New Year's Eve at the château

Château de Jallanges celebrates New Year's Eve in style with a gourmet dinner, cabaret, dancing and fireworks at the stroke of midnight!

239 €/adult and 150 €/child - book on tours-tourisme.fr

Château de Jallanges in Vernou-sur-Brenne

Music lover? Enjoy a gourmet menu accompanied by a live jazz concert at Château de Belmont. A fireworks display in the château gardens celebrates the arrival of the new year!

198 €/adult and 50 €/child - reservations on 02 47 46 65 00 and information on chateaubelmont.com

Château Belmont - 57 Rue Groison, Tours

A thousand twinkling lights, sleeping nature, an intimate atmosphere... This is the setting for your 2025 visit to Château d'Artigny! Chef Hervé Guttin has concocted a menu for the occasion, after which you can take to the dance floor to the sound of the Philippe Lebel orchestra.

260 €/person - reservation and information on chateauartigny.com

92, Rue de Monts in Montbazon

A star-studded New Year

Why not treat yourself to a dinner prepared by Gaëtan Evrard, Touraine's starred chef? Restaurant l'Evidence in Montbazon promises a taste experience you'll remember all year long!

225 €/pers. - reservation and information on restaurant-levidence.com

1 Place des Marronniers, Montbazon

An offbeat evening

Ready to test your luck in the New Year? The Westotel Tours Val de Loire hotel has just what you need, with a casino evening to get the year off to a flying start!

From €269/night - booking and information on westotel-tours.fr

10 rue Marie de Lorraine, La Ville-aux-Dames

Want to show off your singing talents? Then head to the Feeling discotheque in Tours for a karaoke show starting at 11pm! You'll be able to give free rein to your dancing talents from 2 a.m. until the wee hours of the morning. Don't forget the dress code: white and mask!

20 €/entrée - booking and information on lefeeling-karaoke.wixsite.com

20, rue Jules Favre, Tours

Not in the mood for a stuffy evening? Les Dix Fûts bar in Tours is already organizing your backup plan with its “Plan B” evening! The motto of the evening is: unpretentious, informal partying in a spirit of sharing and conviviality. You can even bring your own food!

Free admission - information on the Dix Fûts Facebook page

106, Rue Colbert, Tours

Fancy a New Year's Eve in the sun? It's possible, thanks to the new winter guinguette “Le Soleil”, which has pulled out all the stops for its first New Year's Eve: blind test, magic stand, make-up stand, prizes to be won and DJ on the decks from midnight to 4:00 am.

49 €/pers. - booking and information on Facebook page Le Soleil - Guinguette d'hiver

9000, rue de la Grange Quille, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps

A show to close 2024

La Comédie de Tours is offering two plays for New Year's Eve: one on the joys of adolescence, the other on the joys of relationships. Take your pick! Sessions fill up fast, so get your tickets now!

From €20/pers. - booking and information on comediedetours.fr

39, rue Michelet, Tours

10 ideas for January 1st

The first good resolution to keep on the first day of the year? To treat yourself! After feasting (or not!) the day before, here are a few ideas for getting out and about this holiday.

Celebrate Christmas after hours at the château...

Extend the magic of the festive season with a visit to the châteaux of Villandry and Chenonceau, lavishly decorated for “Christmas in the land of châteaux”. Château de Chenonceau promises a “porcelain Christmas” thanks to a collaboration with Maison Bernardaud, whose original creations will stand side by side with floral displays by Jean-François Boucher, scenographer Meilleur Ouvrier de France. At Villandry, the theme of nature and gardens takes over every room, promising a journey to the heart of a plant fairytale.

For total immersion, you can opt for Santa's village at Montbazon Fortress! Luminous decorations, wreath-making and face-painting workshops, balloon sculptures, an ice-skating rink, a merry-go-round with flying chairs, Santa Claus and his sleigh dogs... You don't have to go to Lapland to enjoy 100% Christmas magic, even on January 1st!

Jardins & château de Villandry: open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. - tickets available HERE

Château de Chenonceau: open from 9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. (last entry at 5.00 p.m.) - tickets available HERE

Fortress of Montbazon: open from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm - find out more

Please note that some castles, such as Langeais, Loches, Azay-le-Rideau and Amboise, will be closed on this day, but you can still enjoy the “Christmas in castle country” event until January 5. More information in the dedicated article.

...or on a merry-go-round!

Tours' flagship Christmas fairground attractions welcome you until January 5. Rides, Ferris wheels or ice rinks, the choice is yours! Find out more here.

Relax with a ciné'

On January 1, the Studio cinemas and the CGR Tours center are open in the afternoon. This is the perfect opportunity to extend your time with friends and family, while relaxing in a comfortable seat!

Visit an emblematic monument

Looking for a little peace and quiet after a wild night out? Enjoy the silence and beauty of two of Tours' landmarks: Saint-Gatien Cathedral and Saint-Martin Basilica.

Cathédrale Saint-Gatien: open from 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Basilique Saint-Martin: open from 7.15am to 7pm

Making the first strike of 2025

Dull weather? Head for the Bowlcenter bowling complex (at Les 2 Lions in Tours) or the Skybowl (Tours Nord) to warm up by challenging your team on the pitching lane!

Eliminate the previous day's excesses with a nature walk

More of a hiker? Choose one of the 48 hiking trails in the Tours metropolitan area and take 10,000 steps to the sound of birdsong! More of a digestive stroll? Tours' parks and gardens are open all day, and the pink flamingos in the Botanical Gardens are waiting to welcome you!