Olympic Games impacts megathread

(Archive from April to June)

UPDATE

PLEASE READ: Since we still get a lot of messages about that despite it being stated in the links below, there's NO NEED FOR "PASS JEUX" QR CODE to walk around the city center. This one only aimed at regulating the area before and during the Opening Ceremony of The Olympics, which took place on the Seine river in the center of Paris.

Since the ceremony is now behind us (since Friday July 26th), you can walk freely everywhere.

During the break between Olympics and Paralympics, some fan zones stay open like the main one on Hôtel de Ville square, accessible without any registration.

Here is the list of al the fan zones , double check for availability after the Olympics Closure Ceremony https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/news/olympic-games-paris-2024/articles/296616-paris-2024-olympics-the-25-free-fan-zones-in-inner-paris

END OF UPDATE

Whether you're a couch potato or a marathon runner at heart, you won't escape them if you are in Paris: Olympics are coming!

It's about time we open a thread to try to centralize information and questions, or give platform to our members to express their joy or grumbling (Parisian-style!) about this major event in our beloved city.

Feel free to post in comment interesting links from trusted sources regarding impacts on cultural sites, transports, prices and attendance in general.

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Important dates

  • Olympic games
    • Opening Ceremony: 26 July (on the Seine river in the center of Paris)
    • Closing Ceremony: 11 August (at Stade de France, main stadium in Saint-Denis)
  • Paralympic games
    • Opening Ceremony: 28 August (at Place de la Concorde, Paris 1st)
    • Closing Ceremony: 8 September (at Stade de France, main stadium in Saint-Denis)

Security perimeters and implementation dates

Information

Thanks for all the present and past contributions to this post, now this is what I call the Olympic spirit :)