Like every year, the Nice Carnival offers a fabulous opportunity to party on the French Riviera in winter. The 2025 edition will showcase the seas and the oceans from February 12th to March 5th. Imagination and magic take over for the most beautiful of live shows! We take you to the heart of the parade...
King of the World's Treasures
Nice will be showcasing the seas and the oceans at the 152nd edition of its traditional Carnival. Two weeks and three weekends of festivities to rediscover Nice and the Côte d'Azur, from February 12th to March 2nd 2025.
Procession of floral floats and mimosa blossoms
The Nice carnival unfolds its multicoloured floats and its traditional flower battles. The mimosa, the flower of the season par excellence on the Côte d'Azur, illuminates the parades with its bright yellow flashes and its characteristic fragrance. A pleasure for the senses...
Flower battles
What would the Nice Carnival be without its traditional flower battles? On floats decorated with the most beautiful floral arrangements, you can admire the mannequins dressed in the theme of the year and prepare to receive a constellation of various flowers...
Truffaut, Cocteau, Demy, Hitchcok, Woody Allen...
The Nice carnival also regularly celebrates anniversaries, making this great popular festival even more sumptuous. In 2019, the 3rd largest carnival in the world has honored the cinema for the 100th anniversary of Studios de la Victorine, a mecca of the Côte d'Azur film industry. Since 1919, the region has produced Marcel Carné, Roger Vadim, François Truffaut, Jean Cocteau, Jacques Demy, Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen and many other talented directors. And in 2023, it was time to celebrate 150 years of the Nice Carnival itself...
One of the most famous carnivals in the world
The Carnival of Nice is the first carnival in France and one of the most famous in the world. It takes place every winter, in February, and is one of the most popular festivals on the Côte d'Azur, attracting several hundred thousand spectators each year.
Discover the Côte d'Azur during winter
Parallel to the festivities, the carnival period offers a wonderful opportunity to discover the city of Nice on the Côte d'Azur in winter: the mild climate, the peacock-blue sky and the typically French art de vivre. Natural sites, cultural and artistic life and a high standard of gastronomy reveal a rich palette of emotions.
Recommendations and advice Would you like to be part of the joyful madness that takes over Nice during Carnival? This magnificent festival deserves to be experienced both by day and by night, to enjoy its two contrasting atmospheres. To make the most of the carnival, book your travel and accommodation well in advance. Carnival attracts visitors from all over the world. And to make the festival as environmentally friendly as possible, do as the organisers do and take the train to the city and use soft mobility solutions to get around once you've arrived. Finally, when it comes to eating out, think local and seasonal. It's a great way to enjoy tasty food at more affordable prices, while reducing your environmental impact. Have a great carnival!
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- The Carnival of Nice: 6 corsi, day and night, with 17 floats and more than 1,000 dancers and musicians from all over the world to bring you this authentic and magical event! Information and booking
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