Things to do in Nice in November

It is not quite the holiday season just yet, so before the festivities begin, enjoy some other events and activities. Whether you are looking for a night of dancing, casual drinks while listening to live jazz or a fun family day out there is something to do in Nice.

1. Conference Robert Doisneau: The Photograph of Happiness

November 6, 2019 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

House of Associations Nice Garibaldi

12 Place Garibaldi, 06300 Nice, France

The photograph of happiness: "The Kiss of the Town Hall" (R.Doisneau 1950)

The mythical photograph of two lovers who embrace in front of the mayor of Paris, captured by the photographer Robert Doisneau embodies a whole era. That of the early fifties, marked by a tendency to modernity, the dawn of the "Thirties Glorious", but also that of a time when, out of the Second World War, the French including young people, let go pleasure and joy. This is the story of this image that will be told. By Yvan Gastaut, a Doctor in history, specialist of the contemporary era (XIX-XXI centuries). Lecturer at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, member of the URMIS laboratory (Research Unit "Migrations and society") UMR 205 University of Nice and Paris VII.

2. Jazz Night

November 9, 2019 at 7 PM – 10 PM

Le Café de Nice

1 rue Maurice Jaubert, 06000 Nice, France

Happening every Saturday night in November, be sure to attend every weekend as one night will never be like the others. Ideal for a relaxed, romantic evening or the first stop on your way out.

3. Indian Dance Festival and Krishna Trio

November 9, 2019 at 2:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Forum Nice Nord

10 boulevard Comte Falicon, 06100 Nice, France

The Indian Festival Saturday, November 9 at the Nice North Forum

The Indian Dance Show of Tandava and Lasya. A meeting between two dancers of two styles of Indian classical dance: L'Odissi and Bharatanatyam, both sacred in India. This fusion explores the differences and similarities of these two styles where the beautiful energy 'Tandava' of Bharatanatyam is combined with the graceful lyricism 'Lasya' of the Odissi.

Krishna Trio: after successful performances during Summer Mela Festival at the Rome Philharmonic Academy and at the Saptak Music Festival, this trio will perform during their upcoming concerts in France and Switzerland. The two melodists are inspired by the creative music of the composer Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who has spent most of his life in California. In the 60s and 70s, he composed many famous ragas, most of these ragas are a sublime musical blend of two or three traditional ragas. A raga is a melodic framework for improvisation similar to a melodic mode in Indian classical music. Expect incredible music at the hands of maestros Krishna Bhatt and Sougata Roy with some traditional folk melodies from Rajasthan and Bengal, accompanied by Tabla by Nihar Mehta. Buy tickets here

4. Latin Party

November 16, 2019 at 8 PM – 2 AM

Le Palace Nice

3, place de l’Armée du Rhin - 06300 Nice

The SBK06 Latin Dance Party is proud to host another Latin Party where you can dance the night away at the Palace, an Art-Deco style building in the heart of Nice. The types of dances you can expect from the night are Kizomba, Bachata, and the Salsa. Even if you aren’t an expert, you’ll be able to get some help from one of the many passionate dancers there and the courses they offer throughout the night.

5. Inside Matisse

23 and 30 November from 14h to 18h

Smarin

14 Alley Brook

06300 Nice

Smarin opens the doors of the experimentation workshop, ‘Inside Matisse’, a construction system, for image composition designed by Stéphanie Marin at the invitation of Claudine Grammont, director of the Musée Matisse in Nice. ‘Inside Matisse’ is a set of mobile structures and about forty sections of fabrics of variable dimensions chosen for their similarity with the Matissian palette. Some fabrics are integrated, other patterns are inspired freely by the artist's paintings, some are cut and play with overlays. In this space, the visitor is invited to take control of the workshop. The eye of the artist is replaced by a camera. It records the compositions and gestures of the visitors in the device and projects in real-time a 1/1 scale mirror image on the opposite wall. Visitors can experience both the questions of patterns and colours, as well as the construction of an environment playing plans and volumes and thus live the image being made.

6. Chinese Lantern Festival

29 November - February 23

Phoenix Park

405 Prom. des Anglais, 06200 Nice

Nice Bay of Lights is the festival of Chinese lanterns of the Côte d'Azur that will illuminate the Phoenix Park from November 29, 2019 to February 23, 2020. As soon as night falls, visitors will discover more than 550 monumental light lanterns, including a wall from China 18 meters high and two dragons 50 meters long! A journey through the traditions and the Chinese know-how illustrated by scenes of lives and fairy landscapes combining vegetation and architectural prowess. A fun cultural outing, full of magic, perfect for the family.

The unmissable family outing in Nice this winter. Buy tickets here

7. EXPLORIMAGES

November 08, 2019 to November 11, 2019

405 Promenade des Anglais - 06200 Nice

The 24th International Festival of Nature and Adventure Images. During the day, find photography exhibitions in the Emerald Room. In the evening, go for film screenings and conferences/debates in Linné Hall. You will discover the beautiful imagery of humanity, sports, science, expeditions, explorations from across the world.

