Nantes 2024 Olympic Games Guide: Dates and Tickets

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games won't just be taking place in the capital; they'll also be taking place in a number of provincial cities, much to the delight of sports fans, with Nantes, the legendary land of soccer, providing commentary.

Want to find out more about the 2024 Olympics in Nantes? This guide gives you all the practical information you need to make the most of the Nantes 2024 Olympic Games this summer, including dates, ticket prices and competition venues. For a guaranteed stress-free stay, think about booking a luggage storage facility in Nantes! You can find luggage storage near Olympic games in France for a few hours or more and enjoy the city to the full without being encumbered.

Football at the 2024 Olympics in Nantes: matches to watch

Nantes is one of the 7 host cities for the Olympic football events at the 2024 Games. The Beaujoire stadium, which has a capacity of 37,000, was chosen over Toulouse's Stadium. Nicknamed the "stade des Canaris" (the nickname given to the players of FC Nantes), it has already hosted several matches during the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

As part of these Olympic and Paralympic Games, Nantes will be hosting men's and women's events for a total of 8 matches, including a women's quarter-final and the men's football small final, according to the following schedule:

Wednesday 24 July 2024, at 5pm (men, group C)
Thursday 25 July 2024, at 5pm (women, group C)
Saturday 27 July 2024, at 5pm (men, group C)
Sunday 28 July 2024, at 7pm (women, Group C)
Tuesday 30 July 2024, at 9pm (men, group D)
Wednesday 31 July 2024, at 5pm (women, group C)
Saturday 3 August 2024, at 9pm (women, quarter-final - with the French football team, if it finishes first in the group phase)
Thursday 8 August 2024, at 5pm (match for 3rd place in the men's football tournament)

Draw for the Paris 2024 Olympic football tournaments

The draw for the men's and women's Olympic football tournaments on Wednesday 20 March 2024 has determined the composition of the groups as follows: 

Draw for the men's Olympic football tournament in Paris 2024

Draw for the Paris 2024 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
 

Where to watch football during the Olympic Games in Nantes?

In addition to the many bars and restaurants in Nantes that will be broadcasting the sporting events, an area dedicated to the Olympic Games in Nantes will be open from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Known as Club 24, this fan zone in Nantes will be open to all for free and set up on the eastern side of Ile Feydeau, in an area that includes Feydball (a football pitch located on the Carré Feydeau lawn opposite the Bouffay tram stop) and Parvis Neptune.

As well as showing the events on the big screen, Club 24 will be hosting a host of sporting and cultural events based around sport and parasport.

2024 Nantes Olympics: tickets and practical info

Tickets for the 2024 Olympic Games in Nantes are available for purchase on several platforms. We recommend that you buy your tickets online from the official Olympic Games ticketing website, where they are available for sale in a secure environment.

Visit the official Olympic Games website or other approved ticketing platforms. You will find a variety of options for attending the various competitions, as well as tickets for the football, basketball, volleyball, rugby and hockey matches scheduled to take place in Nantes.

There are currently no physical points of sale in Nantes for the purchase of tickets in person. If any are announced, we will inform you here of the location of these points of sale.

Ticket prices: what can you expect?

Ticket prices will vary depending on a number of factors, including the type of sport, the phase of the competition and the seating position. For football and basketball, tickets will start from €24 for the group stages and could go up to €150 or more for the finals. Premium seats, offering a privileged view of the action, will be available at higher prices, up to a few hundred euros.