The Best Versailles Fountain Show 2026
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About the Versailles Fountain Show
Visit the residence of the French monarchy–the Palace of Versailles–and see the dazzling Versailles Fountain Show! Hundreds of water features spout to the rhythm of Baroque music by Lully, Handel, and others as you wander the gardens and lose yourself in the stunning song and dance.
Watch the Versailles Fountain Show, an aquatic performance where musical fountains and hundreds of their water features will sway and spout to Baroque music, creating an enchanting show you can’t look away from.
If you visit on a Saturday summer evening, you’ll catch the night fountain shows. Groves and fountains will be lit up in a dazzling light show, all while dancing to the backdrop of Lully, Charpentier, and others.
Even in areas without fountain shows, you’ll be surrounded by beautiful Baroque music. Enjoy a relaxing walk, admire the gardens’ sculptures, and lose yourself in full, booming Baroque notes among the lush gardens and groves.
As you watch the Versailles Fountain Show, take in the surrounding scenery filled with perfectly cut hedges and sculptures. The fountains of Versailles are masterpieces. Be sure to visit the most famous ones, like the Latona Fountain and Apollo Fountain.
There’s no time limit on the Versailles Fountain Show tickets, meaning you don’t need to rush your visit. Feel free to catch every performance and admire the water displays whenever they are in motion during your visit. Relax, take your time, and stay however long you want.
If you can swing it, see the Versailles musical fountain show at night. We were in Paris for the weekend, and everyone agreed we had to see in the little time we had. And it was sooo worth it - the combination of the lights, the water, and the music is just something else. It felt like a fairy tale!
This musical garden made me a garden person, and I was not a garden person. I’m more the kind of girl to play video games all day. But it was absolutely beautiful. The fountain shows in particular, but I also enjoyed just exploring the musical garden - the baroque music really makes the experience all that more enjoyable.
DESCRIPTION
Versailles Musical Fountain Show
- 1-day full access to the Palace of Versailles at a selected time (including Marie Antoinette’s estate, the Grand and the Petit Trianon)
- 1-day admission to the Versailles Gardens
- 1-day admission to the Musical Garden during the show season
- 1-day admission to the Fountain Show during the show season
- 1-day admission to the Night Fountain Show during the show season
- Access to temporary exhibitions (when available)
WATCH THE MESMERIZING VERSAILLES FOUNTAIN SHOW
The Gardens of Versailles have over 600 water fixtures. Explore the greenery, and you’ll see the fountains burst into waterfalls, sprays, and spouts, accompanied by Baroque music (by Handel, Lully, and others). The waterworks make the fountains come alive; for example, at The Enceladus Fountain, water shoots out from Enceladus’s mouth, symbolizing the giant’s scream of pain. At the Apollo Fountain, a water jet represents Apollo’s flight.
EXPERIENCE THE NIGHT FOUNTAIN SHOWS
Sometimes, the Versailles Fountain Show lights up the night. Against a backdrop of baroque music, the gardens’ groves and fountains are illuminated to make a dazzling visual performance. Make sure to catch the Mirror Fountain’s bright waterworks, lasers in the Colonnade Grove, and fireworks at the end of the night.
STROLL THROUGH THE MUSICAL GARDENS
You’ll also find Baroque music amongst 15 beautiful groves, areas without waterworks. Explore flowered parterres, gardens, and groves, all whilst relaxing to the 17th-century musical masterpieces of Lully, Rameau, Charpentier, Leclair, Campra, and other artists. The gardens are like an open-air museum, and throughout your stroll, you’ll come across hundreds of statues of Apollo, Proserpine, the Marmousets, and more.
EXIT VERSAILLES FEELING RELAXED
Leave Château de Versailles feeling rested after wandering through the gardens and listening to music. Why not get a drink nearby to reflect on everything you saw? The No Water cocktail bar is nearby.
Do you know when the first Versailles fountain show was held?
On April 27th, 1666. The show consisted of opening all the fountains simultaneously - when King Louis XIV, the Sun King, would pass nearby. The exact, correct moment was signaled via whistle.
Although the Versailles Fountain Show has been happening for over 350 years, the fountain shows we know today were not created until the 19th century.
Book your Versailles Fountain Show ticket to enjoy the same fountains French kings did hundreds of years ago!
GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
- The Versailles Fountain Show and Musical Garden shows take place from April to October. Buy your tickets to gain full access to the Palace of Versailles, its gardens, and Marie Antoinette’s estate, regardless of season.
- Outside the fountain season, explore your options for visiting this magnificent royal estate through Versailles Tickets or one of the Best Versailles Tours from Paris.
- Palace entrance is booked at a time slot, and you can see the Versailles Fountain Show before or after your timed entrance.
- The afternoon timeslots are typically quieter for visiting in high season.
Meeting Point
After arriving at the Palace of Versailles, go to Entrance A, at the top left of the Cour d'Honneur. Right next to it will be the Courtyard of the Princes–pass through there to enter the Gardens of Versailles!
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