This event is in the past.It took place on August 26, 2026 at Cascade du Bois de Boulogne.

La Libération de Paris (Commémoration) 1
La Libération de Paris (Commémoration) 2
La Libération de Paris (Commémoration) 3

La Libération de Paris (Commémoration)

August 20 - August 26

At Cascade du Bois de Boulogne

Auteuil, Paris

🌳Arrive early to explore the park grounds
🚣Rent a rowboat on the lake after the ceremony

Every August, Paris honors the women and men who liberated the capital. This solemn commemoration remembers the 35 martyrs executed at the Bois de Boulogne waterfall in 1944, and the Spanish Republican fighters of La Nueve who were first to enter occupied Paris.

historical commemoration
outdoor ceremony
WWII memorial
free event