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Versailles on Friday or Saturday in September?

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We will be in Paris the first week of September, and we will have the Paris Museum Pass which gets us free entry into Versailles. I know we have to pay extra for the gardens when there is a special event going on. I've checked online and on Friday September 2 we can purchase a Musical Gardens ticket for 8 Euro. On Saturday September 3 there is a Musical Fountains Show ticket for 9 Euro.

I read in Rick's Paris 2016 book that Fridays are a better day to visit than Saturdays. Does that hold true in September as well? Is the fountain show that much more special than the musical gardens show to warrant a Saturday visit? I know that Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are NOT an option.

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The fountains are scattered all over the place, and they are only scheduled to run a few minutes during certain periods - so if you're not sure where you're going, you might miss the show. I'd make sure to try to locate the fountains before you arrive.
This info is from the official website:

< If you benefit from a free admission to the Palace, you only need to buy a ticket for the Musical Fountains Show.

Water displays from 11am to noon and from 3:30pm to 5pm, tuesdays from 11am to noon and from 2:30pm to 4pm
Mirror Fountain : water display every 10 minutes from 10am to 6:30pm
Water Theater Grove : water display the first 20 minustes of every hour, from 10am to 6:30pm
The Neptune Fountain : Water display at 5:20 (no water display on tuesdays).

The Musical Gardens Show plays continuously from 10 AM till 6 PM.<<<<<

< < < Amount of expected visitors during the month of September > > >
Attendance level Details
High 9am-10am 10am-3pm 3pm-5.30pm or 6.30pm
Above average 9am-10am 10am-3pm 3pm-5.30pm or 6.30pm
Average 9am-10am 10am-3pm 3pm-5.30pm or 6.30pm

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If you really really want to see the fountains or the musical gardens, then you have to go there then. Early September is high season, it will probably be as crowded on Friday as Saturday. Those are events that draw larger crowds. If you can go on a day without an event, it may be less crowded. If you want to see the palace without a crowd, book a tour for first thing in the morning. . . . I mean the tours offered by Versailles, not a private tour.

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