Many planned events and openings in France have now been postponed or cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Good news is that the French Government is slowly starting to ease lockdown measures and cultural sites are now gradually reopening / cancelled events being rescheduled. Below is a non-exhaustive list of the recent cultural site re-openings and update on the France event calendar for when you can visit them again.
This page will be regularly updated as new information becomes available (updated on 01.09).
Reopening Dates of Cultural Sites
Paris
- Atelier des Lumières: 26 May
- Château de Versailles: 6 June
- Mémorial de la Shoah: 14 June
- Arc de Triomphe: 15 June
- Panthéon: 15 June
- The Paris Catacombs: 16 June
- Orsay Museum: 23 June
- Eiffel Tower: 25 June
- The Grand Palais: 1 July
- Centre Pompidou: 1 July
- The Louvre Museum: 6 July
- Disneyland Paris: 15 July
France
- Arena of Nîmes: 2 June
- Louvre-Lens Museum: 3 June
- Nausicaa Sea Life Centre in Boulogne-sur-mer: 4 June
- Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley: 5 June
- Guédelon castle in Burgundy: 11 June
- Cité du Vin, the wine museum in Bordeaux: 19 June
Cancelled and postponed events in France in 2020
Please see the following new dates for postponed and cancelled events in France in 2020. (Updated on 01.09)
Cancelled
- 44th Paris Marathon: April 2020 – Cancelled
- Art Paris: April 2020 – Cancelled
- Le Mondial du Vent in Leucate: April 2020 – Cancelled
- Cannes Film Festival: May 2020 – Cancelled
- Rencontres d’Arles, photography festival: September 2020 – Cancelled
Postponed to second semester 2020
- The Bassins des Lumières, opening in Bordeaux: Postponed to 10 June 2020
- Normandy Impressionist Festival: Postponed to 4 July – 15 November 2020
- Tour de France: Postponed to 29 August – 20 September 2020
- Lille Metropole, 2020 World Design Capital: Postponed start to 9 September
- The 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans: Postponed to 16-20 September 2020
- French Tennis Open: Postponed to 21 Sept – 11 October 2020
- Reopening of Palais Galliera in Paris: Postponed to 1 October 2020
- French Motorcycle Grand Prix 2020: Postponed to 9-11 October 2020
- The Paris-Roubaix cycling race: Postponed to 25 October 2020
- Paris Pride 2020: Postponed to 7 November 2020
- Fontevraud Abbey in Pays de la Loire: Postponed to December 2020
Postponed to 2021
- Department Store La Samaritaine Reopens in Paris: Postponed to February 2021
- Hotel de la Marine in Paris: Opening postponed to 13 April 2021
- Paris Food Forum: Postponed to June 2021
- Collection Pinault Paris at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris: Opening in spring 2021
- British Normandy Memorial in Normandy: Opening postponed to spring or early 2021
- The Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped by Christo: Postponed to 18 September to 3 October 2021
- 60th Anniversary of Jazz à Juan Festival: Postponed to 2021
- 50th Year of Festival Interceltique de Lorient: Postponed to 2021
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