What to do in Lille on the weekend? Top 10 activities

1. Escape Room: The 60-minute adventure

For a group of friends or a couple looking for an intense activity, the escape room is a must. It is the perfect game format to test your communication and logic in 60 minutes.

In Lille, you can choose from several scenarios:

• John Doe immerses you in the world of espionage.
• Team Break offers challenges inspired by famous TV game shows.
• Get Out even organizes urban treasure hunts, combining sightseeing and puzzles in the city streets.

Plan teams of 2 to 6 players. The escape room is an activity that strengthens bonds and guarantees a moment of pure fun.

✔️ Info: Around €20 / person, with reduced student rates. Located in the city center (Rihour, Lille Flandres train station). Open 7 days a week until 11 p.m. Booking on the John Doe, Team Break, and Get Out websites.

2. Introduction to Lille Beer: Tasting workshop

Lille is the beer capital of Flanders. Take advantage of the local heritage by joining a tasting workshop. Whether you are a curious duo or a group of hop lovers, this activity will help you deepen your knowledge.

Places like L’Échappée Bières or local microbreweries organize brewing initiation sessions or blind tasting quizzes.

You will learn to tell the difference between an IPA and a Stout, recognize aromas, and understand the brewing history of the metropolitan area.

For an unusual visit of Old Lille, L’Échappée Bières even offers a treasure hunt combining riddles and four tastings, for a full 2.5-hour immersion.

✔️ Info: From €25 (treasure hunt) to €50 (brewing). Old Lille. Mainly Saturday afternoon slots. Booking on the l’Echappée Bière website.

3. Board Game Bar: Board games and quiz night

If you are looking for a friendly activity where you can laugh and chat in a relaxed atmosphere, the board game bar is the perfect place. Venues like La Luck or Au Beau Jeu provide hundreds of board games.

✔️ Info: ~€3 for unlimited access to games. Masséna or Solférino district. Open in the evening until 1 a.m. (2 a.m. on weekends). Booking on the La Luck or Au Beau Jeu websites.

4. La Piscine de Roubaix: The unusual museum

For a calmer cultural activity, especially for a duo or a small group, we recommend visiting La Piscine in Roubaix. This is not a classic museum: it is a former Art Deco swimming pool transformed into a Museum of Art and Industry.

It is a photogenic, history-filled spot, perfect for a romantic visit or to impress your international friends.

✔️ Info: €11 (full price). 23 Rue de l’Espérance, Roubaix. 11 a.m.–6 p.m. (closed on Mondays). Booking on the Roubaix-lapiscine website.

5. Flight simulator or indoor skydiving

This is the ideal group activity to create an unusual memory.

• AviaSim lets you take control of an Airbus A320 or an F-35 fighter jet in an ultra-realistic cockpit. A “Discovery” flight lasts 45 minutes (around €84).
• Weembi (wind tunnel) allows you to experience indoor skydiving. You feel the sensations of a real parachute jump, but in complete safety. Expect a few minutes of flight, equivalent to several real jumps.

✔️ Info: ~€84 (flight) / ~€60 (indoor skydiving). Lesquin area. Booking on the AviaSim or Weembi websites.

6. Paintball or Laser Game: Between sport and strategy

These sports activities are perfect for groups and also help you release stress.

• Paintball (for example at Xtreme KPS) focuses more on tactics and physical effort.
• Laser Game (such as at Team Square) is more accessible and painless, ideal for large groups.

These unusual leisure activities are an excellent way to strengthen team spirit. Team Square also offers 16 different activities (axe throwing, bubble football, etc.) in one location.

✔️ Info: For paintball, booking on Xtreme KPS (from €15 / person, located in Wambrechies). For Laser Game, booking on Team Square (from €9 to €20, located in Lesquin).

7. Axe Throwing: The trendy unusual activity

This is one of the most popular and unusual activities right now. L’Hache Prise in Lesquin, for example, offers secure lanes for axe throwing.

It is a fun activity, easy to pick up, and very satisfying.

✔️ Info: Around €19 / person. Located in Lesquin. 1-hour sessions. Booking on lhache-prise.

8. Quiz Room or Blind Test: the competitive game

For an alternative urban game night, choose a life-size quiz. Here are some great quiz rooms to try:

• Quiz Room Lille: Welcomes 4 to 36 players in a TV show set atmosphere, with podiums and buzzers. The concept is customizable (choice of themes, dedicated questions) and offers different versions (Cinema, Music, Sport, etc.).
• Blind Test by Quiz Room: For music lovers, this version focuses on identifying songs from the 1950s to today.

✔️ Info: ~€20–25 / person. Rue des Postes, Lille. From 4 to 36 players at the same time. Booking on quiz-room.

9. Lille Cooking workshop: A gourmet introduction

For couples or food-loving friends, a cooking workshop is a charming and enriching idea. Learn how to prepare iconic regional dishes (Welsh, carbonnade, etc.) in one- to two-hour initiation workshops.

Several organizations offer these unusual activities:

• L’Atelier des Chefs: Offers various cooking classes, often focused on seasonal products or culinary techniques.
• Cook and Go: Focused on takeaway cooking and quick preparation. Perfect if you want an activity that ends with a meal for your next shared apartment dinners.
• Ateliers chez M. Jourdain: Often focused on pastry or very specific themes.

It is an excellent activity for international students who want to integrate through gastronomy. You get hands-on before sharing the meal. It is a friendly moment that goes beyond the classic restaurant and will give you ideas for future shared dinners.

✔️ Info: From €40. City center or Marcq-en-Barœul. Duration: 1.5 to 3 hours depending on the formula. Registration via l’Atelier des Chefs or Cook and Go.

10. Urban Quiz and unusual tour

Turn your visit to Lille into a game with an urban quiz.

Several companies offer digital or booklet-based treasure hunts to explore Old Lille and solve riddles related to Lille’s history and heritage:

• L’Échappée Bières: Offers its famous treasure hunt in Old Lille (also available in an alcohol-free version) for an unusual and fun visit.
• Get Out Lille: In addition to escape rooms, they organize urban treasure hunts guided by a tablet.
• Coddy Games: Offers digital urban quizzes where your phone becomes the main treasure hunt tool.

It is a fun and active way to create your own urban tour, with a few minutes of walking between each spot. Booking on Coddy Games or Get Out Lille.

✔️ Info: ~€15 per kit/smartphone. Departure from Grand Place. Fully autonomous and accessible 24/7.