Paris 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. Hundreds of thousands of spectators braved heavy downpours to line the banks of the seine for the first opening ceremony of a games to take place outside of a stadium. Set to be the first olympic games opening ceremony held outside a stadium, the 26 july celebration will transform the french capital into a stadium and theatre as the traditional parade of athletes takes place in boats along the.

It wasn’t exactly the night that paris 2024 organizers would have hoped for (more on that in a moment). The 2024 olympics kick off in paris with a splashy opening ceremony on friday and will run through aug.