Every year, the Principality of Monaco actively participates in the international Pink October campaign, dedicated to raising awareness about breast cancer and promoting early detection. Since its first edition, the mission has remained the same: inform, prevent, support research and encourage women to get screened.
Behind this movement is a network of organizations and individuals working year-round to raise awareness and support women’s health in Monaco. Let’s take a closer look at who makes Pink October in Monaco possible.
The Pink Ribbon Monaco association, founded in 2011, plays a key role in the fight against breast cancer in Monaco. Its mission is to unite the Monégasque community through solidarity, health, and prevention initiatives.
It collaborates closely with the Princess Grace Hospital Center (CHPG Monaco), the Prince’s Government, and local institutions to promote breast cancer screening in Monaco and support women’s cancer research.
Each year, this network of partners comes together to organize impactful initiatives, from symbolic gestures to high-profile fundraising events, that give meaning and momentum to Pink October in Monaco.
Throughout October, many of Monaco’s iconic landmarks light up in pink to show solidarity and raise awareness, including:
Prince’s Palace
Casino de Monte-Carlo
Hotel Métropole
Yacht Club of Monaco
National Council
These Pink Illumination events in Monaco have become a strong symbol of unity in the Monaco fight against breast cancer. This spirit of solidarity also shines through the campaign’s flagship event, the Pink Ribbon Monaco Gala.
Under the High Patronage of Princess Charlene of Monaco, the Pink Ribbon Monaco Gala 2025 was held on Saturday, October 11, 2025, in the Salle Empire at Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo.
This prestigious charity event in Monaco combines a dinner, live performances and auctions to raise funds for breast cancer research and CHPG screening programs Exclusive items, such as sports jerseys, were auctioned for charity.
The CHPG and its health partners are running awareness campaigns across Monaco:
Promoting self-examination and mammography
Hosting information booths in public spaces
Offering free breast cancer screening sessions
These actions make Pink October not only a symbolic moment but a concrete breast cancer prevention program.
This year’s Pink October Monaco campaign focuses on lobular breast cancer, a lesser-known but significant subtype that is often harder to detect in its early stages.
Led by Dr. Florent Hugonnet and the team at CHPG Monaco, the 2025 initiative aimed to improve awareness, visibility and diagnostic tools for this form of cancer. Educational initiatives were launched across Monaco, reinforcing the message that early screening can save lives, especially for types of cancer that are more difficult to diagnose.
With this renewed focus, Pink October 2025 confirmed Monaco’s active role in supporting women’s health and medical research, both locally and internationally.
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. In Monaco, where institutions, society and individuals unite under a shared mission, Pink October becomes more than an awareness campaign. It becomes a model of effective public health action.
These initatives are crucial, because:
Early detection saves lives by allowing less invasive treatment and higher survival rates.
Community engagement during Pink October helps break taboos, educate women and offer collective support.
Raising awareness helps adress inequalities in access to screening and treatment.
Let’s take a final look at how Monaco turns words into action, year after year.
Pink October Monaco is more than pink lights, it’s a collective, compassionate movement. Thanks to Pink Ribbon Monaco, Princess Charlene and the Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco proves that solidarity can save lives. Every action, every message, every mammogram truly matters and contributes to a stronger, more united fight against breast cancer.