JANUARY
Lyon’s Voyage musical d'Hiver (3rd We) – “Winter Trip” chamber music
Salon Sirha + Bocuse d'Or (hotel, catering and food trade exhibition every other year, odd years)
FEBRUARY
DIY and Inventions Trade Fair
Art Trades Biennial
MARCH-APRIL
The Grame Days (contemporary music)
Circus Biennial (even years)
Mahana Trade Fair (Travel and holidays)
Lyon-Charbonnières Car Rallye Lyon International Fair (April)
Saint-Georges Carnival
International Puppet Festival (even years)
Quais du Polar Festival (thriller)
D'un Monde à l'Autre Festival (World music)
MAY
Sound Nights Festival (electronic music)
Intranquilles Festival (literature)
JUNE-JULY
Theatre Festival for Young Audience (June, odd years)
Invitations Festival (Villeurbanne) (June)
Music Day (21 June)
Fourvière Nights (Festival: varied performances in the antique theatres)
Jazz Festival in Vienne
Y Salsa Festival (on the Ile Barbe, in June)
The Summer Pianissimes Festival (July)
JUNE-SEPTEMBER
Tout l'monde dehors – Everyone Outside (free outside summer fêtes)
Under the Trees - Open–Air Cafés/Dance Halls by the River (July)
International Dance Biennial (even years)
Contemporary Art Biennial (odd years - Sept-January)
New Generation Cinema
The Musicades Festival (Chamber Music)
Vieux-Lyon Tupiniers (Potters) (pottery market, 2nd WE)
Heritage Days
OCTOBER
Tennis Grand Prix of Lyon
Red Carpet (Rue Auguste Comte)
Car Show (odd years)
A Fête for Science
Epoqu'auto trade show
EquitaLyon (horse trade show)
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
Arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau (3rd Thursday in November)
Lyon’s Festival of Baroque Music
8 December - Light Festival (5-8 December 2008)
Christmas Market |