What would New Year’s Eve and January 1st be without its famous fireworks and festive activities? Here are some outing ideas in the Alpes-Maritimes and Monaco to celebrate the transition to 2026 in the most beautiful way.
Antibes
A marching band with the musical group Cotton-Dixie
A festive musical stroll with jazzy tones will take place early in the afternoon in Antibes. The seven musicians of the Cotton-Dixie band will enchant participants for a joyful and unique sharing moment. The stroll will start from the Denis Holstein esplanade and pass through Guy de Maupassant Avenue, Maréchal Joffre, and that of Estérel before heading toward Jacques Leonetti Square via the Promenade du Soleil.
Date: January 1, 2026
Location: Esplanade Denise Holstein – 06600 Antibes
Time: 12:30 PM
Price: free
Parade of giant plush toys
To mark the transition to the new year, a magical parade of giant plush toys will be launched from the Estérel roundabout toward Pinède Gould. An event sure to amaze both young and old.
Date: January 1, 2026
Location: Estérel roundabout – 06180 Antibes
Time: between 4 PM and 5 PM
Price: free
Fireworks in the bay of Juan-les-Pins
In the early evening, the sky of the bay of Juan-les-Pins will light up with its most beautiful colors with a grandiose fireworks display by the seaside to mark the new year.
Date: January 1, 2026
Location: bay of Juan-les-Pins – 06600 Antibes
Time: 6 PM
Price: free
“Cannes Latino!” New Year’s concert
To celebrate the first day of 2026, the Orchestre National de Cannes will hold a concert under the rhythm of Latin American music and dance.
Date: January 1, 2026
Location: Anthéa Antipolis – Théâtre d’Antibes – 260 avenue Jules Grec – 06600 Antibes
Time: 8 PM
Price: from 13 €
Cannes
The magic of Bollywood for New Year’s Eve
For New Year’s Eve, the Palais des Festivals de Cannes will host the musical comedy “Bollywood Masala.” A colorful, dynamic and fascinating show. On stage, sumptuous sets and flamboyant costumes worn by sixteen artists from the best dance and performance troupes in Bombay.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes – Grand Auditorium – 1 boulevard de la Croisette – 06400 Cannes
Time: 8:30 PM
Price: from 35 € to 65 €
A “Stars’ Eve” to celebrate 2026
Celebrate the passage to the new year 2026 with the Lions Club Cannes Europe, around a New Year’s Eve dinner with exceptional dishes in front of a unique cabaret show. On stage, the artists of the troupe “frenchie’s folie” and the Grand Orchestre des Anges.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes – Rotonde Lérins – 1 boulevard de la Croisette – 06400 Cannes
Time: from 8:30 PM
Price: from 150 €
An electronic and eco-responsible New Year’s Eve
For music lovers wanting to welcome the new year with music, Gare Croisette offers an electronic night to the rhythm of techno. An event much more than musical in partnership with “Les Copains d’Abord” and supported by the organization Music Planet Pack™. Each ticket sold for this evening will contribute to support environmental actions such as: tree planting, plastic debris collection in oceans, or supporting sustainable agriculture.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Gare Croisette – boulevard de la Croisette – Promenade de la Pantiero – 06400 Cannes
Time: from 9 PM to 3:30 AM
Price: 20 €
Fireworks in the bay of Cannes
At midnight precisely to celebrate the new year, Cannes will celebrate its New Year’s Eve with a musical fireworks that will light up its bay, themed around Marilyn Monroe, on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: bay of Cannes – 06150 Cannes
Time: 11:59 PM
Price: free
Monaco
Chic and festive New Year’s Eve to the sound of ABBA
Welcome the new year with a dinner show where the artists of the Mania troupe will perform on stage the most famous songs of the iconic 1980s pop group, ABBA. A show combining breathtaking choreography and unique costumes. For this evening, a chic dress code is required.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Salle des Étoiles – 26 avenue Princesse Grace – 98000 Monaco
Time: from 8:30 PM
Price: from 665 €
DJ Night at the Christmas Village
The city of Monaco invites everyone to celebrate the new year in the magical atmosphere of the end-of-year festivities, with various sounds where DJs will perform on two animated stages for an unforgettable festive and sharing experience.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Port Hercule – Quai Albert 1er – 98011 Monaco
Time: from 9 PM to 2 AM
Price: free
Countdown to the new year
Casino Square in Monaco will be ready to celebrate the arrival of 2026. Sparkling decorations and festive illuminations will be present to welcome the transition to the new year with an official countdown. The gourmands can enjoy this spectacle from the terrace of Café de Paris, with a special New Year’s Eve menu starting at 470 € per person.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Casino Square – 98000 Monaco
Time: from 9 PM
Price: free
Fireworks at Port Hercule
At midnight precisely, to celebrate the passage to 2026, the Monegasque sky will adorn its most beautiful colors to the rhythm of its fireworks visible from Port Hercule.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Port Hercule – Quai Albert 1er – 98011 Monaco
Time: 11:59 PM
Price: free
Nice
“Flashback Party” at Mama Shelter
For New Year’s Eve on December 31, 2025, Mama Shelter Nice brings out disco balls and glitter for a party to the rhythm of the 1980s. Program includes: DJ sets with disco, funk, new wave, and pop music. A musical, friendly evening of sharing around an exceptional meal. Wearing retro and disco attire is strongly encouraged.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Mama Shelter – 21 boulevard de Riquier – 06300 Nice
Time: from 7 PM
Price: from 69 € for children and 159 € for adults
“Burlesque Follies” in an old-style cabaret New Year’s Eve
Celebrate the transition to the new year with a New Year’s Eve honoring the old-style cabaret. Program includes: charming crooners, provocative divas, dancers, and burlesque striptease artists, all around a glass of champagne. A retro chic dress code, costume, diva, or Hollywood style is strongly recommended.
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Théâtre de la Cité – 3, rue Paganini – 06000 Nice
Time: from 8 PM
Price: from 50 €
“Magic Night” illuminates New Year’s Eve
The Casino Barrière Le Ruhl offers a chic and high-end New Year’s Eve between an exceptional dinner and a unique immersive show mixing music, dance, magic, and modern cabaret through the show “Magic Night by Ruhl: the power of music and dance.”
Date: December 31, 2025
Location: Casino Barrière Le Ruhl – 1 Promenade des Anglais – 06000 Nice
Time: 8:30 PM
Price: start at 320 €
Free New Year’s show at the Opera
Nice Côte d’Azur offers the show “Les meilleurs moments de Casse-Noisette” at the Nice Opera to celebrate the transition to the new year. The famous choreographer Benjamin Millepied presents his version of the most emblematic of Christmas ballets accompanied by the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets can be collected on the day itself, subject to availability.
Date: January 1, 2026
Location: Nice Opera – 4-6 rue Saint-François de Paule – 06300 Nice
Time: 3 PM
Price: free.
