Paris 8 - activities

Paris 2024 Olympics - fencing: a bronze medal for France's team sabreurs.

The Grand Palais exploded with joy on July 31, 2024, when French sabreurs won the bronze medal in the team events. Another victory for our fencers!

Paris 2024 Olympics: an elegant fan zone at the Le Royal Monceau hotel - Raffles Paris

Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris celebrates the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in its lobby, which has been transformed into a miniature Paris, a paved fan zone lined with balustrades and framed by Morris columns. After the live broadcast of sporting events on a giant screen, head to the Bar Long to sip cocktails inspired by Olympic cities, and concocted by the hotel's talented Chef Mixologist.

Paris 2024 Olympics: a magnificent silver medal for France's team epeeists

Our French fencers continue to make us dream: the epeeists won the team silver medal on July 30, 2024, after a tough battle against Italy.

Club Pierre Charron: the best Poker and Blackjack in Paris

Just a stone's throw from the Champs-Élysées, Club Pierre Charron offers the most comprehensive range of casino games in Paris, in elegant surroundings. Open 7/7 from 12.30pm to 6.30am, the Club offers 27 tables of card games (Poker, Blackjack...). Designed with epicureans in mind, the Club also features a bar, a 24-hour restaurant and a cosy smoking room-library with cigar cellar.

Bal kréyol at Hôtel de la Marine: the free festive event celebrating Creole culture

The enchanting tunes of the Caribbean take us on a journey to the Hôtel de la Marine: this September 28, 2024, enjoy the bal kréyol, a free show for all.

Heritage Days 2024 at the Petit Palais in Paris: the program

To mark the Journées du Patrimoine 2024 in Paris, the Petit Palais is offering its program for the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024. Find out what's in store!

Paris 2024: program, rules, history, athletes, skateboarding at the Olympic Games

Fans of board sports are over the moon! Skateboarding is part of the Paris 2024 Games program for the second time in Olympic history! So, what's its history? What are the rules of the sport? What are our chances of French medals? Where are the skateboarding events taking place? Here's everything you need to know about skateboarding at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Les bals de l'Hôtel de la Marine: a magical new season of music from yesteryear

Take a step back in time, and attend an 18th or 19th century ball, with the magical evenings organized once a month at the Hôtel de la Marine.

Paris 2024: history, schedule of events, athletes, breaking at the Olympic Games

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are an opportunity for the general public to get a closer look at less traditional sports. Discover breaking, the new sport of the Games, its history, where to practice it, our best athletes and the competition program!

Journées du Patrimoine 2024 at Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées, Paris

Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées is organizing exceptional guided tours on September 21 and 22, to mark the Journées du Patrimoine 2024 in Paris. Discover all the inspired and inspiring spaces of the newest department store during this unmissable weekend, packed with surprises!

Olympic Games Paris 2024: Parc Monceau welcomes Club 2024 in the 8th arrondissement

For the duration of the 2024 Games, Parc Monceau will be transformed with the arrival of Club 24, a celebration zone where you can join in the Olympic festivities!

Heritage Days 2024 in Paris: an unusual behind-the-scenes tour of Saint-Lazare station

For the Journées du Patrimoine, the Gare Saint-Lazare will be revealing its behind-the-scenes secrets on Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22, 2024 during guided and commented tours (accessible on registration).

Heritage Days 2024: (re)discover Lafont, the historic eyewear boutique, in Madeleine

To take in the sights during the Journées du Patrimoine, head for the emblematic Lafont boutique, the kingdom of eyewear in Paris, on Saturday September 21, 2024.

Suelo, the festive Spanish restaurant in the Golden Triangle

Spanish restaurant Suego opens its doors in September. On the program: Iberian specialties upstairs and creative cocktails in the speakeasy.

Comestibles, Paul Pairet's gourmet counter and confidential terrace at the Hôtel de Crillon

In the heart of the Hôtel de Crillon, Comestibles is a gourmet counter imagined by chef Paul Pairet, which plays on the guilty pleasures of bon vivants. When the weather's fine, this hidden address stretches out on a confidential terrace of the Palace, in a verdant courtyard far from the hustle and bustle of Paris.

Journées du Patrimoine 2024, the program at Saint-Philippe du Roule church in Paris

Churches unveil their treasures for the 41st Journées du Patrimoine in Paris! Join us on the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024 to discover the program at Saint-Philippe du Roule church.

UNI Paris, chef Akmal Anuar's chic Japanese restaurant

A very chic Japanese restaurant is about to open its doors this autumn, in the Golden Triangle: UNI Paris.

Giant swimming pool, virtual reality: a free immersive space by EDF at the Pavillon Gabriel

During the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Pavillon Gabriel on the Champs-Elysées will be transformed into an immersive space thanks to EDF. It's a free, interactive experience open to all!

Cultural Olympiad Paris 2024: Open Day at the Estonian Embassy

As part of the Cultural Olympiad, created to coincide with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Estonian Embassy is opening its doors to young and old for a day. An opportunity to discover Estonian culture through various sports-related exhibitions!

Journées du Patrimoine 2024 at La Chapelle Expiatoire in Paris: the program

The Journées du Patrimoine will be held in Paris on the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024. On this occasion, La Chapelle expiatoire, a little-known monument in the heart of the capital, reveals its secrets.