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Fireworks on July 13, 2026 (instead of July 14)

Name: Fireworks on July 13, 2026 (instead of July 14)
Start: 2026-07-13T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-13T00:00:00+02:00
Location: La tour Eiffel

La tour Eiffel, 5 avenue Anatole France - Champ de Mars - 75007 Paris

13 July 2026

Feu d'artifice 2026 - 13 juillet - Affiche 2026 — © Ville de Paris

Feu d'artifice 2023 Tour Eiffel - Ambiance Rose — © Guillaume Bontemps - Ville de Paris

Feu d'artifice 2023 Tour Eiffel - Feux aériens et Feux terrestres — © Guillaume Bontemps - Ville de Paris

Feu d'artifice 2023 Tour Eiffel - Projection Bleu Blanc Rouge — © Jean Baptiste Gurliat - Ville de Paris

Feu d'artifice 2023 Tour Eiffel - Vue depuis le Trocadéro — © Jean-Baptiste Gurliat - Ville de Paris

Feu d'artifice du 14 juillet 2004 au Trocadéro — © OTCP - Amélie Dupont

An exceptionally advanced show: in 2026, the traditional Fête Nationale fireworks display in Paris will be fired from the Eiffel Tower on the evening of Monday July 13

Every year, the traditional fireworks display on July 14th in Paris is a major festive event, bringing crowds together around the Eiffel Tower, but also on the Champ-de-Mars, to celebrate France's national holiday. For the 2026 edition, the event has exceptionally been moved to the evening of Monday July 13, 2026. This change is part of a duty of remembrance, to make room for the solemnity of the commemorations marking the tenth anniversary of the July 14, 2016 attack in Nice. The public is therefore expected to attend the grand themed fireworks display on July 13, 2026, which will continue to be orchestrated from the Eiffel Tower. The Champ de Mars remains the ideal place to watch the fireworks show. Children will be able to stand on their parents' shoulders as they marvel at what promises, once again, to be a grandiose spectacle! NB: the military parade will be held on July 14, 2026.

🎯The programme for the evening of 13 July 2026

From 9.45pm - The Paris Concert (14th edition): at the foot of the illuminated Eiffel Tower, the greatest talents of opera and classical music will kick off the celebrations. Held in the spirit of national unity, this international event brings together the Orchestre National de France, the Radio France Choir and the Radio France Children’s Choir, conducted by the prestigious British conductor Daniel Harding. A line-up of international artists will take to the stage (Gautier Capuçon, Marina Viotti, Jakub Józef Orliński, Corinne Winters...). Access from 8pm
From 11pm Fireworks and drone show: the City of Paris’s spectacular fireworks display brings this magnificent evening to a close. The show is structured around 12 themed scenes designed specifically for the event, celebrating in particular the 400th anniversary of the French Navy, the River Seine, and featuring a special segment marking the 70th anniversary of the twinning of Paris and Rome
Alcohol consumption is prohibited during this event

🎯The show in figures

1,600 ultra-light drones deployed for the first time (compared to 1,000 in 2025), equipped with 360° LED lights and integrated pyrotechnic effects
Over 120 launch stations, including more than 80 installed directly on the Eiffel Tower
50 motorised spotlights installed within the structure of the iconic monument
A technical and artistic team of over 100 people

🎯Metro and RER stations closed

For safety reasons and to manage passenger flows, the Paris Police Prefecture is implementing significant service restrictions across the public transport network (RATP).

⚠️ Passenger information:

Trains will run without stopping at these stations

Connections will not be available

📌 Timeline of restrictions on Monday 13 July 2026

From 6pm: complete closure to the public

Line 6: Passy, Boissière, Bir-Hakeim, Dupleix, Trocadéro, Cambronne, Sèvres-Lecourbe
Line 8: École Militaire
Line 9: Alma-Marceau, Trocadéro, Saint-Philippe du Roule

From 6pm: special operating status (exit only)

Line 9 (Iéna station): the station remains open solely to allow passengers to exit. No entry is permitted

From 11pm: late-night restrictions

Line 9 (Rue de la Pompe station): station completely closed to the public
Lines 6, 8 and 10 (La Motte-Picquet Grenelle station): the station remains accessible, but entrances 4 and 5 are closed permanently

	To ensure the best possible preparation for the fireworks display, the Eiffel Tower will be closed to visitors all day on July 13, 2026. It will reopen at its usual hours on July 14, 2026.
	Duration: 20 minutes. From 11pm to 11.20pm
	Free
	All public