Olympic Games 2024 Opening Ceremony Location. The 2024 paris olympics got underway on friday with a unique opening ceremony on the river seine which divided opinion on a chaotic day in france. Where will the opening ceremony take place?

The ceremony will begin at 7.30pm cest (which is 6.30pm bst, 12.30pm cdt and 10.30pm pdt). But the real kick off of the games will be on july 26, with what is supposed to be a spectacular on the waters of the river seine, which flows through the capital’s city center.