（ＬＩＶＥ>）Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony 2024 Ｌｉｖｅ Ｓｔｒｅａｍｓ Competition ＦｒＥＥ 26 July ２０２４

Click to Watch Olympics Opening Ceremony 2024 Live

Click to Watch Olympics Opening Ceremony 2024 Live

An Opening Ceremony like no other will signal the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday evening (26 July).

Sports including football, rugby sevens, handball and archery may already be under way, but billions of eyes will be on the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony that will declare the Games officially open.

And before the Olympic cauldron is lit, a spectacular show awaits, with the Opening Ceremony set to be held along the along the Seine.

It promises to be an Opening Ceremony to remember, and an occasion you won’t want to miss.

The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony: What to expect

The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony starts at 19:30 CEST on Friday 26 July, with the three-hour spectacle set to take the world on a journey through Parisian history and architecture.

The parade will take place along the River Seine, with Thomas Jolly – a French theatre director and actor – overseeing proceedings as the artistic director.

Jolly has remained tight-lipped about certain aspects of the ceremony, but we know the parade will travel west for six kilometres along the river, passing iconic landmarks including the Notre-Dame and the Louvre.

Ceremonies choreographer Maud Le Pladec has promised dancers on every bridge, while costume director Daphne Burki has worked with a team of designers to create 3,000 costumes for the dancers and artists that will feature across the four Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies.

The Parade of Nations will also swap the track for the river, with around 100 boats set to carry an estimated 10,500 athletes.

Flagbearers including Coco Gauff and Tom Daley will proudly fly their nation’s flag on the boats as the parade arrives at the Trocadero – the esplanade near the Eiffel Tower.

And it’s there where the final protocols will take place and the Olympic cauldron will be lit, all making for a unique Opening Ceremony, where one of the most celebrated cities in the world is placed front and centre.

Paris 2024: How to watch the Opening Ceremony live

You will be able to watch every moment from the Paris 2024 Olympics live thanks to the Official Olympic Media Rights Holders.