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Created in 2022 by the City of Lyon, the Festival Entre Rhône et Saône (FERES) invites Lyonnais each year in June to celebrate, discover, an...

Created in 2009 by the Institut Lumière and directed by Thierry Frémaux, the Festival Lumière is the world's major event for heritage cinema...

Every year around December 8th, Lyon ignites for the Festival of Lights, a unique world event that attracts over two million visitors over f...

Every November, the Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse hosts Festiv·iel, its annual event dedicated to inclusive feminism, queer cultures, and issue...

Filmoramax is the international short film festival of Lyon. Every autumn, this major cinematic event takes over the most beautiful cinemas...

Fort Fort Lointain is the grand medieval and fantasy festival of the Lyon metropolis. A quirky and family-friendly offshoot of the Yggdrasil...

For over twenty years, the Fêtes Consulaires have transformed Place Bellecour into a multicultural village where nearly 70 countries share t...

Since 1999, the Fêtes Escales festival has been the unmissable musical event in Vénissieux. Organized by the City around July 14th, this fre...

Since 2009, the Gones et Compagnies festival has brought together the eleven MJCs (Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture) of the Lyon metropoli...

Hypnotize Festival is the new meeting point for rap and hip-hop in Lyon, set in the exceptional setting of Grand Parc Miribel Jonage in Vaul...

Since 1999, Japan Touch has been the unmissable event for Japanese culture enthusiasts in Lyon. Every autumn, Eurexpo transforms into a huge...

Every spring, Japan Touch Haru and Geek Touch bring together 40,000 enthusiasts at Eurexpo Lyon for a weekend dedicated to Japanese and geek...

Since 2013, Jazz Session has been the jazz event of Colombier-Saugnieu, a small town in the Rhône region near Lyon-Saint-Exupéry. Every Febr...

Since 2009, Jazz sur les Places has enlivened Place Benoît Crépu, in the heart of the Saint-Georges district in Vieux Lyon, every September...

Created in 2011 by flutist François Dumont d'Ayot, Jazz à Cours et à Jardins is a unique jazz festival that takes over the secret courtyards...

The Pop'Sciences Festival is the biennial major event for scientific culture organized by the University of Lyon. Every two years since 2017...

The Sacrée Musique Festival transforms the chapels, churches, and cathedrals of Lyon and its region into ephemeral concert halls illuminated...

Created in 2009 by Patrick Penot, the Sens Interdits Festival is an international theatre biennial that takes place in the Lyon metropolitan...