Like every year, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is accompanied by public lighting of hanukias, the traditional eight-branched candlesticks of this winter celebration. Find out where and when the public lightings take place in Paris and Île-de-France for this 2024 edition.
This year, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah takes place from December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025 and like every year, the tradition is that Jews from all over the world light a new branch of a candlestick which contains eight, called hanoukiaand overlooked by a ninth, the chamach. Every evening, at nightfall, a new candle is lit for eight days.
Jews celebrate the festival of lights: Hanukkah from December 7 to 15. Where does this holiday come from, what is its meaning? We tell you. [Lire la suite]
And while many members of the Jewish community in France celebrate this holiday at home, there are many public Hanukkah lightings throughout France, and Paris is no exception. A giant hanoukia will be lit every evening in different places in Paris. The event is organized by the movement Loubavitch from Paris. Also find at the end of the article the lightings in the different departments of Île-de-France.
Locations and times of the main lightings in Paris
- 1st Candle : Wednesday December 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m., Place de la République
- 2nd Candle : Thursday December 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m., Place des Fêtes (75019)
- 4th Candle : Saturday December 28, 2024 at 8:00 p.m., Place du Châtelet
- 5th Candle : Sunday December 29, 2024 at 8:00 p.m., Eiffel Tower – Champs de Mars
- 6th Candle : Monday December 30, 2024 at 7:30 p.m., Place de la Bastille
- 7th Candle : Tuesday December 31, 2024 at 7:30 p.m., Place du Maréchal Juin (75017)
- 8th Candle : Wednesday January 1, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., Place de l’Opéra (75009)
Other lightings are also organized in various Parisian districts and suburbs. Here is a selection of events not to be missed:
- Paris 1ᵉʳ : Monday December 30 at 6:30 p.m., Place Vendôme
- Paris 2ᵉ : Thursday December 26 at 6:30 p.m., Place de la Bourse (M° Bourse)
- Paris 3ᵉ:
- Thursday December 26 at 6:30 p.m., Métro Temple – 170 rue du Temple
- Saturday December 28 at 7:30 p.m., Center Georges Pompidou – 19 rue Beaubourg
- Sunday December 29 at 6:00 p.m., Place Theodor Herzl
- Paris 5ᵉ : Thursday December 26 at 7:00 p.m., Place de la Sorbonne (Student lighting)
- Paris 6ᵉ : Thursday December 26 at 7:00 p.m., Place Vavin (crossing rue Bréa/rue Vavin)
- Paris 8ᵉ:
- Sunday December 29 at 5:30 p.m., Place de l'Étoile (Corner Champs-Élysées – Av. Friedland)
- Monday December 30 at 7:00 p.m., Parc Monceau – Entrance 111/113 boulevard Malesherbes
- Paris 12ᵉ:
- Wednesday December 25 at 6:00 p.m., 19 place Félix Éboué (M° Daumesnil)
- Thursday December 26 at 6:30 p.m., Cours Saint-Emilion (18 rue Gabriel Lamé)
- Wednesday January 1 at 6:00 p.m., 12 Place de la Nation
- Paris 13ᵉ : Monday December 30 at 7:00 p.m., Place d'Italie (in front of the entrance to CC Italia 2) – Opposite Mairie
- Paris 15th:
- Wednesday December 25 at 7:30 p.m., Place Charles Michels
- Thursday December 26 at 7:30 p.m., Place du Commerce (square Yvette-Chauviré)
- Monday December 30 at 7:00 p.m., Place Jacques Marette
- Paris 16ᵉ:
- Wednesday December 25 at 6:00 p.m., Place Jean Lorrain – Auteuil Market
- Saturday December 28 at 8:30 p.m., Place Victor Hugo (M° Victor Hugo)
- Thursday December 26 at 6:00 p.m., Place du Président Paul Reynaud
- Paris 17th:
- Wednesday December 25 at 7:30 p.m., Courcelles/Wagram intersection
- Monday December 30 at 7:30 p.m., Place des Ternes
- Monday December 30 at 7:30 p.m., Place de Lévis
- Paris 19th:
- Wednesday December 25 at 7:30 p.m., 59 avenue de Flandre (M° Riquet)
- Thursday December 26 at 6:30 p.m., 61 quai de la Seine
- Paris 20ᵉ:
- Wednesday December 25 at 6:30 p.m., Place Saint-Fargeau
- Thursday December 26 at 7:30 p.m., Place des Grandes Rigoles
The list and times of other lightings in Île-de-France
Hanouka 2024: where and when will the public lightings take place in Seine-et-Marne (77)?
From December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025, it is the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, during which a new candle from a candlestick is lit every day, and to celebrate the holiday in large numbers, public lightings will take place on certain evenings in different cities of Seine-et-Marne. [Lire la suite]
Hanouka 2024 in Yvelines (78): where will the public lightings take place?
The Jewish holiday of Hanouka returns this year from December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025 and in several towns in Yvelines, public lightings of Hanoukia will take place. Find out in which cities the celebrations will take place. [Lire la suite]
Hanouka 2024: in which towns in Essonne (91) do public lighting take place?
If you want to celebrate Hanukkah in communion, Essonne will host numerous public lightings throughout the Jewish holiday, from December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025. [Lire la suite]
Hanouka 2024: in which towns in Hauts-de-Seine (92) do public lightings take place?
In Hauts-de-Seine, many towns organize public lightings to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. From December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025, you can attend celebrations near you for free. [Lire la suite]
Hanouka 2024 in Seine-Saint-Denis (93): where and when do the public lightings take place?
Along with Paris, it is in Seine-Saint-Denis that we find the most public hanoukia lightings in Île-de-France. We detail in which cities you can go to celebrate Hanukkah this year 2024-2025. [Lire la suite]
Hanouka 2024: the list of public lightings in the towns of Val-de-Marne (94)
Like all the other departments of Île-de-France, Val-de-Marne invites you to celebrate Hanouka in public, from December 25 to January 1, 2024, in several towns in the department. [Lire la suite]
Hanouka 2024: the list of public lightings in the towns of Val d'Oise (95)
Residents of Val-d'Oise, you will be able to celebrate Hanouka in your city thanks to public Hanoukia lightings, almost every evening, from December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025. [Lire la suite]
