WHAT'S ON IN CANNES
What's On in Cannes 2025 - Exhibitions, Events and Festivals
What's on in Cannes in 2024
CANNES SUMMER EVENTS
You can buy the Cannes Expo Pass which allows you to see five exhibition and to join guided tours at the Villa Domergue, Musée du Masque de fer & du Fort Royal plus the Musée éphémère du cinéma until 30 September for 12 euros.
Tickets are on sale online as well as the tourist office.
Full details of events can be obtained from cannes.com or on the app cannes agenda and
tickets from cannesticket.com or the tourist office or the Palais ticket office
Please note: We do not list theatre, comedy or lectures as we presume if your French is that good you will find it yourselves.
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Summer 2025 Programme and HighlightsLuna Park fairground 30 June to 30 August from 8pm to Midnight Coubertin car Park La Bocca Beach Library/Pages a la Plage 1 July - 30 August Zamenoff public beach Malmaison Roof Terrace Cafe New this year, cafe Olympe. It is open 10am till 7pm for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and apero. Night Markets 1 July - 29 August: 7pm to midnight Every Tuesday: Esplanade Pantiero Every Wednesday: La Bocca Marketplace Every Thursday: Promenade Jean Hibert Croisette Station - a chill out station August at the Gare Maritime every Tuesday to Sunday cocktails and food together with everything from talks to DJs and live music. Pelote Basque July 5/11/18/25 full programme & reservations www.cannes-pelote-basque.fr Villa Domergue 7 July - 22 September 11am to 7pm Entry 6.50 euros, 3.50 concessions and free for under18s Guided tours of house and gardens included in entry fee if required. Art Exhibition plus sculptures by Odette Domergue in the garden Fool's Ball 13/20/27 July Themed Fancy Dress at the Palais First one is Cesar & Cleopatra, then Pirates and finally Flower Power La Musee Ephemere 10 July to 24 August, 2-10pm at the Palais. This summer it features the film career and creative process of James Cameron highlighting extra terrestial creatures, imaginary worlds and future technologies. Entry 5 - 10 euros. Square Dansant 10 and 24 July and 7 and 21 August Square Verdun, Croisette from 8.30pm to 12.30am Dancing in each others arms to cha cha and rock n roll. 10 euros Le Suquet Festival Provencal Jousting Every Wednesday and Friday in the old port. The aim of the game is to knock him into the water. Great fun. Concert - Palais Terrace 16 July at 9pm: Jean Louis Aubert Tickets 58 to 90 euros Concert - Grand Auditorium 24 July at 8pm: Nick Cave & Colin Greenwood. Nick a famous Aussie rock star and Colin bass guitarist with Radiohead Tickets 50 - 100 euros National Day 14 July Fireworks at 10pm & Dancing from 10.30pm at Les Allees, Cannes centre, and Place de l'Etang, Palm Beach. Provencal Festivals Saint Cassien Concert Joe Dassin at Butte St Casien Patron saint of Cannes, this festival dates back to 14th century. Lovely old church to visit, traditional costumes and dances Fete St Sauveur August Free 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
8- 10 August 2025
Plages Electroniques Palais Beach and Terrace. Tickets for Plages Electroniques are now on sale from www.plages-electroniques.com/billetterie The giant three day beach party has a mega line up of stars. One day tickets cost 50 euros, 70 with afters, and a three day ticket costs 120/180 euros. |
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Fireworks Festival 2024
4/14/22 July & 7/15/24 August
All start at 10pm. One of the best places to see the fireworks and hear the music, is near the JW Marriott hotel, on the Croisette. This year the countries in competition are Spain, England, Belgium, Italy, Canada and China.. There will be five barges in the bay from which the fireworks take off. If you want to avoid a cricked neck you can hire sunbeds on the beach and lie back to enjoy the view. All the hotels and beach restaurants are open for dinner - do make a reservation in advance though. If you bag a spot to watch out of earshot you can listen to the music on Cannes Radio.
You can also view the fireworks from a boat which leaves Quai Laubeuf at 9.15pm. Essential to book 04 92 98 71 30 or at Quai Laubeuf. You can take your own picnic on board the Horizon catamaran www.horizon-lerins.com
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4/14/22 July & 7/15/24 August
All start at 10pm. One of the best places to see the fireworks and hear the music, is near the JW Marriott hotel, on the Croisette. This year the countries in competition are Spain, England, Belgium, Italy, Canada and China.. There will be five barges in the bay from which the fireworks take off. If you want to avoid a cricked neck you can hire sunbeds on the beach and lie back to enjoy the view. All the hotels and beach restaurants are open for dinner - do make a reservation in advance though. If you bag a spot to watch out of earshot you can listen to the music on Cannes Radio.
You can also view the fireworks from a boat which leaves Quai Laubeuf at 9.15pm. Essential to book 04 92 98 71 30 or at Quai Laubeuf. You can take your own picnic on board the Horizon catamaran www.horizon-lerins.com
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FURTHER AFIELD
JAZZ A JUAN: July 10 - 20 2025
Europe's oldest jazz festival: 64 years old
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Book through www.jazzajuan.com or at local tourist offices |
You can pick up the Alpes Maritimes Summer Guide from the Tourist Office
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CANNES BOAT SHOW
9 -14 September 2025
Cannes Old Port
Largest in-water boat show in Europe. There will be nearly 700 boats from 5 - 50 meters on show with 600 exhibitors featured. Port Canto marina will feature power boats. The Old Port has mono and multihulls, rigid and semi rigids, new and secondhand boats plus sail and motor boats. The super yachts as ever are there and you can go aboard and even go out to sea before buying one. There is also an equipment village plus those all important toys.
Shuttle boats take you between the old port and Port Canto.
Shuttle boats take you between the old port and Port Canto.
ROYAL REGATTAS
23 - 27 September 2025 in the Bay of Cannes
Royal Regattas Cannes
Stairway to the Stars
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
13 - 24 May 2025
CHRISTMAS IN CANNES 2025
Everyone in Cannes can enjoy a Provencal Christmas in and around Cannes. There are exhibitions, live nativity plays known as pastorales, Christmas markets and food fairs, ice skating, circuses, Christmas lights and lumieres, horse racing and Christmas sailing regattas in and around Cannes.
Buy your tickets for "What's on" at FNAC
A very good booking service can be found at FNAC, 83 rue d'Antibes where you can buy tickets for all major events in Cannes and elsewhere, including concerts, shows and sports fixtures.
Or at the tourist office, Palais des Festivals Cannes
- Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes (November 9, 2025): A 42 km race that connects Nice to Cannes along the coastline, ending at the Croisette in Cannes.
- Cannes Urban Trail (January 26, 2025): A unique race that takes in some of Cannes' most emblematic landmarks, with routes for different levels.
- Antibes Côte d'Azur Rally (May 2025): A thrilling rally event near Cannes
- Les Plages Électroniques
8–10 August 2025
Cannes’ premier electronic music festival with 8 stages, 90+ artists, and beachside parties at the Palais des Festivals.
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Popular Cannes Sightseeing Trips:
Antibes, Juan Les Pins, Golfe Juan, Le Cannet, Mougins, Mandelieu La Napoule, Theoule sur mer, Vallauris
Antibes, Juan Les Pins, Golfe Juan, Le Cannet, Mougins, Mandelieu La Napoule, Theoule sur mer, Vallauris
OTHER SIMILAR WHAT'S ON IN CANNES 2025 LINKS
WHAT'S ON IN CANNES 2025
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Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Cannes Lions - Cannes Tourist Office
