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Cannes Dance Festival: 2025 Guide
This is a complete guide to the 2025 Cannes Dance Festival, written by a local insider. Below is all the information you’ll need, including the schedule, locations, ticketing, video, and insider information.
Over the years since 1984, the Cannes Dance Festival has been an important meeting-place of modern and contemporary dance. Join the cultural wonder & excitement of the Cannes Dance Festival. See the unification of various choreographic styles across the French Riviera.
The production value of these lively events is very high, and while most of the dances are very modern (expect to see some nudity!), you can also find ballet and other traditional performances. The festival focuses on a unification of the diversity of choreographic arts in the French Riviera.
This festival has a particular historical relationship in the world of dance. It established its fame through performances of contemporary dance, not only with companies of international reputation but including fresh and promising new performers. It is a venue for greater visibility of exceptional talent in the choreographic sphere.
Video of the Cannes Dance Festival
Cannes Dance Festival: 2025 Event Details
Event type: Dance Festival
Frequency: Bi-annual (every two years)
Date: November 22 to December 7, 2025
Location: Palais des Festivals, Cannes (main venue) and other locations (click on the venues’ links above for individual map).
Tickets: Get tickets here
Website: Official Dance Festival Website