Lyon is forever on the go!
Lyon hosts a number of annual festivals and biennials on a wide range of topics: graphic novels, art or street food, electronic music and films, to name but a few... Just walk this way!
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The Fourvière Nights
Since 1946, The Fourvière Nights has brought together audiences on its terraced seating beneath the stars. Each summer in June and July, the...
Lyon Street Food Festival
France's biggest culinary festival is back, more ambitious than ever, for a 9th edition that promises to be unmissable.
Reperkusound
Double Mixte & LDLC Arena
The festival Reperkusound has become a standard-bearer of electronic, contemporary, urban and ground-breaking music.
Lyon international chamber music competition
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Lyon (CNSMD)
The Lyon international chamber music competition welcome young artists from over the world. The 6 disciplines are addressed in turn: Trio with piano,...
Festival Les Intergalactiques
Lieux divers
For the 11th edition, the Lyon Science-Fiction festival comes back in April 2023 to offer a retrospective of cinema, conferences, imaginary literature...
Jazz Day in Lyon
Lieux divers
Concerts, jam sessions, film screenings, exhibitions, and many more. Jazz Day is 24 hours of jazz in Lyon, Vienne, Saint-Etienne, and other places...
Festival Chapelle Sauvage
Chapelle de la Trinité
A festival on the links between music and nature. Three days of naturalistic concerts and performances in tribute to Vivaldi.
Littérature Live Festival
Lieux divers
This is an essential event for readers of novels, as well as anyone interested in debates and meetings covering the major societal topics that the...
Nuits Sonores
Les Grandes locos
In 2025, the crème de la crème of Lyon's international and national electronic music scene will be present from May 28 to June 1 at Les Grandes Locos...
Rendez-vous aux jardins (gardening festival)
Lieux divers
Vegetable patches, orchards, ancient conservatories, allotments and shared gardens, as well as vicarage and abbey gardens are in the spotlight for...
Lyon BD Festival
Lieux divers
In just a few years, Lyon comic book festival has become one of France’s stand-out “ninth art” events.
10 years of the Musée des Confluences
Musée des Confluences
For its 10th scientific and cultural season, the museum is offering a series of new and original events to surprise and delight its visitors and...
Lyon Street Food Festival
Les Grandes Locos
France's biggest culinary festival is back, more ambitious than ever, for a 9th edition that promises to be unmissable.
Entre Rhône et Saône Festival
Lieux divers
On 28, 29 and 30 June 2024, some 300 events reveal the rivers from a historical, cultural, scientific, sports or ecological point of view. They’re...
Festival du Printemps de Pérouges
Château de St-Maurice-de-Rémens
Printemps de Pérouges is the largest open-air music festival in the Ain region. A convivial musical experience in the heart of the Plaine de l'Ain,...
Woodstower
Parc de Gerland
A new venue for the Woodstower festival! Join us in the Parc de Gerland for a series of concerts, shows, entertainment and fun...
The Fourvière Nights
Lugdunum Roman Theatres of Lyon
Since 1946, The Fourvière Nights has brought together audiences on its terraced seating beneath the stars. Each summer in June and July, the...
Tout l’monde dehors!
Hôtel de Ville de Lyon
Every summer, "Tout l'monde dehors!" offers, in the 9 districts of Lyon, a multitude of free artistic events in the public space.
The European Heritage Days
Lieux divers
Every year you are invited to visit public buildings, museums, chateaux or private homes free of charge.
The Dance Biennial
Fagor-Brandt Factory
Every two years, alternating with the Contemporary Art Biennale, the Dance Biennale brings the Lyon metropolitan area into step with its tempo. In...
Knit Eat & Co.
La Sucrière
The Knit Eat & Co Festival, a concentration of materials and colours, for an unmissable festival for those with a passion for knitting sewing and...
Lyon Braderie Festival
Quartier Presqu'île
The Lyon Braderie Festival is back again, showcasing the different shopping, craft and gastronomic attractions in Lyon city centre.
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