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Christmas 2024 on the Côte d'Azur and in Nice in particular is an exceptional period. Exceptional for the weather, which is often so mild that many events take place outdoors. Exceptional, too, for the diversity and originality of what's on offer. Let's take a closer look.
Several updates to this page are planned as information becomes available.
Christmas 2024 on the Côte d’Azur and in Nice in particular
Nice residents and visitors alike look forward to the festive season. But which towns on the Côte d'Azur have Christmas markets? Which streets are the most illuminated? What to do with a child, and where?
Here's some useful information about the festive season in towns on the Côte d'Azur.
Christmas 2024 in Antibes
November 30 to January 5, 2025
Rides, Ferris wheel, carousel and various chalets, mostly gourmet.
Practical information
Esplanade du Pré des Pêcheurs
November 30 to December 20: 11am to 8:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays 11am to 9:30pm.
December 21 to January 5: 11am to 9:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays 11am to 10:30pm.
See our other pages on Antibes.
Christmas 2024 in Biot
Christmas market from December 20 to 30, 2024
Illuminations, parades, gourmet entertainment, Christmas chalets. Also on the program: a magical trail of Christmas façades, Place de Gaulle transformed into a gourmet square, and a competition to find the most beautiful Christmas sweater.
Practical information
Open 11am to 7:30pm (Tuesday December 24, 11am to 4pm), closed December 25.
Giant urban Advent calendar.
The children of Biot have come up with a calendar. The giant squares open one by one, starting 20 days before Christmas.
See our other pages on Biot.
Christmas in Cagnes-sur-mer
December 14 to 24, 2024
Rides and entertainment, Place de Gaulle.
Original! Traditional Nordic market
Villa Ingeborg on November 22 and 23.
See our other pages on Cagnes-sur-mer.
Christmas in Cannes
Christmas Market
From November 30 to January 5, 2025
Street entertainment, some sixty designer and artisan chalets, fun and varied workshops for children with Christmas tales and meetings with Santa Claus, competition for the most beautiful chalet and ice rink.
Practical information
cours Félix Faure
From 11am to 9pm, Fridays and Saturdays until 10pm.
The Cannes ice rink
350m2 ice rink.
Free admission from 10am to 1pm for children aged 4 to 10. From 1pm, €3 admission for all.
See our other pages on Cannes.
Christmas market in Menton
From December 7, 2024 to January 5, 2025
Wonderful Christmas of the 4 seasons: this will be the theme of the 35 gourmet and craft chalets, merry-go-rounds, entertainment and fir forest.
Practical information
Mail du Bastion.
Sunday to Thursday: 10am - 7pm, Friday and Saturday: 10am - 10pm.
Also an ice rink.
Original! Christmas car show, December 14, 18 and 21 at 4pm, in front of the Palais de l'Europe.
Original! Jazz concerts on December 13, 20 and 27, and on January 3, from 6 to 9 p.m., in the open air, on the Palmero esplanade.
See our other pages on Menton.
Monaco
From December 6 to January 5, 2025
Christmas village, designed around the theme "Gingerbread and delicacies".
21 food stalls, 24 decoration and craft chalets, Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, carousel, toboggan sled, Santa's sleighs, children's workshops and special evening for December 31 Eve from 9pm, with fireworks at midnight.
Practical information
Port Hercule
From 11am to 10:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 11am to 11pm. Special days on 24/12 from 11am to 7:30pm and on Sunday 31 December from 9pm to 2am.
Christmas 2024 in Nice
From November 28, 2024 to January 1, 2025
Nice Christmas Village
Nice Christmas village in four areas: the Chemin de Caléna with artisans and shopkeepers displaying their food, craft and decorative products, the Coin des pichouï with games, handcrafted toys, picnic tables and entertainment, the Monde du père Noël with illuminated decor, Santa's house, face painting stand and book box and Place aux festins in the heart of the village with tasting of Christmas specialities.
Practical information
jardin Albert 1er,
Mondays to Wednesdays from 12pm to 9pm, Thursdays and Fridays from 12pm to 11pm, Saturdays from 11am to 11pm, Sundays from 11am to 7pm, December 24 and 31 from 12pm to 7pm, December 25 and January 1 from 2pm to 9pm.
Christmas parade in Nice
On December 8, 2024, starting at 5 p.m., a grand Christmas parade will wind its way down Avenue Jean Médecin, featuring street entertainment, acrobats, music, shopping promos and more. The parade ends at 6:30 p.m. in the Place Massena.
The crèches
In addition to the cribs in the churches, note Lou Presèpi, the life-size crib, Place Rossetti, from December 19 to 29, 2024.
Original! Giant Santa
An 8-metre-high Santa Claus faces the Lenval children's hospital.
Christmas scenes
Beautifully decorated, Place Garibaldi.
Illuminations
The streets of Nice, including the famous Promenade des Anglais, will be illuminated. A fabulous prospect that never ceases to delight Nice residents and visitors alike. But the illuminations are not confined to the Promenade. Numerous streets and squares will also be illuminated, Old Nice as well as the other districts, from north to south, east to west.
Don't miss the port district, avenue Jean Médecin, the Libération district (Gare du Sud), etc.
See our other pages on Nice.
Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Raclette party
December 21, 2024, 7pm to 10pm
with DJ
at Parc Layet
Villefranche-sur-mer
Torchlight procession
December 22, 2024
Jean-Marc Foulquier