The best events of the weekend of August 17th and 18th, 2024, on the French Riviera
Discover Weekend Events on the French Riviera
Weekend Events on the French Riviera in Monte-Carlo
McDonald’s Ligue 1 – “AS Monaco – AS Saint-Etienne”
Saturday 17 August 2024, Stade Louis II
Ligue 1 French Football Championship: AS Monaco – AS Saint-Etienne
Concert – “Close Encounters”
Friday 16 & Saturday 17 August 2024, at 9 PM, La Note Bleue
La Note Bleue Summer Festival – Melbourne-based Close Counters’ diverse soundscape sits at the crossroads of house, neo-soul, broken beat and disco. A true live act at heart, the duo will expand to a 4 piece tour de force for their performances on our shore, bringing live vocals and drumming to the front, with their synth-heavy sounds providing the perfect musical backdrop for the dancefloor. A young but already mighty formation having been praised by the likes of Gilles Peterson, Folamour, Young Franco or Defected Records, Close Counters are coming, and you’d better be dancing!
Weekend Events on the French Riviera in Nice
CONCERT – ORGAN AND OPERA
Sunday, August 18, 2024, at 5:00 PM.
Come and enjoy a concert that brings together the treasures of the operatic art.
This collaboration with the Nice-based organist Stéphane Eliot will allow the audience to experience the electone, a surprising instrument. Indeed, what could be better for the operatic repertoire than an organ capable of reproducing all the tones of an orchestra?
https://www.payasso.fr/ensemble-calisto/festival-oiseau-bleu
LATIN CLAN – CUBAN MUSIC CONCERT
Sunday, August 18, 2024, at 8:30 PM.
Cuban music in the dream setting of the Château de Crémat with the group Latin Clan, composed of 7 musicians with international careers.
Weekend Events on the French Riviera in Menton
Video game and board game evenings in Menton
Proposed by the Youth Service of the City of Menton
The City is providing PlayStation 4 consoles for evenings centered around popular games like FIFA.
Board game sessions are also organized, featuring games like chess, checkers, card games, as well as board and role-playing games.
The events will take place on Wednesdays, July 17, 24, 31, and August 7, 14, 21, from 7 PM to 11 PM (except on July 31, from 7 PM to 9 PM) at the Esplanade des Sablettes.
Information/Youth Service: 04.92.10.51.00
https://www.menton.fr/Soirees-jeux-video-et-jeux-de-societe-ete-2024.html
A Casa dou Païgran – Exhibition: Menton Through Time
A small museum dedicated to the life of Mentonese in the 19th century and the exhibition “Menton Through Time.”
In an apartment in the old town, step back into the 19th century to see homes with tools and furniture from the past. The “Menton Through Time” exhibition will showcase the evolution of our beautiful city.
https://lacapelinedementon.fr/
Weekend Events on the French Riviera in Cannes
Les Plages Electroniques
The Plages Électroniques in Cannes, one of the biggest European beach parties, attracts festival-goers from all over the world, who come to dance on the most beautiful beach on the Croisette and on the roof of the Palais des Festivals!
On 16, 17 and 18 August 2024, the city of Cannes, used to major cultural events, will host the Plages Électroniques in a new format, with a renewed visual identity and a dantesque programme. Between electronic music, rap and pop, the Cité des Festivals will concentrate for three days the cream of the French and international scene. The organisers are expecting a record attendance of up to 60,000 people over three days.
https://www.plages-electroniques.com/programmation-2024/?_sft_dates_2024=vendredi-16-08-24
Exhibition “The Escape of Marshal Bazaine”
From August 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024
Location: Musée du Masque de Fer et du Fort Royal Ile Sainte-Marguerite
Full price: €6.50 Reduced price: €3
https://www.cannes.com/fr/index.html
Weekend Events on the French Riviera in Antibes
Antibéa Theater
In the heart of old Antibes since 1989, the Antibéa Theater is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.
The most important events in September:
- Open House Day at the School of Dramatic Arts, Saturday, September 7th from 10 AM to 6 PM
- On September 15th at 7:00 PM: Presentation Cocktail for the 2024-2025 season (free entry with reservation).
From September 20th to October 6th: “The Iliad… The Assault,” a work by Homer adapted by Bruno Marques and directed by Jean-François Buisson
Production: Antibéa Comedy of Antibes
Performances: Friday and Saturday at 8:30 PM / Sunday at 4:00 PM
https://www.theatre-antibea.fr/
Les Casemates de la Création – August
From 3rd to 31st August – Casemate Arcades (facing the exhibition space of the Arcades)
Christopher Cook / Leo Glassdream
open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm
from August 2nd to September 1st – Casemate Comte
Sustainable Luxury – Maison Ach Chajai Paris
open Monday to Saturday from 11am to midnight and Sunday from 9am to midnight
from August 2 to September 1 – Casemate Thuret
Aurélie Faure bubble cotton – Eco-textile
open Monday to Thursday from 10am to 8pm, Friday to Sunday from 10am to 11pm
OTHER EVENTS
Festa del Traversado
Sunday, August 18, 2024.
Traditional Festa del Traversado
From 9:30 AM, in the heart of the village: traditional songs, music, and dances with Lei Baïsso Luserno.
Mass, the “dance of the log,” traditional market, etc.
9:00 PM: Balèti with entertainment by Coco Beach
https://www.saintmartinvesubie.fr/component/dpcalendar/event/2770.html
Le Pianoteur
Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 9:00 PM.
Since 1977, the Théâtre de la Toupine, located in Haute-Savoie, has been exploring the many facets of live performance through its various creations.
They are offering this as part of the Nice Jazz Fest! A Vélo-orchestra écolomusico. With its piano full of surprises: it smokes, snows, bubbles! – which Monsieur Loyal will stroll along to the rhythm of music, hanging his notes along the paths.
https://www.nicejazzfest.fr/fr/
Festa patronale de Saint Dalmas le Selvage
From Thursday, August 15 to Sunday, August 18, 2024.
http://saintdalmasleselvage.fr/
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