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It's the time once again. It's time for the best athletes in the world to come together and crown champions in their various sports. The 2024 Olympic Games are set to begin this week in Paris as the world descends upon France. While there will be some qualifying events taking place earlier in the week, things officially kick off on Friday with the Opening Ceremony.

The Opening Ceremony is scheduled for Friday and feature several firsts, including being the first ceremony to be held outside of a stadium, as well as a parade of athletes held on the Seine River with boats for each national delegation. The boats will travel along a 3.7-mile stretch, passing by many iconic Parisian landmarks along the way. The ceremony will conclude with remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron.

The United States will look to build off of past Olympic success in many events, including basketball, swimming, soccer, track and field, and gymnastics. Some key individual athletes on Team USA to watch are Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas. As for team sports, this year's loaded men's basketball squad is aiming to win gold in a fifth straight Olympics, having taken the top prize in 16 previous Games. The same can be said for the women's basketball team, aiming for a historic eighth straight gold medal. The women's soccer team has etched its name in Olympic history as well, winning the inaugural gold medal in 1996 before claiming three straight in 2004, 2008 and 2012, and then a bronze medal in 2021. Finally, the women's gymnastics team hopes to reclaim gold after winning silver at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Other recent gold medal wins include the 2016 Rio Games and 2012 London Games.

The river parade is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Paris time. With sunset at 9:37 p.m., officials note the Opening Ceremonies will provide, “an unprecedented experience, using the natural light of the setting sun with all its nuances to illuminate the river promenade of all the world’s best athletes along the Seine, in the heart of the capital.”

Once again, NBC will televise and Peacock will stream the Olympics. With a six-hour time difference from New York, the live event will begin at 1:30 p.m. (ET) and in Los Angeles 10:30 a.m. (PT). At 12 noon (ET) NBCU’s live coverage will begin with a 90-minute Olympic Preview.

NBC and Peacock will have an enhanced encore telecast in prime time of the day’s events. The telecast will start at 7:30 p.m. (ET), 6:30 p.m. (CT), 6:30 p.m. (MT) and 7:30 p.m. (PT). While NBC is a free over-the-air broadcast network, Peacock offers two subscription tiers; Premium Plus at $11.99 monthly with no ads and Premium which comes with ads costs $5.99 monthly.

Besides Peacock, the Opening Ceremony (and all the Olympic events) will also be streamed on NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC app and the NBC Olympics app. NBC says users that authenticate their cable subscription can watch the live stream of the Opening Ceremony on NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC app or the NBC Olympics app. Viewers will be able to watch on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices.

On NBC the Opening Ceremonies will be hosted by Mike Tirico. For Tirico this will be the fourth time he hosts NBC’s Olympic primetime coverage. For the Opening Ceremony, Tirico will be joined by Grammy Award winning singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. Maria Taylor of NBC Sports will be providing commentary from the U.S. Olympic team’s boat. Also, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb hosts of The Today Show will be positioned on a bridge on the Seine River.

The Opening Ceremonies starts with the entrance of the Head of State (French President Emmanuel Macron) and IOC President (Thomas Bach), followed by the raising the French flag and the playing of the national anthem of France. Next will be the Parade of Nations. There will be about 94 boats in the parade. Each boat will have cameras to enable television and streaming viewers the opportunity to see the athletes up close.

Among the other Opening Ceremony activities will be official speeches, the raising of the Olympic flag, lighting the Olympic flame (at the Trocadéro) and will conclude with an artistic program highlighting French culture. There will be 10,500 athletes participating in the Games, representing 206 nations. Also, there will be 100+ heads of states in attendance.

Here's how to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony and highlights from the first week of competition.

How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Time: Noon ET | Date: Friday, July 26

Location: The Seine River and Trocadero -- Paris

TV channel: NBC | Streaming: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com

Week 1 Highlights

All times Eastern. A full schedule of events can be found here.

Saturday, July 27

5x5 Basketball -- Men's Group Phase

Group A: Spain vs. Australia -- 5 a.m.

Group B: Germany vs. Japan -- 7 a.m.

Swimming Heats, 5 a.m.

Women's 100m Butterfly

Women's 400m Freestyle

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 400m Freestyle

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Volleyball: United States vs. Argentina (Prelim. Round, Pool C) -- 3 p.m.

Sunday, July 28

Gymnastics: Women's Qualification (Subdivision 1) -- 3:30 a.m.

5x5 Basketball: United States vs. Serbia (Men's Group Phase, Group C) -- 11:15 a.m.

Beach Volleyball: United States vs. Czech Republic (Women's Prelim. Phase) -- 4 p.m.

Football: United States vs. Germany (Women's Group B, #9) -- 3 p.m.

Monday, July 29

Beach Volleyball: United States vs. France (Men's Prelim. Phase, Pool F) -- 10 a.m.

Swimming Finals:

Women's 400m Individual Medley -- 2:30 p.m.

Men's 200m Freestyle -- 2:40 p.m.

5x5 Basketball: United States vs. Japan (Women's Group Phase, Group C) -- 3 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30

5x5 Basketball: Spain vs. Greece (Men's Group Phase, Group A) -- 5 a.m.

Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.

Men's 200m Butterfly

Men's 100m Freestyle

Women's 1500m Freestyle

Women's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

3x3 Basketball: United States vs. Germany (Women's Pool Round) -- 11:30 a.m.

Swimming: Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final -- 4:01 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31

Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.

Women's 200m Backstroke

Men's 200m Backstroke

Women's 200m Butterfly

Beach Volleyball: United States vs. France (Women's Prelim. Phase, Pool C) -- 9 a.m.

Football: United States vs. Australia (Women's Group B, #15) -- 1 p.m.

Swimming Finals

Women's 100m Freestyle Final -- 2:30 p.m.

Men's 200m Butterfly Final -- 2:36 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 1

3x3 Basketball: United States vs. Australia (Women's Pool Round) -- 7 a.m.

Swimming Finals:

Women's 200m Butterfly Final -- 2:30 p.m.

200m Backstroke Final -- 2:37 p.m.

Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final -- 3:49 p.m.

Beach Volleyball: United States vs. China (Women's Prelim. Phase, Pool B) -- 4 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 2

Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.

Men's 100m Butterfly

Women's 200m Individual Medley

Women's 800m Freestyle

Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay

Track and Field:

Men's 1500m Round 1 -- 5:05 a.m.

Women's 100m Round 1 -- 5:50 a.m.

Women's 5000m Round 1 -- 12:10 p.m.

Women's 800m Round 1 -- 1:45 p.m

Volleyball: United States vs. Japan (Men's Prelim. Round, Group C), 3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3

Track and Field:

Men's 100m Preliminary Round -- 4:35 a.m.

Men's 100m Round 1 -- 5:45 a.m.

Women's 4x400m Relay Mixed Final -- 2:55 p.m.

Women's 100m Final -- 3:20 p.m.

Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Pommel Horse Final -- 11:16 a.m.

Swimming: Men's 100m Butterfly Final -- 2:30 p.m.