Cannes International Fireworks Festival
⚠️ Dates to be confirmed with the organiser before committing.
Bay of Cannes — fired from barges offshore
Public viewing areas: the Croisette, the Old Port quays, the seafront gardens, Le Suquet, Port Canto, boulevard du Midi, parc de la Croix-des-Gardes. The soundtrack is broadcast on Cannes Radio 91.5 FM.
Launch at 10:00 PM (11:00 PM on 14 July), around 25 minutes. The tourist office advises arriving before 8:00 PM to get a spot on the beaches. Mass dispersal from 10:30 PM to 12:30 AM, with extra SNCF services until the last train.
Entirely free from every public space. No paid stands, no ticketing. Tables with a view of the bay, on the other hand, are sold as event packages: the offers listed by the tourist office run from €120 to €395 per person depending on the venue.
festival-pyrotechnique-cannes.com ↗ — Organiser : Direction des Événements du Palais des Festivals / SEMEC
This is the event that puts the most people on the streets in Cannes. The build-up starts around 7 PM and the crowd settles between 9:30 and 10:30 PM, before dispersing en masse towards the centre. The Palais car park closes from 7:30 PM to midnight on firework nights and the taxi rank moves to rue Jean Jaurès. The saturated districts: the Croisette first, then the Pantiero esplanade, the Old Port quays, the Allées de la Liberté and the climb up to Le Suquet.
Let's be clear: Loka has no view over the bay, and the €250-per-head dinner-and-show market belongs to the Croisette beaches and rooftops. Loka's slot is elsewhere, and it is more interesting. First the pre-show, 7 to 9 PM: an early dinner three minutes from the Old Port before heading down to the quays. Then, above all, the post-show, 10:45 PM to 12:30 AM: the crowd flows back into the centre, hungry and thirsty, and the casa is open until 12:30 AM. For a group or a company, that is the format to go for — watch the fireworks together from the quays, then come back up to eat or have a drink. See the private hire page or book a table for a group of fewer than 8.
The festival does not create the summer squeeze, it sharpens it on the night itself: Riviera coastal hotels run at 87% occupancy in July and 92% over the first half of August. Allow 6–8 weeks for a buy-out, more for 14 July and 15 August. The tourist office recommends booking tables with a view several weeks ahead.
20 – 40 lokos
Signature cocktails, circulating latina finger food, DJ set. Two to three hours, standing format, ideal between the show closing and the official party.
10 – 25 lokos
Private table, three-course South American menu, mezcal tasting running through the evening. Served in ninety minutes if you have somewhere else to be.
40 – 70 lokos
The whole casa: bar, dining room and terrace. DJ set until 12:30 AM, optional cocktail workshop, your branding on site.
Tell us the date, the number of guests and the vibe: we come back within 24 hours with a quote. During Festival Pyrotechnique, dates go fast.
Or directly: 04 93 39 61 41 · info@lokabarkitchen.com