2024 Paris Olympics: Everything to know about opening ceremony

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History will be made in Paris on Friday when more than 10,000 of the world’s best athletes gather for a never-before-seen opening ceremony that will highlight the most iconic Parisian landmarks. 

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris marks a return to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Games in Tokyo to be delayed until 2021. Friday’s celebrations will set the tone as the parade of athletes makes its way down the Seine River by boat. 

Spectators view the Eiffel Tower and Olympic rings along the Seine River on July 21, 2024, in Paris. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

It is the first time the opening ceremony will take place outside a stadium.

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Read below for information on the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony. 

Approximately 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in Friday’s festivities. More than 90 boats will carry these athletes on the Seine as spectators line up to watch. According to the Olympics website, larger NOCs will have their own boat while smaller ones will share a vessel.

About 220,000 invited and security-screened spectators are expected to fill the upper tiers of the Seine's banks, and an additional 104,000 paying spectators will watch from the lower riverside and around the Trocadéro plaza.

Seats for spectators are seen on the Pont du Carrousel, above the Seine River, with the Eiffel Tower in the background on July 23, 2024, as Paris prepares to host the Olympic Games. (Remon Haazen/Getty Images)

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The parade will follow the 3.7-mile stretch of