Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Frequently Asked Questions
Date, tickets, hospitality, private boxes, attire, hotel, arrival: everything we are asked before a racing weekend at Longchamp.
Last updated 6 October 2026 · 3 min read
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2027 will take place in October, at ParisLongchamp racecourse, in the Bois de Boulogne; the race is traditionally run on the first Sunday of the month, and the exact day will be published by France Galop. It is a Group 1 flat race over 2,400 metres, run since 1920, within a racing weekend. France Galop sells tickets, hospitality and private boxes; some restaurants require smart dress, and custom is elegant. Guests stay in a Right Bank palace hotel or in western Paris; they arrive by car with a chauffeur, by shuttle from Porte Maillot or Porte d'Auteuil, or by jet to Le Bourget. TGZ Conciergerie composes the stay without reselling tickets.
The race
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat race, run over 2,400 metres of turf, open to horses aged three and over, colts and fillies, geldings not being admitted. Created in 1920, it bears the name of the monument beneath which the Allies paraded in 1919.
It is run at Longchamp, a racecourse inaugurated in 1857 in the Bois de Boulogne and reopened in 2018 after its grandstand was rebuilt, traditionally on the first Sunday of October. Saturday opens the weekend; on Sunday, the Arc follows several other Group 1 races.
Tickets and hospitality
France Galop sells general admission, a reserved lawn and a grandstand facing the finish, a raised platform, a festive area on Sunday, as well as lounges, restaurants — including a panoramic table and a Michelin-starred table — and private boxes, on request. The 2027 offer will be published later.
TGZ resells no tickets: we source seats and hospitality on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment. Our guide How to Attend the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe? compares each route.
Stay and logistics
Guests stay in a Right Bank palace hotel, in western Paris, or in a private apartment. They arrive by car with a chauffeur, by free shuttle from Porte Maillot or Porte d'Auteuil, by T2 tram, by jet to Le Bourget or by helicopter to the Paris heliport.
Our guides Where to Stay for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe? and How to Get to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe? set out each option; What Is the Dress Code for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe? explains the custom.
Frequently asked questions
October 2027, at ParisLongchamp racecourse. The race is traditionally run on the first Sunday of October; the exact day has not yet been published by the organiser, and we confirm it to you as soon as it is published.
France Galop, which also operates ParisLongchamp racecourse and sells tickets and hospitality.
From France Galop. If you entrust your stay to us, we source them on request, origin and conditions confirmed before any commitment; we resell no tickets.
France Galop offers private boxes on request, for one day or both. We source them subject to availability for the 2027 edition and arrange the welcome of your guests.
No written rule for the whole racecourse; smart dress is required in some restaurants, and custom is elegant on Sunday: suit and tie, day dress or suit, a hat if desired.
In a Right Bank palace hotel — Le Bristol, the Plaza Athénée, the Four Seasons George V or the Ritz Paris, cited for illustration —, in western Paris, or in a private apartment. Book early for early October.
By car with a chauffeur, some twenty minutes outside busy periods; by metro to Porte Maillot or Porte d'Auteuil, then by free shuttle; or by T2 tram to Suresnes-Longchamp.
No. TGZ Conciergerie is an independent house, with no affiliation with France Galop or with ParisLongchamp racecourse, and no official status.
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