Weekend Events on May 17th and 18th, 2025 in Menton
Weekend Events in Menton – Discover Them All!!
European Museum Night
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Musée Jean Cocteau – Le Bastion, Quai Napoléon III, 06500 Menton
3rd Biodiversity Festival
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Jardins Biovès – Palais de l’Europe, 8 avenue Boyer, 06500 Menton
Ronde des Plages – 39th Edition
Sunday, May 18, 2025 – 21 promenade de la mer, 06500 Menton
5th Video Game & Board Game Fair
Saturday & Sunday, May 17–18, 2025 – Palais de l’Europe
Arrival of the Ring of Saint Joan of Arc
Saturday & Sunday, May 17–18, 2025 – Chapelle Sainte Jeanne d’Arc, 116 Val du Careï
Repair Café
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Esplanade des Sablettes, Vault no.1
European Museum Night – Regional Prehistoric Museum
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Musée de Préhistoire régionale, 20 rue Lorédan Larchey
European Museum Night – Parvis Cocteau
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Parvis Cocteau, Quai Monléon
European Museum Night – Galerie des Musées
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Galerie des Musées, 8 avenue Boyer
Concert – Lyric Duo & Quazylis
Sunday, May 18, 2025 – Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, Rue du Général Gallieni
Unusual Visit – The Ghosts of Garavan
Sunday, May 18, 2025 – 61 boulevard de Garavan (opposite)
Comedy – ADO UN JOUR, A DOS TOUJOURS
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – CASINO BARRIÈRE DE MENTON
Opening of the Casa dou Païgran
Until October 28, 2025 – 5 rue Mattoni, near the Basilica Saint Michel
Casino Barrière Artistic Season 2024–2025 – Teen for a Day, Backpack Forever
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Casino Barrière Menton, 2 bis avenue Félix Faure
Bookstore Week
Until Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Hôtel Royal Westminster
Guided Tour of Le Bastion – Jean Cocteau Museum
Musée du Bastion Jean Cocteau, Quai Napoléon III
Le Lavoir Théâtre – “Contre Poids”
Sunday, May 18, 2025 – Le Lavoir Théâtre de Menton
Exhibition – “The Colours of Foliage”
Until March 31, 2026 – Avenue Saint Jacques
Guided Tour: Fontana Rosa – The Garden of Novelists
Until December 31, 2025
Visit to the Traditional Jam Factory
Until December 31, 2025
Guided Tour – Maria Serena Garden
Until December 31, 2025
Exhibition – Jean Cocteau / Michèle Kleijnen: Escales
Until June 16, 2025 – Musée Jean Cocteau – Le Bastion
Exhibition – Masterpieces from the Séverin Wunderman Collection
Until August 27, 2025 – Galerie des Musées, Palais de l’Europe
Exhibition – Tribute to the Former Calypso Crew
Until December 30, 2025 – Musée de Préhistoire régionale
Guided Tour – The Lemon of Menton
All year – Maison Gannac, 2970 Route de Super Garavan
Adult price: €10
Fair Market
Place Fornari and Bastion mall – Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM – Clothing, tools, furniture, toys, and non-food products
Every Saturday from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Guided Visit of Le Bastion – Jean Cocteau Museum
The ancient military fort, built under Prince Honoré II to protect against pirate raids, was transformed in the 1960s by Jean Cocteau into a museum as his artistic legacy.
Individual guided tours:
Every Monday and Friday at 2:30 PM (except Feb 22 and Mar 1)
€3 + museum ticket, free for children under 14
No guided tours on free-admission days (e.g. Heritage Days)
Group visits by reservation:
Up to 20 people: €90 + ticket
21–30 people: €120 + ticket
31–55 people: €156 + ticket
Visit & Tasting – Mentonnaise Craft Beer
Looking for a unique craft beer experience? Discover La Mentounasc, Menton’s first craft brewery!
Program: guided tour, zythology immersion, and free tasting of our lemon beers.
Where: La Mentounasc – Brasserie Artisanale, 13 Route de Sospel
Info & Booking: 06 58 14 69
