Overview

• Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen on December 7, 2024, nearly five years after a devastating fire.
• President Emmanuel Macron will deliver a speech inside the cathedral, celebrating the fulfillment of the reconstruction timeline.
• The reopening ceremony will include an 'awakening of the organ,' which has been restored after damage from the fire.
• The initial reopening weekend will feature a representation of parish communities, though attendance will be limited due to space constraints.
• A six-month period of reopening events will follow, including daily masses and pilgrimages, culminating on Pentecost in June 2025.