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Cannes is a splendid town on the French Riviera that is best known for its annual international film festival of the same name, which was founded in 1946 and brings some of the world's top entertainment industry luminaries to the region each May. The city, which curves along the beautiful sandy coastline of the Riviera, hosts a plethora of international festivals each year, including the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the International Festival of Games, the Cannes Yachting Festival, and the International Actors' Performance Festival. Just before Shrove Tuesday, the Carnival on the Riviera brings an impressive parade and celebration to the city's streets. Each summer, the Le Festival d'Art Pyrotechnique in Cannes showcases some of the world's best fireworks displays as part of an annual competition.
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