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The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
On Wednesday August 28, 2024, the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be held. The event will take place on Place de la Concorde and on Avenue des Champs-Elysées (free access up to 15 places available) from 000 p.m.
The public reception takes place from 17 p.m. with inspection by the police.
The security perimeter
- A SILT perimeter will be activated from 15 p.m.: sonly them people and vehicles accredited by Paris 2024 ou with a ticket, and following a check of the supporting documents, will have access to this perimeter. The Games Pass will not be requested.
- A red perimeter will be gradually activated on D-Day: motorized access prohibited unless there is a legitimate reason justifying the need for access to the area. The Games Pass will not be requested.
Pedestrians and cyclists can move freely without proof within the red perimeter.
Perimeter type | Access conditions on foot, by bike or by public transport | Access terms by motorized vehicle |
Grey | You will only be able to access it if you are a spectator with a ticket for the opening ceremony. | You will only be able to access it if you are a spectator and have a ticket for the opening ceremony
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Red (visible in purple on the map of the police headquarters) | Pedestrians and cyclists are not required to present a Games Pass or proof. | For this ceremony, the red perimeter is inaccessible to users, except for spectator ticket holders and Paris 2024 accredited people. No Games Pass will be required to travel there, nor will it be issued. Your Games Pass, obtained in advance, will not be able to give you access to this area for the entire duration of the perimeter activation. |
The perimeter is gradually deactivated on the night of August 29:
- 3h (August 29): deactivation of the SILT perimeter (excluding Concorde stadium)
- 7h (August 29): deactivation of the SILT perimeter (de la Concorde stadium)
- until August 31 : expected impact linked to dismantling
Reminder of stations closed during the Games period:
- Metro
- “Champs-Elysées – Clémenceau” – from 22/08 to 08/09
- “Concorde” and “Tuileries” – from 17/06 to 01/09
- Metro
: “Concorde” – from 17/06 to 01/09 - Metro
: “Concorde” – from 17/05 to 21/09 - Metro
: “Champs-Elysées – Clémenceau” – from 22/08 to 08/09
Exceptional closures for the ceremony:
- Metro
Franklin D. Roosevelt:- Metro
will not mark the stop from 14 p.m. until the end of the service
- access to the metro
will remain open with the exception of those located on the Champs-Élysées roundabout
- Metro
- Metro
Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre: the station remains open, but access to the metro located within the SILT perimeter is closed - RER
Orsay Museum: the station remains open, but access to the Anatole France platform is closed
- Metro
expected crowds between Châtelet-les-Halles and Georges V
- Metro
expected crowds between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Havre-Caumartin
- Metro
- RER
- RER
from Pont de l'Alma towards Pontoise and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
- streetcar
Certain bus lines may be diverted and certain stops not served, in particular:
- 32
- 42
- 43
- 45
- 52
- 72
- 73
- 84
- 92
- 94
- N11
- N24
Find out more about your bus line
To find out the real-time impact of the ceremony on public transport, go to the usual applications such as Hello RATP ou Île-de-France Mobilités.
Reminder of stations closed during the Games period:
- Metro
- “Champs-Elysées – Clémenceau” – from 22/08 to 08/09
- “Concorde” and “Tuileries” – from 17/06 to 01/09
- Metro
: “Concorde” – from 17/06 to 01/09
- Metro
: “Concorde” – from 17/05 to 21/09
- Metro
: “Champs-Elysées – Clémenceau” – from 22/08 to 08/09
Exceptional closures for the ceremony:
- Metro
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
- Metro
will not mark the stop from 14 p.m. until the end of the service
- access to the metro
will remain open with the exception of those located on the Champs-Élysées roundabout
- Metro
- Metro
Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre: the station remains open, but access to the metro located within the SILT perimeter is closed
- RER
Orsay Museum: the station remains open, but access to the Anatole France platform is closed
- Metro
expected crowds between Châtelet-les-Halles and Georges V
- Metro
expected crowds between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Havre-Caumartin
- Metro
- RER
- RER
from Pont de l'Alma towards Pontoise and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
- streetcar
Certain bus lines may be diverted and certain stops not served, in particular:
- 32
- 42
- 43
- 45
- 52
- 72
- 73
- 84
- 92
- 94
- N11
- N24
Find out more about your bus line
To find out the real-time impact of the ceremony on public transport, go to the usual applications such as Hello RATP ou Île-de-France Mobilités.
Attend the event: access conditions
Access points for people with a spectator ticket and for places available with free access will be open from 17h.
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