Shows at the Palace of Versailles

The summer programme at the Versailles Estate is packed with great events! Festive entertainment, music and exceptional evening events are happening all summer, and right up to 31st October 2017. Visitors can attend the ‘Musical Fountains Show’, the ‘Fountains Night Show’… , discover the ‘Royal Voices’ or take part in a Masked Ball … All the details on not-to-be-missed festivities, with a cheap accommodation in Paris, on BVJ PARIS HOSTEL, with a direct acces to Versailles !

Musical Fountains Show

From 1 April  to 29 October 2017 – Saturday and Sunday; From 23 May to 27 June – Tuesday; 14 April, 25 May, 14 July and 15 August 2017

The Musical Fountains Show invites visitors to stroll through the gardens of Versailles that the Sun King was so fond of.  An invigorating walk past ornamental ponds and fountains, which for a few hours regain all the past glory and splendour  of the court of Louis XIV, thanks to the expertise of water-fountain engineers. Waterfalls, jets and sprays of water spring forth in a crystal clear aquatic dance to the sound of music by Lully.

• Opening of the groves: from 9am to 7pm
• Music from 10am to 7pm
• Water effects (week-end) 11am to 12-noon and from 3.30pm to 5pm. Tuesday: 11am to 12-noon and from 2.30pm to 4pm
• Water effects at the Mirror Fountain every 10 minutes, from 10am to 7pm
• Water display in the Water Theatre Grove: every 15 minutes from 10am to 7pm
• Water effects at the Neptune Fountain: at 5.20pm except Tuesday

Rate: €9,5. Reduced rate: €8. Free for children aged under 6.

Fountains Night Show

From 17 June to 16 September 2017 – Saturday

From 17 june to 16 September 2017 – Saturday

At dusk, the Fountains Night Show unveils the charm of the gardens of Versailles … Lighting and stage effects artists, musicians and a group of fireworks experts,  the ‘Groupe F’,  create a stunning ephemeral itinerary of visual, sound and aquatic installations with a fireworks finale under the starry sky of the Versailles Estate, to the sound of baroque music.

• Itinerary: from 8.30pm to 11.05pm.
• Fireworks finale in front of the Grand Canal: from 10.50 to 11.05pm

Rate: €26. Reduced rate: €22. Free for children aged under 6

Royal serenade in the Hall of Mirrors

From 17 June to 16 September 2017 – Saturday

Just before The Fountains Night Show, dancers from the company L’Eventail and musicians from Les Folies Françoises invite visitors to accompany them from the Royal Apartments to the famous Hall of Mirrors. A circuit punctuated with theatre sketches portraying the customs and habits of the court in the 17th century.

• Performances lasting 40 minutes: at 6.30pm, 6.50pm, 7.10pm, 7.30pm  and 7.50pm

Rate: €24. Reduced rate: €21. Free for children aged under 6.

Serenade + Grandes Eaux Nocturnes: €42. Reduced rate: €35. Free for children aged under 6.

New: Serenade + Grandes Eaux Musicales: €28. Reduced rate: €24. Free for children aged under 6.

The Musical Gardens

From 31 March to 27 October – Friday (except 14 July); from 4 April to 16 May and from 4 July to 31 October 2017 – Tuesday

Till the 31st october, the Musical Gardens event invites visitors to discover preserved areas of the Versailles Estate, with its French-style formal garden designed by the landscape architect André Le Nôtre. A chance to discover groves and other features: sculpture, architecture, fountains … on a musical promenade.

• Opening of the groves: from 9am to 7pm
• Music from 10am to 7pm
• Water effects at the Mirror Fountain every 10 minutes, from 10am to 7pm
• Water display in the Water Theatre Grove: every 15 minutes from 10am to 7pm

Rate: €8,5. Reduce rate: €7,5. Free for children aged under 6.

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