Apartment and villa rentals in Cannes for Cannes Yachting Festival 2026

It depends on what you have come to see. The Vieux Port hosts motor yachts and most of the shipyards; Port Canto, sailing and the larger units. Properties in the Banane district and the town centre are five to seven minutes from the Vieux Port; those at Pointe Croisette are a few minutes from Port Canto. The walking times shown on this page are to the Palais des Festivals, a step away from the Vieux Port.

It is in fact one of the few Cannes events where this is common, as the show is open to the public. The selection above includes apartments for four to eight and one villa for fourteen. September is still good for the beach, which lets you split the days between the pontoons and everything else.

The seafront is heavily constrained for the six days, between the two sites and the shuttle linking them. Not every property in this selection has private parking: ask us about the specific one you have in mind, as we do not promise it across the board. Staying within walking distance remains the simplest way of avoiding the question altogether.

The show runs six days, but few visitors do all of them: two or three are enough to cover both harbours without rushing. As September is still a holiday period, many extend to the week and keep the remaining days for the coast. The exact length is agreed case by case, as terms vary from owner to owner.

Many visitors arrive by sea, but berths are taken long in advance during the show and we do not book them. What we can arrange are transfers between your accommodation and the pontoons, and a driver for the length of the stay.

Less than July and August, more than October. The show lifts demand across its six days without bringing summer rates back, which makes it one of the most balanced weeks in the Cannes calendar — good weather, a workable town, and rates that have come down.

Yes, and they succeed more often than people assume: cancellations happen, and not every owner blocks show week a year ahead. Write to us with your actual dates and we reply within 24 hours with what is genuinely free rather than with a catalogue.

Transfers from Nice, a driver, a private chef, restaurant and beach bookings, a day out at sea. Allow fourteen days. Full details are on our concierge page.