Where To Watch Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: USA, Canada, Philippines, UK, India & More
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially kick off in France on Friday with the opening ceremony.
The star-studded ceremony will take place on the Seine River, where athletes, celebrities and public figures will participate in the Parade of Nations via custom-made floats. This marks the first Olympic Games opening ceremony to be held outside of a stadium.
The parade will begin at the Austerlitz bridge around 7:30 p.m. local time Friday (1:30 p.m. EDT/10:30 a.m. PT), according to Deadline.
The floats will all travel to Trocadéro, Paris, where the main ceremonies will be held.
Team USA flag-bearers LeBron James and Coco Gauff as well as Olympic torch bearer Snoop Dogg will make appearances.
Athletes Simone Biles, A'ja Wilson and Katie Ledecky are also set to walk during the event.
Meanwhile, Lady Gaga and Celine Dion will perform Édith Piaf's classic "La Vie en Rose" at the commencement ceremony.
Paris residents and visitors who can't see the parade and main ceremonies up close can still watch the event live from any of the 80 giant screens and speakers set up around the city.
According to the official website of the Olympics, those at home can watch or stream the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the following platforms:
United States
The opening ceremony will be broadcast live on television by NBC at 1:30 p.m. EDT Friday.
Streaming is available on the NBC Sports and Peacock apps as well as the NBCOlympics.com and Peacock websites.
Australia
Viewers in Australia can catch the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony live on television on Channel 9.
They can also watch the event via the 9Now and Stan apps and websites.
Canada
Two channels in Canada will broadcast the ceremony: CBC Gem and Radio Canada.
The event will also be streamed on the CBC Gem and Tou.tv apps.
Philippines
Viewers in the Philippines have several streaming options to choose from if they want to watch the opening ceremony, which starts at 1:30 a.m. Saturday Philippine time.
PilipinasLive.com, GigaPlay.smart, CignalPlay.com, OneSports.ph, Pldthome.com and Redfiber.com.
India
Those watching from India can enjoy this year's opening ceremony on television via Sports18 or stream it via the JioCinema website and app.
United Kingdom
In the U.K., BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app will show the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. BST Friday.
Brazil
Brazilian fans can catch the event live on TV Globo and Sportv channels.
Other options include the Ge.globo website and Globoplay app.
South Africa
As for South Africa, the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony will air live on SABC and SABC Sport.
It will also be streamed on the websites SABC and SABC Sport.com as well as the app SABC Plus.
