13 events — A Riviera-level selection: dates, venues and how to get in.
4-13 September 2026 · Centre International de Deauville
52nd Deauville American Film Festival 2026The boardwalk, Hollywood stars and a Norman red carpet: US glamour lands in Normandy.
14-19 August 2026 (around the sale sessions)
Receptions and buyers' cocktail parties around the Arqana salesInvitation-only receptions for the racing elite: champagne, buyers' dinners, a very closed circle.
15-17 August 2026
Arqana — La Vente d'Août (August Yearling Sale)Elite Arqana sale: Godolphin, Coolmore, Aga Khan Studs, yearlings beyond the million mark.
15-17 August 2026
Arqana August Yearling Sale ('La Vente d'Août')Arqana's August Sale, the society and business heart of Deauville before the great racing silks.
17–30 August 2026, final on Sunday 30 August
Coupe d'Or de Polo de Deauville — 77th edition, final and prize-givingFinal of France's most prestigious polo tournament, closing the society season with the Barrières.
10-30 August 2026
Barrière Deauville Polo Cup 2026Decidedly society polo in Deauville, with luxury sponsors and international patrons in a racecourse setting.
2-30 August 2026
Deauville Barrière Meeting 2026A public racing meeting, yet with private boxes; Aga Khan Studs, Godolphin and Wertheimer present throughout the month.
Sunday 16 August 2026
Prix Jacques Le Marois (Group 1)The meeting's richest Group 1, Gulf owners in attendance, racecourse open to the public.
6-30 August 2026, calendar not yet published
Soirées du Deauville Polo Club (asados, team evenings, interim prize-givings)Players-and-sponsors evenings and club asados, the inner circle of Barrière polo, 2026 programme unpublished.
20 August 2026
White Party with Laurent Wolf — Casino BarrièreTicketed casino party with a big-name DJ, in the society wake of the Coupe d'Or and Arqana.
August 2026 (all month, highlights around 15/8 and the closing weekend of 29-30/8)
Summer Soirées of the Barrière Hotels (Normandy, Royal, Casino)Barrière receptions at the Normandy and the Royal, grand galas private or semi-private, palace clientele.
6-30 August 2026 (Asia Polo Cup 6-9, Coupe d'Argent 10-16, Ladies Polo Cup 11-14, Coupe de Bronze 17-29 August)
Barrière Deauville Polo Cup 2026 (Asia Polo Cup, Coupe d'Argent, Ladies Polo Cup, Coupe de Bronze)Barrière polo open to the public yet with international patrons and pros, set against the La Touques racecourse.
Sunday 23 August 2026
Prix Morny (Group 1)Benchmark Group 1 at the racecourse; a gala raceday, though open to the public and with no named celebrities.