French school holidays - holiday dates in France

Experience has shown that Disneyland Paris is particularly crowded during school holidays in France, because many families spend their vacation at the resort or at least take a trip to the theme parks.

If you want to avoid long queues and crowded hotels, you should always take a look at the French vacation dates when planning your trip.

For the school holidays, France is divided into three zones, zones A, B and C. Holidays are therefore not determined individually for each department, but regulated according to zones.

 

The french regions and their zones:

Karte der französischen Zonen für die SchulferienZone A
Besançon (1), Bordeaux (2), Clermont-Ferrand (3), Dijon (4), Grenoble (5), Limoges (6), Lyon (7), Poitiers (8)

Zone B
Aix-Marseille (9), Amiens (10), Caen (11), Lille (12), Nancy-Metz (13), Nantes (14), Nizza (15), Orléans-Tours (16), Reims (17), Rennes (18), Rouen (19), Straßburg (20)

Zone C
Créteil (21), Montpellier (22), Paris (23), Toulouse (24), Versailles (25)
 

 
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Spending the school holidays at Disneyland Paris

Mickey Mouse recommends a holiday in Disneyland Paris during the school holidays

How about a trip to Paris during the school holidays? Your children are sure to be excited by the idea and can hardly wait to see Mickey Mouse and his friends! The two Disney Parks in France have everything you need for a perfect short break: fun and action for guests of all ages, plenty of Disney magic and lots to discover.
So if you are still looking for a holiday destination for the whole family, look no further and book your Disneyland Paris holiday:

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If you are not yet convinced that a holiday at Disneyland Paris is the right choice for you, you can also combine a visit to Europe’s most visited tourist attraction with a longer holiday in France. Plan a trip to Brittany, the Côte d’Azur or anywhere else you would like to spend a few days in France, and add a few days at Disneyland Paris on the way there or back. This gives you the chance to get a relaxed first impression of what the resort has to offer and decide whether the Disney magic wins you over enough to spend your next holiday with Mickey Mouse and his friends, or whether you would rather keep it to a shorter visit.

dlp.info tip: When planning your trip, try to visit Disneyland Paris outside the French school holidays and public holidays in France where possible. During these periods, particularly when Zone C, which includes the Greater Paris area, is on holiday, the two Disney Parks tend to be very busy and you may face long waits at some attractions. If you cannot avoid the school holiday periods, try to visit during the week. Weekdays are generally much less crowded than weekends.

French School Holidays 2026

ZoneWinterSpringSummerAutumnChristmas 
Zone AWinter08.02.-22.02.Spring05.04.-19.04.Summer05.07.-30.08.Autumn19.10.-01.11.Christmas21.12.-03.01. 
Zone BWinter15.02.-01.03.Spring12.04.-26.04Summer05.07.-30.08.Autumn19.10.-01.11.Christmas21.12.-03.01 
Zone CWinter22.02.-08.03.Spring19.04.-03.05.Summer05.07.-30.08.Autumn19.10.-01.11.Christmas21.12.-03.01 

School holidays in France 2027

ZoneWinterSpringSummerAutumnChristmas 
Zone AWinter15.02.-28.02.Spring12.04.-25.04.Summer05.07.-01.09.Autumnn.k.Christmasn.k. 
Zone BWinter22.02.-10.03.Spring10.04.02.05.Summer05.07.-01.09.Autumnn.k.Christmasn.k. 
Zone CWinter08.02.-21.02.Spring05.04.-19.04.Summer05.07.-01.09.Autumnn.k.Christmasn.k. 
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