Cannes Yachting Festival
Mid-September· Vieux Port, Cannes
Why the circuit stops here
Europe’s biggest on-water boat show opens the autumn yacht-market season: 600+ boats in the Vieux Port, two weeks before Monaco closes the deals upstream.
The money signal
The season’s order book opens here: Cannes sells the 20-40m class, Monaco sells the rest.
Book around the stop
with GetYourGuideThe festival fills the Vieux Port, the same harbour the Lérins ferries leave from.
- 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 Yachting Festival: the 20 to 40m order book, 25 September
The Vieux Port clears out. Cannes establishes the 20 to 40m baseline before the market moves upstream to Monaco for the larger tonnage.
Read article DispatchCannes Yachting Festival: its position on the circuit, 22 September 2026
Read article DispatchCannes Yachting Festival: the money signal, 19 September
Read article DispatchCannes Yachting Festival: the arrival map, 16 September
Read article DispatchCannes Yachting Festival: the 20-40m class sets the autumn order book
Read article DispatchCannes Yachting Festival: the 20-40m market bell, 10 September 2026
Read articleWho's there
First-time yacht buyers graduating upward, brokers, the production-yacht market en masse.
How they arrive
- The harbour is the venue: berths book out months ahead and the best parties happen on deck, not on shore.
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
On the calendar
Also in September: Frieze Seoul · Fashion Month · Singapore Grand Prix · Monaco Yacht Show · Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez