Cannes Lions
Late June· Palais des Festivals, Cannes
Why the circuit stops here
The advertising Oscars became the media industry’s Davos: tech platforms rent the beach, holding companies rent the yachts, and a year of ad budgets is steered from the Croisette.
The money signal
Beachfront cabana takeovers run seven figures for the week, paid for from the world’s ad budgets.
Book around the stop
with GetYourGuideBetween sessions at the Palais, the Lérins Islands are a short ferry from the Old Port.
- Ferry to Sainte-Marguerite IslandA short crossing from the Port of Cannes to the Royal Fort and the Man in the Iron Mask’s cell.Check dates
- Boat from Cannes to Saint-Tropez and backAlong the Estérel coast by sea, with the afternoon in the port.Check dates
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Journal
Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.
Cannes Lions: the money signal, 25 October
June beachfront cabana takeovers have settled into Q4 budget realities. Holding companies and tech platforms now face the financial hangover of their Croisette rentals.
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Read articleWho's there
Big-tech CMOs and platform chiefs, agency holding-company brass, media owners.
How they arrive
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
- The harbour is the venue: berths book out months ahead and the best parties happen on deck, not on shore.
On the calendar
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