Over two thousand lovers of classical dance joined famous dancers from around the world last Sunday for a Gala performance dedicated to the 90th birth anniversary of legendary ballerina Maya Plisetskaya. The Gala, which was held in Cannes at the Palais des Festivals, included performances from members of the world’s greatest ballet companies. Legendary Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, who was Maya’s husband until her death last year, was a guest of honour at the event.Read more
A painting by late artist León Gambey (1883 to 1914) has caught the imagination of the Côte d’Azur after the Blog de Vieux Nice posted a photograph of the artwork online and asked its readers to help identify the street it portrays.
The city of Nice is campaigning to have its famous Promenade des Anglais enshrined on the UNESCO World Heritage list. It is project that has been in motion since summer 2014, but following the horrific attacks that took place on the Promenade in July, it appears to have picked up new momentum with the launch of a new website: 
In 2017, the world famous Cannes Film Festival will be celebrating its 70th anniversary. The official dates for the festival have been announced - 17th to 28th May - as have plans for a new institutional website, which will enable users to explore the 70 years of the festival's history in an entirely restored digital presentation.
The Regional Orchestra of Cannes-Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur is preparing to explore over 500 years of music history during its eventful 2016/2017 season.
Mission Enfance, a charity which specialises in giving educational help and assistance to children in need, are this month celebrating 25 years since the charity was founded. On July 21
The Ballets de Monte Carlo's artistic director Jean-Christophe Maillot is heading to London’s prestigious Covent Garden with the Ballet du Bolchoï for a performance of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew on 3
The hometown of perfume will celebrate, this August, one of the most prominent floral contributors to its success: Grasse honours the jasmine flower at the Fête du Jasmin. 
Right across the region, the sobering effects of the Bastille Day attack have been felt, but nowhere more so than in the devastated city of Nice. Numerous public events and celebrations have been cancelled in the wake of the attack, including the historic Nice Jazz Festival – the world’s first festival of its kind.
As exclusive as it is engaging and as impressive as it is inspiring, this July will see the Grimaldi Forum’s prominent international art fair offer a raw insight into the complex world of fine and antique art with a remodelled vision and a brand new name.