The Olympic Cauldron Returns to Paris: The Secrets Behind the World’s Most Famous Balloon

The Olympic Cauldron from the Paris 2024 Games is making its grand return to the Tuileries Garden starting June 21, 2026.

Speaking to Big Média, Matthieu Gobbi, co-founder of Aerophile, takes us behind the scenes of this project, whose images have been seen around the world.

“And that makes three! For the third consecutive year, the Olympic Cauldron returns to its home in the Tuileries Garden. It will be visible in the Parisian sky every evening from June 21 to September 14, 2026. Having become an iconic symbol of Paris following the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, designer Mathieu Lehanneur’s creation attracted some 2.5 million visitors in 2025.

With just three days to go before its relaunch, Matthieu Gobbi, CEO of Aerophile, welcomed us to this extraordinary construction site. Amid technical and organizational challenges and global media attention, he told us about this opportunity that “fell from the sky.” Report.”