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The Tuileries Garden
From Royal Garden to Public Park
Read all about the secrets and history of the most beautiful garden in Paris, designed over 500 years ago.
Opening hours
The opening hours of the Tuileries Garden vary from season to season. Remember to check them before coming. Entry is free all year round.
Tuileries Garden
- 7:00 AM to 8:30 PMFrom 1 to 14 September 2026
- 7:00 AM to 9:00 PMApril, May, September and October
- 7:30 AM to 7:30 PMJanuary, February, March, November and December
- 7:00 AM to 11:00 PMJune, July, August
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Visitors will be asked to vacate the premises 30 minutes before closing
As the Olympic and Paralympic Cauldron returns to the Tuileries Garden from 21 June to 14 September 2026, the garden’s opening hours will undergo the following changes:
- from 22 June to 31 July: closing at 10:30 p.m.
- from 1 to 31 August: closing at 9:30 p.m.
- from 1 to 14 September: closing at 8:30 p.m.
The garden opens to visitors every day at 7 a.m., but the Cauldron area will only be accessible from 10 a.m. Visitors will be asked to clear the Cauldron area 1 hour before the garden closes. Please visit https://vasqueparis2024.fr for more information on the Cauldron and its daily flight.
There are two public toilets located in the Tuileries Garden, both free and accessible during the garden’s opening hours. They can be found near the entrance on Place de la Concorde and near the entrance on Rue de Rivoli, across from Rue du 29 Juillet.
Four additional public toilets are available during the summer. All public toilets are accessible for persons with reduced mobility.
Activities for children
Have fun in the Tuileries Garden
The play areas and activities offered by the Tuileries Garden have long formed part of its picturesque Parisian image. Where the young princes Louis XIII and Louis XV once enjoyed time outdoors, families and children now fill the air with laughter and joy. Most of these activities are located to the north of the garden, on the Rue de Rivoli side.
Little boats
Floating on the Octagonal Grand Basin is a fleet of little boats with sails of all colours. Children can pick one of their fancy and help the vessel navigate the waters with a stick. This activity is iconic, as it has been offered in the garden since 1850!
Location: Octagonal Grand Basin, central alley
Price: €6 per rental
Play area
A slide, swings, roundabouts… since its creation in 2015, this play area has been a popular spot amongst little visitors! Fan favourite: the beautiful rope bridge nestled amongst the trees, above a bed of blue flowers.
Location: north of the garden, near the Castiglione entrance
Price: free
The Carrousel
Under the shade of trees, children can enjoy a ride on the beautifully coloured carrousel, with imagery recalling the magical universes created by the French children’s author Charles Perrault.
Location: north of the garden, near the Castiglione entrance
Price: €3 per ride
Trampolines
In an area surrounded by palm trees, children aged above 2 years old can enjoy a jump on one of the Tuileries trampolines! And don’t forget to take a look at the beautiful monument of Puss in Boots nearby, made in honour of Charles Perrault.
Location: north of the garden, between the Terrasse des Feuillants and the Octagonal Grand Basin
Price: €3
Biodiversity in the Tuileries Garden
Unnoticed biodiversity
Right in the heart of Paris, the estate of the Louvre and the Tuileries hosts biodiversity that frequently goes unnoticed, though the gardens draw a lot of visitors.
Schéma représentant les jardins du Louvre situés entre les deux réservoirs de biodiversité (le bois de Vincennes et le bois de Boulogne)
Visited by over thirty bird species, the Tuileries Garden plays an important role as a stopover point between the woodlands of the Bois de Vincennes and the Bois de Boulogne, along the ecological corridor of the Seine.
Since 2023, the Public Establishment of the Musée du Louvre has been conducting surveys of the garden fauna and flora to identify the wild species present, and enhance appreciation of them among visitors.
A visit to the Louvre gardens is an opportunity to (re)discover this extraordinary living and historical heritage and the wild nature it hosts.
The estate’s different areas
Trees, basins, lawns and more: this welcoming range of habitats means the Tuileries Garden is host to a rich ecosystem that comprises many different species.
The garden holds over 3,000 trees, which offer resting and roosting places for over thirty bird species, twenty-one of which are strictly protected in France (among which are the Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Grey Heron, and Grey Wagtail).
Some of these species are typical of aquatic habitats, woodland, hedged and open countryside.
Birds are drawn to the Tuileries Garden because its three sections supply comparable conditions: the Grand Carré, with ornamental ponds and open lawns; the Grand Couvert, a densely wooded area; and the Octogone, with stone terrace walls, an ornamental pond and beds of roses and lavender.
Restaurants & cafes
Fancy a drink or snack?
Take a break and enjoy a drink, coffee or ice cream at one of the many cafes and restaurants dotted around the Carrousel and Tuileries Gardens.
