Weekend Events in Menton on 7th and 8th June, 2025
Weekend Events in Menton – Discover Them All!
Folk Weekend – 90th Anniversary of La Capeline de Menton
📍 Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025 – Palais de l’Europe, Théâtre Francis Palméro, 8 avenue Boyer, 06500 Menton
Jazz in Church Concert
📍 Sunday 8 June 2025 – Protestant Church, next to City Hall, 21 rue de la République, 06500 Menton
Talk and Book Signing: “Le temps des Lucioles” by Gilles MONTELATICI (historian, writer)
📍 Saturday 7 June 2025 – L’Odyssée Municipal Library, Palais de l’Europe, 8 avenue Boyer, 06500 Menton
Rendez-vous aux Jardins 2025 – “Gardens of Stone, Stones of Gardens”
📍 Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025 – Jardin Serre de la Madone, 74 route du Val de Gorbio, 06500 Menton
Rendez-vous aux Jardins – Fontana Rosa Garden
📍 Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025 – Jardin des Romanciers Fontana Rosa, 6 avenue Blasco Ibàñez, 06500 Menton
Rendez-vous aux Jardins – Val Rahmeh Garden
📍 Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025 – Avenue Saint-Jacques, 06500 Menton
Pedestrian Seafront Walk
📍 Sunday 8 June 2025 – Promenade du Soleil, 06500 Menton
Menton Marathon Athletics
📍 Until 31 December 2025 – 20 ter promenade de la Mer, 06500 Menton
Opening of the Casa dou Païgran
📍 Until 28 October 2025 – 5 rue Mattoni, near Saint-Michel Basilica, 06500 Menton
Guided Tour of Le Bastion – Jean Cocteau Museum
📍 Quai Napoléon III, 06500 Menton
Exhibition – “The Colours of Foliage”
📍 Until 31 March 2026 – Avenue Saint Jacques, 06500 Menton
Guided Visit: Fontana Rosa, the Garden of Writers – Let Menton Tell Your Story
📍 Until 31 December 2025
Visit the Traditional Jam Factory
📍 Until 31 December 2025
Guided Visit: Maria Serena Garden
📍 Until 28 June 2025 – 21 promenade Reine Astrid, 06500 Menton
The Antiquities of the Louvre
📍 Until 31 December 2025 – Grand Hôtel des Ambassadeurs, 3 rue Partouneaux, 06500 Menton
Exhibition – Jean Cocteau / Michèle Kleijnen: “Escales”
📍 Until 16 June 2025 – Jean Cocteau Museum, Le Bastion, Quai Napoléon III, 06500 Menton
Exhibition – Masterpieces from the Jean Cocteau Séverin Wunderman Collection
📍 Until 27 August 2025 – Galerie des Musées, Palais de l’Europe, 8 avenue Boyer, 06500 Menton
Exhibition – Tribute to the Former Crew of the Calypso
📍 Until 30 December 2025 – Musée de Préhistoire Régionale, Place Lorédan Larchey, 06500 Menton
Guided Tour – The Lemons of Menton
📍 All year round – Maison Gannac, 2970 Route de Super Garavan, 06500 Menton
💶 Adult ticket: €10
Flea Market
📍 Place Fornari & mail du Bastion – Saturdays 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM
🧥 Clothing, tools, furniture, toys & more (non-food items)
More on Le Bastion – Jean Cocteau Museum
A former military fort from the reign of Prince Honoré II, later transformed in the 1960s by Jean Cocteau into a poetic space reflecting his legacy.
📅 Individual guided tours:
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Mondays and Fridays at 2:30 PM (except 22 Feb & 1 Mar)
🎟️ €3 + admission, free for children under 14
⚠️ No guided tours on free museum days (e.g. Heritage Days)
📅 Group tours (reservation required): -
Up to 20 people: €90 + entry
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21 to 30 people: €120 + entry
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31 to 55 people: €156 + entry
Guided Visit & Tasting – Mentounasc Craft Brewery
Looking for a unique experience in craft beer?
Come visit La Mentounasc, the first craft brewery in Menton!
What’s included: guided tour, insight into zythology, and free tastings of our lemon-based beers.
🍺 Featuring: Menton IGP Lemon, Orange Blossom, Lime – all in fresh, balanced aromas.
📍 La Mentounasc – Brasserie Artisanale, 13 Route de Sospel
📞 Info & bookings: 06 58 14 69
