Celebrate our Olympic athletes and experience the excitement of the Paris 2024 Games at the NAC.

During the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the National Arts Centre (NAC) and CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Olympic Network, will be teaming up to bring Ottawa-Gatineau residents all the thrilling moments and celebrate the performances of Canadian athletes. From July 26 to August 10, CBC/Radio-Canada’s comprehensive coverage of Paris 2024 will be shown in the NAC’s public spaces. For the event, the NAC’s Kipnes Lantern will sport the colours of Paris 2024.

The festivities will kick off on July 25 at 10:30 a.m. with the women’s soccer game between Canada and New Zealand, followed by the Opening Ceremony on July 26, starting at 1 p.m. Afterwards, Olympic Games events will be broadcast in the NAC public spaces every day between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., in French, English and Indigenous languages, ​​when available.

“We are thrilled to partner with CBC/Radio-Canada to bring the excitement of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 to our public spaces at the National Arts Centre. This collaboration not only celebrates the spirit of global athleticism but also strengthens our commitment to fostering community engagement and cultural enrichment. Together, we look forward to providing a vibrant and inclusive viewing experience for all visitors.”
– Christopher Deacon, President and CEO, National Arts Centre

“This collaboration is a testament to the strong ties between our two institutions, which each play a unique role in shaping our shared identity. Thanks to this partnership, visitors to the National Arts Centre can closely follow the Canadian athletes they admire, and together celebrate their Olympic exploits.”

– Catherine Tait, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada

This collaboration between two national cultural institutions will allow residents and visitors in the National Capital Region to come together and cheer on our athletes, while sharing in the excitement of the first Olympic Games held before an international audience since 2018. 

The NAC and CBC/Radio-Canada will also be working together for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. More information will follow in the coming weeks.

About the National Arts Centre

The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multidisciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams — the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety — and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada. The NAC is located in the National Capital Region on the unceded territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation.

About CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.

Media contacts:

National Arts Centre
Carl Martin
Senior Advisor, Strategy and Communications
carl.martin@nac-cna.ca

CBC/Radio-Canada
Emma Iannetta
Senior Specialist, Media Relations
emma.iannetta@cbc.ca