Paris comes alive with the Olympic Games 2024 this summer. From July 26 to August 11, 2024, the Olympic Games take over the capital for the first time in a century. For the occasion, the City of Light prepares and adapts for the event. This iconic and festive sporting event is due to kick off on July 26, 2024, and will be marked by an opening ceremony... on the Seine. A first in thehistory of the Olympic Games.
It's an ambitious project, and one that calls for a sporting organization to say the least. With its security arrangements, closed stations, restricted traffic and reception facilities, the opening ceremony will clearly have an impact on the flow of Parisians in the run-up to and on D-Day. On the other hand, curiosity is growing around the final programming planned for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The closer we get to the event, the more rumors circulate and the contours take shape until the key moment that will launch this Parisian edition of the Olympic Games.
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! [Read more]
To help you find your way around, we've compiled the latest news and practical information about the opening ceremony of the Paris Summer Olympics. Stay tuned as the guide is updated with new announcements and discoveries.
Opening ceremony statues: who are the 10 women honored on the Seine?
They sprang from the Seine as the Marseillaise resounded from the roof of the Grand Palais: 10 golden statues appeared during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. But who are these women in the spotlight? [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: how much did the superstars earn at the opening ceremony?
The stars lit up the capital this Friday for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura, the biggest singers.ses set the stage alight under the floodlights of the Seine. But how much did these superstars really pocket for this spectacular show? [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: the fashion designers behind the opening ceremony's stage costumes
This Friday, the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was no match for Fashion Week! The banks of the Seine were transformed into a veritable catwalk, where stars and athletes competed in glamour. But who were the fashion houses and young designers behind these dazzling stage costumes? [Read more]
Zidane at the Olympic opening ceremony: find out where the subway scene was shot
Zinédine Zidane caused quite a stir at the opening ceremony, carrying the Olympic flame and taking part in a sports cinematic! But do you know where the famous scene in the Paris metro was shot? [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: who was the masked man behind the hood at the opening ceremony?
The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as grandiose as it was mysterious, electrified the whole world this Friday, July 26. But then, who was this mysterious, hooded, masked torchbearer, roaming the rooftops of the capital? From Austerlitz to the Trocadero, where he passed the torch to Zidane, the secret still hangs over his identity... [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: these Parisian monuments you could see during the opening ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics is revealed in a grand ode to French culture. Want to know more about the monuments that appeared during this grand opening? We tell you all about it. [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony: metro stations and lines closed on July 26
The day of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games makes you want to stay at home, given the many metro, RER and tramway lines and stations closed during the day! [Read more]
What time and channel to watch the Opening Ceremony and the Olympic Games?
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony and events will soon be in the news. If you don't have tickets to see them in person, they're obviously being broadcast on TV! On what channel and at what time? [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, tips and recommendations, everything you need to know
Are you attending the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this Friday, July 26? How do you get there? From what time? What can you bring? What is prohibited? How can I buy food? Can I bring my own food? How will it work? We answer all your questions. [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: the ring road completely closed this Friday for the opening ceremony?
If you're able to postpone your trip this Friday, July 26, don't hesitate! On the day of the opening ceremony, the Paris ring road may well be completely closed to road users. [Read more]
Olympics 2024: airspace around Paris closed for 150km on opening ceremony night
Gérald Darmanin has announced the closure of airspace, on the evening of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, within a 150-kilometer radius of the capital. [Read more]
Opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics: the order of sports delegations
More than 200 sporting delegations are expected on the Seine this Friday, July 26, 2024, for the launch of the Paris Olympic Games. Here's the order in which the athletes will parade during this opening ceremony. [Read more]
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. [Read more]
Paris 2024: 17 metro stations closed on July 18 ahead of the opening ceremony
Decidedly, don't plan to travel too close to the Seine, around the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as 17 metro and RER stations will be closed from July 18! [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: museums and monuments closed during the opening ceremony
D-0 to the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games! Faced with such a big event and its constraints, many Parisian museums prefer to close their doors this July 26, 2024. [Read more]
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. [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: Céline Dion star of the opening ceremony?
Since late April, rumors have been swirling that Céline Dion could set the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games alight. After a long absence due to neurological illness, the Quebec singer could make a triumphant return on July 26. [Read more]
Paris 2024: which artist would the French like to see perform at the Olympic opening ceremony?
As the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games approaches, the suspense is at its height: who will headline this global event? Between rumors and polls, the mystery remains, even if some names are "climbing to the top of the charts". Find out which ones ... [Read more]
Paris 2024 opening ceremony: the number of spectators on the quays of the Seine has finally been reduced
In the end, there won't be 500,000 people on the quays of the Seine for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The capacity has been revised downwards to almost 200,000 fewer! [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: how to attend the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony?
Paris Olympics opens in one year with an opening ceremony likely to be fabulous. How to attend this party then? [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: Thomas Jolly appointed artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies
His name is Thomas Jolly and he's just been appointed artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. So who is he and what's his background? We tell you all about it. [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: artists, happenings, parades... what to expect for the opening ceremony?
