Between August 26 and 28, 2024
This symbolic route will focus on the capital's historic, cultural, popular and sporting landmarks. The great monuments and places where Parisians live will not be forgotten, as the route crosses the capital's arrondissements.
Each day of the relay will end with festivities. On the night of July 14-15, the flame will remain at the Hôtel de Ville. On the evening of July 15, it will set off once again across France, returning to Paris on August 28 for the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
Timetable for the route and arrival of the flame in Paris
July 14, 2024
Route of the flame from Paris Centre to the 10th arrondissement - finale on the Hôtel de Ville terrace
- 5e - Place du Panthéon - choreography by acrobat Yoann Bourgeois
- 10th / 19th - place du Colonel-Fabien - Paris Pop Party with Radio Cargo DJ set
- 8th - Petit Palais - musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris - Opera greats revisited by the D.I.V.A lyric quartet
- 4th - Marais / Paris Centre - Colorful Drag Bingo
- 4th- City Hall - open all night so visitors can see the flame
July 15, 2024
The flame will pass from the 11th to the 20th arrondissement - arrival at Place de la République
- 18e- Sacré-Coeur - dance performance by choreographer Sadeck Berrah
- 11th - Place Léon-Blum - dance and guinguette by the Les Balochiens orchestra
July 26, 2024
Day of the games ceremony (accessible only for spectators with ticket or by invitation) –
- The flame departs from Saint-Denis along the canal to La Villette (19th),
- passage through the Canal Saint-Martin (10th) to the Seine for the ceremony
Between August 25 and August 27, 2024
Para Games flame to be integrated into commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris
- Torch relay throughout Paris along 12 routes
August 28, 2024
Opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games - official parade of delegations (accessible only for spectators with ticket or by invitation) –
- Avenue des Champs-Elysées
- Place de la Concorde
Where to see the Olympic cauldron?
The Olympic flame will be installed at Tuileries garden
History minute
- The Olympic Torch Relay is an iconic relay race that precedes every modern Olympic Games.
- The Olympic flame is carried from Olympia in Greece, the birthplace of the ancient Games, to the city's stadium, where the opening ceremony takes place.
- The relay symbolizes the link between the ancient and modern Games, and recalls the values of peace and fraternity promoted by the Olympic movement.