Paris 2024 olympic games - activities

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...

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.

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.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: the program of events on August 4, 2024.

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in full swing, we break down everything you need to know about the day's events, what to do and where to have lunch near the Olympic venues. So, what are the events this Sunday, August 4, 2024? What's there to do between events? We tell you all about it!

Paris 2024 Olympics: Place de la Concorde hosts the Urban Park, all the info and programme

The Place de la Concorde in Paris is being transformed into a unique site dedicated to urban sports for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. From July 27, 2024, this emblematic square will host the disciplines of skateboarding, 3x3 basketball, BMX freestyle and breakdance, offering an unprecedented and festive spectacle.

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.

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!

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.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Olympic venues, events and places not to be missed in the 7th arrondissement

From July 26, 2024, the Olympic and Paralympic Games will invade the French capital with a host of sporting events and entertainment of all kinds: head to Paris's 7th arrondissement to discover the unseen Olympic venues and other places of interest in the district.

Paris 2024 Olympics: the application to download or resell your tickets is finally available

It's almost time for the Games. Do you have your tickets to watch the Olympic events? To collect or resell them, a special application has been available for download since May 15, 2024.

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...

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: medals won by France

Our Paralympic athletes shine as brightly as their medals! Follow all the news from the Paralympic Games and the French victories in this summary guide.

Easter 2024: La Maison du Chocolat celebrates the Olympic spirit

This year, for Easter 2024, La Maison du Chocolat's Chef Chocolatier, Nicolas Cloiseau, unveils his sublime Easter collection in honor of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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.

RATP: soon, the Paris metro will no longer stop in the event of passenger discomfort

Paris metros will no longer stop in the event of passenger discomfort, and will be quicker to restart following news of a suspicious package. Following her appearance on the set of BFM Business, Valérie Pécresse announced significant changes in the context of transport in the Paris region, to be fully ready in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The new measures should be in place by next June.

European wheelchair fencing championships in Paris: final swords to qualify for the Paralympic Games!

From March 5 to 10, 2024, Paris will host the European Wheelchair Fencing Championships at the legendary Halle Carpentier! Just five months away from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, this benchmark competition will bring together 15 nations and over 100 fencers from across the continent, who will attempt to win the various European titles, as well as qualify for the Paralympic Games.

Paris Olympics: Emmanuel Macron abandons plans to remove booksellers from the quays of the Seine

Once under threat, the bookshops on the quays of the Seine should finally be able to keep their place during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Emmanuel Macron has said he doesn't want to move them.

Kelvin Kiptum, world marathon champion, dies aged 24

On October 8, 2023, he dazzled the world by breaking the world marathon record at the legendary Chicago event. On Sunday February 11, 2024, Kelvin Kiptum died tragically, aged just 24.