2026 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony: Viewing Options & Start Time by Time Zone
The 2026 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony takes place today, March 6, 2026, at the historic Verona Arena in Verona, Italy. It will mark the beginning of days of sports competition featuring elite athletes from around the world. Here’s your viewing guide with start times by time zone and streaming options.
How to Watch the 2026 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony Live on Streaming and TV
Sports fans have plenty of different viewing options to catch the 2026 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony live. As NBC's Olympics website details the ways to watch, including that it will air live on the USA Network in the United States, with a pre-show preceding it. A primetime replay will air on NBC at 8 p.m. ET on March 7. You can also stream it live on Peacock as well as the NBC and NBC Sports apps.
What Time Does the 2026 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony Start? Full Start Time by U.S., Canada & International Time Zones
The same NBC Olympics website lists the start time for the 2026 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony as 2 p.m. ET on March 6. Coverage will begin a half hour earlier, when the pre-show kicks off at 1:30 p.m. Here are the main ceremony's start times in key U.S., Canadian, and international time zones.
United States
• Eastern Standard Time (EST): 2:00 p.m.
• Central Standard Time (CST): 1:00 p.m.
• Mountain Standard Time (MST): 12:00 p.m.
• Pacific Standard Time (PST): 11:00 a.m.
• Alaska Standard Time (AKST): 10:00 a.m.
• Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST): 9:00 a.m.
Canada
• Pacific Standard Time (PST): 11:00 a.m.
• Mountain Standard Time (MST): 12:00 p.m.
• Central Standard Time (CST): 1:00 p.m.
• Eastern Standard Time (EST): 2:00 p.m.
• Atlantic Standard Time (AST): 3:00 p.m.
• Newfoundland Standard Time (NST): 3:30 p.m.
International
• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT / UTC – London): 7:00 p.m.
• Central European Time (CET – Milan): 8:00 p.m.
• Eastern European Time (EET – Helsinki): 9:00 p.m.
• Moscow Standard Time (MSK): 10:00 p.m.
• Gulf Standard Time (GST – Dubai): 11:00 p.m.
• India Standard Time (IST): 12:30 a.m. (March 7)
• China Standard Time (Beijing): 3:00 a.m. (March 7)
• Japan Standard Time (Tokyo): 4:00 a.m. (March 7)
• Australian Eastern Standard Time (Sydney): 6:00 a.m. (March 7)
• New Zealand Daylight Time (Auckland): 8:00 a.m. (March 7)
Note: The ceremony is held in CET (Verona, Italy), so European times reflect local viewing.