by Mia Taylor
Last updated: 2:35 PM ET, Thu July 10, 2025

Calling all vintage Smurfs fans.

Translation: Attention all readers who were in their prime childhood cartoon-watching years during the early 1980s. (In other words, Gen X.)

You can now immerse yourself in all things Smurf, at least for a few hours.

Airbnb, in partnership with Paramount Animation, is offering two families of up to four guests a chance to live like a Smurf for the day deep in the Belgian woods.

And no, you won¡¯t have to shrink down to ¡°three apples¡± tall in order to participate in this unique experience.

Timed to coincide with the global release of The Smurfs Movie on July 18, Airbnb Experience is serving up a serious dose of childhood nostalgia for fans of the The Smurfs franchise, which originally launched in 1981.

Airbnb is partnering with Paramount to offer a unique, immersive Smurf experience in Belgium (Photo Credit: Courtesy Airbnb)

The unique opportunity on offer includes visiting Papa Smurf¡¯s iconic mushroom-shaped house and being treated to four-hours of Smurf-tastic activities hosted by Nicolas Tygat, grandson of The Smurfs creator, Peyo.

The day¡¯s agenda includes:

• Meet-and-greet with Tygat at Papa Smurf¡¯s home, a storybook-style mushroom abode with brick chimney
  
  
• Welcome Smurfberry drink ¨C a Smurf favorite!
  
  
• Inside Papa Smurf¡¯s home, guests will customize their own Smurf hat to wear for the day
  
  ¡°Guests will gather around Papa Smurf¡¯s table to customize their very own Smurf hats, which they¡¯ll wear throughout the day. Adventurous guests can even get a sneak peek at Papa¡¯s home while he¡¯s away,¡± according to Airbnb.
  
  
• Explorations of the surrounding magical forest and a woodland archery activity. Smurf-style, of course
  
  ¡°Outside the mushroom and through the forest, guests will then explore their beautiful surroundings and practice woodland archery with the host,¡± says the Airbnb description.
  
  
• Smurf-style picnic?
  
  ¡°Guests will take a break from activities to feast on a wholesome and delicious Smurf-inspired picnic, from blue Smurfberry cakes to french fries ¨C Smurfette¡¯s favourite snack,¡± according to Airbnb
  
  
• Dance lesson on an open-air forest stage with a Smurf-trained choreographer who will teach the soon-to-be-viral dance routine from the new Smurf film.
  
  
• The Smurf experience will wrap up with a sky-blue Smurfberry ice cream.?

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If this sounds like memorable family fun, read on, because this opportunity will only be available to a lucky few.

Booking requests for the four hours of Smurf fun open on July 16 at 12 pm CEST / 6 am EST at airbnb.com/smurfsmovie.?

Airbnb is partnering with Paramount to offer a unique, immersive Smurf experience in Belgium (Photo Credit: Courtesy Airbnb)

The experience takes place in a magical forest in Annevoie, Belgium, close to Brussels, and is completely free. (Though you must get yourself to the location at your own expense, of course.)

There will only be a mere two sessions of this Smurf experience offered. And there¡¯s only space for four guests per session. Additionally, the spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. ?

Bottom line? If there¡¯s a Smurf fan in your family (whether child or adult), mark your calendar for July 16 and be sure you¡¯re among the first to sign-up.

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