Music & Entertainment at Cannes Lions 2026
Every Music & Entertainment side events around Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026, curated for AI and tech executives by Chief in AI.
- Entertainment Person of the Year: Apple — Apple, 12:15, Lumière Theatre
- Epidemic Sound Cannes Cabana — Epidemicsound, 09:00, TBA, Cannes
- Conversations in the Performance Parlor — Cognitiv, E-Motion Yacht
- Black Joy Brunch — LinkedIn & Microsoft, 11:00, Microsoft Gardens
- Black Cat White Cat Music at Cannes Lions — Black Cat White Cat Music, Location TBC
- Axios House at Cannes 2026 — Axios House, 09:00, Port de Cannes Yacht Row
- Salesforce Austin Millz Performance — Salesforce, Salesforce at Cannes
- Vevo Live Music at Sport Beach — Vevo, Sport Beach, La Plage du Festival
- DoubleVerify 80s Retro Rendezvous Yacht Party — DoubleVerify, DV Yacht ASYA, Yacht Row
- When Creative Meets The Algorithm: Who's REALLY Driving Performance? — Claritas, 14:30, LBB & Friends Beach La Plage Croisette, 65 Boulevard de la Croisette
- VIP Salon with BBC Studios & Evan Shapiro — BBC Studios & Evan Shapiro, 20:00, BBC Studios HQ
- Eddy Cue | Entertainment Person of the Year — Cannes Lions Official Programming, 12:15, Lumière Theatre, The Palais
- No Slides Just Signals: Telecom, Media and Entertainment Brunch (with Meta) — Deloitte Digital, 14:00, Deloitte Digital Apartment
- The Power of Brand Building in Entertainment — Canva, 13:30, Canva Creative Cabana
- The Great Social Reset: Social Behaviour Is Shifting from Public Performance — WACL (Powered by Propeller), 13:30, WACL Empower Café
- Welcome to Cannes Happy Hour Ft. DJ Mick — The Trade Desk, 17:00, OpenHouse @ Cabana Row
- Yahoo Explorers Society — Yahoo, La Plage du Martinez
- Luminate Emerging Artist Showcase — Luminatedata, 22:00, Chrystie
- Performance by Design: AI, Platforms and Human Expertise — ADWEEK, 09:30, ADWEEK House
- How Consumer Segmentation Transformed Portfolio Strategy at Gianbia Performance Nutrition — Cannes Lions Official Programming, 11:55, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
- The Festival Lowdown: What You Missed from Monday — Cannes Lions Official Programming, 11:00, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
- Stagwell Sport Beach: Meeting the Moment: Confidence, Culture, and the New Performance Playbook — Stagwell, 14:00, La Plage Du Festival
- Spotify Beach Night One feat. Raye & Central Cee — Spotify, Spotify Beach, Palais Stephanie Beach
- RTL Music Party: A Late-Night Beachside Music Celebration Set Against the Beauty of the Côte d’Azur — RTL AdAlliance x Ipsos, 21:00, RTL x Ipsos Beach
- Tour of the Work: Entertainment Lions for Music — Cannes Lions Official Programming, 13:30, The Exhibition, The Palais
- Accelerating Fandom Value with Crunchyroll and Universal Music Group — Deloitte Digital, 09:00, Journal House
- Panel Discussion: The Performance Premium — Raising the Bar in Social and Videocentric Platforms — DV (Double Verify), 13:00, DV Yacht
- Panel Presented By Bauer Media and Hearts & Sciences: Do Category Entry Points Settle the Brand vs. Performance Debate Once and For All? — Little Black Book (LBB), 11:30, LBB & Friends Beach
- Evening Concert — Publicis, 22:00, Influential Beach
- Healthcare in Focus + Happy Hour Ft. DJ Lizalready — The Trade Desk, 15:30, OpenHouse @ Cabana Row
- Tiësto Live (Yahoo Presents) — Exclusive Performance — Yahoo, 22:00, Yahoo Beach
- Last Night a DJ Saved My Pitch — MSQ Partners, 17:00, Fervor, 5 Rue des Frères Casanova, 06400 Cannes
- Entertainment & influence: the new era of storytelling — Walmart Connect, Publicis Groupe, 12:30, Influential Beach
- The Festival Lowdown: What You Missed from Tuesday — Cannes Lions Official Programming, 11:00, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
- Cannes After Dark: Amapiano Afrobeats Riviera Experience — Unik Ernest & Culturin, 22:00, 13 Rue Docteur Gerard Monod
- Yahoo Explorers Society Concert feat. Tiesto — Yahoo, 20:00, La Plage du Martinez
- From Stadiums to Streets: How OOH Drives Performance Through Sports + Culture (with OAAA) — Beet.TV, 16:00, Salon Dinard, Hotel Barrière Le Majestic
- Music Session (Inc. a Performance): Why Music Is Your Emotional Superpower — Brands and Culture, 12:30, Brands & Culture Villa
- Reclaiming Discovery: Inside the New Art of Performance — ADWEEK, 13:55, ADWEEK House
- Inside the Jury Room: Entertainment Lions for Sport — Cannes Lions Official Programming, 13:15, Carlton Hotel Cannes
- Redefining the Role of Brands in Entertainment — ADWEEK, 10:50, ADWEEK House
- Stop Working in Advertising.' To Engage You Need to Entertain — Cannes Lions Official Programming, 11:15, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
- The Festival Lowdown: What You Missed from Wednesday — Cannes Lions Official Programming, 11:00, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
- Rich Silverstein Blends AI and Storytelling Into a Broadway Musical — Cannes Lions Official Programming, 15:30, Debussy Theatre, The Palais
- Lions Advisory: The Festival Forecast — Dentsu, 16:00, Dentsu Beach House
- Rich Silverstein Blends AI and Storytelling — Goodby Silverstein & Partners, 15:30, Debussy Theatre
- Stop Working in Advertising — BBH, 11:15, Debussy Theatre