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Events Calendar for Monaco & the French Riviera
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We keep this Google Calendar updated with the latest events information for Monaco and all the towns on the French Riviera. You can subscribe to add this as a separately-viewable calendar in your Google Calendar screen or subscribe via iCal. If you are having trouble viewing the calendar, here’s the direct Google Calendar link.
Go here for a complete list of flea and antique markets on the French Riviera.
Below are the biggest events and festivals, with links to view more information about the event:
Major Annual Events
Antibes & Juan-les-Pins Events
- JULY: Jazz à Juan Jazz Festival
- DECEMBER: Antibes Christmas Village
Beaulieu-sur-Mer Events
- MARCH: Kids Carnival (see calendar above for details)
- JULY: Guitar Nights Festival in Beaulieu-sur-Mer
- DECEMBER: Christmas in Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer Events
- DECEMBER: Christmas in Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cannes Events
- JULY to AUGUST: Cannes Fireworks Festival
- SEPTEMBER: Cannes Yachting Festival
- NOVEMBER to DECEMBER: Cannes Dance Festival
- DECEMBER: Cannes Christmas Village
Menton Events
- FEBRUARY: Fete du Citron / Lemon Festival
- DECEMBER: Christmas Celebration
Monaco & Monte-Carlo Events
- JANUARY: St Devote’s Day
- MARCH to APRIL: Performing Arts Festival
- APRIL to MAY: artmonte-Carlo & Monaco Art Week
- MAY: Monte-Carlo Fashion Week
- JUNE: Monte-Carlo Television Festival
- JULY to AUGUST: Summer Concerts at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco
- AUGUST: art3f Art Fair
- SEPTEMBER: Monaco Yacht Show
- NOVEMBER: Monaco National Day / Fete National / Fete du Prince
- NOVEMBER: Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival
- NOVEMBER: No Finish Line – Charity Run
- DECEMBER: Monaco Christmas Events, Village and Markets
Mougins Events
- DECEMBER: Christmas Celebration
Nice Events
- FEBRUARY: Carnaval de Nice
- JULY: Nice Jazz Festival
- NOVEMBER: C’est pas Classique
- DECEMBER: Christmas Village
St-Paul de Vence Events
- DECEMBER: Christmas Celebration
St-Tropez Events
- OCTOBER: La Grande Braderie de Saint-Tropez
- DECEMBER: Christmas in Saint-Tropez
Villefranche-sur-Mer Events
- DECEMBER: Christmas Celebration
Monaco School Holidays
During school vacations, many Monaco residents leave to vacation at other destinations along the French Riviera or elsewhere around the world.
Back to school | September 7, 2020 |
All Saints’ Day holiday | October 22 to November 2, 2020 |
National Day | November 19, 2020 |
Immaculate Conception’s Day | December 8, 2020 |
Christmas holidays | December 19 to January 3, 2021 |
Saint Dévote’s Day | January 27, 2021 |
Winter half-term-holidays | February 20 to March 7, 2021 |
Easter Monday | April 5, 2021 |
Spring half-term holidays | April 23 to May 9, 2021 |
Ascension | May 13, 2021 |
Grand Prix and Whit Monday | May 20 to May 24, 2021 |
Corpus Christi | June 3, 2021 |
Summer holidays | July 1 to September 5, 2021 |
Here is the official school schedule calendar from the Monaco government.
French Riviera School Holidays
Expect the beaches to be much busier with plenty of children and teenagers crowding the beach and markets during these dates.
Holiday dates for the French Riviera:
Autumn holidays
Christmas holidays
Winter holidays
Spring holidays
Summer holidays
October 18 to November 1, 2020
December 20 to January 3, 2020 to 2021
February 20 to March 7, 2021
April 25 to May 9, 2021
July 6 to August 30, 2021
To alleviate holiday traffic and crowded resorts, education authorities are divided into three geographic zones, with staggered winter and spring holiday periods. The French Riviera is in Zone B. Here is the government’s official website listing the holiday dates. Expect increases in tourism during all of the school holidays.
