Lyon is forever on the go!
Lyon hosts a number of annual festivals and biennials on a wide range of topics: graphic novels, electronic music and films, to name but a few... Just walk this way!
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The Lumière Festival - Grand Lyon Film Festival
From the 15th to the 23rd of October 2022, Lyon will be embracing the world of film once again, for the 14th edition of its major annual event. The...
Silk in Lyon Festival
The Silk in Lyon festival is returning to the Palais de la Bourse, offering a chance to learn about silk production, which forms an important part of...
Ciné O'Clock
Ciné O' Clock has brought British and Irish cinema into centre stage on the screens at the Zola.
Peinture Fraîche Festival
The times when graffiti were seen as a stain on our streets and neighbourhoods, and their authors as vandals flouting public order, are long gone.
Ciné O'Clock
Cinéma Le Zola et autres cinémas de la métropole
Ciné O' Clock has brought British and Irish cinema into centre stage on the screens at the Zola.
The Lumière Festival - Grand Lyon Film Festival
Lieux divers
From the 15th to the 23rd of October 2022, Lyon will be embracing the world of film once again, for the 14th edition of its major annual event. The...
Peinture Fraîche Festival
Halle Debourg
The times when graffiti were seen as a stain on our streets and neighbourhoods, and their authors as vandals flouting public order, are long gone.
Silk in Lyon Festival
The Palais de la Bourse Lyon
The Silk in Lyon festival is returning to the Palais de la Bourse, offering a chance to learn about silk production, which forms an important part of...
Festival of Solidarities
Lieux divers
For more than 23 years now, the Festival of Solidarities (Festisol) has been a key event for everyone who seeks to promote solidarity in their...
Festival of Lights
Lieux divers
For 4 evenings, artists of all kind of inspiration enlighten buildings with light installations, creating a magic atmosphere in the streets and places...
Biennal of Contemporary Art of Lyon
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Conceived by curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath as a Manifesto of Fragility, the Biennale positions fragility at the heart of a generative form...
Wintower Festival
Lieux divers
The Wintower Festival is back! The summer season’s only just ended, it’s already time to tidy away our swimming costumes and pull on our scarves… but...
Quais du Polar
Lieux divers
In 2023, the Festival Quais du Polar returns for a new edition! A choice of novels, graphic novels, TV series, films, round-tables, meetings and...
Lyon Street Food Festival
Anciennes Usines Fagor-Brandt
A “great broth” shared between chefs, artists and festival-goers that mixes nuggets from the culinary scene and concerts by internationally renowned...
The Dance Biennial
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The Lyon Dance Biennale is moving permanently to an odd-year slot. Owing to the health crisis, the edition initially scheduled for september 2020 will...
Jazz à Vienne festival
Jazz à Vienne
Past eventJazz is a universal music style, a music of sharing, encounters and blended cultures. This year's event will respect the basic elements that have made...