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Día Nacional de Mónaco
Saint-Rainier day is Monégasque National Day — a holiday for Monaco residents. Monaco’s National Day is also a celebration of its independence which is just as important to Monaco as July 4th is to the Americans. It is held every 18th and 19th of November.
The people of Monaco celebrate by displaying the Monégasque flag and wearing white and red. There are festivities throughout the town including concerts, parades, a drone light show, live theater, and other ceremonies.
Monaco’s National Day: A Rich History
In a different form, Monaco’s National Day was first celebrated by Honoré III on May 16, 1734 and then in 1854. However, the current annual itinerary of celebrations for National Festival only dates back to the reign of Prince Charles III (who is also the founder of SBM and the Casino de Monte-Carlo).
It was during his reign that Monaco became a modern, truly independent state. During his reign, the towns of mentónyRoquebrune, constituting some 80% of Monegasque territory, were formally ceded to France, paving the way for formal French recognition of Monaco’s independence. Rebellions in these towns, aided by the Kingdom of Sardinia, had exhausted Monaco’s military resources for decades.
Charles III established diplomatic and consular relations with other countries, found a national flag for the Principality, provided the Principality with a medal (the Order of Saint-Charles) as well as an autonomous diocese, reestablished monetary impressions and also issued the first postage stamp in the history of the Principality in 1885. Monte Carlo (in English, Mount Charles) itself takes its name from Charles.
In 1857, during the second year of his reign, Charles III picked November 4 as the “Sovereign’s Festival”, as it was the day of his patron’s saint. Starting during his reign, on the day of the “Prince’s Festival,” as it is called by the Monégasque, people celebrated with a Te Deum mass ceremony in Saint Nicholas Cathedral. As early as 1871, following the mass, the first military parade took place on the Place du Palais with the Prince’s Guards (it was not until 1875 that the “Carabiniers” took part in the parade.) There were also joyous celebrations, fireworks, concerts, and popular games on the Rock.
On November 19, 1949, Prince Rainier III ascended to the throne. Soon after, he changed the date of the National Festival from November 4 (as it had been for a century), to November 19, by creating Sovereign Order n°465.
HSH Prince Albert could have chosen November 15th after his own Patron Saint. But in honor of his father Prince Rainier he kept it as November 19.
Monaco National Day’s 2024 Program
- Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from 2pm to 6:30pm: ¡Día Nacional del Niño! Se celebrará una tarde íntegramente dedicada a los niños de 4 a 12 años en el sala de espectáculos. El concepto es recrear el Principado, sus lugares, sus acontecimientos y sus símbolos a través de eventos, actividades y talleres. En el programa: estructuras hinchables (bosque exótico, tobogán de payasos), actividades lúdicas (juegos de madera, casetas de feria, etc.) y juegos (zonas de fútbol, baloncesto, gran circuito de coches de Fórmula 1 teledirigidos, etc.). Los niños de 4 a 12 años deberán ir acompañados de un adulto.
- November 19 at 11:40am: El desfile militar en la Place du Palais Hay un desfile frente al Palacio. Verá a los Caballeros de Malta, embajadores, cónsules y funcionarios estatales uniformados.
- November 19 at 12pm: Se preparará un pez gigante en la Place d'Armes con posibilidad de catering in situ o para llevar (sin reserva).
- November 19 at 6pm: Concert at Espace Léo Ferré . Children aged 10 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
- November 18 from 7:30pm: A festive evening will held at the Condamine Market . Requiere reserva en las tiendas de Halle.
- November 18 at 8pm: Drone light show over the Port of Monaco.
- November 18 at 9pm: Espectáculo musical con “¡Rubio y Rubio y Rubio! . Formado por Tø, Glär y Mår (un hermano y dos hermanas), el trío ha estado cantando juntos desde su infancia en Suecia. Alimentados por una curiosidad insaciable y un amor desmedido por los clásicos de la canción francesa, los reescriben, los retuercen y los interpretan a su manera con una singularidad sorprendente. Los niños menores de 10 años deben estar acompañados por un adulto..
- Eventos del 19 de noviembre a los que solo se puede acceder con invitación, a los que asistirá SAS el Príncipe:
Tickets & Practical Information for Monaco’s National Day
Fecha: 15 de noviembre (Día del Niño), 18 de noviembre por la tarde y 19 de noviembre durante todo el día.
Programa Oficial: Disponible en el sitio web de la Municipalidad de Mónaco.
Ubicaciones: Espacio Léo Ferré , Catedral de San Nicolás , Plaza del Palacio y el mercado de La Condamine .
Entradas: Tickets are free. If you would like tickets to the National Day Events, they will be given out at Espace Léo Ferré between 8:30am and 6pm on November 5th for Monegasques and on November 6th and 7th for Monegasques and residents. Presentation of an identity card, resident card or family booklet for resident children is required.
Transporte: Echa un vistazo a nuestro guide to Monaco’s transportation options.
Para más eventos, consulte nuestro completa Mónaco y la Riviera Francesa Calendario de eventos.
