Olympic games - activities

Giant picnic by the Food Market at Buttes-Chaumont for the passage of the Olympic flame

To mark the passage of the Olympic flame through Paris, Food Market is organizing a giant picnic at Buttes-Chaumont on July 15, 2024!

Our hopes at the Paris 2024 Olympics: field field hockey with Simon Martin-Brisac

Discover our interview with Simon Martin-Brisac, field field hockey player and Olympic athlete, who has already qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and is looking forward to bringing home a medal in this discipline with his team!

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.

Les Invalides: the Esplanade hosts events for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The large lawns of the Esplanade des Invalides are well known to tourists and Parisians alike on sunny days! This year, however, there'll be no picnics, as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be taking over the site with archery and para-archery, athletics and para-athletics, and road cycling events.

Place de l'Hôtel de Ville: one of Paris's most historic squares

The Place de l'Hôtel de Ville hasn't always been the lively, cheerful spot in the heart of Paris. Indeed, it was here that many public executions took place over the centuries. You'll never see the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in the same light again!

The Grand Palais: the Parisian landmark ready to host the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The countdown is on for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: the capital is gearing up to host a large number of events in historic venues. At the Grand Palais, those lucky enough to have tickets will be able to watch the fencing and Taekwondo events.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Olympic venues, events, and places to visit in the 16th arrondissement

From July 26 to September 8, 2024, we're running all over Paris's 16th arrondissement, so you won't miss any of the sporting events taking place in the area. On your marks, get set...

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!

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.

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.

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!

Cultures en Jeux, a photo exhibition on the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games at Unesco

From June 24 to September 15, 2024, Unesco is exhibiting photographic archives of Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies over the decades, outdoors.

Paris 2024 Olympics: discover France's opponents for the field field hockey event

We know France's opponents for the field field hockey events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! For both men and women, they'll take place from July 27, at the Yves-du-Manoir stadium in Colombes!

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: the program of events this Wednesday, August 7

What Olympic events can you see at home or at the Olympic venues on Wednesday, August 7, 2024? Discover the day's program to make sure you don't miss a thing of these Olympic Games!

Paris 2024 Olympics: Olympic venues, events, and places to visit in the 8th arrondissement

Paris's 8th arrondissement is being transformed into a sporting hub during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Find out what events are being held there, and places to visit around these Olympic venues.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: The program of events this August 9, 2024.

Wrestling, basketball, soccer, weightlifting, boxing... What Olympic events are taking place this August 9, 2024? Discover the program as well as all the information to enjoy the surroundings.

Olympic Games 2024: Olympic venues, sporting events and places of interest in Seine-et-Marne (77)

From July 26 to September 8, 2024, Seine-et-Marne, the largest département in the Île-de-France region to the east of Paris, will also be hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games: find out where and when!

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.

Our hopes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: boxing with Davina Michel - video

Discover our interview with Davina Michel, boxer and Olympic athlete, who has already qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and is hoping to bring home a medal in this discipline!

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.