Fun Fair of the Tuileries in Paris

Set-up in the Tuileries garden for two months in July and August, the annual fun fair is one of the major summer events in Paris.

The old-style traditional fun fair is made up of sixty attractions and is a great place to bring the kids. Along with shooting games and even an hook-a-duck game, the amusement rides include a Ferris Wheel from which most of Paris can be admired, a scary fun-house, bumper cars, a merry-go-round with authentic wooden horses, the little train, a twisty slide…

Kids and grown-ups will enjoy candy flosses (barbes à papa), crêpes, waffles (gaufres), churros, beignets and caramel apples (pomme d’amour).

English-French Vocabulary

(f) for féminin, (m) for masculin, (adj) for adjective and (v) for verbs

• bumper cars = autos-tamponneuses (f)
• candy floss = barbe à papa (f)
• caramel apple = pomme d’amour (f)
• event = événement (m)
• Ferris Wheel = grande roue (f)
• fun fair = fête foraine (f)
• garden = jardin (m)
• merry-go-round = carrousel (m)
• ride = attraction (f)
• scary house = maison hantée (f)
• summer = été (m)
• waffle = gaufre (f)

Find out more about the Tuileries garden in Paris.