Grimaldi Forum Monaco – 2025/26 Season

A season launched with great fanfare

From October onwards, the GFM set the tone with five highly diverse events:

  • the Friends of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Gala with Maxim Vengerov,
  • the Sportel Awards,
  • Disney in Concert: Around the World,
  • Bérénice by the Comédie-Française (a co-production with the Théâtre Princesse Grace),
  • and a Tribute to Queen, marking the 10th anniversary of the Thursday Live Sessions.

Dance, ballet & film screening: the 40th anniversary of the Ballets de Monte-Carlo

The Ballets de Monte-Carlo are celebrating their anniversary at the Grimaldi Forum with a prestigious programme:

  • La Danseuse, a film by Stéphanie di Giusto in collaboration with the Institut Audiovisuel de Monaco (21 December)
  • Ma Bayadère, a new creation by Jean-Christophe Maillot (27 Dec.–4 Jan.),
  • Core Meu, re-staged (28–30 April),
  • A special anniversary surprise performance(3–4 July),
  • and La Dame aux Camélias by the Paris Opera Ballet, in co-production with the Grimaldi Forum (17–19 July).

The Académie Princesse Grace will also celebrate its 50th anniversary on 19 December (sold out).

Opera & Music: spectacular performances

The Opéra de Monte-Carlo returns to the GFM with:

  • The Flying Dutchman(2 Nov.)
  • Aida(16, 20, 22 Nov.),
  • Bonsoir Monte-Carlo, a tribute to Josephine Baker (21 Nov.),
  • Così Fan Tutte(9 Feb.)

The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, in co-production with the Grimaldi Forum, will present the film concert La La Land(21 June).

Theatre, comedy & concerts

Two co-productions with the Théâtre Princesse Grace:
La Vérité(9 April) and La Veuve Rusée(29 April)

Laughter and good humour will of course take centre stage with Marine Leonardi (14 January), and, as part of the 20th anniversary of Les Sérénissimes de l’humour (10–14 March), the line-up will include Dany Boon, Issa Doumbia, Noëlle Perna and Nawell Madani.

Concerts:

  • David Hallyday ( Requiem pour un fou, 20 March),
  • Jérémy Frérot (8 May),
  • and 4 Thursday Live Sessions (Wolfgang Valbrun, Malt Liquor, Radical Ronron, The Odds).

An exceptional electronic music event:

Following the success of 2025, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco’s 2nd Electro Winter Party returns to the Espace Ravel on 6 February 2026, featuring Ofenbach, Feder, Nathalie Duchêne and DJ Baloo from Monaco.

Family shows & major performances

  • For fans of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Sven and Olaf, a unique performance of Frozen on Ice (27 Nov.),
  • And, for young and old alike, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a new production of the famous musical straight from London’s West End, with ‘golden tickets’ being given away to children in a prize draw (12–14 December)!
  • Also not to be missed on 9 and 10 May: The Legend of Monte Cristo, the musical, directed by Serge Postigo, starring Gjon’s Tears and Philippine Lavrey, which is set to premiere at the Dôme de Paris in January with a tour across France, Belgium, Switzerland and…Monaco!

Festivals, trade fairs, forums and conferences open to the public:

  • The Monte-Carlo Film Festival, entirely dedicated to comedy (12–15 November)
  • A conference and debate with Boris Cyrulnik, renowned neuropsychiatrist, ethologist and writer (10 December)
  • Monaco for Employment (6 February)
  • Art Monte-Carlo, modern and contemporary art fair (28 April–1 May)
  • Top Marques, the international supercar show (6–10 May)
  • Monte-Carlo Television Festival (12–16 June)

Summer Exhibition 2026: Monaco & the Car, from 1893 to the present day

From 1 July to 6 September 2026, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco will present a major exhibition tracing over a century of passion for motoring. From the first car to grace the streets of the Principality to the legendary Grand Prix racing cars, discover the unique history linking Monaco and the automobile. Princely cars, classic cars – Concours d’Élégance, Monte-Carlo Rally, Monaco Grand Prix – and previously unseen archives from the Automobile Club de Monaco will be brought together in an exhibition featuring immersive experiences designed by Rodolphe Rapetti, Chief Curator of Heritage.
A celebration of heritage, speed and style, at the heart of the Monegasque summer.

Full details at www.grimaldiforum.com
Press contacts: Dany Rubrecht drubrecht@grimaldiforum.com and Cécile Valentin cvalentin@grimaldiforum.com