Chronological summary of the 2024 Summer Olympics

This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and other venues in Metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti in the overseas country of French Polynesia. Competition is scheduled to begin on 24 July with the first matches in the group stages of football and rugby sevens events. The opening ceremony is planned to be held two days later on 26 July. The last day of competition and the closing ceremony is scheduled for 11 August.

The games will feature 329 events in 32 different sports. Breakdancing wlll make its debut as an Olympic event.

Calendar
Competition is scheduled to begin two days before the opening ceremony on 26 July, and end on 11 August 2024. The exact schedule could change up until the end of the games.

Day (-2) — Wednesday 24 July

 * Football
 * The first day of group stage matches of the men's tournament.


 * Rugby sevens
 * The first day of pool stage matches of the men's tournament.

Day (-1) — Thursday 25 July

 * Archery
 * The ranking rounds of both the men's individual and women's individual events.


 * Football
 * The first matches in the group stage of the women's tournament.


 * Handball
 * The first matches in the group stage of the women's tournament.


 * Rugby sevens
 * The second and final day of pool stage matches, the first day of placing matches, and the quarter-finals of the men's tournament.

Day 0 — Friday 26 July

 * Opening ceremony
 * The opening ceremony is tentatively scheduled to take place outside a traditional stadium setting for the first time, with plans for the parade of nations to be conducted as a boat parade along the Seine from Pont d'Austerlitz to Pont d'Iéna, and the official protocol to take place at Place du Trocadéro in a temporary "mini-stadium". The 6 km parade route would feature cultural presentations and views of Paris landmarks.

Day 16 — Sunday 11 August

 * Closing ceremony
 * The closing ceremony is scheduled to be held at Stade de France. It will include the traditional Olympic flag handover to Los Angeles, United States, the host city of the next Summer Olympics in 2028.