After almost two weeks of competition and breathtaking sporting performances, the 2024 Paralympics in Paris will end on Sunday, September 8.

In the 549 medal events of the Paralympics so far, China leads in terms of the number of gold medals (71) and the total number of medals (163). After Great Britain (total 82, 35 gold medals), the athletes of the US team brought home a total of 77 medals, including 27 gold medals.

There is plenty to celebrate for the world’s best para-athletes at Sunday’s closing ceremony. Like the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, the celebrations will take place at the Stade de France.

Read on to find out everything you need to know about attending the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony and what to expect.

Date and time of the Paralympic Closing Ceremony

The Paralympic Closing Ceremony will take place on Sunday 8 September, starting at 20:30 CEST (14:30 EST).

Like the Olympic Closing Ceremony, the Paralympic Closing Ceremony will also take place at the Stade de France. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Opening Ceremonies made history by taking place in the heart of the city.

Tickets for the Paralympic Closing Ceremony

Tickets are required for the Paralympics Closing Ceremony and there is a fee to enter. The original ticket option is sold out, but resale tickets are available at a premium.

Hospitality packages starting at 375 euros are also available through Paris 2024’s hospitality partner, On Location.

TV and streaming information for the closing ceremony

If you want to watch the closing ceremony live, the telecast begins at 2:30 p.m. EST on CNBC and is streaming on Peacock. The ceremony can also be rewatched later on Peacock.

What to expect from the closing ceremony program

The traditional elements of the closing ceremony are the final parade of nations, musical and artistic performances and then the passing of the torch – figuratively and literally – from one host city to the next.

According to Billboard, the musical performances at the closing ceremony will “spotlight the French electronic scene,” with Jean-Michel Jarre opening and closing the ceremony and 24 French electronic artists performing.

Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the Paralympic Opening Ceremony, will also serve as artistic director for the Paralympic Closing Ceremony. Victor le Masne is the musical director and Romain Pissenem is the festival’s director/designer.

Like the Olympic Closing Ceremony, the Paralympic Closing Ceremony serves as a handover from one host city to the next, and organizers in Los Angeles are offering spectators a little taste of what to expect at LA28.

The award ceremony will be attended by U.S. Paralympics team members and Los Angeles residents Samantha Bosco, Ezra Frech and Jamal Hill.

All three are Paralympic medallists, with Bosco and Frech taking gold in the women’s road cycling time trial C4 and the men’s 100m T63 and high jump T3 events. Hill, who finished fifth in the men’s 50m freestyle S9 swim at Paris 2024, took bronze in the event at Tokyo 2020.

Following the presentation of the Paralympic flag, Tony Award-winning actress and Broadway star Ali Stroker will sing the U.S. national anthem at the Stade de France.

Afterwards, musical performances will take place on Venice Beach in Los Angeles with jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker, violinist and singer-songwriter Gaelynn Lea, rapper, songwriter and athlete Garnett Silver-Hall and performing artist Anderson .Paak.

Following the award ceremony, adaptive skateboarders Oscar Loreto Jr. and Kanya Sesser, as well as wheelchair motocross athlete Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham, will show off their skills during .Paak’s performance, accompanied by actress Lauren Ridloff.