With many new and exciting openings, exhibitions, sustainable tourism initiatives, major anniversaries (including Impressionism and D-Day) and the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games, it is without doubt that 2024 is the year to travel to France!

Browse all 2024 news at a glance in the list below – and download the press release for full information on each item, including major news from 2023.

• 13-25 JANUARY 2024 - 20TH GRANDE ODYSSÉE VVF DOG SLED COMPETITION, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• 25-28 JANUARY 2024 - 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMICS FESTIVAL, Angoulême, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• 27-28 JANUARY 2024 - 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SAINT-VINCENT TOURNANTE, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• 2-4 FEBRUARY 2024 - PARIS GRAND SLAM JUDO 2024, Paris, Île-de-France
• 8 MARCH 2024 - 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INAUGURATION OF CHARLES-DE-GAULLE AIRPORT, Paris, Île-de-France
• 26 MARCH–1 APRIL 2024 - ESCALE À SÈTE (FESTIVAL OF MARITIME TRADITIONS), Sète, Occitanie
• 31 MARCH 2024 - 135TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPLETION OF THE EIFFEL TOWER, Paris, Île-de-France
• EARLY 2024 - OPENING OF HOTEL H4 PARIS PLEYEL, Paris, Île-de-France
• 10 APRIL 2024 - THE RENOVATED THERMES DE FUMADES THERMAL SPA HOTEL, Alès, Occitanie
• APRIL 2024 - NORMANDY-MAINE REGIONAL PARK BECOMES UNESCO WORLD GEOPARK, Normandy & Pays de la Loire
• APRIL–SEPTEMBER 2024 - 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF IMPRESSIONISM, Paris, Île-de-France & Normandy
• SPRING 2024 - OPENING OF HOTEL AREV, St Tropez, Région Sud
• SPRING 2024 - OPENING OF LA RÉGALANTE CYCLE ROUTE, Pays de la Loire, Brittany & Normandy
• SPRING/SUMMER 2024 - OPENING OF LE COUVENT HOTEL, Nice, Région Sud
• MAY–AUGUST 2024 - 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY LANDINGS AND THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY, Normandy
• 1 JUNE 2024 - 1 JULY 2024 - CHOPIN FESTIVAL, Paris, Île-de-France
• 10 JUNE 2024 - A CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN FOR ORADOUR-SUR-GLANE, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• 14-16 JUNE 2024 - 20TH LILLE PIANO FESTIVAL, Lille, Hauts-de-France
• 16-18 JUNE 2024 - 4TH 'NATURE IS BIKE': GRAVEL AND ADVENTURE CYCLING FESTIVAL, Angers, Pays de la Loire
• 27-30 JUNE 2024 - BORDEAUX WINE FESTIVAL, Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• JUNE 2024 - OPENING OF CH TEAU DU PARC PÉZENAS, Pézenas, Occitanie
• JUNE/JULY 2024 - REOPENING OF MAISON VERMOREL, Beaujolais, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• 4 JULY 2024 - 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF MARIE CURIE, Paris, Île-de-France
• 21 JULY 2024 - A NEW FINISH FOR THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024, Nice, Région Sud
• 26 JULY 2024 - 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAEGHT FOUNDATION, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Région Sud
• AUGUST 2024 - LES NUITS BULLEUSES, Massingy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• SUMMER 2024 - OPENING OF MUSÉE FERMAT IN BEAUMONT-DE-LOMAGNE, Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie
• SUMMER 2024 - REOPENING OF ÎLE SAINT-HONORAT'S FORTIFIED TOWER-MONASTERY, Cannes, Région Sud
• SUMMER 2024 - PARIS 2024 SUMMER OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC GAMES, Paris, Île-de-France & Marseille, Région Sud
• SUMMER 2024 - LAUNCH OF 49-EURO SUMMER RAIL PASS, across France
• SUMMER 2024 - D-DAY COMMEMORATIONS IN VAR, Région Sud
• 18-24 SEPTEMBER 2024 - IRONMAN WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, Nice, Région Sud
• SEPTEMBER 2024 - 50TH DEAUVILLE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL, Deauville, Normandy
• 3 NOVEMBER 2024 - 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF HENRI MATISSE & REOPENING OF MUSÉE MATISSE, Nice, Région Sud & Cateau-Cambresis, Hauts-de-France
• 10 NOVEMBER 2024 - 10TH VENDÉE GLOBE SOLO SAILING RACE, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire
• 8 DECEMBER 2024 - REOPENING OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL TOWERS, Paris, Île-de-France
• 2024 - LAUNCH OF DRAKKAR VIKING SHIP, Vendée, Pays de la Loire
• 2024 - OPENING OF CIRCUS ANIMATION STUDIO, Avignon, Région Sud
• 2024 - STRASBOURG AS UNESCO WORLD BOOK CAPITAL FOR 2024, Strasbourg, Grand-Est
• 2024 - 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF MAISON RÉMY MARTIN, Cognac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• 2024 - 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MILLAU VIADUCT, Millau, Occitanie
• 2024 - 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUSÉE SOULAGES, Rodez, Occitanie
• 2024 - 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JEUDIS DE NÎMES, Nîmes, Occitanie
• 2024 - 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• 2024 - CAUTERETS SKI RESORT LAUNCHES ECO ACCOMMODATION LABEL, Cauterets, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• 2024 - 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF ART AT THE SUMMIT EXHIBITION, Courchevel, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• 2024 – HOT AIR BALLOON EUROPEAN CUP, Sud Charentes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• 2024 - OPENING OF BARON AMEDÉE ARMAND HOTEL & SPA, Marseille, Région Sud
• 2024 - OPENING OF FIVE-STAR MAISON ALBAR HOTEL 'LE VICTORIA', Nice, Région Sud
• 2024 - OPENING OF HOTEL CURIO BY HILTON, Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• 2024 - SINGLE TICKETS FOR RAIL AND SEA JOURNEYS BETWEEN IRELAND AND FRANCE, across France
• 2024/2025 - LAUNCH OF MIDNIGHT TRAINS' SLEEPER TRAINS, Paris, Île-de-France

2025

• EARLY 2025 - REOPENING OF MUSÉE DES BEAUX ARTS DE TOULOUSE, Toulouse, Occitanie
• JUNE 2025 - THIRD UN OCEANS CONFERENCE, Nice, Région Sud
• 2025 - REOPENING OF BASTIDE DU JAS DE BOUFFAN, CÉZANNE'S FAMILY HOME, Aix-en-Provence, Région Sud
• 2025 - LAUNCH OF BRITTANY FERRIES' TWO NEW LNG-ELECTRIC HYBRID VESSELS, UK-France
• 2025 - LAUNCH OF TGV M, across France
• 2025 - REOPENING OF THE ACCOR ORIENT EXPRESS, Paris, Île-de-France