Editing Antibes (section)

===Festivals===
[[File:Antibes, modern sculpture.JPG|thumb|right|Le Nomade, by [[:Jaume Plensa]], Bastion St-Jaume, Antibes]]
Antibes and Juan les Pins host a number of festivals, mainly during the summer months. There's not much in the way of traditional cultural festivals in Antibes; most of the festivals focus on music and contemporary activities.
* '''[[Jazz à Juan]]''' Since its inception in 1960, the festival has attracted many jazz artists each year to play outdoors. (July).
* '''Antibes Yacht Show'''
* '''The Antique Show of Antibes''' attracts thousands of collectors for two weeks in April.
* '''Voiles d'Antibes''' is one of the world's biggest gatherings of old teak and brass sailing vessels.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} They converge on the port for one of the most regal regattas in the Mediterranean (June).
* '''The Saint Peter Celebrations'''<ref>{{Cite web |date= 28 January 2019|title=Saint-Pierre celebrations - Antibes {{!}} Office of Tourism official website |url=https://www.antibesjuanlespins.com/en/must-see-must-do/going-out/diary-all-the-events/saint-pierre-celebrations-2031710 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418153704/https://www.antibesjuanlespins.com/en/must-see-must-do/going-out/diary-all-the-events/saint-pierre-celebrations-2031710 |archive-date=2024-04-18 |access-date= |website=www.antibesjuanlespins.com}}</ref> is the annual celebration of the patron saint of fishermen. A colourful procession through the town is followed by all the local fishermen adorning their boats and floating along the coast (June).
* '''The Festival of Notre Dame de Bon Port''' begins on the first Thursday of July and continues to the following Sunday, celebrating Notre Dame de Bon Port, the local manifestation of [[Mary, mother of Jesus|the Virgin Mary]]. At sunrise on the Thursday a mass is held in the chapel next to the Garoupe lighthouse and fishermen dressed in traditional [[sailor suit|sailors' outfits]] subsequently carry the statue of Notre Dame de Bon Port from the chapel (where it resides for most of the year) down the Chemin de Calvaire to [[Antibes Cathedral]] at the head of a large procession. The statue remains in the cathedral for the remaining four days of the festival, which includes multiple masses, a torchlit procession through the town on the Saturday evening, and parties at which [[pissaladière]] is traditionally eaten.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.06-only.fr/evenementiel/fetes-de-notre-dame-de-bon-port-antibes-2019/ |title=Fêtes de Notre Dame de Bon Port |website=06-only.fr |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.riviera-ports.com/en/evenement/fetes-de-notre-dame-de-bon-port |title=FÊTES DE NOTRE-DAME DE BON-PORT |website=RivieraPorts |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>
* '''The Festival of Sacred Music''' takes place in Antibes Cathedral, which has renowned acoustics. Sacred music is the theme of this popular festival, which attracts huge crowds each year (January).