From April 1st to October 31th 2023 Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens

From April 1^st to October 31^st 2023, enjoy the Musical Gardens and the Great Musical Waters in the gardens and groves opened for the occasion.

Drought

Due to the high temperatures and the level of water reserves, the programme of the Musical Fountains Shows has been slightly modified:

the Great Perspective will be flooded from 10.30am to 11am, from 11.30am to 12pm, from 2pm to 2.30pm, from 3pm to 3.30pm and from 4pm to 4.30pm;
watering of the groves and ponds on the south side from 11.05am to 11.20am, 2.30pm to 2.45pm and then from 3.30pm to 3.45pm;
watering of the groves and ponds on the north side from 2.30pm to 2.45pm and then from 3.30pm to 3.45pm;
watering of the Neptune Fountain every 15 minutes, without the end of the historic jets.

Pratical information

We recommend that you buy your ticket in advance online to avoid queues at the ticket office and benefit from special rates.
During the summer period, the Musical Fountains show are scheduled every weekends, the Musical Gardens from Tuesday to Friday and the Fountains Night Show every Saturday nights, plus Friday July 14^th and Tuesday August 15^th.
If you buy your ticket on the spot at the entrance to the gardens, payment exclusively by credit card or holiday voucher (no cash or cheques).
On days of Musical Fountains Shows or Musical Gardens, the entrance to the Gardens is free only for children under 6 years old.
The Musical Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens are open-air walking tours.
You can consult all the opening times and access of the domain on this page.
Don't forget to download the Palace's app for free to find your way around the estate and access the audio guides of the gardens directly on your smartphone.
The Gardens 2023 subscription card gives you access to all the sessions of the Musical Fountains shows and the Musical Gardens, until October 31^st 2023.

The Garden subscription card

The musical fountains show

Set out to explore the fountains and groves with their water features spouting to the rhythm of baroque music. Several circuits are available to enable you to enjoy the numerous masterpieces of the Gardens or lead you to their most secret spots.

Dates

Every Saturday and Sunday from April 1^st to October 29^th2023.
Every Tuesday from May 2^ndto June 27^th 2023.
Friday April 7^th, Monday April 10^th, Monday May 8^th, Ascension Thursday the May 18^th, Monday May 29^th, Friday July 14^th, and Tuesday August 15^th.

Choose your ticket : the Passport or the Musical Fountains Show ticket

The Passport :

It gives access to the whole of the Estate : the Palace with timed entry, the Gardens (including the days of the days of the Fountains Shows or the Musical Gardens), the Trianon estate and the Park.

The full price : €28,50

The reduced rate (under 18, under 26 EU residents...) : €10

The reduced rate of the Passport with timed entry allows the beneficiaries of the free admission to enjoy priority access to the Palace, the Trianon Estate and to the Gardens on the days of the Musical Fountains Shows or the Musical Gardens.

Free admission is granted to children under 6 years old and to holders of the Château de Versailles Spectacles card, the 1 year in Versailles card holders and the members of the Friends of the Palace of Versailles.

Passport

This ticket gives access to the whole estate of Versailles.

28,50 € Buy

Passport

This ticket gives access to the whole estate of Versailles.

28,50 €

Passport

This ticket gives access to the whole estate of Versailles (Palace, Estate of Trianon and the gardens). Book online and enter to the Palace in the half hour following the chosen time.

It includes :

the Palace with timed entry;
the estate of Trianon;
the temporary exhibitions;
the Gallery of Coaches (every weekend);
the Sculptures and Mouldings Gallery (every weekend);
the Musical Gardens or Musical Fountains Show in the Gardens;
the Park.

To make the most of the Estate of Versailles, the Gardens are open from 8am, the Estate of Trianon from 10am. in July and August, the Gallery of Coaches from 12.30pm.

Please note that the opening hours of the groves are different from the opening hours for water and music. Please check in advance on this page.

The Gardens close exceptionally at 5:30 p.m. on days of Night Fountains Shows from June to September as well as Friday July 14, Tuesday August 15 and Saturday September 23. The Passport ticket with timed entry does not guarantee access to the Night Fountains shows.

Ticket valid for one entry into the Gardens, through the Honour Courtyard of the Palace or the gates of Little Venice, the Menagerie, Neptune or the Dragon. Please note that a second entry is possible, but only through a different gate than the one used for the first entry.

Tickets can be purchased on site subject to availability.

28,50 € Buy

The Musical Fountains Show ticket : at the price of €10.50 for the full rate and €9 for those benefiting from the reduced rate (pre-sale rates only).
To access to the Gardens only, book a Musical Fountains Show ticket.

