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8 upcoming race days

Race days and dress codes in France

The Prix de Diane in June, Deauville in August and Arc weekend in October.

Milliners in FranceLabels in France

November 2026

January 2027

  • majorFri 29 Jan 2027

    Prix d'Amérique Festival

    Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes, Paris

    Trotting, not thoroughbred racing, but one of the big social race days of the French winter: three days of racing, music and shows at Vincennes. Winter coats and fur-trimmed looks rather than summer millinery.

Dates to be announced

The club has not published the date yet. Each moves onto the calendar when it does.

  • winter meeting, roughly December to March (2026–27 dates not found on the course site)

    Cagnes-sur-Mer winter meeting

    Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, Cagnes-sur-Mer

    Riviera winter racing; relaxed, sunny and informal. No dress tradition or contest found.

  • a weekend in May (France Galop: 'See you in May 2027')

    Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Le Défi des Haras)

    Hippodrome d'Auteuil, Paris

    France's greatest jump race, staged as a country fair in the middle of Paris: smart spring country style, with hats welcome but not expected.

  • 14 July (Bastille Day) evening (2026: 14 July; France Galop: 'See you in July 2027')

    La Garden Party – Cygames Grand Prix de Paris

    Hippodrome ParisLongchamp, Paris

    A Bastille Day evening meeting run as an open-air party with DJ sets; in 2026 it mixed 'Parisian elegance with Japanese influences' with the sponsor Cygames. Summer party dress rather than race-day formality.

  • all of August (2026: 2–30 August, 16 race days on Tuesdays, Thursday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays)

    Meeting de Deauville Barrière

    Hippodrome de Deauville-La Touques, Deauville

    The August seaside season on the Normandy coast: polo-and-yearling-sales chic, navy blazers, white trousers, straw hats. Elegant but relaxed; no contest or code.

  • a Sunday in mid-June (2026: Sunday 14 June; France Galop: 'See you in June 2027')

    Prix de Diane Longines

    Hippodrome de Chantilly, Chantilly

    The great hat day of French racing: France Galop calls it 'the pinnacle of French elegance' and 'a chic and glamorous Garden Party', with a giant picnic and an elegance contest in which the hat is the star.

  • a Sunday in mid-August during the Deauville meeting (date not printed on the meeting page)

    Prix Jacques Le Marois day

    Hippodrome de Deauville-La Touques, Deauville

    The showpiece Sunday of the Deauville meeting; the day owners, breeders and sales-week visitors dress up most.

  • first Saturday of October (2026: Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October; France Galop places the Arc on 'the first Sunday in October')

    Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend – Saturday

    Hippodrome ParisLongchamp, Paris

    The Saturday of Arc weekend: Group races and a smart autumn crowd, a little less dressed than the Sunday.

  • first Sunday of October (2026: Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October; France Galop places the Arc on 'the first Sunday in October')

    Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend – Sunday

    Hippodrome ParisLongchamp, Paris

    Arc day: the most international crowd in European racing. Thousands of British and Irish visitors bring Ascot-style hats and tweed; Parisians answer with sharp autumn tailoring.

  • late May or early June, two weeks before the Prix de Diane (2026: Sunday 31 May; France Galop: 'See you in 2027')

    Qatar Prix du Jockey Club

    Hippodrome de Chantilly, Chantilly

    The French Derby at Chantilly. A family day with street entertainment in 2026, so dress is smart and summery rather than formal; the big hats are kept for the Diane.

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