#hello_monaco weekend: what to do on January 18th and January 19th

It’s finally Friday. If you are making weekend plans only now, just as we are, let’s take a look at the most interesting events.

Today is the start of the 47th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival and 12th New Generation held from Friday 17 to Sunday 26 January 2025 in Espace Fontvieille.

Don’t miss the world’s most famous Big Top, to celebrate the circus in this truly unique and unmissable show!

Following the great Jubilee celebrated at the 46th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival, which marked the 50th anniversary of its founding by Prince Rainier III, the Principality of Monaco is ready to see the new season. The 47th edition of the Festival, scheduled for 17 to 26 January 2025 under the famous Espace Fontvieille Big Top, promises to prolong the magic by bringing together the best circus acts from around the world.

After a day of events on November 30^th, the Telethon village is back on January 18^th and 19^th in a new venue: the Espace Léo Ferré.

This year you can expect to see pole dancing demonstrations, concerts, a children’s show, a zumbathon, bingo, tombola, treasure hunt, workshops, games… The event, which works to combat genetic diseases, will involve a host of local players. Also this year’s event will feature the Monegasque Olympic Committee, with a quiz on Olympism in Monaco.

Everyone who loves opera simply must attend “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) on stage of the Auditorium Rainier III on Sunday 19 January 2025, at 7 pm.

You can  watch a basketball match of Betclic Élite French Basketball Championship: AS Monaco Roca Team – Nancy on Sunday 19 January 2025 at 4.30 pm in Salle Gaston Médecin.

There are several interesting exhibitions going on in Monaco these days. For example, discover the new monographic exhibition by Portuguese artist Francisco Tropa, specially conceived for the Villa Paloma and featuring a previously unseen selection of sculptures, drawings, films and light projections.

The exhibition takes its names from pietre paesine (imaged stones), whose geological designs are evocative of painted landscapes, on the boundary of figuration and abstraction. This idea of an analogy between nature and technique is at the heart of Francisco Tropa’s work, which focuses on the conditions of appearance and perception of an image.

The Monaco Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology is delighted to invite you to discover its new temporary exhibition: The Butterfly Effect: The Pre-History of Animals, organised under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. Explore whole rooms themed to the animal kingdom and biodiversity, and take a fascinating journey through archaeology and our natural history! It is open until Monday 1 December 2025, from 9 am to 6 pm in Musée d’Anthropologie Préhistorique.

Of course there are other interesting events taking place in Monaco. If you want to learn more about them visit our Calendar.

So have fun and enjoy your weekend!