Free Side Events at Cannes Lions 2026
Every free side events around Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026, curated for AI and tech executives by Chief in AI.
Side events
- Yahoo Purple Submarine — Yahoo, Parvis, Palais des Festivals
- Empower Café — Cannes Lions, WACL & Propeller, LIONS Impact Hub
- Adobe Parvis Activations — Adobe, L'Oréal & Disney Imagineering, Parvis, Palais des Festivals
- Uber Vesuvio Pizza Window Takeover — Uber Advertising, 01:00, Vesuvio
- Comcast Advertising Happy Hour at FreeWheel Beach — FreeWheel & Comcast Advertising, 17:00, FreeWheel Beach, Plage Goeland
- Teads x Axel Springer: The Age of AI Is the Age of the Publisher — Teads & Axel Springer, 15:00, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
- Kargo Drone Show — Kargo, 22:00, Cannes seafront
- NielsenIQ at Cabana 1 — NielsenIQ, 09:00, Cabana 1, Cabana Row
- Teads: The Front Door to Omnichannel — Teads, 11:30, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
- FreeWheel: Full Velocity — Winning at the Pace of AI — FreeWheel & McKinsey, 10:15, FreeWheel Beach, Plage Goeland
- Woof Studios: Africas Creators Building Culture as Infrastructure — Woof Studios, Cannes (fringe venue)
- The Algorithm Doesnt Know Your Culture — DEPT, 15:00, DEPT Secret Garden
- Teads x Dentsu: The Brand Reset — Teads & Dentsu, 09:00, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
- DEPT Secret Garden: Beyond Artificial Breakfast — DEPT & WFA, 08:30, DEPT Secret Garden
- Teads Creative Awards Grandprix — Teads, 16:00, Teads space, Vieux-Port de Cannes
- Open House for Good 2026 at Cannes Lions — Open House For Good 2026, 14:00, LIONS Impact Hub, Palais des Festivals (meeting point: steps of the Cannes Tourist Office)
- FreeWheel: Must See Moments Live with NBCUniversal — FreeWheel & NBCUniversal, 09:30, FreeWheel Beach, Plage Goeland
- afriCANNES x DEPT Closing Cocktail Party — DEPT & afriCANNES, 16:35, DEPT Secret Garden