Olympic games news guide - activities

The Parc des Jeux, France's largest celebration site, opens with exceptional concerts and free activities!

From September 6 to 8, it's party time at the Parc des Jeux, Parc Georges-Valbon in La Courneuve! You'll be able to watch the Paralympic Games on a giant 80m2 screen, try your hand at a whole range of sporting and cultural activities, and see the whole of Paris from an 80-metre-high tower.

Olympic Games 2024: Bercy bus station will not be served during the Games, buses will be maintained

Between July 26 and August 11, all buses departing from or arriving at the Bercy bus station in Paris' 12th arrondissement will be diverted to another part of the 12th arrondissement, due to the Olympic Games taking place in the French capital.

Did you know? What were the craziest Olympic opening ceremonies in history?

The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is approaching. A ceremony that promises to be unique in the world since, for the first time, it will be held not in a stadium, but in the very heart of the capital. This is an opportunity to look back at some of the most beautiful and wildest Olympic opening ceremonies in history.

Olympics 2024: a fan zone on the banks of the Marne with sports initiation, in Chelles (77)

During the Paris Olympic Games, from July 26 to August 11, 2024, a large fan zone is opening its doors to all fans who wish to do so, in Chelles, in the Seine-et-Marne department.

Olympics Paris 2024: Games Pass and QR Code, how to get it, for whom and to go where? All you need to know

The Olympic Games are coming up, and you're wondering whether you'll need a Games Pass and, in particular, its QR code to go out in certain places, get around or visit, from July 18 to 26, 2024? If a QR Code won't be compulsory for pedestrians in the red zone, what about the grey zone? Who is entitled to one, when and why?

Olympic Games 2024: a unique participative monument takes up residence in the Basilica of Saint-Denis from July 30

From July 30, the Basilica of Saint-Denis will be home to a new participatory monument, the work of artist Sophie Comtet.

Paris 2024 Olympics: advance notice of strike at Paris airports for Opening Ceremony

In the run-up to the Olympic Games, the FO union at Aéroports de Paris (ADP) have filed strike notice for this Friday, July 26, the day of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. We tell you all about it.

The 2024 Olympics on big screens at La Felicità

On the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Felicità Italian Food Market is broadcasting most of the events live on giant screens! On August 9 and 10, Breakdance performances and initiations with Crew Legiteam Obstruxion (French Champion and 4th in the world in 2022)!

Paris 2024: giant bike parking facilities near Olympic venues, 3,000 more Velib' deployed

If subway traffic looks set to be complex during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Parisians and tourists alike can fall back on bicycles, the use of which will be facilitated by the installation of giant parking lots near Olympic venues and 3,000 new Vélib'.

Paris 2024 Olympics: who will be the last Olympic torchbearer?

It's the best-kept secret of these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, who could well be the final bearer to light the Olympic cauldron? The choice is vast, as many of our French athletes have already proved their worth!

Paris 2024: how to see some Olympic sports for free, on site?

Tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been snapped up like hotcakes. But luckily, some of them will be accessible for free, if you do it right!

Paris 2024 Olympics: Patrick Bruel to carry the flame in Versailles - 78

Patrick Bruel will be an Olympic torchbearer in the Yvelines and more specifically in Versailles this Tuesday, July 23, 2024 for the Olympic Torch Relay in the city of the Sun King.

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Olympic Torch Relay in Val-de-Marne, the full programme

Like every other département in the Paris region, Val-de-Marne is preparing to host the Olympic torch relay. In 94, the date is Sunday July 21, 2024. And for this exceptional day, the département has thought big. To make sure you don't miss any of the stages of this historic event, find out more about the towns and sites along the route, as well as the various timetables.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Do I need a QR code on my Games Pass to go to the Museum in the grey zone?

As you know, in the run-up to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, access to certain areas is restricted to ensure the safety of all. A gray zone has been set up from July 18 to 26, so if you're wondering whether the museum or monument you'd like to visit requires a Games Pass, we've got an update.

Opening ceremony, events on the Seine: weather, water flow, strikes, risks of cancellation

France wanted to pull out all the stops for these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with some big new features, events on the Seine and an opening ceremony in the middle of the river! But it also comes with risks, which could change plans... We take stock.

Olympics 2024: what's plan B if swimming events in the Seine are cancelled?

Several events are due to take place in the Seine during these Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Many fear they'll be cancelled due to pollution or weather, but is there a plan B in this scenario?

Paris 2024 Olympics: how many tourists are expected in the capital this summer?

In addition to the usual tourists who choose Paris as their summer destination, special Olympics holidaymakers will be populating the streets of the capital. How many are expected this summer during the Olympic Games?

Paris 2024 Olympics: CGT Spectacle issues strike notice for opening ceremony

Is the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games likely to face technical worries? A strike notice has been issued by the CGT Spectacle to protest against "blatant inequalities of treatment" between artists.

Paris 2024 Olympics: artists, happenings, parades... what to expect for the opening ceremony?

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are here! And for the opening ceremony, scheduled for July 26, 2024, plenty of great surprises await the lucky ones who were able to get a ticket, and those who will be watching on TV. Artists, happenings, a parade of athletes... What can we expect? We tell you (almost) everything!

Paris 2024 Olympics: some 40 Vélib' stations temporarily closed for the Games

From July 26 to August 11, 2024, Paris becomes the host city of the Olympic Games: so to host an event of this magnitude, restrictions have been put in place, including for cyclists.