RIVIERA AGENDA
Carnival, MIPIM, Ironman. The Riviera runs on its own calendar.
Not a date dump: the events, closures and high-pressure periods that can actually change your base, hotel, transport or booking decisions.
THIS MONTH
October, then November: what actually changes on the ground.
October on the Riviera
Trade fairs in Cannes, Matisse closed until the 20th then Alex Katz from the 28th, the last weeks of Ellsworth Kelly at the Fondation Maeght, chestnut festivals.
Open October →November on the Riviera
Nice-Cannes marathon, Monaco National Day, trade fairs at the Palais, Bonnard reopening in Le Cannet.
Plan November →COMING UP
The big dates already changing bookings.
Nice Carnival 2027
Dates, event zones, access, where to stay and what to book before Nice fills up.
Official site ↗︎ · Place Masséna ↗︎
Plan Carnival →Menton Lemon Festival 2027
Which day to go, parade tickets, the train from Nice and where to stay while Menton and Nice celebrate at the same time.
Official site ↗︎ · Jardins Biovès ↗︎
Plan the Lemon Festival →MIPIM 2027
Palais, Croisette, Antibes or Nice: where to stay when the whole city has the same idea.
Official site ↗︎ · Palais des Festivals ↗︎
Plan MIPIM →Cannes Film Festival 2027
What the public can see, how to get there and where to stay when Cannes is full.
Plan the festival →Monaco Grand Prix 2027
The first sprint weekend, tickets, trains and where to stay without paying grandstand prices.
Plan the Grand Prix →Ironman France
Start, finish, bike logistics, neighbourhoods and hotels that do not add a fourth discipline.
Official site ↗︎ · Ponchettes area ↗︎
Plan race week →THE YEAR AT A GLANCE
The 2027 dates that move hotel prices.
- 9-28 February Nice Carnival
- 10-14 February Mimosa festival, Mandelieu
- 13-28 February Lemon Festival, Menton
- 16-19 March MIPIM, Cannes
- 3-11 April Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
- 1-2 May Monaco E-Prix
- 11-22 May Cannes Film Festival
- 4-6 June Monaco Grand Prix
- 21-25 June Cannes Lions
- 12 September Ironman France, Nice
- 22-25 September Monaco Yacht Show
Official dates announced as of 11 October 2026. Prices and occupancy month by month: When to go →