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Summer fun in Lyon.
Lyon is a lively city and, as you’d expect, hosts a number of festivals, cultural and sporting events, and fairs throughout the year.
Look out for local magazines and guides, which regularly publish an up-to-date listing of forthcoming events in Lyon.
The city’s tourist office is also a good source of information on things to do.
Many of the larger international shows and trade fairs take place in Lyon’s exhibition centre, Eurexpo.
June
Lyon Pride – annual gay and lesbian Pride march, departing from place Jules Ferry, with party to follow
Biennial Theatre Festival for Young Audiences – this major event on the European theatre calendar was created in 1977. It encourages the search for new talent and innovation in theatre and is open not just to young people but to all generations of theatre-goers
July
Art on the Square – held on the Place Bellecour, this biennial contemporary arts festival is reputed to be one of the best in France.
Bastille Day – held on 14th July, Lyon’s celebrations include street parties and fireworks on Fourvière hill.
August
Nuits de Fourvière Festival – dance, music and theatre in the dramatic setting of Lyon’s Roman amphitheatres on Fourvière hill.
September
Tupiniers Pottery Festival – held on place St. Jean, in the shadow of the cathedral, this modern revival of an ancient ceramics fair attracts some 50,000 visitors
Tendances Maison Fair – held at Eurexpo, this fair attracts large crowds to its stands dedicated to the home and garden
International New Generation Film Festival – end-September, held at L’Embarcadère.
This festival is uniquely dedicated to digital film media.
More about Lyon at Purefrancenow Blogs
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in the Roannais!
Yes. We were definitely not going to be left out of the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations here in France, so Purefrancenow invited some of our close French friends to enjoy the festivities with us in true British style!
A little bizarre you may think for the French to celebrate with us, but as we enjoy many of their special national and regional events throughout the year we felt it a great opportunity to display the British spirit on such an important historical milestone of the Queen’s 60-year reign.
We only felt it fair since they have guillotined all their royalty in the past, and we know, deep down, they are a little envious of our royal family and the great pageantry of such occasions.
Most of them would never admit it, of course!!
However, we all had great fun, and there was much camaraderie. Our English pork pies, sausages, egg and cress sandwiches, British cheeses, cream scones, and strawberries and cream (to name just a few delicacies we treated them to!) all went down exceedingly well – there was very little left afterwards!
They went home content, if also a little bemused by it all. ‘”God Save The Queen!”
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