8. African Food Tasting

November 16, 2019 at 1 PM - 5 PM

La Passerelle

2, Rue Pacho, 06300 Nice, France

Once again, the Kivudi association is organizing another tasting of African dishes in order to raise funds for the protection of the Congo forest. On the program, chicken mafé, yassa and their vegetarian version will be on the menu, accompanied by doughnuts and allocos, all at a low price! Kivudi is a nonprofit organization fighting against deforestation of the Congo forest and its preservation, through projects based on sustainable development.

9. Christmas Chocolate Workshop

November 22, 2019 at 3 PM - 5 PM

Leroy Merlin Cuisine

4 rue Malausséna Nice, France

The Leroy Merlin workshop is happy to be able to organize a cooking class and to honor Christmas chocolates "homemade", during a workshop organized in partnership with Alice Délice! Get some practice making Christmas chocolates before the season begins, so you are prepared to wow your friends and family with your treats. Don’t forget to bring along some Tupperware boxes for all your delicious creations, even if you end up eating them all on your way home. Get your tickets here

10. Brad Mehldau Solo: Nice Jazz Festival Sessions

November 23, 2019 at 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Nice Côte d'Azur Opera

4 and 6 rue Saint-Francois-de-Paule, 06300 Nice, France

Another instalment in the Nice Jazz Festival Sessions: Brad Mehldau Solo. One of the most lyrical voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau creates music that embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical elegance and the pop look. He is also recognised as a conductor, in collaboration with artists such as Pat Metheny, Renée Fleming and Joshua Redman. Mixing musical idioms, he has reworked songs of contemporary composers like George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Beatles, Radiohead, Paul Simon and Nick Drake, in addition to his catalogue of original compositions. Brad Mehldau will present an intimate solo program for the delight of music lovers in the beautiful setting of the Nice Côte d'Azur Opera.

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11. Anna Karenina - Boris Eifman Ballet

November 21, 2019 at 8 PM - 11 PM

Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions Nice Acropolis

1 esplanade Kennedy, 06300 Nice, France

Boris Eifman's ballet "Anna Karenina" is a piece that surprises with its precision and magic. Centered on the love triangle created by Leo Tolstoy, this ballet takes the audience on a thrilling emotional whirlwind. It is with the language of dance that Boris Eifman succeeds in translating on stage the drama of a devastating love affair. Consumed by her love for the hypnotic Vronsky, Anna is ready for any sacrifice. She will try in vain to break societal standards and face a tough choice: her family and her social status or her freedom. The brilliant technique and mastery of the dancers of the company, as well as the surprising choreography of Boris Eifman provides us with a contemporary vision of Tolstoy's novel.

12. ABBorn - ABBA Tribute

November 21, 2019 at 8 PM - 10:30 PM

Nikaia Palace

163 boulevard du Mercantour, 06200 Nice, France

ABBorn - Generation ABBA tribute and their "World Tour ABBA Show" has already attracted nearly 3,000,000 spectators in more than 65 countries. The six artists reincarnate ABBA on stage and transport the audience to the heart of a show where people come to party. By faithfully reproducing the world of the legendary quartet, the group will plunge the public into the euphoria of the disco years. Fans will be able to dance to the greatest hits of the 70s / 80s: "Mamma Mia", "Money, Money, Money", "Dancing Queen", "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme", etc. Buy tickets here

13. Corneille

November 28, 2019 at 8:30 PM – 12:30 AM

Théâtre Lino Ventura Nice Officiel

168, Bd de l'Ariane, 06300 Nice, France

Corneille is French-Canadian singer-songwriter whose music is a blend of American funk and soul music. After a several year hiatus from music, where he published an autobiography and welcomed another child into his family, Corneille returns to the front of the stage to present us his new creations. Songs, immediately engaging melodies, carried by his velvet voice and embellished with texts in which he tells himself and tells us. This new repertoire, Corneille will show you at the Lino Ventura Theater on Thursday, November 28th. Buy tickets here

14. Leonardo Da Vinci Conference: The Contemporaneity of a Genius'

November 29, 2019 at 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM

House of Associations Nice Garibaldi

12 Place Garibaldi, 06300 Nice, France

A highlight of the fall season 2019, an exceptional conference on an Italian Genius. The first part of an exciting and breathtaking trilogy presented exclusively by an art historian and Italian guide-lecturer Danilo Cubicciotti. He will explain how an incomparable artist like Da Vinci can still be unbelievably actual today and source of infinite inspiration. Danilo will present the Art of Leonardo Da Vinci as you have never heard it before. Buy tickets here

15. Festival C'est Pas Classique!

Nov 29 at 8 AM – Dec 1 at 10 PM

Département des Alpes-Maritimes

147 boulevard du Mercantour - B.P 3007, 06201 Nice Cedex 3 Nice, France

Inventing and constantly reinventing ways to introduce classical music to as many people as possible, here is the motto of the Festival C'est Pas Classique! This 15th edition brings together the greatest virtuosos in an exceptional program that is like no other. This edition full of novelties will be surprising, eye-opening, entertaining, and moving. More than 50 concerts and free events for 3 days await you at the Palais Acropolis in Nice.