Christmas in Cannes — Christmas village, ice rink and illuminations
⚠️ Dates to be confirmed with the organiser before committing.
Allées de la Liberté and Cours Félix Faure for the village · Pantiero esplanade for the funfair
Christmas village and chalets on the Allées de la Liberté and Cours Félix Faure, a 350 m² ice rink inside the village, a funfair of around sixty rides on the Pantiero esplanade, a 32-metre lit tree in front of the Palais, twenty illuminated trees around town and monumental projections on the historic buildings. The heart of the event is 300 to 400 metres from rue Meynadier.
Christmas village Sunday to Thursday 11 AM–9 PM, Friday and Saturday 11 AM–10 PM. Funfair 4–9 PM on weekdays, 2–11 PM at weekends, extended during school holidays. Santa's chalet 2:30–6:30 PM. Free concerts on Thursdays at 6:30 PM. 2026 hours to be confirmed.
Free access to the Christmas village. Ice rink and funfair prices not published.
cannes.com ↗ — Organiser : Ville de Cannes, avec la SEMEC et le Palais des Festivals
This is the longest and most regular event in the Cannes calendar, and its profile is very different from the summer dates: earlier, more family-oriented, spread over five to six weeks. The village closes at 9 PM on weekdays and 10 PM at weekends, which puts the flow out towards restaurants between 7 and 9:30 PM, and 9 to 10:30 PM at weekends. The districts involved — Allées de la Liberté, Cours Félix Faure, Pantiero, Old Port, rue Félix Faure, rue d'Antibes — frame rue Meynadier directly. Two dates stand apart: the illuminated parade on 23 December in the late afternoon, and the fireworks at midnight on 31 December.
December is structurally the best month of the year for a 70-seat venue in Cannes — company Christmas meals, works councils, clubs, sports teams — and the Christmas village adds family foot traffic on top. The most profitable slot: Tuesday to Friday evening, over the first three weeks of December, on full or partial buy-out. To be sold from September or October: those dates fill up well in advance, independently of the village. See the private hire page or book a table for a group of fewer than 8.
Low hotel pressure on weekdays, moderate on December weekends and high on the 31st. Two to three weeks is enough for accommodation, except 31 December where you need two to three months. For a December buy-out, commit in September — it is the month when dates go fastest all year.
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 Noël à Cannes, dates go fast.
Or directly: 04 93 39 61 41 · info@lokabarkitchen.com