Free Moonlight Party on Top of the Nice Chateau
Don’t miss the free Fete du Chateau, Friday/Saturday, June 27-28, 2025.
It’s the one weekend a year when you can go up to the majestic Chateau du Nice at night …although admittedly it looks a little less than majestic filled with hippies and sausage stands…!
It’s the annual Fete du Chateau, a funky free local music festival sponsored by the French Communist Party that attracts a colorful crowd and a musical hodgepodge, and is very family friendly with lots of food stands and picnicking. It opens and 11am and the music starts at 8pm.
The scene itself should absolutely be experienced, so if you can manage the stairs (the free elevator is closed this day… boo), there is no reason not to pop up for a rare summer night hilltop stroll. Check out the music, enjoy a little vin d’orange, and marvel at a sunset/moonlight view over Nice that you rarely get to see. …And how often can you say you partied with Communists?
So don your hippie duds and then rock, reggae, or swing amidst the aromas of beer and barbecue. Click here for the official Fete du Chateau page for the bands, schedule and a little preview. To make it even better, before you go check out a little primer on quick Chateau history and find out what all went on up there, and what happened to the actual chateau that gave this hill its name.
Photo credit: View from the Nice Chateau by Best of Nice