Book a Musical Fountains Show ticket

Timetable of the Musical Fountains show

Groves open from 9am to 7pm*
Musical displays from 10am to 7pm*
Watering detailed below

Water displays of the Musical Fountains Show

The fountains are flooded all day long :

The Neptune Fountain:
- on weekends, Thursday May 18th, Tuesday August 15th : from 10am to 5pm then from 5.45pm to 6.45pm*, 5 minutes every 15 minutes
- on Tuesdays and some public holidays (Friday April 7th, Monday April 10th, Monday May 8th, Monday May 29th and Friday July 14th 2023) : from 10am to 6.45pm*, 5 minutes every 15 minutes
The Mirror pool: from 10am to 7pm*, 7 minutes every 10 minutes
The Water Theatre grove: continuously from 10am to 7pm*

Launching in the morning :

The Great Perspective (the Parterre d'Eau, the Latona's Fountain and the Apollo's Fountain) : from 10.30am to 12pm
The groves and the basins of the Gardens : groves of the Ballroom, the Colonnade, the Girandole as well as the basins of Bacchus and Saturn from 10.30am to 11.30am

Launching in the afternoon on weekends, Thursday May 18th and Tuesday August 15th :

The Great Perspective (the Latona's Fountain and the Apollo's Fountain) : from 2pm to 2.30pm, from 3pm to 4.15pm and from 4.45pm to 5pm
All the groves and the basins of the Gardens : from 2.30pm to 3.15pm and from 4pm to 4.45pm
Launching of the Neptune Fountain with a final of historical jets at 5.20

Launching in the afternoon on Tuesdays and some public holidays (Friday April 7th, Monday April 10th, Monday May 8th, Monday May 29th and Friday July 14th 2023) :

The Great Perspective (the Latona's Fountain and the Apollo's Fountain) : from 2pm to 2.30pm, from 3pm to 4.15pm and from 4.45pm to 5pm
The groves and the basins of the Garden : groves of the Triumphal Arch, the Three Fountains, the Apollo's Baths, the Dauphin and the Enceladus as well as the basins of the alley of the Marmosets, the Dragon Fountain, the basins of the Syrenes, the Pyramid, Ceres, and Flora, and the Golden Children's Pool : from 2.30pm to 3.15pm and from 4pm to 4.45pm

Attention

Early closure of the Musical Fountains shows at 5.30pm on 27 May (Versailles Electro), 10, 17, 24 June, 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 29 July, 5, 12, 15, 19, 26 August, 2, 9, 16, 23 September (Night Fountains Show, Fire Night Show and Electro Night Fountains Show), as well as on 29 October (winter hours)

The Musical gardens

Enjoy a musical walk during summer: a moment of discovery, in the heart of the French gardens, to discover the groves which are exceptionally open to the public (no water displays of fountains).

Dates

Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from April 4^th to 28^th 2023 (except Friday April 7^th, day of the Musical Fountains Shows).
Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from May 3^rd to June 30^th 2023 (except Thursday May 18^th, day of the Musical Fountains Shows).
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from Friday July 4^th to Tuesday October 31^st 2023 (except Friday July 14^thand Tuesday August 15^th, days of the Musical Fountains Shows).

Choose your ticket : the Passport or the Musical Gardens ticket

The Passport :

It gives access to the whole of the Estate: the Palace with timed entry, the Gardens (including the days of the Musical Fountains Shows or the Musical Gardens), the Trianon estate and the Park.

The full price : €28,50

The reduced rate (under 18, under 26 EU residents...) : €10

Passport

This ticket gives access to the whole estate of Versailles.

28,50 € Buy

Passport

This ticket gives access to the whole estate of Versailles.

28,50 €

Passport

This ticket gives access to the whole estate of Versailles (Palace, Estate of Trianon and the gardens). Book online and enter to the Palace in the half hour following the chosen time.

It includes :

the Palace with timed entry;
the estate of Trianon;
the temporary exhibitions;
the Gallery of Coaches (every weekend);
the Sculptures and Mouldings Gallery (every weekend);
the Musical Gardens or Musical Fountains Show in the Gardens;
the Park.

To make the most of the Estate of Versailles, the Gardens are open from 8am, the Estate of Trianon from 10am. in July and August, the Gallery of Coaches from 12.30pm.

Please note that the opening hours of the groves are different from the opening hours for water and music. Please check in advance on this page.

Tickets can be purchased on site subject to availability.

28,50 € Buy

The Musical Gardens ticket : €10 for the full price and €9 for those benefiting from the reduced rate.
To access the Gardens only, book a Musical Gardens ticket.

