Summer terraces and football won’t always mix well this summer in Paris. While supporters hoped to watch the France’s first match outdoors, with a glass in hand, the venues under the temporary terraces scheme will have to stick to their usual closing times.
Until June 21, these spaces set up on sidewalks and in parking bays must halt activities by 10 p.m. The extension to 11 p.m. will only take effect afterward, from June 21 to August 30, 2026.
The logic rests on the framework laid out by the Ville de Paris. The summer terraces, allowed from April 1 to October 31 for establishments that have obtained municipal approval, remain subject to strict hours in order to limit nuisances for local residents.
The summer extension until 11 p.m. has indeed been renewed this year, but it does not start until June 21. The France-Senegal match, scheduled five days earlier, thus falls outside this relaxed period.
For the cafés and restaurants betting on the World Cup, this decision makes organizing the first match nights more difficult. The kickoff at 9 p.m. means customers seated on the terrace will have to move indoors or leave the venue at halftime.
Facilities with indoor spaces will be able to continue welcoming supporters indoors, but temporary terraces must be cleared or vacated at the designated time.
This constraint bites even more as the tournament takes place in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with a slew of matches scheduled late in the evening because of the time difference. In Paris, the World Cup mood will therefore have to live with one unchanged rule: no exemptions before June 21 for summer terraces.
Temporary terraces in Paris: City Hall allows a one-hour extension.
As in last summer, the City of Paris announced that it will renew for 2026 the authorization to operate summer terraces until 11 p.m., from June 21 to August 30, 2026. [Read more]
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Temporary terraces in Paris: City Hall allows a one-hour extension.
