Les Nocturnes de la Villa Return this July

IARLA BYRNE19 May, 20262 Mins read436

Villa Ephrussi - photo Studio Loic Bisoli

The celebrated Nocturnes return to the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild for a captivating fourth edition devoted to emotion, music, and the art of live performance.

Every Monday and Tuesday evening from July 13 to August 25, 2026, guests are invited to experience the Villa and its extraordinary gardens in an atmosphere of rare enchantment, where candlelight flickers across pathways and reflects elegantly upon the pools of the formal French gardens.

This year’s programme brings together acclaimed artists in a refined celebration of song, music, dance, and literary performance, all unfolding within one of the French Riviera’s most breathtaking and storied settings.

Concerts take place from 8 pm until midnight.

Inspired by Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild, the 2026 Nocturnes celebrate the greatest artists. This fourth edition offers a dazzling programme: song, music, dance, and beautiful texts…

By candlelight, we welcome you to a festive and artistic evening in the French-style gardens. These events offer the opportunity to celebrate in the most beautiful gardens of the Côte d’Azur; your evenings will never be so beautiful as when surrounded by artists and an Azurean sunset .“

– Muriel Mayette-Holtz – Director, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

2026 PROGRAMME

JULY

Monday, 13 July – The Amazing Keystone Big Band

Tuesday, 14 July – Ballet de l’Opéra Nice Côte d’Azur

Monday, 20 July – Lynda Lemay & Jean-Félix Lalanne

Tuesday, 21 July – Soyons (pas trop) sérieux

Monday, 27 July – Malandain Ballet Biarritz

Tuesday, 28 July – Iris Daverio & Jean-Paul Gasparian

^{Video via keystone big band on YouTube}

AUGUST

Monday, 3 August – Trio Stimmung (replacing Marc André who is unable to perform due to illness)

Tuesday, 4 August – Trio Stimmung

Monday, 10 August- Romain Leleu Sextet

Tuesday, 11 August – Luz Casal

Monday, 17 August – Jeanne Cherhal

Tuesday, 18 August – Armando Noguera & Édouard Signolet

Monday, 24 August – Noëmi Waysfeld

Tuesday, 25 August – Grégoire

^{Video via MyMajorCompany-Label on YouTube}

TICKETING & RESERVATIONS

Tickets cost €40 per evening with a reduced rate of €20 for 7 – 17 year olds available. There is also the Nocturnes Package + Picnic Basket available, which costs €65 per evening. Tickets for each evening may be purchased online.

A bar and snack area and an ice cream parlour will be available during the concerts, located in the formal gardens.

^{Courtesy Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild}

VISITOR INFORMATION

Les Nocturnes De La Villa at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild | 13 July to 25 August, 2026

Concerts take place from 8 pm until midnight

Access: Free shuttle service from arrêt Le Sémaphore on Boulevard Général de Gaulle; Bus ligne 15 towards Nice runs until 11:45 pm – arrêt Passable/Rothschild in front of the Villa.

Anyone found to be carrying drinks, bottles, or food in their bags will be denied entry.

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