Discover our guide to the best events on the French Riviera this week or weekend. Do not miss any major events such as the Cannes film Festival, Nice and Menton Carnival, Monaco Grand Prix or the Monaco and Cannes Yacht Shows.
Check our guide often as possible, you will be updated with the best things to do on the French Riviera (exhibitions, shows, races, concerts and more...).
Are there any dart players out there? The Monaco association of Darts meets every Tuesday at the Pizzeria le Marathon at 47 Rue Grimaldi, in Monaco from 6:45pm, playing on the upper floor.
Pose Jeux is an innovative concept on the RIVIERA, combining a cozy café, a creative photo studio, and a friendly games bar.
Every Tuesday from 6 PM to 11 PM, they host board game nights in a fun and enjoyable atmosphere. Wednesdays feature immersive Werewolf game nights.
On Fridays and Saturdays, they offer themed evenings, including improv theater, karaoke sessions, and quizzes like Burger Quiz and Vendredi tout est permis.
Entry costs 10 € with a non-alcoholic drink or 12 € with an alcoholic drink. For June, visitors can spin the wheel of fortune on their website, http://www.posejeux.fr , to win guaranteed prizes.
Find them on 2202 Route de Grasse - door 53 in Antibes
FAMM the first private museum dedicated to women artists in Europe is opening its doors this 21st of June. They ‘ll be open every day from 10am to 8pm in Mougins.
32 rue du Commandeur, 06250 Mougins.
‘Bijoux de Femmes’, a new exhibition gathering the works of 32 internationally renowned jewellers until the 31st of August in the Espace Solidor of the Musée du Bijou contemporain in Cagnes-Sur-Mer. Through their art, they pay tribute to women who have inspired or influenced their lives.
Maxime Parodi is showcasing his latest exhibition called Les vengeances de la nuit until the 31st of May. After Maxime Parodi, Jeanne Susplugas will showcase All insomniacs please raise your right hand from the 6th of June to the 27th of September at the Galerie Eva Vautier in Nice.
In this new exhibition intitled « Les Lumières du voyage », you’ll discover the works of Olivier Desvaux, the marine’s official painter, along with a wide range of educational workshops and guided tours on the common theme of travel. You have until the 21st of September to participate in this beautiful experience at the Villa les Camélias in Cap d’Ail.
Musée Villa Les Camélias
17 Avenue Raymond Gramaglia
06320 Cap d’Ail
More info: 04.93.98.36.57
Riviera Lifeline, a charity supporting seniors, is entering a team for the relay section of the Nice to Cannes marathon on the 9th November. If you are interested and would like to run a section, the longest is 8km. Come and join the team, have a fun day out and help support seniors on the Riviera. Please email info@rivieralifeline.org with your details.
American artist Ryan Schneider will soon open his latest immersive exhibition called ‘Ceux qui nous guident’. Both indoors and outdoors, this artistic journey will feature some thirty works spread over more than 3 hectares. Immerse yourself in a singular universe, where influences from Amerindian mythology meet echoes of German Expressionism. It will be open every day from the 27th of June to the 23rd of November between 10am and 5pm in the Citadelle of Villefranche-sur-Mer.
Françoise, a French and English teacher who lived in Scotland for 20 years, is in Valbonne Village showing her handcrafted quality jewellery next to the toy shop until August 17th.
As a jewelry maker, she creates unique items using semi precious stones, soft water pearls, mother of pearl, shells, as well as Swarovski Crystals etc following the inspiration of the day, and why not, your requirements or your own imagination.
Open every day from 10 am to .. 10 pm depending on how busy it is.
Fran would be delighted to meet you and help you choose or make the piece of jewellery that will best suit your wardrobe or need.
And best of all, you won’t need to call your Bank manager !
The shop is right next to the Toyshop called la Malle à Jouets (in fact, it’s part of it but it also has its own entrance), one block away from the main square : la Place des Arcades.
As part of its summer programme and the Musée Ephémère du Cinéma, Cannes’ Town Hall will be presenting an exceptional exhibition retracing the career and creative process of James Cameron, from his childhood onwards, from the 10th of July to the 24th of August, at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès.
Alongside this exhibition, Cannes Town Hall is offering educational workshops in partnership with the Cannes Cinéma association and exhibition of photographs by the Traverso family from Cannes entitled ‘Cannes, the French Touch’.
Come and enjoy a dinner by the water to the sound of a live jazz band and a menu prepared live every Monday night from 7-10:30pm by the Plage Beaurivage Chef in Nice.
Plage Beau Rivage
107 Quai des Etats-Unis – 06300 Nice – France
Tel : +33 (0)4 92 00 46 80
The Monte-Carlo Summer Festival celebrates its 18th edition with amazing concerts. They’ve got Santana, Kool and the Gang, Will smith, Scorpions and many more so join them until the 15th of August in the Salles des Etoiles Monte-Carlo.
Monte-Carlo Summer Festival | Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer
During the school holidays, new exhibitions over 1000 m² and immersive experiences using VR will be available at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.
Prepare for the 76th edition of the Festival de Musique de Menton where you’ll witness some of the most beautiful classical music ever written in 6 concerts by the best musicians of our century from the 22nd of July to the 8th of August on the Parvis of the Saint-Michel Archange Basilica of Menton.
