There are loads of events in Cannes organised year round. Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Cannes Main Events.
Cannes Jumping is a large equestrian event that attracts a high calibre of professional riders from around the globe.
The objective of this event is to introduce the public to the richness and diversity of parks and gardens and to raise awareness of the actions implemented by the Ministry of Culture and Communication in France.
Organised annually by the Cannes Lions, this international festival believes that creativity is the driving force for business, for change and for good.
The Fête de la Musique is a celebration that takes place every summer solstice on 21st June in cities, towns and villages across France.
The Jazz festival in Antibes and Juan les Pins offers a rich programme of traditional jazz as well as pop, rock and world music at the Pinède Gould, a park near the sea.
This picturesque artisan market features crafts and produce from the local area and an excellent array of handmade decorative objects – great for an unusual souvenir of your stay.
The Quai Saint-Pierre fills up with around 40 arts and crafts stalls selling handmade jewellery, hats, regional produce, toys etc, plus around 15 local artists.
Organised by the city of Cannes, the open air cinema will be screening some mainstream films in various neighbourhoods across Cannes throughout the summer.
Bastille Day is celebrated across the whole of France with a bang...well, several in fact, fireworks always feature heavily.
The bay of Cannes has been hosting this International Firework Festival since 1967. The displays are held on various dates throughout July and August and each event attracts over 100,000 people who come to "oooh" and "aaah" at the amazing...
The ephemeral museum of cinema will host a variety of discovery studios and sets, a tribute exhibition to the cinema, the Cannes Film Festival and more in the hall of the Palais des Festivals.
Since 2006, each year in August, the beach at Palais des Festivals is transformed into a large dance floor.
Celebrated every August, the Parade Fleurie takes place during the night. Floats decorated with colourful flowers drive through the avenue Francis Tonner of the Cannes quarter of La Bocca.
The annual International Boat Show at Cannes has become one of the largest in Europe.
Exceptional locations around France, including Cannes, will be open to visit on the Journées du Patrimoine - a European wide event inspired by by France’s Journées Portes Ouvertes which started in 1984.
Les Etoiles de Mougins was created in 2006 in honour of Roger Vergé, the iconic founder of the Moulin de Mougins.
Since 1929, the Regates Royales has been organising numerous sailing regattas throughout the month of September in Cannes. Thousands of crews take to the water each year in up to 150 yachts.
The number one mountain bike event in the world, there are a large number of courses on offer, from those especially tailored for children and families, to relay races or tough long trials, and even a triathlon.
This team sport is based on two persons travelling through nature and time, completely dependent on each other. The team alternates between running and swimming along a premarked course in nature. It can be between islands or between lakes
120 hectares of aerial ballets, 30,000 visitors, 100 kite flyers, 18 countries, free workshops, and a hot air balloon area.
