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With a vibrant culture that is evident everywhere, Nice celebrates its festivals with much enthusiasm and gay abandon. The Niçoise love for celebration takes over the city during Nice events. Travellers from around the world flock over to be a part of the festivities.
The entire city throbs with excitement as the streets of Nice transform into one big stage. The usually sedate Promenade des Anglais comes alive as the Nice Carnival paints it with a riot of colours. Come here to be a part of the carnival or catch a legend in action at the Nice Jazz festival.
While you may choose to visit Nice as a tourist, you can celebrate any Nice festival like a local as you get carried along in the euphoria. Here are some prominent events in Nice that you should not miss.
If you’re in Nice in February, you cannot help but be a part of this 15-day-long party. Dress up and be a part of the partying crowd as the city decks up in her best colours and plays the gracious host. Apart from the parties, you can be a part of some quirky events like waiter races, flower battles and cold-water swims. Memories for a lifetime!
France’s original Jazz festival has had some of the greatest names in Jazz perform here. Every year, for six days in July, the Place Massena and Theatre de Verdue at Jardin Albert I reverberate to the soulful tunes of Jazz, Soul, Funk and Blues. Pure musical nirvana!
Christmas is a merry time in Nice. The Christmas Village at Place Massena gears up for the festivities as it is bedecked in the brilliance of a million lights. Christmas carols, hot chocolate and ice skating – that’s Christmas in Nice.
If you’re eager to be a part of the festivities, pick SOTC’s Nice tour packages or other France tour packages and get celebrating!
