Year-round events with a global reach

Top 5 Reasons to (Re)Visit Monaco Year-round events with a global reach

Fireworks ©Alessandro Landra- Shutterstock

Monaco holds more than 500 events of all kinds every year. Thousands of visitors from around the globe are drawn to experience Monaco’s world-renowned events. From Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo and the iconic Formula 1 Grand Prix to the finest art and culture festivals, the most exciting shows and concerts, Monaco can introduce visitors to a world of glamorous year-round amusements.

Here are some examples of not-to-be missed events organised in Monaco every year:

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

International Circus Festival ©Direction de la Communication

JANUARY

• Monte-Carlo Car Rally

• Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival

FEBRUARY

• Monte-Carlo Historic Rally

Monte-Carlo Rose Ball 2019 ©Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer

MARCH

• Monte-Carlo Spring Art Festival

• Monte-Carlo Rose Ball

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 2016 ©Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer

APRIL

• Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters

Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2018 ©Michael Alési_Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer

MAY

• Monaco Historic Grand Prix: A unique event of retro motor racing. Taking place every 2 years, 2 weeks before the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix andon that same hair-raising street circuit, its various categories offer an eyepopping array of expertly preserved cars and a feel for what motorsport used to be like.

• Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix: The 4-day Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix is one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, an event that has achieved almost mythical status in the years since its inauguration in 1929. Held each in May on city streets transformed with grandstands, pit garages and barriers, the so-called Circuit de Monaco, a 3.4-kilometre lap, includes tight corners, elevation changes and a tunnel.

Despite its relatively low speeds the Monaco circuit is considered the most difficult of Formula 1 races, the ultimate test of the harmony of man, team, and machine. Tickets must be bought in advance, but spectators watch from wherever they can, which often includes balconies, rooftops, and yachts.

• Monaco E-Prix: The all-electric Monaco E-Prix was established in 2015 to promote clean mobility technologies and bring new values to the world of motor racing. The only international championship involving 100 per cent electric single seater cars, this is Formula E: fast, furious, energy efficient. Since 2022, the Monaco E-Prix moved from a biannual to an annual event following 2021 June’s decisions from the FIA World Motor Sport Council.

JUNE

• Top Marques – Luxury Car Show

• Monte-Carlo Television Festival

• Monte-Carlo International Show Jumping

Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra©Monaco Press Center

JULY / AUGUST

Concerts at the Prince’s Palace

Monte-Carlo International Fireworks Competition

Monte-Carlo Red Cross Gala Ball

Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival: It is possibly the greatest live music festival in the world. It certainly attracts its biggest celebrities. You name them, they will have played here: Peter Gabriel, the Beach Boys, Rihanna, Charles Aznavour…The list is endless. As, indeed, is the night sky when the roof of the Salle des Étoiles, a dreamlike venue inside the Sporting Club, is open.

Monaco Yacht Show ©Drodin Vladimir_Shutterstock

SEPTEMBER

Monaco Yacht Show: Each September since 1991, Monaco’s Port Hercule, one of the few deep-water ports of the French Riviera, hosts an unparalleled celebration of all things super yacht. This much-attended event showcases some 120 magnificent vessels, each a one-off, on display in the marina for the purposes of admiration and purchase. Around 40 new models make their world premiere to dropping of jaws and popping of champagne corks.