The world famous film festival in Cannes is held every year in May. His debut took place in the fall (September 20) of 1946, in commemoration of the onset of a peaceful life. The first festival of cinema in the resort town on the Cote d'Azur of France was originally planned for 1939, but the Second World War that began began to make its own corrections. In 1951, the festival was held in the spring, in April, and then the start and end dates smoothly "moved" to May.

Usually the Cannes Festival (by the way, it was officially given to him only in 2002) starts on the second Wednesday of May and ends after 12 days on Sunday. In 2012, it will be held from 9 to 20 May and, since the festival was not held for a couple of years, it will be 65 on account.