Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Palais des Festivals (Grand Auditorium, Debussy, Forum, Rotonde) + the whole Croisette in “city activations”
The Palais is the official heart, but most of the volume happens outside its walls: beaches, rooftops, villas, yachts, hotel gardens.
Palais typically 9:00 AM–7:00 PM, awards in the evening, closing party on Friday. Beach activations run 9:00 AM to 8 or 9 PM, then switch to cocktail mode.
Official 2026 rates, excl. VAT (+20%), payment in euros only: Classic €4,465 · Gold €6,600 · Platinum €11,595 (5-star hotel in central Cannes, Nice transfers, companion pass) · CMO Accelerator €7,240 · Creative Academy €2,940 · LIONS Sport Pass €2,500 · Young Lion (under 30) €2,180 · Start-Up Pass €1,345 · Creator Pass €1,245 · Classic Student €1,035 · Connector Pass (digital) €625.
canneslions.com ↗ — Organiser : LIONS (Informa Festivals)
This is the Cannes event where the off-programme weighs most heavily against the official one — the festival guides say it plainly: the week's most decisive conversations happen outside the Palais. Beach clubs taken over for the week: Meta Beach, Canva Creative Cabana, Amazon Port, TikTok Garden, Pinterest Manifestival, Spotify Beach, SPORT BEACH, Motel Yahoo!. Hotels and gardens: Carlton, Majestic, Martinez, and the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes for the most closed-door nights. Yachts at the Old Port and Port Canto, meetings by day, receptions by night. Large-scale concerts on brand activations. Districts: the Croisette at the heart, the Old Port and Le Suquet on the waterfront, rue d'Antibes and the Forville market for quieter dinners. Most activations run on RSVP through a brand landing page.
During Cannes Lions the Croisette is booked out end to end and priced in tens of thousands of euros. Loka plays a different card: the team or client dinner for 25, the last drink after the awards, the full buy-out for a 60-person agency's closing night. An address in old Cannes, fourteen minutes from the Carlton and eight from the Palais, open until 12:30 AM, with a Latin identity that cuts against the tech activations lined up along the beach. Guest diaries fill weeks in advance: send your invitations early. See the private hire page or book a table for a group of fewer than 8.
Pressure comparable to the Film Festival. Rates observed during Lions week: Majestic €900–1,200/night, Carlton suites €1,500+, JW Marriott €800–1,000/night, standard Croisette room €500–700/night, 4–7 night minimums. Brands and agencies block entire floors a year ahead and activation venues are booked 12 months out. Book at least 6–9 months ahead.
20 – 40 lokos
Signature cocktails, circulating latina finger food, DJ set. Two to three hours, standing format, ideal between the show closing and the official party.
10 – 25 lokos
Private table, three-course South American menu, mezcal tasting running through the evening. Served in ninety minutes if you have somewhere else to be.
40 – 70 lokos
The whole casa: bar, dining room and terrace. DJ set until 12:30 AM, optional cocktail workshop, your branding on site.
Tell us the date, the number of guests and the vibe: we come back within 24 hours with a quote. During Cannes Lions, dates go fast.
Or directly: 04 93 39 61 41 · info@lokabarkitchen.com