When Is Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony 2024. The 2024 olympics opened in paris in spectacular style with thousands of athletes sailing along the river. A torch bearer runs atop the musee d’orsay, in paris, france, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 summer olympics, friday, july 26, 2024.

Nbc will air a live preshow at 2 p.m. A ceremony outside a stadium.