Monaco This Week — Oct 30–Nov 5, 2026
Monaco's week in one guide: star-lit rooftops and three-Michelin-starred rooms, three very different Sunday brunches, after-work drinks by the harbour, Chaplin with a live orchestra, ballet at the Salle Garnier, a Halloween weekend that takes over the Principality — and a European sports ministers' summit at the Grimaldi Forum. Ten sections, all verified for Fri Oct 30 – Thu Nov 5, 2026. Follow @key2.monaco for the week as it unfolds.
1. Romantic Dates
Romance looks good in Monaco. This week's top 3 date ideas:
- Le Grill — Dinner on the 8th floor of the Hôtel de Paris, where the roof opens to the stars and the view runs all the way to the Italian coast
- Blue Bay Marcel Ravin — Two-Michelin-starred tasting menus above the sea at Monte-Carlo Bay, where the Caribbean meets the Mediterranean — dinner Thu–Sat this week
- Le Louis XV – Alain Ducasse — Three Michelin stars at the Hôtel de Paris, the Principality's flagship romantic room
Which one are you booking?
2. Breakfast & Brunch
Start the day right in Monaco. This week's best breakfast & brunch spots:
- Pavyllon Monte-Carlo — Yannick Alléno's plated Sunday brunch at the Hôtel Hermitage, served Sun, Nov 1, 12–3 PM
- Champagne Brunch Party — Monte-Carlo Bay's Sunday party brunch: unlimited Perrier-Jouët, an oyster bar and live cooking, Sun, Nov 1
- Smakelijk! — Le Méridien Beach Plaza's Belgian brasserie brunch with live cooking stations and a kids club, Sun, Nov 1, 12–3 PM
Weekend plans locked.
3. Happy Hours
Smart way to do Monaco. This week's featured happy hours:
- Brasserie de Monaco — The harbour's own brewery on Port Hercule, happy hour daily from 6 PM
- La Rascasse — After-work drinks and happy hours on the Grand Prix's most famous corner, from 5:30 PM
- Buddha-Bar Monte-Carlo — "Spicy Hour" from 6 PM beneath the giant Buddha, steps from Casino Square
Where are you starting?
4. Comedy Calendar
Laughs this week in Monaco:
No stand-up plays Monaco this week — the next STAND UP MONACO is Mon, Nov 9 — so the comedy slot goes to live entertainment instead:
- Ciné-concert: Modern Times — Salle Garnier, Opéra de Monte-Carlo — Wed, Nov 4 (Chaplin's comedy classic on screen, with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo playing the score live, Frank Strobel conducting)
- Foire Attractions — Port Hercule — nightly (the funfair is in town until Nov 19, open till midnight Fri & Sat)
Grab tickets before they're gone.
5. Concerts
Music this week in Monaco:
- Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: Roméo et Juliette — Salle Garnier — Fri, Oct 30 & Sat, Oct 31 (7:30 PM) and Sun, Nov 1 (3 PM)
- OPMC Family Concert: Harry Potter and Sorcery in Music — Auditorium Rainier III — Sat, Oct 31 (3 PM, Halloween costumes welcome)
- Ciné-concert: Modern Times — Salle Garnier — Wed, Nov 4 (Chaplin with a live orchestral score)
- Thursday Live Sessions: Jimmy Gnecco (OURS) — Grimaldi Forum, Espace Indigo — Thu, Nov 5 (free; apéromix 6:30 PM, live 8:30 PM)
- New Moods — Columbia, the Oasis tribute — Fri, Oct 30 & Sat, Oct 31; and Entre d'Eux, the Céline Dion tribute, opens Thu, Nov 5
Which show are you hitting?
6. Corporate Events
Convention & business energy this week in Monaco:
- BNI Global Convention — Grimaldi Forum — Wed, Oct 28 – Fri, Oct 30 (final day Fri, Oct 30)
- 19th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Sport — Grimaldi Forum — Tue, Nov 3 – Wed, Nov 4
- PACE Parliamentary Alliance for Good Governance and Integrity in Sport — Bosio Room, Grimaldi Forum — Tue, Nov 3 (side meeting alongside the ministers' conference)
If you're in town for work, these are filling the hotels.
7. Nightlife Events
Clubs & nightlife this week in Monaco:
- Buddhalloween — Buddha-Bar Monte-Carlo — Sat, Oct 31 (the green-and-pink transformation runs Oct 28–31; costumes a must on the night)
- Día de los Muertos — Le Bar Américain, Hôtel de Paris — Sat, Oct 31, from 7 PM (DJ, dancers and makeup artists)
- Jimmy'z Monte-Carlo — Halloween Night — Sat, Oct 31 (the legend's doors open 11:30 PM)
Who's going out?
8. Local News
Local pulse this week in Monaco:
- AS Monaco host FC Nordsjælland at Stade Louis II on Thu, Nov 5 (9 PM) in the UEFA Conference League
- National Day free-show invitations open this week: Monegasque nationals collect from Wed, Nov 4, residents from Thu, Nov 5 — for the Espace Léo Ferré shows on Nov 14–19
- Monaco hosts the 19th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Sport at the Grimaldi Forum, Tue, Nov 3 – Wed, Nov 4
- Halloween weekend wraps Sun, Nov 1 — and the Foire Attractions funfair runs on at Port Hercule until Nov 19
Stay informed.
9. Private Dining
Private dining spotlight: Nobu Monte Carlo at the Fairmont Monte Carlo.
Nobu's private-events programme is the Principality's most flexible big-night setup: two private areas, a sushi bar and a sea-view terrace — seated dinners for groups of up to 60 inside the restaurant, full privatisation at lunch for up to 180 seated, and standing cocktails for up to 260 across the restaurant and lounge.
Perfect for milestone celebrations and client dinners.
10. Hotel Feature
Hotel of the week: Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort.
SBM's year-round resort on Avenue Princesse Grace: 334 rooms, two-Michelin-starred Blue Bay Marcel Ravin, the Blue Gin bar, a Cinq Mondes spa and a heated indoor-outdoor pool that's open all year — plus the Sunday Champagne Brunch Party and the Halloween family programme running to Nov 1.