Following a high-attendance autumn season last year, Parc Astérix is preparing to expand its upcoming Halloween event with five new experiences.
The destination north of Paris has revealed details for its 2026 edition, introducing an outdoor trail alongside revised dining concepts and live stage productions.
Peur sur le Parc will run from 3 October to 8 November 2026, building on the 2025 event that recorded 557,500 visitors over 20 days and 12 sold-out evening sessions. A central addition to the 2026 programme is The Forest of No Return, an open-air haunted trail spanning 250 metres within the forest. Designed as a 10-minute experience, the attraction features 10 scenes and 15 actors. The narrative relies on a folklore legend regarding a forest where travellers vanish. Guests begin the walk with certified guides and safety instructions before encountering heavy mist, shifting foliage, auditory cues, and actors. The night-time version of the trail will operate exclusively during the event’s 12 late openings running until 1 am.
In the Egyptian zone, the park is introducing The Depths of the Souk, which operates during both day and night hours before shifting to a darker atmosphere after twilight. The thematic backstory is rooted in 14th-century Cairo, where Emir Jarkas al-Khalili reportedly constructed a market on the site of a sacred necropolis. The area will feature five specific street characters, including an embalmer with mummies, a fortune-teller, the Bride of the Khamsin, a cursed guardian accompanied by scorpions, and a wandering porter.
Transformed dining
The park has also redesigned its horror-themed dining experience, moving The Horror Buffet into the newly opened Les Comptoirs d’Épidemaïs restaurant. Set inside a mysterious tent themed around Ancient Egypt, the dining experience integrates roaming actors and thematic staging into a Mediterranean-style buffet featuring spicy dishes.
During daytime hours, the venue functions as a standard family buffet without actors, priced at €37.20 for adults aged 12 and over, and €12.50 for children aged three to 11. In the evening, the restaurant shifts to an immersive format featuring characters such as Taho the spice merchant, Dalila the poison-bearing shaman, Seti the fakir, and two shape-shifting serpent figures. Evening dining tickets cost €38.20 and require advance reservation.
Two new stage shows are joining the entertainment roster for 2026. At The Camps of Steel Blades, the park will present The Dance of the Undead, a performance combining dark choreography, music, and thematic staging centred on the realm of Brakkor.
Meanwhile, Les Arènes will host Gladiator Illusionis, a production focused on magic and grand illusion. The show features sudden apparitions and visual effects set against the story of a gladiator navigating a curse within the arena environment.
Family activities
Alongside the new additions, Parc Astérix is bringing back several established scare attractions. Guests can access three indoor haunted houses, including The Infernos of Pompeii, which recreates the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius across seven rooms featuring burning markets and lava flows. This attraction is free during daytime hours and €6 for evening sessions, with an age recommendation of 16 and over. Other returning haunted houses include The Tombs of the Gods (recommended for ages 14 and over) and The Catacombs labyrinth.
Additional returning features include The Curse of the Sirius, a themed ship setup featuring two shows, food stalls, and a nightly DJ set. The façade of the OzIris rollercoaster will showcase a nightly sound and light display, preceding the daily Parade of Monsters procession.
To guide visitors through varying levels of intensity, the park utilises a signpost system divided into Little Chills, Moderate Scares, and Big Terrors. The seasonal transformation includes 14 tonnes of pumpkins, 3,000 corn stalks, and hay bales throughout the park and hotel grounds. For younger children, Idéfix’s Forest offers plant creature encounters, while the Gaulish Village provides interactive activities with a leprechaun and face painting. A new retail activity, Trails of the Little Cauldron, is also being launched for €20, allowing younger guests at Parc Astérix to complete challenges across park shops for sweets and prizes.
