The Champs Elysées

Pedestrian Champs-Élysées: the world’s most beautiful avenue without cars

Pedestrianized Champs-Élysées: one Sunday a month, all year long. A chance to explore the world’s most beautiful avenue in a different light and snap a selfie in front of the Arc de Triomphe with no cars to spoil the view.

Tour de France: The start of the final stage will ultimately take place in Paris, not Thoiry.

Program change on the eve of the Tour de France 2026 finale. The start of the last stage, scheduled for this Sunday, July 26, has been heavily revised due to the massive wildfire mobilizing authorities in Gironde. The route has been shortened to 89 km, with a start no longer from Thoiry but directly on the Champs-Élysées at 5:50 p.m.

Arrival of the 2026 Tour de France in Paris: from Montmartre to the Champs-Élysées, the hotspots

The final stage of the 2026 Tour de France will take place on Sunday, July 26, between Thoiry in the Yvelines and Paris. The riders will climb the Butte Montmartre three times via Rue Lepic before heading for the finish line on the Champs-Élysées. Here's everything you need to know to attend this finale, which is sure to be epic.

You no longer have to sign up to attend the July 14 parade on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Spectators hoping to attend the traditional July 14 military parade on the Champs-Élysées will, for the first time, need to register online to gain access to the event.

New Year's Eve 2026 on the Champs-Elysées: Concert canceled for security reasons

The concert planned for New Year's Eve 2026 on the Champs-Elysées has been canceled for security reasons. The fireworks display will go ahead as planned.

Launch of the 2025 Champs-Élysées Christmas lights: everything you need to know!

When will the Champs-Élysées lights be switched on in Paris in 2025? We reveal the date of the next event that marks the arrival of the holiday spirit on the most beautiful avenue in the world. And the least we can say is that there are some new features on the program.

Ephemeris of August 19 in Paris: The Liberation of Paris, we tell you about it

From August 19 to 25, 1944, Paris was finally liberated from German occupation. It was the triumph of the Allies and fighting France, and the establishment of General de Gaulle as leader of a liberated and victorious France.

Commemoration of the Victory of May 8, 1945: The program for the ceremony in Paris

On May 8, 2025, Paris and France commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of 1945. The program for the official ceremony on Place de l'Etoile is packed. Discover the highlights.

Electric scooters banned at night on the Champs-Elysées

The police prefecture has decided to ban the circulation of electric scooters from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the Champs-Elysées until February 15, 2022.

Tour de France 2019: a bike ride for all on the Champs-Elysées in Paris

Join us on Sunday, July 28, 2019 for a bike ride along the world's most beautiful avenue as we take part in the Randonnée du Tour de France, just a few hours before the riders cross the Champs-Elysées in Paris.