OPEN STORE. This Thursday, May 9, 2024, is a public holiday in France, on the occasion of Ascension Day. Many stores, boutiques and shopping centers nevertheless remain open in Paris, Lille, Lyon and Marseille. Pay attention to schedules, which may change.
[Updated May 8, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.] You plan to take advantage of this Thursday, May 9, 2024, a public holiday in France on the occasion of the Feast of the Ascension, to do your food shopping or great window shopping, but worried that your favorite stores will be closed? Rest assured: despite the fact that many French people took advantage of the Ascension Bridge to go on vacation, many businesses remain open this Thursday throughout France, notably in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Marseille.
This is particularly the case for major retail brands such as Carrefour or Auchan, as well as department stores such as Galeries Lafayette, Printemps Hausmann and BHV Marais. You can find a detailed list of stores open in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Marseille by consulting our article below. Please note, however, that the opening hours of these different brands may change from usual hours due to public holidays.
Large supermarkets such as Monoprix, Carrefour and Auchan are exceptionally open throughout France. Please note, for Leclerc brands, opening is done on a case-by-case basis depending on the city (find out beforehand on the website of the nearby brand). Go to this page to see the opening hours of your Castorama store. Same thing for Leroy Merlin or for the Jardiland garden centers. In Paris, some Parisian department stores and shopping centers are in operation. Here is all the information in detail below:
Exceptional openings are made on a case-by-case basis depending on the region of France in which you are located.
For those who plan to take advantage of this May 9 public holiday to have a little sunny shopping afternoon, know that in Paris, department stores and shopping centers will be “exceptionally” open this May 9, 2024. Here are the opening hours of these Parisian stores and shopping centers exceptionally active this May 9, 2024:
Here is the list of the main stores open in Lille, this Thursday, May 9, 2024:
