Many cities in Île-de-France have planned pyrotechnic shows on July 13 and 14. BFM Paris Île-de-France has prepared a selection of cities where you can see the National Day fireworks.
The municipalities of Île-de-France will adorn themselves with blue, white and red this week on the occasion of the national holiday. While most municipalities have planned events for July 13 and 14, some have seen things big and are offering fireworks for the occasion. So where to see these sound and light shows in the region?
· Paris
The capital will of course offer its traditional fireworks display from the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro gardens. Spectators can gather on the Champ de Mars to admire the thirty-minute show on the theme of freedom. The show, free and without reservation, will be accompanied by a symphonic concert at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. It is advisable to come very early to hope to have a place.
Please note, due to the fireworks, the Paris police headquarters has requested the closure of several metro and RER stations. The RATP indicates on its website that the Trocadéro station is likely to be closed from 7 p.m. on lines 6 and 9. The Passy, Boissière, Bir-Hakeim, Ecole Militaire, Alma-Marceau, Pont de l’Alma, Champ de Mars-Eiffel Tower stations may also be closed on lines 6, 8, 9 and on line C of the RER.
· Seine et Marne
MELUN: the fireworks will be fired on July 13 from the pool car park, around 11 p.m. It will be visible from the banks of the Seine, near the Promenade des Vaux. A dancing evening is also planned on Place Praslin from 7 p.m., with a ball for children and a guinguette for adults, as well as food-trucks for eating.
SCALES: On July 13, Chellois will be able to admire a sports-themed fireworks display from the Montagne de Chelles. The show will start at 11 p.m.
SAVIGNY-LE-TEMPLE: go to the Domaine de la Grange-la Prévôté park for the fireworks, which will be set off at nightfall. Entertainment is also planned from 4.30 p.m. in the castle park, and food trucks will be present for those who would like to picnic in the park.
BAILLY-ROMAINVILLIERS: the festivities are organized on the forecourt of the Alizés school on Wednesday July 13th. The cinema-themed fireworks will begin at 11 p.m. The catering area will be open from 7:30 p.m., with musical entertainment from 9 p.m. and a ball with DJ after the fireworks.
A fireworks display will also take place on July 13 in the municipalities of Provins and Pontault-Combault.
Yvelines
VERSAILLES: the summer program of the Grandes Eaux Nocturnes is adapting this July 14 to offer a great stroll of 2h30 in the gardens of the castle, closed by a fireworks display. Please note that unlike many fireworks which are free events, this one will require a ticket, as it takes place as part of the castle’s summer programme.
MANTES LA JOLIE: meet on the banks of the Seine this Wednesday, July 13, to admire the fireworks from 11 p.m. The festivities will begin a little earlier in the evening, with a distribution of lanterns in the square Brieussel-Bourgeois at 10 p.m. The fireworks will be followed by a popular dance on the Place Saint-Maclou.
RAMBOUILLET: the July 13 fireworks display will take place in the castle grounds from 10:45 p.m. and will be followed by a guinguette ball on place Félix Faure. A patriotic ceremony will also take place at 5:30 p.m. at the war memorial.
PLEASURE: start of the festivities in the castle grounds on Wednesday July 13 at 9 p.m. The fireworks on the theme of opera and musicals will be fired from 11 p.m. Two food trucks will also be present.
Fireworks are also planned for July 13 in Triel-sur-Seine, Houdan, Guyancourt, Marly-le-Roi, Trappes, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Houilles, Poissy, Les Mureaux and Saint-Germain-en-Laye .
Essone
EVRY-COURCOURONNES: the festivities will take place in two stages. The traditional fireworks will be fired on July 14 from 11 p.m. and will be visible from the lake park. The day before, the Republican parade will take place from 6 p.m. on Boulevard Georges-Pompidou, and the grand ball will begin at 8 p.m. in Square Jean-Paul II.
PALACE: the fireworks are scheduled for Wednesday 13 at 11 p.m. at the Georges Collet stadium. It will be followed by a dance party.
CORBEIL-ESSONNES: a stroll from 10:30 p.m. from Place Comte-Haymon will end on the banks of the Seine to admire the fireworks from 11 p.m. Entertainment is planned from 7 p.m. on Place Comte-Haymon with a popular ball and performances by local artists.
Fireworks will also take place on Wednesday July 13 in Les Ulis, Viry-Châtillon, Savigny-sur-Orge and Draveil. In Etampes, the fireworks are organized on July 14.
Hauts-de-Seine
ANTONY: meet on Wednesday July 13 at the Parc de la Noisette from 11 p.m. for the fireworks. The firefighters’ ball will start from 9 p.m. until 4 a.m. at the Antony barracks.
LEVALLOIS-PERRET: the fireworks on the theme of travel will be fired on July 13 from the Levallois bridge around 11 p.m. It will last about twenty minutes. The municipality advises to settle on the banks, between the rue du President-Wilson and the rue Anatole-France to see the show well.
BAGNEUX: the fireworks can be admired on Wednesday 13 from 11 p.m. from the Maurice-Thorez plain. The pyrotechnic show will be accompanied by mythical songs from the 1950s until today. A popular ball will begin at 8 p.m. on Place Dampierre.
RUEIL-MALMAISON: the fireworks will be fired from 11 p.m. Wednesday 13. The doors of the Bois-Préau park will open from 8 p.m. to have the best place to admire the show.
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX: the fireworks display on July 13 this year has the theme “reunions”. Spectators can come and admire it at 10:30 p.m. in the Île Saint-Germain departmental park. The fireworks will be preceded by the traditional parade with lanterns through the park from 9:45 p.m. Please note that entry to the park will only be from the Avenue Jean-Monnet side. The municipality also indicates that backpacks, sports bags and suitcases will be prohibited in the park due to the reinforced Vigipirate plan.
Other fireworks will be set off on the evening of July 13 in Vanves, Asnières-sur-Seine, Clichy, Gennevilliers, Suresnes, Boulogne-Billancourt, Courbevoie, Colombes, Montrouge and Nanterre.
In Puteaux, Châtenay-Malabry and Clamart, the fireworks will take place on the evening of July 14.
Seine-Saint-Denis
ST DENIS: the traditional fireworks display will take place on Wednesday 13 at the Parc de la Légion d’honneur at 11 p.m. The show should last thirty minutes. The park will be open from 6 p.m. for a musical aperitif followed by a picnic.
BAGNOLET: meet at Parc de la Briqueterie at 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday July 13 for the fireworks display. Access to the park will be via the entrances on the rue Raspail, rue Sadi-Carnot and rue Jeanne-Hornet side.
BOBIGNY: the fireworks are scheduled for Wednesday 13 at Parc de la Bergère at 11 p.m. Its theme will be the 200th anniversary of the Canal de l’Ourcq. For security reasons, the footbridge and the banks of the canal will be closed from 9 p.m. for the establishment of a perimeter. It is therefore advisable to arrive at the park before this time.
AUBERVILLIERS: the appointment is given Wednesday evening at the Eli Lotar park around 10:30 p.m. for the fireworks display lasting about twenty minutes. Entertainment is also planned for July 14 at Stalingrad Park, with pony rides, a dance hall and games for children.
PUPPET: the fireworks will take place on the day of the national holiday on the banks of the canal de l’Ourcq at the place de la Pointe. Start of the show at 11 p.m. A musette ball is scheduled from 7 p.m., followed by an orchestra at 8:30 p.m. and a DJ at 9 p.m.
Fireworks are planned for July 13 in Aulnay-sous-Bois, Drancy, Dugny, Epinay, Livry-Gargan, Montfermeil, Neuilly-sur-Marne, Noisy-le-Grand, Noisy-le-Sec, Rosny-sous -Bois, Stains and Villetaneuse. In Clichy-sous-Bois, the fireworks will take place on the evening of July 14.
· Val de Marne
JEWISHTOWN: the fireworks will take place on Wednesday 1 p.m. at 11 p.m. at the Hautes-Bruyères departmental park. It will be preceded by a grand ball at 8:30 p.m. Activities are planned from 10 a.m. for the children: make-up workshop, balloon sculpture, giant table football and even a ball for the children. Safety instructions are in place: glass and plastic bottles are prohibited, as are sharp objects and fireworks.
IVRY-SUR-SEINE: start of the festivities on Wednesday 13 at 7 p.m. at the Cormailles departmental park, with popular ball and entertainment for children. The fireworks will be set off at dusk. Entrance to the park will be from the Cité Maurice-Thorez side and from Avenue Danielle-Casanova.
FONTENAY-SOUS-BOIS: the fireworks will take place on the evening of the national holiday at 10:30 p.m. at the Le Tiec stadium. The day before, a big ball is organized from 9 p.m. at the kiosk in the park of the town hall.
GENTILLY: spectators will be able to admire the fireworks on Wednesday evening, around 11 p.m., from the Maurice-Baquet sports complex. It will be preceded by a large picnic in Picasso Park.
CHOISY-LE-ROI: entertainment is planned from 7 p.m. in the Parc de la Grande Mademoiselle. The fireworks will be set off around 11:30 p.m. and can be admired from the banks of the Seine and in front of the Aragon media library.
Other fireworks will be set off on Wednesday 13, notably in Arcueil and Champigny. In Cachan, Vitry-sur-Seine, Thiais, Kremlin-Bicêtre, and Maisons-Alfort, the fireworks will take place on July 14.
· Val d’Oise
ARGENTEUIL: the fireworks will be fired on 1 p.m. at 11 p.m. from the city hall park. Spectators will also be able to attend the musical piece “Boom Boom La La La” by DJ Zebra.
PONTOISE: the July 14 fireworks will be visible from the banks of the Oise and the railway bridge from 10:45 p.m. It will last about twenty minutes and has the theme “dream of a starry night”. A show with a musical background with songs by John Lennon, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Mylène Farmer.
GOUSSAINVILLE: the July 14 festivities will take place at Goussainville Plage, in Parc Delaune, from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The evening will continue at the Maurice-Baquet sports complex for a concert, giant barbecue and ball, with of course the traditional fireworks which will be set off around 11 p.m.
Fireworks are also planned for the evening of July 13 in Auvers-sur-Oise, Franconville, Garges-lès-Gonesse and Herblay-sur-Seine.
In Eubonne, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Montmorency and Gonesse, the fireworks will take place on the evening of July 14.
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