amfAR Gala Cannes: Answers to All Your Questions
The evening, the tables, the stay, the journeys: everything we are asked about the amfAR Gala, with candid answers — including when the answer lies with the foundation.
Last updated 5 October 2026 · 3 min read
The amfAR Gala in Cannes is amfAR's benefit evening for AIDS research, held every May during the Cannes Film Festival, in recent years at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc; the 2027 date has not yet been published. Tables and places are sold by the foundation itself: TGZ sells none. What is composed is the Riviera stay around it: a hotel on Cap d'Antibes or in Cannes, a villa, dinners, evening dress, journeys, a day at sea — quoted individually.
The evening
The amfAR Gala in Cannes is held by amfAR — The Foundation for AIDS Research — for the benefit of its research programmes on HIV and AIDS. Launched in 1993 at the Moulin de Mougins, it held its 32nd edition in 2026 at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc: a black-tie dinner, performances, a fashion show, an auction.
For 2027, the foundation has not yet published the date. The gala will take place in May, during the 80th Cannes Film Festival, from 11 to 22 May; we update our guides as soon as it is announced.
The tables
Tables and places are sold by amfAR itself, for the benefit of research, on its own terms. TGZ Conciergerie, an independent house, sells none, holds no allocation and promises no access; we can only tell you how to approach the foundation. Our guide How the amfAR Gala Works details how it really works.
The stay
The stay is composed around the evening: an address on Cap d'Antibes, in Juan-les-Pins or on the Croisette, or a villa with staff, tables held at the right hours, a stylist, a day at sea. Our guide Where to Stay for the amfAR Gala compares the addresses, and our guide amfAR Gala Dress Code prepares the looks.
The journeys
Nice Côte d'Azur handles all types of aircraft, around twenty kilometres from Cap d'Antibes; Cannes-Mandelieu receives jets of a compatible size, by day. During the Festival, the coast road is saturated in the late afternoon and evening. Our guide Getting to the amfAR Gala compares each option.
Frequently asked questions
In May 2027, during the 80th Cannes Film Festival (from 11 to 22 May). As of 5 October 2026, amfAR has not published the exact date; in recent years, the gala has been held on a Thursday in the second week of the Festival.
In recent years, at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, on Cap d'Antibes, around fifteen kilometres from Cannes. The foundation confirms the venue of each edition.
No. Tables and places are sold by amfAR itself, for the benefit of research. We can tell you how to approach the foundation, then arrange the whole stay around the evening.
No. It takes place during the Festival, but it is organised by amfAR alone; Festival accreditations give no access to the gala.
The auction takes place during the evening, for its guests. Bidding arrangements are for the foundation, which communicates them to its guests.
Evening dress — “black tie”: a dinner jacket for men, a floor-length gown for women. Plan a stole or a light jacket for the end of the evening by the sea.
It is quoted individually, item by item: the address and category of the room or villa, the length of stay, the flight and the helicopter, the days of chauffeur and stylist, the dinners, the day at sea, the size of the group, the timing of the booking. No item includes a gala table.
No. TGZ Conciergerie is an independent house, with no affiliation to amfAR, the Cannes Film Festival or the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, and with no official status.
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