Though it’s summer there is absolutely no time to relax with all the interesting events that are taking place in Monaco this weekend.
This week Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, organized by the Yacht Club de Monaco, is held in Monaco Bay. The Monaco Energy Boat Challenge is a race with an ambitious finish line. It is not just about crossing the line first, but also about using alternative designs and energy sources that reduce environmental impact. These can include solar energy, hydrogen, electricity, and other renewable energy sources. One of the key innovations in the 12th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge will be the expansion of the Energy category, which has served as a laboratory for testing zero-emission prototypes since 2018. This year, the Solar class will be discontinued and replaced by more diverse and promising solutions, which will be showcased in the Energy category or the Sea Lab category, as well as the new AI category starting in 2025. In the AI category, participants will have the opportunity to showcase autonomous vessels, marking an important step in the integration of artificial intelligence into the maritime industry.
The event will also continue to support innovation with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Sustainable Yachting Technology Award, which will be presented for the best technological solution in energy efficiency and/or carbon emission reduction.
One more spotlight event is unrolling this week: Jumping International de Monte-Carlo is held on July 3–5, 2025. The Monte-Carlo Jumping International equestrian tournament 2025, which takes place in the heart of Monaco, Port Hercule, is an indicator of the high level of both sports performance and organization of an event. In Monaco, nothing is impossible, even building a giant arena for show jumping, which requires hundreds of tons of special sand to cover the arena. Well-known is that the main initiator of the sports event is Charlotte Casiraghi. Monaco is one of the finest stars on the Longines Global Champions Tour, the prestigious world circuit of 5-star show jumping competitions. Suspense, top-level sport and shared emotions between riders and spectators make the Jumping International de Monte-Carlo a unique and endearing event.
Monte-Carlo Summer Festival 2025 continues with a vibrant tribute to the living legend Jean-Jacques Goldman courtesy of the Goldmen, in aid of the charity Fight Aids Monaco on Saturday 5 July 2025, at 8 pm in Salle des Etoiles.
After a tour of the Zéniths in 2024, Goldmen is coming to Monaco this summer, determined to share the emotions of JJG’s work, determined to share the emotions of the works of the discreet hero of French chanson.
La Note Bleue continues its Summer Festival with a concert of Eddie Chacon from Friday 4 at 9 pm, to Saturday 5 July 2025.
From 1992 global hit ‘Would I lie to You’ as half of the duo ‘Charles & Eddie’ to reinventing himself as a photographer and creative director for the next 20 years and recently picking up music again under a different moniker (his own!), Eddie Chacon has lived many creative lives. Since 2020, the talented musician has surrounded himself with some of the genre’s top producers Nick Hakim and John Carroll Kirby, signing with Stones Throw and putting out some of the most captivating alternative soul and R&B. An hypnotic and introspective journey.
An Immersive exhibition “There Was a First Time” opened at Louis II Stadium to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
The exhibition is staged along the pedestrian walkway inside the stadium, newly renovated for the occasion, and will be open to the public for several months. It will highlight landmark firsts at the stadium: the first football match, the first world record, the first archery competition, the first concert, the first boxing gala and many others.
Thanks to archives, photographs and posters contributed by various organisations and bodies, visitors will have the opportunity to relive these historic occasions and gain a sense of the impact that the Louis II Stadium has had on sport and culture in Monaco.
The Monaco Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology invites 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.
The Oceanographic Institute of Monaco presents “Mediterranean 2050”, a 1,000 m² immersive exhibition at the Oceanographic Museum from Saturday, March 29, 2025. This brand-new, immersive and interactive exhibition aims to inspire visitors to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco to take a different interest in the Mediterranean and commit to its protection, through a space-time journey to 2050.
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!
