This weekend has many interesting things to do: the 47th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival and 12th New Generation, the 93rd WRC Monte-Carlo Rally and the Saint Devota Festival to name a few. So get ready for a great weekend with HelloMonaco.
This Friday the Monaco-China Association and Monaco Dragon Prestige are organizing, with the support of the Embassy of Monaco in China, a gala evening at the Fairmont Hotel on January 24 at 7 pm. The event celebrates the Chinese New Year, which will begin 5 days later, but also three decades of diplomatic relations. 2025 will be the year of the wooden snake, a symbol of wisdom, transformation and prosperity in Chinese astrology.
This weekend Monaco celebrates one of the most important festivals of the year, the Saint Devota, closely linked to Monaco and its Princes. Her image appears in every church in the Principality, and on the currency. She is the protective spirit of the Monegasque identity, whose relics were prayed to in joy and suffering. The first book written in Monegasque by the great poet Louis Notari was naturally titled “A Legenda de Santa Devota”.
This Sunday we are getting ready to see the grand finale 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 welcomes the new season. The 47th edition of the Festival, under the famous Espace Fontvieille Big Top, promises to prolong the magic by bringing together the best circus acts from around the world.
The 93rd WRC Monte-Carlo Rally is held this week from Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 January 2025, starting from Place du Casino and finishing in Gap (Hautes-Alpes).
Ligue 1 French Football Championship match between AS Monaco and Stade Rennais FC continues the spots theme of this weekend on Saturday 25 January 2025 at 7 pm on Stade Louis II.
Opera: “La clemenza di Tito” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) will be on stage of the Opéra Garnier Monte-Carlo this Sunday 26 January 2025, at 3 pm.
Symphonic Concert of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra “Mozart in Monaco” with Ton KOOPMAN, conductor, Pierre GÉNISSON, clarinet on Saturday 25 January 2025, at 8 pm in Auditorium Rainier III. On the programme: HÄNDEL, MOZART, HAYDN.
And for kids this weekend there is Jango le clown on stage of the Théâtre des Muses on Saturday 25th at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 26th January at 11:00 a.m.
A story full of poetry, hope and courage, where dance, song and comedy are mixed. In order to always remain cheerful, Jango locks his fears in a box of tricks. But today, when he opens his precious reserve of jokes, he discovers a monster, named Grock. He prevents him from making the children laugh. Fortunately, Lily, his clown flower, seeing him in despair, will do everything possible to help him regain his self-confidence.
Agate, 2023
Light projection
© Francisco Tropa
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!