For the 76th edition of the Menton Music Festival, the conductor, Paul-Emmanuel Thomas, has prepared a program that will cover five iconic locations of the city. Discover a plethora of talented artist from the 22nd of July to the 8th of August across the Parvis de la Basilique Saint-Michel Archange, the Salon de Grande-Bretagne, the Theatre francis Palmero du Palais de L’Europe, L’esplanade des Sablettes and the Esplanade Francis Palmero
76ème FESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE DE MENTON - Du 22 juillet au 08 août 2025
The "Festival de Théâtre Danse et Humour" will welcome the best companies to play an eclectic program with Patrick Sebastien as a special guest and concluding with "Cyrano de Bergerac" from the 22nd of July to the 8th of August in Roquebrune-cap-Martin.
Programme - Festival Théâtre et Danse de Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
The Nice-Cannes Marathon is proud to announce Cancer Support Group 06 will participate to the event. The association will host the largest fundraising event of the year, and you can help by either joining the run by registering before the 29th of August or cheer them on the 9th of November.
Website: www.csg06.com
A unique theatrical experience called “Unsung" will blend history, art and drama in three performances on the 30th of July, as well as the 6th and 13th of August at the Chateau la Napoule.
The « Monaco et les Napoléon(s). Destins croisés » exhibtion invite you to discover the strong relationship between the French emperors and the Grimaldi dynasty until the 31st of August in Monaco!
Open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hall Diaghilev du Grimaldi Forum Monaco - 10, avenue Princesse Grace - 98000 Monaco
Exposition « Monaco et les Napoléon(s) » – Destins croisés au Grimaldi Forum Monaco
Corinne Canta will showcase her newest exhibition, you can expect some powerful, expressive and humoristic portraits from the 2nd to the 16th of August in the Galerie Municipal of Eze.
The Galerie Eva Vautier in Nice will be closed from the 3rd to the 25th of August, but they invite you to visit all the exhibitions by their artists available in Ventimiglia !
Musée Archéologique Girolamo Rossi | Vintimille
Hors les murs - 2025 - Frédérique Nalbandian ~ Galerie Eva Vautier
A plethora of concerts are being held at the prince’s palace this summer. The final two concerts of the season will see Kazuki Yamada and Petr Popelka direct romantic wonders with Brahms and Dvorak on the 4th and 8th of August at 9:30pm in the Cour d’Honneur du Palais princier in Monaco.
Internet : www.opmc.mc and www.montecarloticket.com
The Del’art association are organising a wide range of events until the end of the season:
The Sainte-Claire festivities are approaching! As part of the inauguration of the Saint-Roch Chapel, concerts, animations and many more events will be held from the 7th to the 16th of August in Saint-Paul-de-Vence!
Celebrate cinema during the Cannes Riviera D’Day Edition Festival from the 7th to the 12th of August in Cannes.
Cinéma Les Arcades, 77 rue Félix Faure, 06400 Cannes.
Tickets : Accueil - Les Arcades Cannes
The Mas des Escaravatiers Festival continues so don’t miss it out, next date is with Biga*Ranx on the 8th of August in Puget-sur-Argens.
Vence transforms into a giant dance floor for a wild and festive ‘80s’ party. This free event offers the perfect time to dance, eat and have fun to our favourite hits from the 80s to today! The best 80s look will be awarded a special prize so make sure to be there on the 9th of August from 8pm to midnight in Vence.
More info: 04 93 58 06 38
A tribute concert to the great master John Coltrane will welcome the Jultrane quarter with saxophone, piano, double bass and drums on the 11th of August at the Château de la Napoule
The Jultrane quartet will play a tribute concert to the great master John Coltrane on the 11th of August. The next day, come in costume because The Fantastic Strings will immerse you in a combination of powerful classical music and the magic of the saga The Lord of the Rings on the 12th of August in the Chateau la Napoule.
BOOKING LINK and all details : www.mgart06.fr
The Saint Roch festivities will soon take place! join themf or an open-air mass and buffet followed by a concert on the 15th of August from 6 to 9pm in Haut-de-Cagnes.
This summer, the seafront will be pedestrianised during the now famous ‘Promenade de la Plage’, an evening of popular, family-friendly, warm, musical and completely free festivities during which the pedestrianised seafront will welcome more than 20,000 people! Join them on the 16th of August starting at 6pm in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
The free Concert Estivaux will go out with a bang playing some Soul and Rythm’n & Blues on the 20th of August from 7:30pm at the Place Anne-Marie Campora in Monaco’s Larvotto.
More info : (+377) 93 15 06 02 / www.mairie.mc
The merchants of the Cour des Arts are organising a unique and welcoming event: an amateur fashion show on the 21st of August at 7pm, showcasing local talent on the new venue of Mougins.
Cour des Arts – 630 avenue de Tournamy
More info : 0770291234
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Parc Accrobranche Aourbé inaugurates ‘La Nocturne’. 3 hours of go aping including a drink and a pair of gloves for only 40€. Join them at 8:30pm on the 22nd of August near Flassans-sur-Issole.
Parc des Cèdres, Chem. de la Rouvière, 83340 Flassans-sur-Issole, France
06.12.58.02.26
Accueil - Aoubre | Accrobranche, Parc animalier, Parc Nature
The American Club of the Riviera are hosting their annual Pyrotechnic Art Festival and Dinner on the 24th of August from 8 to 11:30pm at the Croisette Beach Restaurant in Cannes.
