Olympic games animation guide - activities

Discover the giant tapestry of the Olympic Games on the façade of the Hôtel de la Marine on June 21

On March 12, 2024, the gigantic tapestry for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was unveiled to the general public, after three years of painstaking work by artisans from the national manufactures. On June 21, the general public will be able to admire it free of charge at the Hôtel de la Marine!

Olympiades des arrondissements: represent your district in 7 Olympic disciplines

Are you ready to represent your arrondissement at an exceptional Olympiad in the capital? Seven disciplines await you to outdo yourselves, but don't forget to register in time for this competition, which kicks off on June 22, 2024!

An Olympic ball in memory of the 1924 Paris Games at the Musée d'Orsay

The Musée d'Orsay celebrates the Olympic Games in the ambiance of the 1920s, to recall the Paris 1924 Games, one hundred years later, on June 22, 2024! Come and dance the charleston, foxtrot and lindy hop, in period costume!

Olympics: a fresco in the 18th arrondissement marks the link between Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028

To celebrate the Olympic Games, a fresco can now be seen behind the REcyclerie in Paris's 18th arrondissement, symbolizing the link between Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028.

Dior Spa cruise: treatment and fitness cruises on the Seine, in the spirit of the Paris 2024 Olympics

Dior installs an elegant spa aboard a boat on the Seine from July 30 to August 11, 2024. A privileged experience of absolute well-being, punctuated by treatment and fitness cruises in the spirit of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with a view of the magnificent Parisian panorama, revealed as the water flows by.

Paris 2024 Olympics: City Hall open on the night of July 14 to admire the Olympic flame

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just around the corner, Hôtel de Ville is gearing up for an exceptional evening! On July 14, the building will open its doors to the public to unveil the famous Olympic flame. For a whole night, Parisians and visitors alike will be invited to admire the symbol of the global event (reservations required), 12 days before it kicks off!

La Trêve, the exceptional exhibition at the Basilique Saint-Denis dedicated to Jeux Antiques

La Trêve is the name of the exhibition-installation awaiting us at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis from April 5 to September 15, 2024, offering a unique journey through inhabited portraits, photographic frescoes and costumes loosely inspired by the ancient Olympic Games. We take you on a journey of discovery...

Olympic Games 2024: a free artistic decathlon for children at Le Centquatre (19th arrondissement)

To welcome the Games in style this summer 2024, many museums, cultural venues, town halls... are turning their cultural programming towards sport. So, this summer, head to Le Centquatre for a decathlon that's as athletic as it is artistic!

Spot 24: Olympic exhibition, café and information point at the Eiffel Tower

To give tourists the best possible welcome during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the capital's Tourist Office is opening Spot 24, a space that mixes exhibition, café, information point and store, right next to the Eiffel Tower.

Paris 2024: Olympic cruises to discover the transformations of the region for the Games

In March, April and May, embark on unprecedented cruises, on the various Parisian canals, to discover from the water, the future Olympic venues and the many facilities built to welcome the whole world to our capital, from July 2024.

The 4 Cardinales du Sport: stained glass sculptures on the Canal Saint Martin for the Games

Until November 25, 2024, discover "Les 4 Cardinales du Sport", a series of stained glass sculptures, exhibited on the Belvédère Claude-Gérard Marcus, overlooking the Canal Saint Martin, during the Paris Olympic Games!

Run to the Louvre: sports tours with cardio, yoga and dancehall in the museum

In April and May, the Musée du Louvre invites you to an unusual visit, early in the morning, before the monument opens. On the program: exercise your muscles as you wander through the sculpture collection!

Take part in the Grande Dictée des Jeux during the Paris Book Festival

Become a spelling athlete at the Grande Dictée des Jeux, on April 12, 2024! Compose on the Champ-de-Mars, facing the Eiffel Tower, in the heart of the Paris Book Festival!

Festival Jogging 2024, the arts and sports event at Carreau du Temple

From June 26 to 30, 2024, the Jogging Festival returns to the Halle du Carreau du Temple. The event puts the spotlight on exhibitions, shows, workshops, practices and projects at the crossroads of arts and sports.

Paris 2024: Terrace opening extended to midnight during the Olympic Games

Paris is gearing up for an Olympic summer! From July 1, 2024, the capital's 3,000 or so ephemeral terraces will be open until midnight, an initiative by Mayor Anne Hidalgo to liven up summer evenings. Bars, meanwhile, will be able to stay open on the nights of the Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Canada's Olympic House moves to Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

In the run-up to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, we know a little more about the program of foreign delegations and the locations chosen by each of them to best welcome visitors to the capital. The Canadian Olympic Committee has announced that the Canadian Olympic House (COH) at the Paris Games will be located at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, in the 19th arrondissement.

Paris 2024: a free Olympic Games orienteering race in the Bois de Vincennes

It's off to an Olympic-themed orienteering race on April 19 and 20, 2024, in the Bois de Vincennes, following in the footsteps of the 1924 edition, 100 years before the one that awaits us this summer!

Les Saveurs Olympiques: a free festival of agricultural trades and culinary heritage

Olympic Flavors is an event that combines gastronomy, agriculture and sport, in the run-up to the Paris Olympics! From March 7 to 19, 2024, a roving truck will be on hand to offer a wide range of events in the Ile-de-France region!

Depeche Mode concert as a prelude to the Paris 2024 Olympics: VSA technology put to the test

Paris is about to experience a technological revolution under the banner of alternative rock. Depeche Mode fans gathered at Bercy's Accor Arena this Sunday won't just be thrilling to the sound of their idols. They will also be taking part, often unknowingly, in a first in France: the introduction of algorithmic video surveillance (AVS) in public spaces.

Olympic Games 2024: an athletics track is installed under the canopy of the Westield Forum des Halles

The Westfield Forum des Halles shopping center is gearing up for the Paris 2024 Olympics, starting on Saturday, March 2, 2024, with the installation of an athletics track under its canopy. A free sporting event accessible to all right in the heart of the capital, which will see €1 donated to an association for each sprint, on this first weekend of the opening.