Festival du film
The Cannes Film Festival, founded in 1939, is one of the world's oldest, most prestigious film festivals. The private festival is annually (usually in the month of May) at the “Palais des Festivals et des Congrès”, in the resort town of Cannes.The Cannes Film Festival is organised in various sections: 
-Firstly The Official Selection (The main event of the festival)
-Secondly the Parallel Sections ( these are non-competitive programmes dedicated to discovering other aspects of cinema).
So, during 2 weeks there are a lot of films on competition, to win various prices, like: Grand Prize of the Festival, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Jury Prize and Best Short Film. And The most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the Palme d'Or("Golden Palm") for the best film.
-Firstly The Official Selection (The main event of the festival)
-Secondly the Parallel Sections ( these are non-competitive programmes dedicated to discovering other aspects of cinema).
So, during 2 weeks there are a lot of films on competition, to win various prices, like: Grand Prize of the Festival, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Jury Prize and Best Short Film. And The most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the Palme d'Or("Golden Palm") for the best film.
Fete des citrons
The Lemon Festival takes place every February in Menton. The festival change of theme each year: past themes include Viva España, Disney, Neverland, and India. The festival lasts a few days, with different bands passing through Menton's streets on foot or on truck trailers. The Casino Gardens in the centre of town is decorated in the theme of the festival, using lemons, and statues are built covered with citrus fruit.
Monaco Grand Prix
Since 1929, the Monaco Grand Prix has been held annually in the streets of Monaco. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world, along with the Le Mans 24 hour race. Only two drivers have ever crashed into the harbour, the most famous being Alberto Ascari in 1955 (Ascari would lose his life four days later at Monza). The other was Paul Hawkins during the 1965 event.
Festival of Jazz
Jazz à Juan remains one of the top jazz festivals in the world. Since its creation in 1960, it has attracted the greatest legends of jazz each year to play outdoors in this beautiful setting (July).
Carnaval of Nice
The Nice Carnival is the top winter event on the French Riviera. The city comes alive during a fortnight of festivities, with carnival processions, flower parades, concerts and fire
works, attracting over a million spectators.
Music flows from every street corner and huge papier mâché characters with giant heads parade through the city. Some on floats, some dancing with the crowds on the streets. The 2008 theme is "King of Bats, Cats, Rats And Other Legendary Creatures" (Roi des Ratapignatas, Raminagrobis et autres ramassis de Rats masqués).Spectacular processions take place along the seafront “Promenade des Anglais” and include the Bataille des Fleurs, a huge parade of flowers accompanied by marching bands and majorettes. The culmination of the carnival sees the papier mâché giants dance their last dance as their carnival king is taken down to the beach on his throne and ceremonially set alight, bringing the event to a close among a flurry of fireworks.
works, attracting over a million spectators.Music flows from every street corner and huge papier mâché characters with giant heads parade through the city. Some on floats, some dancing with the crowds on the streets. The 2008 theme is "King of Bats, Cats, Rats And Other Legendary Creatures" (Roi des Ratapignatas, Raminagrobis et autres ramassis de Rats masqués).Spectacular processions take place along the seafront “Promenade des Anglais” and include the Bataille des Fleurs, a huge parade of flowers accompanied by marching bands and majorettes. The culmination of the carnival sees the papier mâché giants dance their last dance as their carnival king is taken down to the beach on his throne and ceremonially set alight, bringing the event to a close among a flurry of fireworks.
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