Grimaldi Forum Monaco - Season 2025/26

A season launched with a bang

As early as October, the GFM set the tone with five highly diversified 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 (co-production with the Théâtre Princesse Grace),
  • and a Tribute to Queen, marking the 10th anniversary of the Thursday Live Sessions.

Dance, ballet & film projection: 40 years of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

Les 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-adapted (28-30 April),
  • A surprise special anniversary show (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 be celebrating its 50th anniversary on 19 December (sold out).

Opera & Music: big shows

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

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

The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra will be co-producing with the Grimaldi Forum 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 be the order of the day with Marine Leonardi (14 January), and, as part of the 20th anniversary of the Sérénissimes de l'humour (10-14 March), Dany Boon, Issa Doumbia, Noëlle Perna, Nawell Madani and others will be taking to the stage.

Concerts:

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

An exceptional electro event:

Following its success in 2025, the 2nd Electro Winter Party at the Grimaldi Forum returns to the Espace Ravel on 6 February 2026, with Ofenbach, Feder, Nathalie Duchêne and DJ Baloo from Monaco.

Family shows and big shows

  • For fans of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Sven and Olaf, a unique Snow Queen show on ice (27 Nov.),
  • And, for young and old alike, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a new creation of the famous musical straight from London's West End, with "golden tickets" given away to children in a prize draw (12 to 14 December)!
  • Also to be discovered on 9 and 10 May is La Légende de Monte-Cristo, the musical, directed by Serge Postigo and starring Gjon's Tears and Philippine Lavrey, which is due to premiere at the Dôme de Paris in January before touring France, Belgium, Switzerland and...Monaco!

Festival, shows, forum and conference open to the public:

  • The Monte-Carlo Film Festival, dedicated entirely 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, the 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 Automobile, from 1893 to the present day

From 1ᵉʳ July to 6 September 2026, the Grimaldi Forum Monaco will present an exhibition-event retracing more than a century of mechanical passion. From the first automobile to take to the streets of the Principality to the legendary Grand Prix cars, discover the unique history between Monaco and the automobile. Princely cars, collectors' vehicles - Concours d'Elegance, Rallye Monte-Carlo, Grand-Prix de Monaco- and the Automobile Club de Monaco's never-before-seen archives will be brought together in a journey punctuated by immersive experiences devised by Rodolphe Rapetti, General Curator of Heritage.
A celebration of heritage, speed and style, in 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