Conferences, Exhibitions 

Vallauris Celebrates Picasso 

VALLAURIS GOLFE-JUAN, July 16, 2016

This celebration is in honour of Picasso who worked ceramics in the Madoura studios at Vallauris.

Festival de l'Art Chinois 

CANNES, July 11-16, 2016

It is the third programming of the Chinese Art and Cultural Festival that celebrates the Inner Mongolian autonomous Region, its many ethnic groups and wild landscapes. Shows and exhibitions, between tradition and modernity.

 

Festivals, Concerts, Celebrations

L'Eté Danse! 

MONACO, June 25 – July 3, 2016

Festival Gaulgauda

LA GAUDE, July 1-3, 2016

Les Nuits Chaudes

VALLAURIS GOLFE-JUAN, July 1 – August 18, 2016

Festival of St. Pierre and the sea 

CAGNES SUR MER, July 2-3, 2016

The annual Saint Pierre celebrations are enthusiastically marked every summer. Locals and visitors are encouraged to take part in thanksgiving ceremonies to this important saint and aspect of their lives.

Festival “Nights of Robinson” 

MANDELIEU LA NAPOULE, July 2 – August 26, 2016

Théâtre Robinson is an open-air theatre where you can enjoy dance, music and theatre performances under a starry sky. Established and new talents have played here to an excited crowd.

The Musicals of the Tropaeum Alpum

LA TURBIE, July 5-26, 2016

A music festival with the Trophée des Alpes as a backdrop, with its wooded park and beautiful views over the sea.

"Les nuits du sud" Festival 

VENCE, July 7-23, 2016

The festival which is open to any music of the world.

Cécilia Bartoli chante Haendel

MONACO, July 8, 2016

Big Reggae Festival 

ANTIBES, July 11, 2016

Nice Music Live by Nice Jazz Festival

NICE, July 13-26, 2016

Fireworks Festival   

CANNES, July 14 – August 24, 2016

Major fireworks competition during which the participants from all over the world present entire shows.

Jazz Festival "Jazz à Juan"

ANTIBES, July 14-24, 2016

Jazz à Juan is the oldest jazz festival on the continent and is placed by the coast, at the beautiful French Mediterranean seaside resorts Antibes and Juan les Pins.

"Ma Ville est tango"

MENTON, July 15-17, 2016

Music, concerts, shows, dance classes, practice sessions, street entertainment and milongas to guide you, step by step, through the tango.

Journées culturelles de l'Azerbaïdjan

CANNES, July 15-31, 2016

Rihanna concert

NICE, July 15, 2016

Rihanna concert by atomic girl nyc via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0

 

Nice Jazz Festival

NICE, July 16-20, 2016

Nice Jazz festival by Marta Szcxesniak, via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0

 

Les concerts d'ete du palais Princier 

MONACO, July 17 – August 7, 2016

It is an age-old tradition of the Grimaldi family to hold concerts in the Courtyard of the Royal Palace.

Les nuits musicales du suquet 

CANNES, July 18-23, 2016

The festival is held in front of Notre-Dame d'Espérance church and perform a programme of chamber music associating the talent of young musicians and famous artists from France and abroad.

Les concerts du cloitre 

NICE, July 19 – August 13, 2016

This festival presents a program of classical concerts set in the prestigious and magic surroundings of the cloisters at the Monastery of Cimiez.

Festival International de Mandoline de Castellar 

CASTELLAR, July 20-23, 2016

It is a unique festival in Europe and attracts the best international mandolins’ players.

Les nuits guitares 

BEAULIEU SUR MER, July 21-23, 2016

Ig you are a guitar lover then you just cannot miss this event.

Festival of Chamber Music 

ST PAUL DE VENCE, July 22-31, 2016

Break The Floor Summer

CANNES, July 24, 2016

One of the most prestigious breakdance event in the world, every year, in the very famous Palais des festivals de Cannes.

Monaco International firework contest 

MONACO, July 25 – August 13, 2016

This free event attracts thousands from the area to view some of the most beautiful and original fireworks around. The competition has been held since 1966 and brings pyrotechnic specialists from around the world to show off their talent.

Firework competition in Monaco, Monte-Carlo by Monaco tourisme via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0

 

Theatre and Dance Festival

ROQUEBRUNE CAP MARTIN, July 27 – August 7, 2016

A diverse and varied program combines dance and theatre through the shared element of the performance.

Fiesta Flamenca 

CANNES, July 28, 2016

Menton Music Festival

MENTON, July 29 – August 14, 2016

Annually since 1950, Menton has hosted the French Chamber Opera Festival in the baroque square of the ’Parvis de la Basilique Saint-Michel Archange’.

Prom' Party 

NICE, July 30, 2016

The Prom’ Party is the festival that consists of music performances held at various venues along Promenade des Anglais, on a distance delineated by Theatre de Verdure and the historical Hotel Le Negresco.

 

Sport events

Summer horseracing meeting

CAGNES SUR MER, July 12 – August 27, 2016

Herculic International athletics meeting 

MONACO, July 15, 2016

The Herculis Meeting 2016 will take place at Louis II Stadium in Monaco with a program full of 17 events. It will gather the best athletes in the world.