Olympic games news guide - activities

Trains cancelled by SNCF before and after the Olympic Games, reduced transport plan

In order to keep up the pace during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, SNCF has decided to reduce the transport offer on Transilien lines before and after the competition, i.e. from July 8 to 21 and August 12 to 25.

July 14 fireworks at the Eiffel Tower without an audience due to the Olympic Games

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are definitely changing Parisians' summer. This year, the fireworks display on July 14, fired from the Eiffel Tower, will be without an audience, because of the Olympic site created from scratch on the Champ-de-Mars.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Jin from BTS will carry the Olympic flame for South Korea

K-Pop fans beware, the famous singer Jin from the group BTS will be relaying the Olympic flame at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

An unusual, arty skatepark at the Centre Pompidou for the Paris 2024 Olympics

A one-of-a-kind skatepark has set up shop at the Centre Pompidou for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The "Cycloïde Piazza", created by artist Raphaël Zarka, is accessible from July 26 to September 15, 2024.

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Jain, Ofenbach & Mentissa in free concert for the Olympic torch relay

To celebrate the passage of the Olympic flame through Paris, a free concert (registration required) featuring Jaïn, Ofenbach and Mentissa awaits us on the Place de la République on July 15. At the same time, festive and musical entertainment awaits us at the Hôtel de Ville.

Paris 2024 Olympics: the BBC unveils its promotional clip that melts French hearts

For the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the BBC has hit our little hearts hard with a magnificent promotional clip, titled "Welcome to the City of Love", currently airing to promote the games. The video, which combines love and sport with Édith Piaf's "Hymne à l'amour" in the background, has captured the hearts of the French and caused a sensation on social networks!

The Musée de l'Homme closed during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Due to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the sporting events organized around Place du Trocadéro, the Musée de l'Homme has chosen to close its doors to the public from July 20 to August 13, 2024.

Olympic Games - Ticketing chaos: arbitrarily cancelled tickets back soon?

[UPDATE: the O.G. communications department clarifies that adjustments are underway]. Ticket holders for the opening and closing ceremonies for the Paris 2024 Olympics were horribly surprised to discover this Friday, June 28, that their tickets had been cancelled or sold.

Olympics Paris 2024 traffic restrictions: red, blue, grey, black zones, who can do what?

Paris is abuzz with excitement for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A colossal organization that comes with traffic restrictions that plunge some into confusion. So who can do what? Pedestrians, cyclists, cars or even two-wheelers, we take a look at the rules according to gray, black, blue or red zones.

Paris 2024: Paris Musées offers cultural and sporting walks for the Olympic Games

There's plenty to do during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! Paris Musées offers you a unique experience combining sport and culture with the Cultural and Sports Walks, from June 29 to August 25, 2024. Set off to discover Parisian museums while keeping fit, and take part in the Games in your own way, through visits to iconic Parisian sites!

The Musée de l'Orangerie during the Paris Olympics: what you need to know to access the museum

The Musée de l'Orangerie overlooks the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Due to the Olympic events being held on this square, the museum must adapt its access conditions during the summer of 2024. We explain.

Fashion Week: Vogue World comes to Paris to celebrate the 2024 Olympic Games - video

For its next edition, Vogue World arrives in Paris on June 23, 2024, taking up residence at Place Vendôme! The worldwide event, broadcast live, promises a grandiose show where French fashion meets the Olympic Games, featuring the capital's emblematic fashion houses and designers. It will also mark the kick-off of Fashion Week Haute Couture.

A free art marathon at the Musée national de Céramique de Sèvres

This Saturday, June 22, 2024, the Musée de Sèvres is organizing a major Art Marathon open to all! From 2pm to 5pm, young and old alike are invited to explore the links between art and sport with manual, creative and fun activities on the theme of the body. It's free!

Paris 2024 Olympics: Rafael Nadal & Carlos Alcaraz to play doubles at Olympic tennis tournament

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will form a doubles pair at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the news has well and truly been confirmed!

Paris Olympics: an Olympic and European carnival to be held in the capital on Saturday, June 15, 2024

This Saturday, June 15, 2024, Paris beats to the sound of its new carnival, organized in honor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to come this summer.

Olympic Games 2024: the marathon medal for all unveiled in broad daylight

On Saturday, August 10, 2024, the Paris Games will draw to a close with the final sporting events. Among them, the women's and men's marathon, but also, the marathon for all, the only event in the history of the Games to be open to the general public.

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!

Paris 2024 Olympics: Céline Dion star of the opening ceremony?

Since late April, rumors have been swirling that Céline Dion could set the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games alight. After a long absence due to neurological illness, the Quebec singer could make a triumphant return on July 26.

Olympicorama, the finale at the Grande Halle de la Villette

Olympicorama arrives at the Grande Halle de la Villette to round off its series of shows in style. Six of the events/shows that have made the biggest impact on the public will be represented on stage from June 25 to July 6, 2024.

Marathon pour tous: our tips for preparing for the race

On Saturday, August 10, 2024, more than 20,000 runners will set off on the marathon for all course from 9pm. For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, amateur runners will be able to start on the Olympic circuit during this major sporting event.