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Cannes Film Festival 2027: dates, public access and where to stay

The 80th edition. The festival is not a public event; Cannes, though, is one for twelve days, with hotel prices to match.

Mametas CheckedInformation checked · 15 October 2026

11-22 May 202780th edition, at the Palais des Festivals.

No tickets on saleAccess is by accreditation; tickets are free and reselling them is forbidden.

Cinéma de la PlageFree every evening at 9.30pm on Brigitte Bardot beach, while seats last.

The Carlton and the palms of La Croisette

THE MAMETAS VERDICT

Without accreditation, you experience the festival at the Cinéma de la Plage and on the Croisette. For a bed, Antibes (about ten minutes away by train) is the smartest plan B; Nice, 35 minutes away, works if your evenings end early.

What is confirmed

The 2027 Cannes Film Festival runs from 11 to 22 May, its 80th edition. The festival says so itself: it is primarily for film professionals and the press. There is no public box office; tickets are free, named, and reselling them is forbidden and prosecuted.

How the public can get in

Cinéma de la PlageFree open-air screenings every evening at 9.30pm on Brigitte Bardot beach (formerly Plage Macé).

3 Days in CannesFor 18- to 28-year-olds, by application: access to the Official Selection, Cannes Classics included.

Cannes CinéphilesFree screenings in town cinemas, in 2026 at La Licorne, Studio 13, Le Raimu and Alexandre III.

For 3 Days in Cannes, 2026 applications ran from 2 February to 15 March, with ID, a photo and a “love letter to cinema”. The 2027 dates are not published yet: watch the festival site from January.

Getting there

Cannes station is five minutes’ walk from the Palais. On a normal day the TER (regional train) links Nice and Cannes in about 35 minutes (€9.70), with more than 140 return services a day and a last departure from Cannes to Nice at 11.37pm. Antibes is about ten minutes away (€5). From the airport, bus 81 reaches Cannes in about 45 minutes, roughly every half hour, €21.40 from the ZOU! e-shop, a ticket office or by SMS ticket (€21.80 on board).

In 2026, according to local press, the Pantiero bus lane was closed from 1.30pm to 5.30am and some Palm Bus lines ran until 3am. The 2027 traffic plan is not published yet.