(FILES) Festivalgoers stroll at sunset during the 25th edition of the Solidays Music Festival at the Hippodrome de Longchamp race course, in Paris on June 23, 2023. Paris police prefect asked on June 26, 2026, the organizers of "large-scale" events scheduled for this weekend in Parissuch as the Solidays festival, the Pride March, and the Charlety athletics meetto cancel their events. The police prefecture justified this request by citing the "exceptional heatwave that has been ongoing since June 21," which is placing a strain on emergency services and healthcare facilities. In a statement, the prefecture warned that if the organizers in question do not "agree" to cancel these events, "the police prefect will ban them by official order." (Photo by Julie SEBADELHA / AFP via Getty Images)