How to Attend the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe?
General admission, numbered grandstand, lounges, Michelin-starred table, private boxes: what France Galop sells, what is sourced on request, and how to choose.
Last updated 6 October 2026 · 3 min read
To attend the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, you need a ticket sold by France Galop, which organises the race and operates ParisLongchamp racecourse. Several levels exist: general admission, at the edge of the track near the winning post; a reserved lawn facing the finish; a grandstand with numbered seats along the home straight; a raised platform; a festive area on Sunday. Hospitality adds a lounge, a meal and often a numbered grandstand seat; private boxes are requested on quotation. The 2027 offer has not yet been published. TGZ resells no tickets: we source seats and hospitality on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment.
The overall answer: a seat, or a lounge
At Longchamp, two ways of being at the races sit side by side: with a ticket, which gives you a vantage point — the lawn, a grandstand, a platform —, or with a hospitality package, which adds a lounge, a meal and, often, a numbered grandstand seat.
The table below sets out the offer published by France Galop for the 2026 edition. The 2027 offer will be published later; names and contents may change.
| Ticket | What it offers | Days |
|---|---|---|
| General admission | Lawn at the edge of the track, near the winning post; parade ring | Saturday and Sunday |
| Arc festive area | Entertainment alongside the racing; no access to the weighing-room side, that of the grandstand | Sunday |
| Reserved lawn facing the finish | A reserved area, facing the finishing line | Saturday and Sunday |
| Grandstand facing the finish | Numbered seats along the home straight, private bar | Saturday and Sunday |
| Raised platform | An elevated view over the track and the horses | Saturday and Sunday |
Hospitality: lounges, restaurants, Michelin-starred table
France Galop sells its own hospitality packages. For the 2026 edition, they ranged from a lounge with drinks and a numbered grandstand seat to the brasserie set up near the parade ring, on Saturday; from a panoramic gastronomic restaurant, with access to the grandstand rooftop, to a trackside cocktail, on Sunday; from bistronomic cuisine in a lounge to a Michelin-starred table, also on Sunday.
We source these packages on request, from the organiser or authorised partners, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment. For a couple or a few friends, a lounge table is enough; to watch the Arc seated, check that a numbered grandstand seat is included.
| Package | What it includes | For whom |
|---|---|---|
| Lounge with grandstand seat | Refined lounge, drinks, numbered grandstand seat | Couples, friends, small groups |
| Restaurant — brasserie, bistronomy, panoramic table | Seated lunch, semi-private lounge; rooftop access for the panoramic table | Those who wish to lunch on site, unhurried |
| Michelin-starred table (Sunday) | Gastronomic menu in a lounge, during the afternoon's racing | A day centred on the table |
| Trackside cocktail (Sunday) | Upscale cocktail, as close as possible to the track | Those who prefer to stand, near the horses |
Private boxes: hosting
To host family, friends or clients, France Galop offers private boxes, with a panoramic view and fine catering, on request and on quotation, for one day or both. Their contents and capacity are confirmed for each edition.
We look with you at the size of the group and the day, source the box from the organiser, and arrange the welcome of your guests: arrival, valet, attire, gifts, dinner after the race.
Choosing your day, and your vantage point
Saturday is calmer, ideal for discovering the racecourse. Sunday is where the interest lies: the Arc and several other Group 1 races, a crowd of several tens of thousands, and packages that go first.
The vantage point matters as much as the day. The finishing line is best seen from the grandstand, opposite the winning post; the parade ring, where the horses are seen before each race, is on the grandstand side. If you want both, the lounge with a numbered grandstand seat is often the right answer.
What to remember
France Galop sells tickets, hospitality and private boxes; the 2027 offer will be published later. TGZ Conciergerie, an independent house with no affiliation with France Galop or with ParisLongchamp racecourse, and no official status, resells no tickets: we source seats, lounges and private boxes on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment, and compose the whole stay around them.
Frequently asked questions
From France Galop, which organises the race and sells tickets and hospitality. If you entrust your stay to us, we source them on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment; we resell no tickets.
The organiser has not yet announced it: its ticket office simply looks ahead to 2027. We follow the opening and source your package as soon as it is possible.
Best from the grandstand facing the finish, with numbered seats, or from the reserved lawn opposite it. Several hospitality packages include a numbered grandstand seat.
Yes, at the parade ring, on the grandstand side. General admission gives access to it; the Sunday festive area, however, has no access to the weighing-room side.
Private boxes are requested on quotation, and their capacity is confirmed for each edition. For a few people, a hospitality lounge or a restaurant table is often the better fit; we guide you according to your group.
Yes. In 2026, some seats and some hospitality were sold for Saturday and Sunday, and even as a two-day package for the private boxes and the panoramic table. We compose the weekend according to the 2027 offer.
We resell no tickets. We source seats and hospitality on request, from the organiser or authorised partners, and confirm their origin and conditions to you before any commitment.
Take it further
Your place at Longchamp, chosen with you
Tell us which days you wish to experience and how — grandstand, lounge, private box: we source on request, origin and conditions confirmed, and compose the stay around it, on quotation.