There’s mainly just one night time per 12 months when you possibly can spend the night within the firm of dozens of firemen, and it’s this weekend!
The night time of thirteenth July, to rejoice the French nationwide vacation, there are firemen’s balls all spherical town (fairly a number of of that are close to our inns) and we’ve got all the small print, together with a really helpful map! 😜

The custom of firemen’s balls just isn’t as previous as we thought – the primary one was held in Montmartre in 1937 and yearly since then, shortly spreading to most cities within the nation.
The balls are typically organised on thirteenth & 14th July, however this 12 months they’re really on twelfth & thirteenth July. Nevertheless, in Paris on twelfth July there is just one venue inside town limits (right here within the seventeenth arrondissement), open from 7pm to 4am!
As for all of the balls, admission is technically free however you’re strongly inspired to donate a number of euros on the entrance. It’s for an excellent trigger (the fireplace service).
All the most important events are being held on thirteenth July 2024, so right here’s the record of all of the firemen’s balls taking place that day in Paris.
On the Left Financial institution close to our inns you’ve gotten 4 choices:
— Masséna, within the thirteenth
— Port Royal, additionally within the thirteenth
— Colombier, within the sixth (which is our favorite, for its giant courtyard and nice atmosphere), and
— Grenelle, within the fifteenth
The latter closes at 3am, the remaining at 4am.
For those who’d wish to cross over the Seine to see a fireman or two, there are twice as many occasions 😥, with a few venues really nonetheless very near our inns. Right here’s the map of all of the ball son thirteenth July 2024 ⤵️ and for more information (in French), click on right here!
The Paris firemen’s balls are on thirteenth July 2024 from 9pm – 4am (sometimes 3am)
Free!
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