Moulin Rouge: 21:00 or 23:00 show?

All three sittings are the same revue with the same half bottle of champagne, so the choice comes down to the clock.

Short answer

Take 21:00 unless you have a reason not to. You are asked to arrive from 20:15 and the house says people leave at about 22:45, while the metro is still running. The 23:00 show is identical and ends at roughly 00:40, and the 19:00 sitting is the 21:00 show with a three-course dinner in front of it.

Show sheets

You book on Civitatis, the ticket platform, under its own terms.

What is identical at every sitting

People searching for Moulin Rouge tickets are choosing between three start times for one show. The revue is Féerie, in the same room at 82 Boulevard de Clichy, with a cast the listing puts at 80, including 60 dancers. The house says it lasts about 1 hour 40 minutes.

Every rate includes half a bottle of champagne per person. The room is listed at 850 seats, and a head waiter gives you a table when you arrive, so you cannot choose or know your seat in advance at any sitting. The minimum age is 6 throughout.

The price rule is also the same. The official ticket started from €160 in the catalogue on 4 October 2026, it is flagged as dynamically priced, and it cannot be refunded or exchanged.

The three sittings by the clock

The house publishes arrival times for each sitting and an end time for the first two. For the late show we have worked from the stated length of the revue. The catalogue allows two hours for the visit, so allow for 01:00 at the outside.

  • 19:00 dinner show: arrive from 18:45, dinner from 19:00, revue at 21:00, out at about 22:45.
  • 21:00 show: arrive from 20:15, out at about 22:45.
  • 23:00 show: arrive from 22:45, out at roughly 00:40.

Getting home after each one

Blanche station (line 2) is across the road. After the 19:00 and 21:00 sittings that settles the question on any night of the week.

After the 23:00 show it does not. The Paris metro closes at around 01:15 on most nights and about an hour later on Fridays and Saturdays, and the last trains through any given station pass before that. Our data does not include the last departure from Blanche, so check it with the transport operator for your date, including any connection you need, or plan on a taxi.

Two packaged products in the catalogue include a ride after the show. Both drop you at one of five fixed stops (Opéra, Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Élysées, Montparnasse, Bastille, Eiffel Tower). Hotels are not served.

Who each sitting suits

The 21:00 show suits a first visit, anyone relying on public transport and families with children aged 6 or older, though an end at 22:45 is still late for a young child. It leaves time for an early dinner nearby beforehand.

The 23:00 show suits people who want a full restaurant dinner somewhere of their own choosing first. You do not need to be at the door until 22:45. It is the wrong sitting with children and for anyone with an early start the next morning.

The 19:00 dinner show suits those who want the whole evening in one room. You choose between the Toulouse-Lautrec, Belle Époque and vegetarian menus, and the champagne is still included. We have not eaten there and cannot say how the food tastes. What the sheet shows is the time: you are seated for about four hours.

If the no-refund rule worries you

Two other products put you in the same room with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Both cost more and both take the choice of sitting away from you.

  • Night bus tour with show, from €190: you are seated at 21:00 or 23:00 depending on the cabaret's schedule. The base rate has one glass of champagne. Score 8.3 from 103 reviews.
  • Dinner show with transport, from €374: Toulouse-Lautrec menu at 19:00, the 21:00 show, then a drop-off. One menu only. Score 8.9 from 14 reviews.
  • Official ticket, from €160: you pick 19:00, 21:00 or 23:00. No refund. Score 9.3 from 1,025 reviews.

Common questions

Is the 23:00 Moulin Rouge show different or shorter?

No. It is the same Féerie revue, about 1 hour 40 minutes by the house's own figure, with the same half bottle of champagne. Only the hour changes.

What time should I arrive at the Moulin Rouge?

The house asks for 18:45 for the dinner show, from 20:15 for the 21:00 show and from 22:45 for the 23:00 show. Show your booking at the ticket office at 82 Boulevard de Clichy, opposite Blanche metro.

Can I choose my seat by booking a particular show?

No. Tables are allocated by a head waiter on arrival at every sitting, and the house says its floor plan is redrawn each day. The room is listed at 850 seats.

What should I wear?

The house asks for city dress and says a jacket and tie are not compulsory. Shorts, flip-flops, sportswear and trainers are refused at the door. The night tour listing is stricter and requires a jacket for men.

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