Lyon Special Events
Late January
Top dessert chefs compete to make the finest pastries and sweets.
Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions
Website: www.cmpatisserie.com
Bocuse d'Or
Late January
World cuisine contest.
Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions
Website: www.bocusedor.com
Suivez le Jazz (Festival of Jazz)
Mid March
Various venues
Website: www.suivezlejazz.com
Foire Internationale de Lyon (Lyon International Fair)
Late March
Lifestyle fair.
Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions
Website: www.foiredelyon.com
Gloubi Boulga Night
Early April
Evening of animation.
Bourse du Travail, place Guichard, rue de la Part Dieu
Festival des Voix des Origines
Mid May
Singing festival.
Various venues
Lyon Pride
June
Gay and lesbian festival.
Parade departs from Saxe Gambetta
Art on the Table
June-July
Public picnics.
Place Chardonnet
Les Estivales
June-July
Free summer events.
Concerts in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Ville.
Les Nuits de Fourvière
Mid June-mid September
Musical and theatrical performance.
Open-air roman theatres of Fourvière
Website: www.nuitsdefourviere.org
Fête Nationale (National Holiday)
July
Celebration of Bastille Day, marked the evening before with a firework display.
Throughout the city
Lyon Reggae Festival
July
Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions
Tupiniers Pottery Fair
September
St Jean Cathedral Square
Website: www.tupiniersduvieuxlyon.com
Les Musicades
September
Chamber music.
Musée des Beaux Arts
Interior Decoration Fair
September
Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions
Les Biennales de Lyon
September-December
Modern art and dance festivals.
Various venues
Website: www.biennale-de-lyon.org
Red Carpet Antiques Festival
October
Rue Auguste Comte
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
October
Palais des Sports de Gerland
Website: www.gptennislyon.com
Automobile Salon Consumer Fair
October
Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions
Website: www.salonautolyon.com
La Semaine du Goût
October
Food festival.
Various venues
Lyon Lumière Festival (Festival of Lights)
December
Buildings throughout the city are artistically lit.
Website: www.lumieres.lyon.fr
Guignol and Father Christmas
December-January
Puppet show.
Salle de la Ficelle, 65 boulevards des Canuts
Excellent information about all cultural events in Lyon can be found online (website: www.eldorado.fr).
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