Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Bal de l'Afrique enchantée and Divertimento this Saturday in Saint-Denis

After the Olympic Games, it's time for the Paralympic Games! From August 28 to September 8, 2024, the French will once again be thrilled by athletes in para table tennis, wheelchair tennis, goalball, cecifoot, wheelchair rugby, as well as para track cycling and para swimming.

So, to support the French athletes and follow the various events, several fan zones are reopening , including the Parc des Jeux, Club France and Playground.

The festivities are also back in full swing at the Stadium. Situated at the foot of the Stade de France, the site hosts entertainment stands, self-service games areas and artistic and musical expression workshops. Awarded the Club 2024 label, the Stadium is located at the Bassin de la Maltournée.

Olympic Games 2024: fan zone and music festival at the Bassin de la Maltournée, near the Stade de France (93)
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For these Paralympic Games, the Stadium is organizing a " Day of Celebration ", accessible free of charge this Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 12:30 pm to 11:30 pm. To mark the occasion, the fan zone is pulling out all the stops, hosting the Bal de l'Afrique enchantée, as well as the Divertimento orchestra, which performed at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

There will also be breakdance and BMX demonstrations, as well as street arts and circus activities.

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Jour de fête at the Stadium, the program

• Sport
  • All-day live streaming of Paralympic events on giant floating screens.
    
    
• Shows and concerts
  • All day long: All so swing! Gypsy Jazz
  • 3pm: Fanfare, giant puppets and participatory sports parade with Les Grandes Personnes company and Fanfare Olaïtan, a Beninese brass band.
  • 3:35pm: Phasmes (Libertivore company)
  • 4:10pm: Batucada and percussion (Zalindê company)
  • 4:50pm: Roue Cyr, circus
  • 5 p.m.: fanfare, giant puppets and participatory sports parade with Les Grandes Personnes and Fanfare Olaïtan, a Beninese brass band
  • 5:30pm: IMMO, one-man show and circus
  • 6:30 pm: rhapsody of sport with the Divertimento orchestra and breakdance, fencing and BMX demonstrations
  • 7:30pm: batucada and percussion (Zalindê company)
  • 8:15pm: slam performance by Jacky Ido and Les Choco'Latés
  • 9:30pm: lantern ball on the pond
  • 10:00 pm: Bal de l'Afrique enchantée concert