Events calendar Alpes-Maritimes

In mid-September, the old city revives the times of the past, when the streets still raisonnaient from the horses, each takes the traditional costume of Provence in order to rediscover the son of the fifer and the tambourines his past. Its heritage of tradition and ancestral knowledge. At the village's chance, you will encounter beautiful ladies, sun and hats, proud gentlemen with a black hat.

Rediscover the scents and tastes of the artisanal manufacturing products where ancestral knowledge blends. Many trades are represented, ferronnier, blacksmith, stone tailor, vannier, potter, santonnier, lavandière, dentelière, rouet, rouet, and many other trades.

An artisanal showcase, demonstration of paintings on glass, wood, a choice of local products - honey, lavender, oil and olive - tasting over the course of the day, all in an old atmosphere.

July 16 th Les Nuits du Sud and Art will present an exhibition of the works of the artists vençois.

On July 23rd, Les Nuits du Sud and children will work together around entertaining workshops and educational workshops in music and dance.

It's the time of year eagerly awaited by cinephiles and 7th art professionals alike: the Cannes Film Festival. Born in 1939 in a spirit of freedom and avant-garde to counter Nazi domination of the Venice Mostra, the event has become a benchmark for international cinema. For its 77th edition, from May 14 to 25, the climb up the mythical steps, the celebrities around every corner and the festive evenings will once again create a glittering, glittering atmosphere.

Confetti, costumes and giant, colourful, fairy-tale parades, animated by thousands of people dressed up from all over the world... This is the atmosphere that takes over the streets of Nice every year in February, and has been for over 120 years. This Nice tradition is not just a confetti battle: it embodies the history of the city. On the programme: carnival parades, day and night, the famous Battle of the Flowers and the ritual of the King, burnt on the last day of the event on the beach, punctuated by a grandiose firework display.

Every year as Christmas approaches, merchants settle in their wooden chalet on Masséna Square and around the Coulée Verte on more than 3,000 m ². To come to the Christmas market is to plunge into a fairy tale: animation, craftsmen and creators, outages, bands, puppets, puppets, regional products, confectionery… Every winter, a theme is honored. The Christmas village is a nice way to immerse itself in the atmosphere of the holiday season.

This young exhibition, the first edition of which took place in 2010, is organized by a passionate team. The event extends over four days and brings to the hippodrome of the Côte d'Azur the professionals of the fishing industry, water sports, aquatic recreation and underwater recreation. Also at the meeting: associations, federations, clubs, tour operators, fishing guides… The opportunity also to raise public awareness of the richness and fragility of the marine environment and fisheries resources. Many animations: fishing competition, vol, cooking courses of the sea…

For its third edition, the Garden Festival invites visitors to discover the French Riviera on a dreamlike journey along the fragrant paths of "artists' gardens", the theme this year. In Antibes, Cannes, Grasse, Menton and Nice, as well as in Monaco, numerous events are organized and no less than thirteen landscape creations will be competing for one of the seven prizes awarded. Nature lovers will also appreciate the ephemeral gardens outside the competition in Cap d'Ail, Mandelieu-La Napoule and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

This painter is studying the effect of time on works. It focuses on erosion research, women. Paintings, sketches prints inspired by archaeology, relief in paper.

Since 1960, the best jazzmen and jazzwomen in the world have brought their instruments and voices to Juan-les-Pins, offering the public a high level of jazz. On the stage of the Pinède Gould against the backdrop of the sea, legendary artists such as Ray Charles, Miles Davis or Ella Fitzgerald have made the festival a must for jazz lovers. In addition to the main festival, free concerts by local musicians are held in various venues around the city.

For over 45 years now, La Croisette has played host to the Royal Regatta Festival. The event welcomes over 150 of the world's finest yachts. For a week, the largest and most famous yachts of the last century, often over a hundred years old, compete in fierce jousts in a convivial atmosphere. The regatta is held off the coast of the Lérins Islands. Don't miss the royal regatta village with its many exhibitors.