Things to do in and around Nice by Month: a guide to the best concert series, food festivals, flea-markets, sports events, etc. From the classic to the completely unexpected; most free, and all unforgettable.
January (click for more details)
- New Year’s Concert with Nice Philharmonic – Free
- Galette du Roi
- Prom Classic 10k Run on the Promenade des Anglais
- Winter Wine Tasting: Fete de Saint-Vincent, patron saint of Bellet
- Massive Annual French Winter Sales Start
February (click for more details)
Nice Carnival – Free if costumed- Carnaval Indepenant, Nice’s ‘other’ carnival – Free
- Bataille de Fleurs, the Nice Flower Parade
- Queernaval – Free
- Rock & Roll 10k Run
- Last weeks of Annual French Winter Sales
- Pain, Amour, Chocolat Festival in Old Antibes
- Peak weeks for viewing the Mimosa Forest – Free
March (click for more details)
- March aux Musees – month-long museum-fest
- Paris-Nice Bike Race Finish on the Prom – Free
April (click for more details)
- April Fool’s Day, Niçois-style
- The Chemin de la Croix Easter Candlelight Procession – Free
- Easter in the Sun Rock Festival
- Boutique Winery Salon – Free
- Monaco Rolex Masters
- Antibes Yacht Show
- Nice Semi-Marathon
- Village Flea Markets
May (click for more details)
- May Day – no buses or trams, museums closed
- Cannes Film Festival – Some Free
- Monaco Grand Prix – Free day
- Nice Folklore Festivities in Cimiez – Free
- The Night of the Museums – Free
- Max de Bruit cover-band rock festival
- Crossover Electronic Music Festival
- Local Concerts
- Village Flea Markets
June (click for more details)
- Nice Port Festival – Free
- Fete de la Musique – Free
- Summer Nights Concert Series starts – Free
- Winery Open House – Free entry
- Fete du Chateau Weekend – Free
- Nice Ironman – Free to watch
- Local Concerts
- Village Flea Markets
July (click for more details)
- Summer Jazz Festivals: Nice Jazz Festival, Jazz à Juan, Nuits du Sud
- Jazz Festivals free ‘Off’ sections- Free
- Summer Night Concert Series – Free
- Crazy Week Rock/Pop music festival
- Other local concerts around town
- Massive Annual French Summer Sales Kick off
- Bastille Day
- Prom Parties – Free
- International Fireworks Competitions – Free
- Pink Parade – Free
- Eze Medieval Festival
August (click for more details)
- Summer Night Concert Series – Free
- Last weeks of Annual French Summer Sales
- Military Parades – Free
- Assumption Day Fireworks August 14 – Free
- Palais de Justice Summer Dances – Free
- International Fireworks Competitions – Free
September (click for more details)
- Last of Summer Nights Concert Series – Free
- Grape Harvest – Ever dreamed of being a grape-picker? – Free
- Foire aux Vins, Annual French Wine Sales
- History Weekend – Free (plus all museums free)
- Port Festival (Free) and Chef’s Village
- Chef’s Festival Mougins
- Wine Extravaganza Cagnes-sur-Mer
- Yacht Shows: Cannes and Monaco
- Nice Regatta
- Cagnes-sur-mer Medieval Festival
- Local Concerts
- Village Flea Market season starts
October (click for more details)
- C’est Pas Classique Weekend Music Festival – Free
- Monaco History Weekend – Free
- The Running of the Sheep – Free
- Traditional Jazz Festival including outdoor Gospel Mass
- Saint Reparate Weekend; Procession, Concert – Free
- Grande Braderie de Saint Tropez
- Local Concerts
- Village Flea Markets
November (click for more details)
- Beaujolais Nouveau
- Nice-Cannes Marathon
- Procession Catherine Segurane – Free
- Local Concerts
- Village Flea Markets
December (click for more details)
- Winter in Nice
- Local Concerts
- Christmas in Nice
- Bain de Noel Polar Bear Swim
- New Year’s in Nice
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