The 2024 Paris Olympics will begin with a spectacular Opening Ceremony — athletes from all over the world floating down the Seine River before the many landmarks of the City of Light — but the event has been scaled down considerably because of logistical and security concerns.
The Opening Ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m. Paris time on July 26, or 1:30 p.m. ET. The ceremony will take place as the sun sets on Paris and the city's lights come to life, with thousands of athletes proceeding down a six-kilometer (3.7-mile) route on open-air boats. Over the course of the ceremony, athletes will parade before Notre Dame, the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay before finishing near the Eiffel Tower.