14 French Advent Calendars for the Countdown to Christmas

There is a particular kind of magic to a French December. Each morning becomes a small ritual. You open one tiny door and out comes something beautiful: a square of praline from a Parisian chocolatier, a spoonful of jam that tastes like breakfast in the countryside, a new tea to warm your hands, a drop of Provençal face oil, even a miniature bottle of Champagne.

We have gathered 14 Advent calendars that let you count down to Christmas à la française.

1. Maxim’s de Paris Holiday Chocolate Advent Calendar

Beneath a star-filled Paris sky, Maxim’s invites you into the season’s glow with a daily chocolate reveal that feels both elegant and indulgent. This year’s calendar is filled with over a dozen recipes that range from silky gianduja and crunchy hazelnut chips to feather-light crêpe dentelle.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/maxims-de-paris-holiday-chocolate-advent-calendar/

2. Bonne Maman Advent Calendar

Tiny Bonne Maman jars are already irresistible. Expect bright fruit, gentle spice and silky sweets, with highlights like blueberry and lychee with rose, fig with cardamom, yuzu citrus, salted butter caramel and hazelnut and cocoa spread. A simple, delicious ritual for every December morning.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/bonne-maman-advent-calendar-2025/

3. Cheese Advent Calendar with François Bourgon, MOF

La Boîte du Fromager’s MOF Cheese Advent Calendar is a limited-edition wooden box filled with 24 artisanal cheeses selected and matured under the eye of François Bourgon, Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2011. Each day reveals a new cheese from across the French terroirs, with a booklet to guide you through origins, textures and tasting notes. It turns December into a gentle masterclass in French cheesemaking, part discovery and part celebration, and makes a refined gift for any cheese lover.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/la-boite-du-fromagers-mof-cheese-advent-calendar/

4. Angelina Paris Advent Calendar

Angelina’s Advent calendar brings the Parisian tearoom home with 24 days of chocolate and confectionery to unwrap. Illustrated by Benoît Aupoix, it pairs premium ingredients with artisan craft for a daily treat that feels quietly luxurious. Expect a thoughtful mix of classics and house favourites, from pralines and lace crêpes to salted butter caramel, fruit jellies and even a little chestnut cream. A charming indulgence for chocolate lovers of all ages.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/angelina-paris-advent-calendar-2025/

5. L’Occitane en Provence Beauty Advent Calendar

L’Occitane’s Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar is all about the goodies inside: 24 daily treats spanning skincare, body care, hair care, hand creams and fragrance. Expect icons like Immortelle face care, Almond Shower Oil and Almond Milk Concentrate, rich Shea Butter hand and foot creams, Verbena and Cherry Blossom minis, gentle shampoo and conditioner, a repairing hair mask and a few scented surprises to finish.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/loccitane-en-provence-beauty-advent-calendar/

6. Majorette Advent Calendar

Majorette’s Vehicles Advent Calendar 2025 turns December into a daily pit stop of fun, with 24 surprises including eight 1:64 die-cast cars plus accessories to build out a mini world. Expect a mix of racers, 4x4s and city classics, all made for play and display.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/majorette-vehicles-advent-calendar/

7. Maison Fallot Mustard Advent Calendar

Maison Fallot’s Mustard Advent Calendar is a Burgundian tasting tour in 24 jars, celebrating stone-milled, artisan know-how kept alive since 1840 in Beaune. Inside you will find a mix of classic and creative recipes, from smooth Dijon and old-style grain to wines, herbs and spices, plus chef-crafted flavours developed with Patrick Bertron.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/maison-fallot-mustard-advent-calendar/

8. NUXE Beauty Advent Calendar

Nuxe’s limited edition Advent Calendar is packed with 24 beauty treats across skincare, body and hair care, with a strong line-up of selling products. Expect icons like Huile Prodigieuse in several finishes, Very Rose cleansers and hand cream, and comforting Rêve de Miel staples, alongside Super Serum, Merveillance Lift, and a trio of Hair Prodigieux minis. You also get sensorial extras such as scented shower gels, body lotion and a couple of handy tools.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/advent-calendar-nuxe/

9. Oliviers & Co Gourmet Advent Calendar

Imagine a Provençal apéro table that folds out of a box. You get infused olive oils, fruit and balsamic vinegars, tapenade, citrus preserves, fig jellies, nougat, pistachio truffles, traditional calisson… Oliviers&Co’s Gourmet Advent Calendar turns December into a daily tasting tour of the Mediterranean, with 24 petite surprises.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/oliviers-co-gourmet-advent-calendar/

10. Alain Ducasse Chocolate Advent Calendar

Across 24 days you taste a carousel of one-off bites made with single-origin cocoas from Congo, Ecuador, Madagascar and Peru, from caramel apricot mini tablets to coconut praline pods and feuilletine-crisp “Christmas trees.” Generous in variety and sprinkled with exclusive creations, it turns the countdown into a little moment of wonder each day.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/alain-ducasse-chocolate-advent-calendar/

11. La Chambre’s “Tartine Factory” Advent Calendar

Breakfast becomes a daily event. La Chambre aux Confitures does 24 mini jars of jams, honeys, sauces and spreads in playful flavours: Blueberry Lime, Apricot Passion Fruit Redcurrant, Tonka Dark Chocolate, Pistachio Supreme. There’s even a little surprise gift tucked in.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/la-chambres-tartine-factory-advent-calendar/

12. Wine Advent Calendar

You open a door and instead of chocolate, you get a small bottle of wine. Reds, whites, rosés, sparkling: Bordeaux, Loire, Champagne, plus finds from elsewhere in Europe and beyond. Sip a crisp white, savour a velvety red, or sparkle your way through December with a festive fizz.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/wine-advent-calendar-2025/

13. Mariage Frères Noël Lucky Advent Calendar

Say bonjour to the most elegant tea countdown of the year: the Mariage Frères Noël Lucky Advent Calendar. This luxuriously designed calendar from the legendary Parisian tea house invites you to unwrap 25 exquisite tea surprises, a mix of Mariage Frères’ signature teas, rare infusions, and seasonal creations just for Noël.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/noel-lucky-christmas-calendar/

14. Terroirs de France Advent Calendar

This one is basically a food road trip across France. Every day is a different regional speciality: mustard from Burgundy, fig jam from Provence, Breton shortbread, nougat, pâté from the southwest, even a tartiflette-style spread. It’s the most “let’s just eat our way through the country” calendar on the list.
Buy it: https://gifts-from-france.com/products/terroirs-de-france-advent-calendar/

Loved the daily surprises? Make France last all year

When the last little door is opened and the chocolates are gone, keep a touch of France on the wall all year. The FRANCE 2026 Calendar is a beautiful year-planner with 14 glossy photographs, days in French and English, French school and public holidays, plus fêtes and saints’ days and a forward planner for 2027. Plenty of space for notes, a lovely gift for Francophiles or a treat for yourself.

Explore our curated Gifts from France collection for more beautiful, very French presents to slip under the tree.