Events in Lyon in December 2026
Lyon event dates for December 2026 are still being announced. Start with the planning leads and the city guide below — the lineup firms up closer to December.
Lyon's December 2026 lineup is still being announced — planning leads below.
By TripSapien · Updated August 24, 2026
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Dates for this month are still being announced. Start with the planning leads below, or build the rest of your visit from the city guide.
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Planning leads
Early leads on events still lining up. Exact dates and details firm up closer to your trip.
- Dec 1 - Dec 31
Biennals
The Biennals: Lyon alternatively hosts a dancing (even years) and a contemporary art (odd years) biennals from September to December/January.
Planning lead · details firm up closer in · Source: seasonal calendar
- Dec 7 - Dec 13
Festival Lumière 2026
An international film festival celebrating classic cinema and the heritage of the Lumière brothers, with screenings, retrospectives, and special events throughout Lyon.
Planning lead · details firm up closer in · Source: festival research
- Dec 8
Holidays, observances & long weekends
Holiday and observance schedules can affect services and venue hours; confirm each place directly.
- Christmas Day · publicDec 25
- Long weekendDec 25–Dec 27
Holiday data: date-holidays (ISC/CC-BY-3.0).
Seasonal notes
- Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière — seasonal note: Each year in early December (December 8, day of the Immaculate Conception ), Lyon thanks the Virgin for saving the city by lighting candles throughout the city, in what is called the Fête des Lumières or the Festival of Lights.
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