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The Opening Ceremony live stream at Olympics 2024 may not technically be the first event of the Olympics but it's still the first event in our hearts — and you can watch it from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free!

PARIS OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY TIMES, TV CHANNELS

Date and time: Fri., July 26 @ 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. BST / 3 a.m. AEST (July 27)

• Canada — Watch FREE on CBC

• U.S. — Watch live on Peacock TV, and on NBC via Sling or Fubo

• U.K. — Watch on Discovery Plus

• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk free

The Opening Ceremony of the Paris Games is an all-day affair. In the U.S., coverage of the Opening Ceremony will begin at 12 p.m. ET with a preview show on NBC. Then, the event will officially get underway live at 1:30 p.m. ET. If you miss the live broadcast, an enhanced encore broadcast will air in primetime on NBC. This encore presentation will start at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Once things get going at 1:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. local time in Paris) they won't stop for a while. The Opening Ceremony route will start on the Seine under the Austerlitz Bridge beside the Jardin des Plantes. Athletes will travel along the river on boats until the route concludes at the Trocadero, where the lighting of the Olympic torch will take place. So don't miss a single moment, and make sure you don’t any of the Paris Games by checking out our guide on how to watch Olympics 2024.

WHERE TO WATCH OPENING CEREMONY AT OLYMPICS 2024 FOR FREE

Australian viewers looking to enjoy every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympics are in luck as the entire festival of sport will be broadcast for FREE across Channel 9 and 9Gem.

Opening Ceremony at Olympics 2024 will be shown on [Channel 9/9Gem] — and you can watch for free on the 9Now streaming service, which is compatible with most streaming devices.

Additional free-to-air coverage of the Paris Olympics can be found in Canada (CBC Gem) and the U.K. (BBC iPlayer). However, these networks won’t be showing every single event, so you may need to sign up for a premium service for full coverage in these countries.

If you’re normally in one of these countries but won’t be during the Paris Olympics, you don’t have to miss out thanks to one of the best VPNs. These allow you to watch your go-to streaming wherever you are in the world. Our favorite is NordVPN.

HOW TO WATCH OPENING CEREMONY AT OLYMPICS 2024 FROM ANYWHERE

If you're not in your home country during the Olympics 2024 and are unable to live stream from wherever you are, you can still tune in via a virtual private network, or VPN. A VPN makes it appear like you're surfing the web from your home allowing you to access the streaming services you already pay for. It's legal and easy to do.

We've tested many different VPN services and our favorite is NordVPN; it offers superb speeds, excellent customer service and a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it out first to see if it's right for you. But you've got other VPN options too, so check out our full list of the best VPN services.

HOW TO WATCH OPENING CEREMONY AT OLYMPICS 2024 IN THE U.S.

The U.S. is set to host the Olympics in 2028, with Los Angeles, California confirmed as the host city, but to enjoy this year’s Olympics held in Paris, France, viewers in America are going to be relying on NBCUniversal who will be broadcasting the Opening Ceremony across its channels including NBC, USA and MSNBC. These may be included with your cable package.

However, your best option is NBC’s streaming service Peacock as it’s set to live stream every event at the Paris Olympics promising to offer a daily recap with highlights of all the biggest medal-winning moments. To tune in, you'll need either a Premium subscription ($7.99/month) or Premium Plus ($13.99/month, which also gets rid of some ads).

HOW TO WATCH OPENING CEREMONY AT OLYMPICS 2024 IN THE UK

Back in the good old days, the BBC was the exclusive U.K. home of the Olympics, but that all changed in 2021 when Discovery came on the scene. Fortunately, many events are still free to watch on the BBC and BBC iPlayer but remember it won’t have everything.

Brits who don’t want to miss a single second of the action will need to invest in Discovery Plus. A subscription will cost you £6.99 per month (reduced to £3.99 per month during the Olympics) for the Standard plan which includes the action from Paris 2024. Having to pay to watch the Olympics is a foreign concept to many in the U.K. but for your money, you’ll get access to every single Olympics sport, including Opening Ceremony.

HOW TO WATCH OPENING CEREMONY AT OLYMPICS 2024 IN CANADA

Olympics coverage in Canada is split across CBC, Sportsnet and TSN, with many events being live-streamed for free on the CBC Gem.

CBC Gem is a free platform, but you can pay $5.99 per month (7-day free trial) to remove some advertisements and gain access to the service’s on-demand library. However, if you don’t mind tolerating commercials, you can enjoy most of the Olympics 2024 for free.

HOW TO WATCH OPENING CEREMONY AT OLYMPICS 2024 IN AUSTRALIA

Regardless of the final medal table, Aussies are the real winners of the Olympics 2024. That’s because, in the land of Oz, every single Olympic event is being broadcast for free across Channel 9 and 9Gem, with online live streams available via 9Now.

Not in Australia right now? You can simply use a VPN like NordVPN to watch all the action on 9Now as if you were back home.

HOW TO WATCH OPENING CEREMONY AT OLYMPICS 2024 IN NEW ZEALAND

Over in New Zealand, the Olympic Games are typically split between free service TVNZ, and premium provider Sky Sport. That’s set to be the case for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Free Olympic 2024 live streams will be available for New Zealanders on the TNVZ Plus streaming service. While a Sky Sport Now subscription will run you $29.99 per week, or $49.99 per month.