Besides the world famous beaches and balmy climate, the Côte d'Azur is enriched with a culture all its own. From the bold colors of the Matisse Museum and fascinating history of the Archeological Museum in Nice, to the yearly Alpes-Maritimes Marathon and Ironman 70.3 this autumn, Côte d'Azur is so much more than a pretty face. Scroll down to find out what else you can do here:
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Events in Nice
- The Belem (External link) (Nice, arrival of Belem on Thursday, October 4, 2018, around 4:00 pm - visit of the boat on Sunday, October 7)
- Musée Matisse : Matisse et Picasso, "The Comedy of the Model" (External link) (Nice, until September 29)
- Musée Chagall : "From the Chapel to the Museum, the Creation of a Biblical Message" (External link) (Nice, ntil October 15)
- Musée Masséna : Jazzin' Nice - 70 years in love with Jazz (External link) (Nice, until October 15)
- Musée d'archéologie de Nice, site de Cimiez : The Phantom of the Promenade (External link) (Nice, until November 4)
- Musée des Arts Asiatiques, exhibition "Ors d’Asie" (Gold of Asia) (External link) (Nice, until November 28th)
- Musée d'art moderne MAMAC : "Exposition Bernar Venet, Les années conceptuelles 1966-1976” (External link) (from October 12 to January 13, 2019)
- Nice Carnival “King of Cinema” (External link) (from February 16 to March 2, 2019)
And for the athletic events this fall:
-Ironman 70.3 (External link) Nice, September 16
-Le marathon des Alpes-Maritimes (External link) Nice-Cannes, November 4
Events in Cannes
- Max Ernst at La Malmaison exhibition info (External link) (Cannes, from July 13 to October 28, 2018)
- The royal regattas in Cannes (External link) (Cannes, from September 22 to 29, 2018)
- The Belem (External link) (Cannes, arrival of Belem on Thursday, September 27, 2018, around 4:00 pm - visits of the boat on 29 and 30 September 2018)
- Grupo Corpo (External link) (Cannes, on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 8:30 pm)
- "Forever CRAZY" show at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Dates: 4 performances from December 29, 2018 to January 1, 2019—Link web version EN of 4 shows:Show 1 (External link) /Show 2 (External link) /Show 3 (External link) /Show 4 (External link)
- International Games Festival (External link) (Cannes, from February 22nd to 24th 2019)
Events & exhibitions in Antibes Juan-les-Pins
- NEW Design & Art Week-end centered on table decoration Design & Art, Juan-les-Pins Pinède Gould (External link) (October 5th to 7th)
- 2nd Edition JAMMIN JAZZ A JUAN (External link) (Juan-les-Pins October 25th to 27th)
- MUSEE PICASSO – Antibes, château GRIMALDI : « LES VACANCES DE MONSIEUR PABLO À ANTIBES 1920-1946 » (Mr. Pablo's Vacations to Antibes 1920-1940 (External link) (until January 13th 2019) The exhibition traces the holidays of the master's family
Other major events & exhibitions in the Côte d’Azur
Biot
- Musée Fernand Léger "Stéphane Couturier” (External link) (from October 6 to March 4, 2019)
Eze
- Les Gourmand’Eze from October 13th to 14th (External link) : Art & Gastronomy festival
Grasse
- Musée Fragonard "Parfums d’interdits" (External link) (Forbidden Perfumes) (until November 12)
Le Cannet
- Musée Bonnard "Inspirantes-Inspiratrices – Lautrec, Bonnard, Matisse, Picasso…" (Inspireres—Lautrec, Bonnard, Matisse, Picasso) (External link) (Until November 4)
Mandelieu – La Napoule
- MIMOSA FESTIVAL "Les Voyages de Marco-Polo” (February 20th to 27th, 2019) (External link)
Menton
- Musée Cocteau « Cocteau le Méditerranéen » (External link) (until November 12)
- THE LEMON FESTIVAL “Fantastic worlds” (External link) From February 16 to March 3, 2019
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- Fondation Maeght (contemporary art temple) – Saint-Paul-de-Vence Exhibition by the Belgian artist Jan Fabre (External link) : sculptures, mostly in marble, and sketches dealing with thought, the body… (until November 11)
Vallauris – Golfe Juan
- Musée National Pablo Picasso "Picasso’s Vallauris Years" (External link) (until October 22)
Vence
- Musée de Vence “Picasso and contemporaries : in praise of the factory” (External link) (until October 31)
And for the athletic events this fall 2018:
- ROC D’AZUR Moutain Bike adenture, Fréjus (External link) October 10th to 14th
-Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Marathon, Nice-Cannes (External link) , November 4
Nouveautés/New 2019
Cannes
TO BE LAUNCHED 1ST SEMESTER 2019 : First "underwater ecomuseum" in France, in Cannes in front of Sainte-Marguerite island. Immersed artworks (Cannois faces sculpted) by world-renowned environmental artist Jason de Caires Taylor.
Côte d’Azur
2nd edition of the « Côte d’Azur Gardens Festival » (30th march – 28th april) in several cities : Antibes, Cannes, Nice, Grasse, Menton.
For more information:
Trainline in France (External link)
Visit Côte d'Azur (External link)