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Shows at the Palace of Versailles

Fireworks displays, fountains...: the Palace of Versailles has something exciting for visitors all summer long.

The Domaine de Versailles is pulling out all the stops for its summer programme! Festive events, musical shows and exceptional evenings are being organised throughout the summer, until the end of October 2024. Visitors can attend the "Musical Fountains Show", the "Fountains Night Show", discover the Versailles Festival or take part in a costume ball... Details of the festivities not to be missed!

Musical Fountains Show - Weekeend

Every Saturday and Sunday from 30 March to 27 October 2024 and certain public holidays (29 March, 1 April, 8 May, 9 May, 20 May, 15 August 2024)

The Musical Fountains Show invites visitors to stroll through the gardens of Versailles that the Sun King was so fond of. An invigorating walk past ornamental ponds and fountains, which for a few hours regain all the past glory and splendour of the court of Louis XIV, thanks to the expertise of water-fountain engineers. Waterfalls, jets and sprays of water spring forth in a crystal clear aquatic dance to the sound of music by Lully.

Morning launch:

Grand perspective: 10.30am to 12pm.
Groves and ponds on the south side: 10.30am to 11.30am.

Afternoon launch:

Grand perspective: 2pm to 2:30pm, 3pm to 4:15pm, 4:45pm to 5pm.
All the basins and bosquets: 2.30pm to 3.15pm and 4pm to 4.45pm.
Historical finale at the Bassin de Neptune: 5.20pm to 5.30pm.

Automatic fountains on all day:

Bassin de Neptune: 10am to 7pm.
Bassin du Miroir: 10am to 7pm.
Bosquet du Théâtre d'Eau: 10am to 7pm.

Full price: €10.5. Concession: €9. Free for children under 6.

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Musical Fountains Show - Week days

Every Tuesday from 7 May to 25 June 2024 and certain public holidays (29 March, 1 April, 8 May, 9 May, 20 May, 15 August 2024)

The Tuesdays of Grandes Eaux Musicales offer the opportunity to discover the French-style gardens of the park of Versailles designed by André Le Nôtre. Groves, ponds, the great perspective... watered to the sound of baroque music.

Morning launch:

Grand perspective: 10.30am to 12pm.
Groves and ponds on the south side: 10.30am to 11.30am.

Afternoon launch:

Grand perspective: 2pm to 2.30pm, 3pm to 4.15pm, 4.45pm to 5pm.
Groves and ponds on the north side: 2.30pm to 3.15pm and 4pm to 4.45pm.

Automatic fountains on all day:

Bassin de Neptune: 10am to 7pm.
Bassin du Miroir: 10am to 7pm.
Bosquet du Théâtre d'Eau: 10am to 7pm.

Full price: €10.5. Concession: €9. Free for children under 6.

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The Musical Gardens

Tuesdays to Fridays from 2 April to 3 May 2024 (except 1 May), Wednesdays to Fridays from 10 May to 28 June, Tuesdays to Fridays from 2 July to 31 October 2024

The Musical Gardens event invites visitors to discover preserved areas of the Versailles Estate, with its French-style formal garden designed by the landscape architect André Le Nôtre. A chance to discover groves and other features: sculpture, architecture, fountains … on a musical promenade.

Groves open: 9am to 7pm.
Opening of the Neptune pool: every 15 minutes, from 10am to 6.45pm*.
Flooding of the Miroir pool: every 10 minutes, from 10am to 7pm*.
Flooding of the Théâtre d'Eau grove: from 10am to 7pm*.

*except on 28 June, 30 July, 1, 6, 8 August, 29, 30 and 31 October: ends at 5.30pm.

Full price: €10.5. Concession: €9. Free for children under 6.

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Fountains Night Show

Every Saturday from 8 June to 21 September 2024 and certain public holidays (Sunday 14 July and Thursday 15 August)

At dusk, the Fountains Night Show unveils the charm of the gardens of Versailles … Lighting and stage effects artists and a group of fireworks experts, the ‘Groupe F’, create a stunning ephemeral itinerary of visual, sound and aquatic installations with a fireworks finale under the starry sky of the Versailles Estate, to the sound of baroque music.

Opening, music and flooding of the Grande Perspective: from 8.30pm to 11.05pm.
Final fireworks display in front of the Grand Canal: from 10.50 pm to 11.05 pm.

Single ticket: €32. Concession: €28. Free for children under 6.
Prestige ticket: €55.
Royal ticket: €110.

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Royal serenade in the Hall of Mirrors

Every Saturday from 8 June to 14 September 2024 and certain public holidays (Sunday 14 July and Thursday 15 August)

Just before The Fountains Night Show or after the Musical Fountains Show, dancers from the company L’Eventail and musicians from Les Folies Françoises invite visitors to accompany them from the Royal Apartments to the famous Hall of Mirrors. A circuit punctuated with theatre sketches portraying the customs and habits of the court in the 17th century.

50-minute visits: at 6.30pm, 6.50pm, 7.10pm, 7.30pm and 7.50pm.

Full price: €30. Concession: €27. Free for children under 6.

Combined ticket for the Royal Serenade and Grandes Eaux Nocturnes: €55. Reduced price : 48€. Free for children under 6.

Combined ticket for the Royal Serenade and Grandes Eaux Musicales: €35. Reduced rate : 31€. Free for children under 6.

Special nights

From Friday 28 June to Saturday 21 September 2024

In 2024, the gardens of the Château de Versailles will be hosting a number of exceptional evening events. On 21 September 2024, for example, electronic music will bring the gardens of the Château de Versailles to life for an original musical stroll. The fountains will be flooded and a fireworks display will punctuate the evening.

90 years of the French Air Force

Friday 28 June 2024 - Gardens of the Château de Versailles from 8.30pm to 11.45pm.

Full price: €50. Reduced rate : 46€.

The magic of drones

From Saturday 27 July to Saturday 7 September 2024 - Gardens of the Château de Versailles from 8.30pm to 11.05pm.

Single ticket: €34. Reduced ticket : 30€.
Prestige ticket: 57€.
Royal ticket: 110€.

Fire nights

Thursday 15 August 2024 - Gardens of the Château de Versailles from 8.30pm to 11.05pm.

Single ticket: €34. Reduced rate : 30€.
Prestige ticket: 57€.
Royal ticket: 110€.

Electro nights

Saturday 21 September 2024 - Gardens of the Château de Versailles from 8.30pm to 11.45pm.

Single ticket: €34. Reduced rate: 30€.
Prestige ticket: 57€.
Royal ticket: 110€.

Costumes evenings

Monday 27 May and Saturday 8 June 2024

What could be more exciting than slipping into the shoes of a character from the Ancien Régime for an evening? On 27 May 2024, the Château de Versailles is organising its Fête Galante in the Galerie des Glaces, with demonstrations, period dance classes, a ball and fireworks, all dressed in period costume. For the more passionate, a grand masked ball is being organised on 8 June 2024, from 11.30pm until dawn!