Fourteen thousand people registered on the first day that applications opened for the 2026 Paris–Chartres pilgrimage.
The annual Pentecost pilgrimage, organised by Notre-Dame de Chrétienté, will take place from May 23 to 25 and is expected to draw close to 20,000 participants walking from Paris to Chartres. The surge in registrations continues a steady rise in attendance in recent years, with around 18,000 pilgrims taking part in 2024, up from 16,000 in 2023, and approximately 19,000 in 2025.
Registrations for the 2026 edition opened at 3am on Palm Sunday. Within 24 hours, 14,000 places had been taken. Organisers have indicated that capacity is again likely to be reached quickly.
