Champs-Élysées set to turn into huge picnic site: Here’s how to get involved

It’s one of the most famous - and well-trodden - streets in the world and now the Champs-Élysées is set to welcome delighted visitors for an entirely unique event.

On Sunday 26 May, the Parisian avenue will transform into an enormous picnic site, hosting 4,000 residents of the French capital as well as tourists.

Thought up by the Champs-Élysées committee in collaboration with LG Electronics France, the event will give lucky attendees the opportunity to gather around a giant, traditional red and white chequered picnic rug.

Each attendee will be provided with a free picnic basket packed to the brim by a number of restaurateurs from the iconic Avenue's eateries.

There is a slight catch though - the tickets to the event will be awarded through a ballot system, meaning not everybody will be able to experience the grande picnic.

Running from the Arc de Triomphe to the intersection of Avenue George V at the other end of the Champs-Élysées, the car-free picnic site will be unrecognisable compared to its usual form of a bustling, traffic-jammed street.

The road will be transformed into nine separate zones, all featuring different French delicacies and lively outdoor games.

The 216-metre-long gingham picnic rug, set to be laid from rue Arsène Houssaye to Avenue George V, will likely be a sight to behold.

Each individual square on the huge red-and-white-checked blanket will seat up to six people. Organisers have deemed them “lucky epicureans”.

Guests fortunate enough to win a spot through the ballot will be able to attend one of two sittings - either at 12.00 or 2.00 pm.

It’s likely the picnic could be recognised by the Guinness World Records, given that the event will take place on an area of 4,212 metres squared - making it possibly the