France’s leading Convention & Exhibition Centre for hosting trade shows after Paris, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès of Cannes has established itself over the years as one of the most renowned and competitive major event structures on the international scene.With a capacity of 40,000 people for nearly 90,000 m² of space, including 5 amphitheatres, more than 50 meeting rooms and 35,000 m² of exhibition space, it hosts more than 50 professional events each year, bringing together 280,000 accredited participants. Its prestigious events, including the Cannes Film Festival, MIPIM, MIPCOM, Cannes Lions, Tax Free World Exhibition, the Cannes Yachting Festival, Heavent Meetings, ILTM, MAPIC, MIDEM, MIPTV, CANNESERIES … give it a worldwide reputation.Committed to a policy of quality and sustainable development, it is the first European Convention Centre to have been quadruple certified ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHS 18001, ISO 26000. More recently, the Palais has also been awarded the “COVID19 BUSINESS READY” and “ECOVID” labels and is the first convention centre in France to obtain the American GBAC STAR FACILITY ™ certification, recognised for the high standards of its sanitary protocols. The Palais des Festivals and Congresses of Cannes is finally the first venue to be labelled Securi-Site of the Alpes-Maritimes department for its safety and security system.
