What's on across the French Riviera

The year opens with the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in January. February brings the Nice Carnival and the Menton Lemon Festival, the two best-known winter celebrations in the south of France. In May Cannes hosts its film festival, and in May or June Monaco stages its Formula 1 Grand Prix.

In summer the Riviera moves outdoors: Nice Jazz Festival and Jazz à Juan in Juan-les-Pins (Antibes) in July, and an international fireworks competition over the Bay of Cannes on summer evenings. From autumn to spring it's the season of theatres, opera houses and concert halls — when the listings carry the most plays, stand-up, ballet and classical music.

Big touring concerts and shows play the Palais Nikaïa arena in Nice and the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Monaco's main stages are the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the Grimaldi Forum; in Nice, the Opéra de Nice and the Théâtre National de Nice. Stand-up, smaller plays and concerts fill theatres, clubs and casinos in every town along the coast — each event page gives the exact venue.

Open an event to see all its dates, the venue and the starting price. When a show runs several times, every date is on one page with its own Tickets button. Tickets are bought on the official seller's site, where you choose seats and pay — at the seller's own price.