At the last minute, the location is given to thousands of friends and acquaintances who have been patiently waiting to learn the “Dîner en Blanc's” secret place. Thousand of people, dressed all in white, and conducting themselves with the greatest decorum, elegance, and etiquette, all meet for a mass “chic picnic” in a public space.
What a fabulous idea! So mysterious and swanky!
Over the course of an evening, the diners enhance the function and value of their city's public space by participating in the unexpected.
Beyond the spectacle and refined elegance of the dinner itself, guests are brought together from diverse backgrounds by a love of beauty and good taste.
Le Dîner en Blanc recalls the elegance and glamour of court society, and diners engage one another knowing they are taking part in a truly magical event.
There are no disruptions: no car traffic, no pedestrian traffic, except for the occasional amazed and astonished looks from passersby at the scene unfolding before them. And we, as they, wonder whether it's all not a dream…
Born 24 years ago in Paris...
Launched with just a handful of friends by François Pasquier over 20
years ago, Paris' Dîner en Blanc now assembles nearly 15,000 people each
year. The French capital's most prestigious sites have played host to
it: the Pont des Arts, the Eiffel Tower site, the Louvre Pyramid, the
Trocadéro Esplanade, Place Vendôme, the Château de Versailles, the
Esplanade de Notre-Dame, the Esplanade des Invalides, the periphery of
the Place de l'Étoile, the Champs-Élysées, Place de la Concorde and last
year: The Carousel du Louvre. The Paris police tend to tolerate this
‘wild' gathering, if not perhaps even wishing they could join in! Dîner en Blanc Boston will be held at a secret location (announced 48 hour prior) on August 16th.
Register for the wait list now!
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