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:

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.