Event: Paris

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The Paris police chief, Patrice Faure, said that alcohol restrictions were intended to ease pressure on health services.Paris is temporarily banning alcohol consumption in streets and parks.Credit...Ludovic Marin/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJune 26, 2026Parisians were temporarily barred on Friday from drinking alcohol in public as the city authorities tried to limit the strain on France’s health system during record-breaking heat.The Paris police chief, Patrice Faure, banned alcohol consumption in streets and parks from midday on Friday and the sale of alcohol after 6 p.m. The interior ministry declined to say how long the restrictions, which were also briefly enacted but not widely respected during a music event this past weekend, would remain in place.Separately, Mr. Faure suspended sports competitions and asked the organizers of other public events, including a different music festival and a Pride march, to postpone their gatherings. The march and festival organizers soon complied.The French interior ministry said on Friday that it had also invited regional officials to enact similar restrictions on public alcohol consumption.Mr. Faure told journalists on Thursday night that the outdoor drinking ban was necessary because “alcohol in direct sunlight has devastating effects that result in our firefighters and emergency medical services’ being tied up and called upon at a time when other people might need them.”Mr. Faure said, “My job is to ensure that the emergency response and hospital care systems are not overwhelmed.”Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The…