Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Monaco (Monte Carlo), Monaco

Druk — Monte-Carlo Rally, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Monte-Carlo Rally

  18 jan – 1 feb · meestalRaceweekendDruk

  The world championship opens here in January, but the stages are on ice in the mountains behind rather than in the principality. The start and finish ramps are on the harbour. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Sainte Devote

  26–27 janReligieus feest

  The patron saint's night on 26 January, when a boat is burned in front of her chapel by the corner the racing drivers are named after, and the Grimaldis turn out for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas village on the port (28 nov – 5 jan (meestal))

Druk — Monte-Carlo Rally, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monte-Carlo Rally (18 jan – 1 feb (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Coaches for the guard change, Monte-Carlo Masters

• Seizoen

  Coaches for the guard change

  1 apr – 31 okt · meestalDrukte van dagjesmensenDruk

  Coaches from Nice and the cruise ports empty onto the Rock before the guard change just before noon, and the palace square, the cathedral and the aquarium queue with them until mid-afternoon. Before ten it is another place. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Monte-Carlo Masters

  4–20 apr · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  A week of clay-court tennis in April on courts cut into the cliff at Roquebrune, which is technically over the French border. Rooms on both sides of it go with the draw. Bron ↗

Druk — Coaches for the guard change, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Monaco Grand Prix

  5–7 junRaceweekendDrukSluitingenBoek vroeg

  In 2026 the race moves out of its usual late-May slot to the first weekend of June. Grandstands and barriers go up weeks ahead, the harbour roads close, and every rate in and around the principality is set by it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coaches for the guard change (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Coaches for the guard change, Monaco Grand Prix

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  25 jun – 10 okt · meestal

  Larvotto is the only public beach and it is small, so it fills by mid-morning through the summer. The water stays comfortable well into October, when it empties again.

Nog steeds bezig: Coaches for the guard change (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Monaco Grand Prix (5–7 jun)

Topdrukte — Coaches for the guard change, Herculis athletics

• Festival

  Herculis athletics

  5–25 jul · meestalSportevenementDruk

  The Diamond League meeting at the Stade Louis II on a July evening, on one of the fastest tracks in the world and regularly good for a record. Tickets are cheap by the standards of this place. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Fireworks competition

  10 jul – 20 aug · meestalLicht & vuur

  Several evenings across July and August when competing teams fire from a barge in Port Hercule and the whole waterfront and the Rock turn out for it. Free, and the quays fill an hour ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coaches for the guard change (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (25 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Druk — Coaches for the guard change, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Coaches for the guard change (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (25 jun – 10 okt (meestal)), Fireworks competition (10 jul – 20 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Coaches for the guard change, Monaco Yacht Show

• Festival

  Monaco Yacht Show

  20 sep – 1 okt · meestalGroot festivalDrukSluitingen

  Port Hercule is closed off and filled bow-to-stern for four days in late September. Hotel rates match Grand Prix week and the quayside walk disappears behind hoarding. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coaches for the guard change (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (25 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Coaches for the guard change, Monaco Yacht Show

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Coaches for the guard change (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Sea warm enough to swim (25 jun – 10 okt (meestal)), Monaco Yacht Show (20 sep – 1 okt (meestal))

Druk — Fete du Prince, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Fete du Prince

  19 novGroot festivalSluitingen

  The national day on 19 November: mass at the cathedral, a parade on the palace square and fireworks over the port, in the quietest month of the year here. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Christmas village on the port

  28 nov – 5 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaar

  Chalets, a rink and a small fairground on Port Hercule from the end of November into the first week of January, run by the town hall. The one time of year the quayside is simply free to wander. Bron ↗

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas village on the port (28 nov – 5 jan (meestal))