably Islamophobic attack...
RFI English — France · Oct 23, 2026

government
Wooden boards are going up across France as shopkeepers brace for possible unrest. With a National Rally congress in Orléans and protests approaching in Lyon, businesses fear damage and disruption....
Euronews · Oct 23, 2026

safety
An individual opened fire in the street in Trappes and La Verrière, west of Paris, before being apprehended and taken into custody, according to the prime minister....
Le Monde in English · Oct 23, 2026

safety
One person was killed Friday and four were injured, including a 12-year-old child, when a man opened fire from a vehicle in the town of Trappes west of Paris, police said. French prosecutors said that they were investigating the shooting as a suspected terrorist attack. At least ...
France 24 (EN) — France · Oct 23, 2026

News
The first major autumn storm is sweeping across northwestern France. Named Austen by UK forecasters, it brings violent gusts, disrupts transport and causes power cuts....
Euronews · Oct 23, 2026

schools
From blockaded schools in Rome to tent camps in Madrid and street protests in France, young people across Europe are turning their anger on a political class they say is not listening....
The Local France · Oct 23, 2026