The fireworks organized at New Year around the Arc de Triomphe will return for the transition to 2023 after two years of absence caused by the health crisis, the town hall of Paris told AFP, confirming information of BFM Paris.
Before the countdown and this fireworks set off at midnight, Parisians and tourists are invited to gather on the Champs-Élysées from 10:00 p.m. to enjoy a musical program that will
give pride of place to French artists
, indicated Deputy Tourism and Nightlife Frédéric Hocquard.
“A burning memory”
At the end of December 2021, faced with the progression of the Omicron variant, the town hall of Paris, which finances the event, had to cancel the fireworks and the concerts planned on the famous avenue.
A "
stinging memory
", recalls the deputy EELV.
A year earlier, she had chosen virtual reality, to promote distancing, with a concert by Jean-Michel Jarre in a digital Notre-Dame cathedral.
But after two years of restrictions, Paris "
will return to a normal level of tourists, that is to say equal to that of 2018 and 2019
", welcomes Frédéric Hocquard.
The Champs-Élysées expect 500,000 spectators for this New Year, according to the deputy.
“We are careful”
In September, the town hall decided, in the face of the energy crisis, to stop the illumination of the Eiffel Tower and municipal buildings earlier each night, among other sobriety measures aimed at reducing its energy consumption by 10%.
The New Year's fireworks “
fits into these specifications, it is not a sound and light show, we are careful
,” underlines Mr. Hocquard.
The other fireworks display organized by the town hall is fired on July 14 from the Eiffel Tower.
Actor Tahar Rahim will launch on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. Paris time) the end-of-year illuminations of the Champs-Élysées which, due to the energy crisis, will take place on restricted time slots, one week less and with reduced electricity consumption. drop of 44%, according to the Champs-Élysées Committee, which brings together the economic, cultural and institutional players in the district