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The big 2024 sports dates in Nice are worth noting, for all sports fans. Here we mention amateur sports, or at least, where the very many amateurs come up against a few professionals.

Big 2024 sports dates in Nice

January 6, 2024: Prom' classic. 10km race, timed or not.

April 21, 2024: Nice Half Marathon. A series of events for everyone, including families.

June 16, 2024: Iron Man. An XXL, long-distance triathlon.

June 21-23, 2024: Ultra trail d'Azur Mercantour. A trail, a race from mountain trails to the Promenade des Anglais.

July 20, 2024: Tour de France cycliste. Start of the penultimate stage on

July 21, 2024: Tour de France cycliste. Final time-trial finish of the Tour Monaco-Nice.

September 22, 2024: Women's Iron Man.

October 2 - 6, 2024: 4 Trails Nice Côte d'Azur by UTMB. 4 trails of different distances and difficulties.

November 3, 2024: Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes. Starts from Nice.

This selection does not take into account local events, such as the Prom' Swim, the Bain de Noël, etc.

The exhibition Robert Doisneau : le merveilleux quotidien is presented at the Musée de la photographie Charles Nègre in Nice. It runs from October 14, 2023 to January 28, 2024.

The exhibition Robert Doisneau : le merveilleux quotidien

This Robert Doisneau exhibition in Nice features 110 photographs. 78 of these are black-and-white photographs of the wonderful everyday life of Paris and its suburbs. The exhibition highlights 40 years of his career, from the 30s to the 70s.
Another section, Palm springs 1960, deals with the construction of a golf course in the middle of the Colorado desert. But beyond that, the life of the retirees who live there. These photos are in full color.
We are delighted by the photographer's eye, always focused on the beautiful, the simple, the convivial, the unusual, the comical. Doisneau's photographs are like an ethnographic study in which each person brings his or her own sensibility and share of dreams.

Who is Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) is one of the world's most famous photographers. He owes his popularity to his photographs of everyday life. Robert Doisneau became a freelance photographer (1946 for the Rapho agency). He was then able to devote himself to his observation of everyday life, between two commissioned reports.
He worked for the most prestigious agencies, receiving numerous awards (Prix Kodak in 1947, Prix Nièpce in 1956, Prix du livre des rencontres d'Arles in 1979 and 1980, Prix national de la photogrpahie in 1980, Prix Balza in 1986, etc.). Major museums host his exhibitions (Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Modern Art of Oxford, Moscow Multimedia Art Museum, Festival des rencontres d'Arles, etc.).
In short, Robert Doisneau, through the quality of his sense of observation, is the photographer who will have had the greatest impact on his contemporaries, both French and foreign.

Practical information

Museum of photography
1 place Pierre Gautier
towards the flower market

Official website

The Regard sur les Alpes sauvages exhibition by Robert Forte runs until March 17, 2024. The Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre features numerous landscape shots as well as the animals that populate the Alps.

Some photos

Who is Robert Forte?

Following a traffic accident, Robert Forte changed career direction because of his disability. A lover of the mountains, he turned to photography.
Robert Forte travels the Alps from north to south in search of a spectacle like skylights, different animals in privileged moments like hunting for food.

Conclusion

Don't miss this beautiful exhibition, every photo catches the eye.

Useful information

Exhibition Regard sur les Alpes sauvages by Robert Forte at Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre,

until March 17, 2024.

The ticket gives access to the Robert Doisneau exhibition, but also to the Robert Forte exhibition.

Ticketing

The Nice's 2023 Christmas market and illuminations are back for this festive season.

The 2023 illuminations in Nice

The city's illuminations begin on November 26 at 6pm. Everyone admires the lights on the Promenade des Anglais, Place Massena, Vieux Nice, Avenue Jean Médecin and many other streets in all Nice neighborhoods. And this until January 7, 2024. They are effective from 5pm to 11pm.

The 2023 Christmas market in Nice

The Ferris wheel is illuminated every day and even in the evening. It provides wonderful sensations and also an opportunity to admire Nice from the sky.

45 chalets

The Christmas market hosts 45 chalets, spread over a vast area. And everyone can discover traditional Christmas decorations, artisan stands, not forgetting several regional gastronomy stands (Corsica, Alsace, etc).

Santa Claus's house

Santa Claus is on hand, as he opens his house to children and their parents, from 11am to 8pm (Fridays and Saturdays until 10pm), throughout the Christmas market period.
He even promises to be present from 2pm to 7pm, every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

Games, rides and inflatables

Numerous games, the famous antique merry-go-round in the Albert 1er garden and inflatable structures ensure a great time for the youngest visitors.

Entertainment and concerts

• Traditional songs and Swedish sweets are offered on Wednesday, December 13.
• Numerous concerts throughout the Christmas market period, starting at 2pm. Marjorie Martinez, Soulseption, Nils Indjein, Swing with the Ladies, Merry Mood, The Gobi's and Chris Cadillac are already announced.
• For young adults, DJ Ergo (December 14, 22 and 28) and DJ Afroman (December 15, 21 and January 4), from 6pm.

Dates for the 2023 Nice Christmas Market

The 2024 Christmas market takes place from December 7, 2023 to January 7, 2024.
It is open from 11am to 9pm (admission until 8pm), on Fridays and Saturdays until 11pm (admission until 10pm).
Please note: on December 24 and 31, open from 11am to 7pm (admissions until 6pm).

Christmas market prices

Free admission. Access is free of charge.

Location of the 2023 Christmas Market

As every year, it will take place between the Place Masséna and the Théâtre de Verdure in the Jardin Albert 1er.

The Christmas bath in Nice

Everyone is invited to the Christmas bath in Nice.
Sunday December 17 at 10:30 am, plage du Ruhl.
In their swimsuits, many swimmers get together for a festive swim. Why not join us?
The water temperature is around 12-14°. Nice's famous "pointus" accompany this traditional event.

Nativity scenes

For believers who celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus, nativity scenes are present in churches.

Giant crib

Giant crib in Place Rossetti, with life-size automatons.
Open every day from December 7 to January 7, from 10am to 8pm.

Soazig Le Ruyet à Lou Babazouk 2 exhibits until December 17, 2023.

Soazig Le Ruyet at Lou Babazouk 2

Soazig Le Ruyet is a painter, with uncluttered works. Uncluttered but also deep, colorful and sober at the same time. With just a few touches of color, you can feel movement, silence, warmth and more.

You have to let yourself enter the canvas to discover a deeper meaning. It could be the artist's meaning, it could be your own, it doesn't matter. Once inside, you're taken by the work.

Bravo to artist Soazig Le Ruyet.

Practical information

Lou Babazouk 2
5 rue Benoît Bunico
in Old Nice

Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-12pm and 1:30pm-6pm