The best Christmas Weekend 2024 events on the French Riviera
Discover the Weekend Events on the French Riviera
Weekend Events French Riviera in Monte Carlo
Opera – “Christmas Oratorio”
Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 8 PM, Opéra Garnier Monte-Carlo
Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 2024/25 season. Choral concert.
Conductor: Gianluca Capuano.
Choir Master: Stefano Visconti.
Oratorio (cantatas I-III).
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
Texts taken from the Gospel of Luke 2:6-20.
Additional texts by Christian Friedrich Henrici, Johann Rist, Paul Gerhardt, Martin Luther, and Christoph Runge.
First performance: Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church and St. Thomas Church, December 25-27, 1734.
Christmas Pop-Up – “Christmas Chalets”
From Friday, November 15, 2024, to Sunday, January 5, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Avenue de Monte-Carlo
Welcome to the enchanting world of our Christmas chalets! Discover the chalets and let yourself be won over by festive delights and unique gifts. This year, an extensive selection of sweet and savory specialties awaits you, transforming your holiday season into a true gastronomic celebration. You’ll also find a range of enveloping scents, enchanting bouquets, and much more to pamper your loved ones or treat yourself to a special moment. Take a revitalizing shopping break by enjoying our crêpes and hot chocolate!
https://www.montecarlosbm.com/fr/inspiration/nos-pop-ups-festifs
Weekend Events French Riviera in Nice
Santa Claus’s Friends
Sunday, December 22, 2024.
Overwhelmed Santa Claus becomes irritable and grumpy, perhaps due to unfortunate online encounters. With the help of Polo and Adèle, you must figure out what’s happening to restore peace to Santa’s home before… Christmas!
The Christmas Train – France Voguette
From 12/21/2024 to 01/05/2025, daily from 10 AM to 5 PM.
From the Promenade des Anglais, discover Nice aboard an electric train. Panoramic circuit (50 min) with a stop at the castle hill to admire the Baie des Anges. Commentary in 8 languages, silent, ecological, and accessible to people with reduced mobility.
https://www.francevoguette.com/
Weekend Events French Riviera in Menton
Noël à Menton – Parade – A Wonderful Christmas in 4 Seasons in Menton
Let yourself be swept away by a magical atmosphere in the heart of the city.
In an explosion of colors, lights, and enchanting songs, this parade promises to immerse you in the magic of Christmas.
The grand Christmas parade returns to Menton!
On December 21, from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM (and until 6 PM for the final magical moments), be carried away by a magical parade in the heart of the city! To the rhythm of carols and sparkling lights, dive into the Christmas spirit and share unforgettable moments with your family. Come and experience this enchanted interlude!
Wonderful Christmas of 4 Seasons in Menton – Walking Visit
Musical parade with La Batucada de Noël and the elves.
To the rhythm of carols and sparkling lights, immerse yourself in the Christmas spirit and share unforgettable moments with your family.
https://www.menton-riviera-merveilles.fr/
Weekend Events French Riviera in Cannes
The Black Blues Brothers
A virtuosic American-style show, as vintage as it is contemporary, crossing generations and continents!
In a cabaret setting with the retro charm of the “Cotton Club,” five artists from the famous Sarukazi school in Nairobi perform incredible jumps, pyramids, and acrobatics in a series of scenes paying homage to John Landis’s Blues Brothers.
A show inspired by America, with an electrifying atmosphere and an irresistible soundtrack. Masterful!
https://www.cannesticket.com/en
Mr. Jack’s Christmas
Tim Burton’s gothic world shines in The Nightmare Before Christmas, performed by the Orchestre National de Cannes…
Tim Burton’s gothic universe comes to life in this Nightmare Before Christmas, with the Orchestre National de Cannes interpreting Danny Elfman’s extraordinary soundtrack.
Tired of Halloween pranks, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, decides to bring Christmas magic to Halloween Town. But this joyful mission soon turns into a nightmare for good children!
https://www.orchestre-cannes.com/
Weekend Events French Riviera in Antibes
Art Exhibitions – Galerie Alexandre Simonin
The work of Guillaume Cavalier oscillates between two worlds: the material and the spiritual. A figurative narrative emerges in his paintings, where order sometimes coexists with chaos.
His generous palette and graceful lines play with the eye of those who dare observe. Part of his work reflects a civilization in turmoil, while another part seeks to render a sensitive, singular universe intelligible.
https://galeriesimonin.com/events
Christmas Celebrations
From Saturday, November 30, 2024, to Sunday, January 5, 2025
The festivities begin with the lights at 5:30 PM in Place de Gaulle.
Inaugural parade* at 6 PM: departure from rue de la République to the Christmas Village on the Pré des Pêcheurs esplanade, where a concert by the Chœurs du Sud choir will take place at around 7:15 PM.
https://www.calameo.com/antibes-juanlespins/read/002074504b38e4aebd49e
OTHER EVENTS
Christmas Night
Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
Christmas Night: torchlight procession, concert, mass.
Prepare for a magical evening with the Caravan of Lights, a parade illuminating the streets of Isola 2000 to celebrate Christmas Eve memorably.
https://www.explorenicecotedazur.com/it/fiche/soiree-de-noel-it/
Ecological Ice Rink
From 12/23/2024 to 01/05/2025, daily from 11 AM to 6 PM except January 1 and December 25.
Young and old, come skate endlessly in an ecological way on this synthetic ice rink!
Closed on December 25 and January 1.
http://destination.beaulieusurmer.fr/
Librairie du Cap – Christmas Romance Book Signings
Monday, December 23, 2024, at 10 AM.
Two days before Christmas, your bookstore organizes a day full of sweetness and love: Stéphanie Pélerin and Tamara Balliana will be back in-store starting at 10 AM!
In the afternoon, they will be joined by Flora Armonie, who will present her latest titles scented with cinnamon!
https://www.cap3000.com/boutiques/librairie-du-cap
