Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony: security and traffic perimeters

1. The "Tampon" zone, located between the Champs-Elysées (Franklin Roosevelt) traffic circle and Place Clemenceau : this is the zone through which the athletes will arrive to start the parade. It is accessible only to organizers and athletes on the day of the ceremony.
2. The free access zone, located at the bottom of the Champs Elysées between Place Clemenceau and Place de la Concorde: this is the area in which the athletes' parade will take place. Access is free to the general public on the day of the ceremony, without tickets or Games Pass, in exchange for a wristband given to each spectator and subject to availability.
3. The Stade de la Concorde, located on Place de la Concorde : this is the area where the athletes' show and parade will take place. Accessible only to ticketed spectators on the day of the ceremony, the site has been in transition since the end of the Olympic Games, and is gradually being reconfigured to accommodate the event's grandstands.

View map with routes and access points

Since the end of the Olympic Games :

• Closure to motorized traffic of the Champs-Elysées traffic circle to Place de la Concorde and Avenue Dutuit.
• Pedestrian and cyclist traffic remains authorized in this zone along the barriers put in place.

Since Thursday, August 22 :

• Closure of the Champs-Elysées traffic circle on the southern half.
• Pedestrian passage only possible from the north of the Champs-Elysées traffic circle (south part closed).

From Saturday 24 August :

• Reduced traffic lane from 23 to 43 avenue Franklin Roosevelt between the Champs-Elysées traffic circle and rue Jean Goujon.

From Sunday, August 25 :

• Completion of fencing installation.

From Monday 26 August :

• All areas closed to the public.
• Total closure of the Champs-Elysées traffic circle (north and south).

Wednesday, August 28, the day of the ceremony:

• From 7 a.m.: restricted red perimeter.
  
• From 2pm: extended red perimeter.
  
• From 3 pm: activation of the SILT perimeter. When the SILT perimeter is set up, access to the area between avenues de Marigny and Winston Churchill to the west, and Place de la Concorde to the east, will be prohibited from 2 p.m. onwards.
  
• From 5pm: public welcome.
  
• From 8pm: start of the show.
  
• From 11pm: end of show.
  

Thursday, August 29 :

• From 3 h: SILT deactivation.
• From 7 a.m.: clearance of the "Tampon" zone between the Champs-Elysées (Franklin Roosevelt) traffic circle and Place Clemenceau. Place de la Concorde remains closed until Sunday September 8.
• From 7:30 am: activation of the red perimeter of the Grand Palais site (start of events).

Friday, August 30 :

• Liberation of the lower part of the Champs-Elysées between Place Clemenceau and Place de la Concorde.

Perimeter access conditions

• For the red perimeter of the opening ceremony, motorized traffic is prohibited, except for authorized persons upon presentation of proof and after control by the police. On D-day, the red perimeter is subject to change (restricted at 7 a.m., extended at 2 p.m.).

• For the SILT perimeter, activated on D-day from 3pm, access will be limited to local residents and professionals, whatever their mode of transport, on presentation of proof of identity. No accreditation or Games Pass will be required, but checks will be carried out by the police.

Consult the interactive map of the security perimeters for the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

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Accessibility of the opening ceremony (LSF translation)

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