L'Odyssée, the great nautical festival dedicated to water on the Seine, quays and canals

This fourth edition of the Odyssey invites you to celebrate and explore what water has to offer, in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, along the Seine and Marne rivers, at around 100 varied events, from September 13 to 17, 2023. The riverbanks and canals come alive with floating concerts, guinguettes, cruises and floating object races, as well as conferences and discussion forums on the river and its uses. For two days, the Nuit Fleuve event aims to bring people together around this flagship project of theCultural Olympiad, at the water's edge!

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Numerous venues will be offering a brand-new cultural program, with sporting, festive and community activities, so that the people of Ile-de-France can reclaim this too-often neglected public space. While swimming in the Seine is not yet in vogue, it's getting closer to its goals, particularly for the 2024 Olympic Games, with the future nautical venues of Seine-Saint-Denis. See you at Le 6B (Saint Denis), Théâtre des habitants / La Poudrerie (Sevran), Le Barboteur, Rosa sur Seine and Petit Bain!

Here are a few ideas for weekday events

• September 13: Semi-final of the race en solidaire, at Base nautique de la Villette
• September 14: L'assemblée du fleuve, at Les Amarres - meetings and workshops
• September 15: Walking tour in search of flying species, on L'Île-Saint-Denis
• September 15: BATTTRIP!, a concert for and with bats, at Quai du Moulin prolongé
• September 11 to September 15: creation and manufacture of ofnis, led by 6B in Saint-Denis

Weekend events

River Night, 24 hours of festive entertainment as a prelude to the 2024 Olympics in Paris and the Ile-de-France region
La Nuit Fleuve is the name of the new festive event organized by the 4th edition of L'Odyssée, to be held on the waters of Paris on September 16 and 17, 2023. Find out more about this unique event, part of the dynamic Cultural Olympiad of the 2024 Olympic Games. [Read more]