Book a Musical Gardens ticket

Timetable for the Musical Gardens

Groves open from 9am to 7pm*
Musical displays from 10am to 7pm*
Watering detailed below

Water display of the Musical Gardens

The fountains are flooded all day long :

The Neptune Fountain from 10am to 6.45pm* : 5 minutes every 15 minutes
The Mirror pool from 10am to 7pm* : 7 minutes every 10 minutes
The Water Theatre grove from 10am to 7pm*

the night fountains show

When night falls, the Gardens are transformed to offer a stunning visual and musical treat as fountains and groves come alive with colourful and dramatic lighting effects. This year once more, lighting and stage-effects artists will light up the gardens and display their surprising installations to the strollers: water features in the Mirror Fountain, lasers streaking across the dark in the Colonnade Grove and the fireworks display in front of the Grand Canal by the Groupe F to conclude the evening’s entertainment.

Dates

Every Saturday evening from June 10^th to September 23^th 2023, and on Friday July 14^th , from 8.30pm to 11.05pm, and on two exceptional nights, Tuesday August 15^th (Fire Night Show) and Saturday September 23^th (Electro Night Fountains Show).

The ticket

The Night Fountains Show ticket : at the price of €31 for the full price and €27 for those benefiting from the reduced price (pre-sale prices only).

Children under 6 years old are free.

Book a Night Fountains Show ticket

Not sure when you're coming? Opt for the undated ticket, valid on all Saturdays of the Grandes Eaux Nocturnes from June 10^th to September 16^th 2023.

Book a non-dated ticket

Timetable and watering of the Night Fountains Show display

Throughout the evening, enjoy the watering of the Gardens :

from 8.30pm until the end of the event the Great Perspective, Latona's Fountain and the Apollo's Fountain
from 8.35pm to 10.40pm the groves of the Triumphal Arch, of the Ballroom, of the Water Theatre, of the Girandole, of the Dauphin, the basins of Four Seasons, the Mirror pool, and the Orangery garden
from 8.45pm to 10.40pm the groves and basins of the Colonnade, Enceladus and Obelisk)
from 20:45pm to 22:30pm the Neptune Fountain 5 minutes every 15 minutes
from 10.50pm to 11.05*pm the pyrotechnic finale at the Apollo's chariot fountain

Exceptional nights

Fire Night Show

The Nocturnes de feu (Fire Night show) honours the royal fires, so dear to the history of Versailles ! It is in a magical atmosphere that you will immerse yourself in this luminous evening punctuated by a sublime firework display by the Groupe F collective.

Tuesday August 15^th 2023, from 8.30pm to 11.05pm

Buy a Fire Night show ticket

The Electro Night Fountains Show

Musical walk in the Gardens of the Château de Versailles, set in water and light, and closing fireworks with original electro music.

Saturday September 23^th 2023, from 8.30pm to 11.45pm

Book a Electro Night Fountains Show ticket

The royal Serenade

After the Musical Fountains Shows or before the Night Fountains Shows, the musicians and dancers of the company "L'Éventail" and the "Les Folies Françoises" await you to attend a French-style ball under the gold of the Hall of Mirrors.

Dates and timetable

Every Saturday from June 10^th to September 16^th, as well as Friday July 14^th and Tuesday August 15^th 2023.
5 sessions (of 40 minutes each) are offered each evening at 6.30pm, 6.50pm, 7.10pm, 7.30pm and 8.00pm.

The Serenade Royal : at the price of €29 for the full price and €26 for those benefiting from the reduced price (pre-sale prices only).

Children under 6 years old are free.

Book a Royal Serenade ticket

The Night Fountains Show + Serenade Royal ticket : at a price of €47 for the full price and €40 for those benefiting from the reduced rate (pre-sale rates only).

Book a Night Fountains Show + Serenade Royal ticket

Opening times and acces to the Gardens

The Gardens are open every day and all year from 8.00am.
They close at 6pm in low season (November 1^st to March 31^st).
They close at 8.30pm in high season (April 1^st to October 31^st) with exceptional closing times to prepare the Night Fountains Shows and special other dates (27 May, 29 and 31 October 2023).

Access to the gardens via the South Garden (access via the Court of Honour of Palace of Versailles / Tickets on site), the Neptune Gate (access via the Queen’s Gate, Boulevard de la Reine / Tickets on site at weekends and public holidays only) or the Little Venice Gate (access via the Grand Parc / Tickets on site).

The Dragon Gate is open daily from April 1^st to October 31^st.

Available online, by phone at +33 1 30 83 78 89 or on site, at the entrance of the Gardens: from the Palace by the Princes’ Courtyard or from the Park by the Little Venice Gate. Ticket allows one entry through the Cour des Princes, or the Little Venice, the Menagerie and the Neptune gates, and a second one by another gate.

Find all the schedules and accesses of the Domain on this page