Events in Cannes on 27 May 2023

The world-famous Cannes Film Festival needs little introduction. Film stars, directors, producers, models and a whole host of people associated with the film industry descend on Cannes in May to attend this glitzy festival.

Now part of the Longines Global Champions Tour, Cannes Jumping is a large equestrian event that attracts a high calibre of professional riders from around the globe.

Organised annually by the Cannes Lions, this international festival believes that creativity is the driving force for business, for change and for good.

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.

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.

The ephemeral museum of cinema will host a variety of discovery studios and sets, a tribute exhibition to the world of cinema, the Cannes Film Festival and more in the hall of the Palais des Festivals.

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...

Every August since 2006, the beach at Palais des Festivals is transformed into a large dance floor.

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.

Since 1929, the Régates 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.