Organised for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games outside a stadium, the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games promises to be grandiose, with a completely new parade of 10,500 athletes on the Seine. A breathtaking aquatic parade not to be missed!
Code name: Seine Olympique. Distinguishing mark: giant! On 26 July 2024, set your watches for 8.24pm, a nod to the current year. It is at this precise moment that the Greek delegation boat will leave the Austerlitz bridge for the Iéna bridge, kicking off the wildest opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
An Olympic and aquatic parade
Organised for the very first time outside the walls of a stadium, in the prestigious setting of the UNESCO-listed Rives de Seine, the spectacle of this 33rd Olympiad, orchestrated by actor and director Thomas Jolly, is set to break all the codes of the genre, combining artistic performances and presentations of the athletes in an unprecedented way.
Each delegation, comprising 10,500 Olympic athletes from all over the world, will take it in turn to parade on more than a hundred boats of all types and sizes. It's a 6-kilometre procession that spectators set up in zones on the lower and upper quays and on the bridges will be able to watch in detail on 80 giant screens set up all along the route, and at their leisure: the arrival of the last boat, that of the French delegation, host of the 2024 Olympics, is scheduled for around 11.50pm on the Iéna bridge, for the grand finale at the Trocadéro!
Un musée à ciel ouvert
La cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Paris, le musée du Louvre, l’Institut de France ou encore la tour Eiffel, et une dizaine de ponts dont le prestigieux pont Alexandre III... Le défilé fluvial donnera l’occasion d’une fabuleuse déambulation au fil des monuments les plus iconiques de la capitale, décor de rêve pour un spectacle total où se mêleront cirque, danse, théâtre, musique et sport, pour une représentation ouverte au plus grand nombre. *Chaque spectateur devra être muni d’un billet payant pour accéder aux quais bas. Les quais hauts seront accessibles gratuitement sous réserve d’inscription préalable sur une plateforme dédiée. **
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