Fete des Lumieres is a food festival in Lyon.
Fete des Lumieres in Lyon is the four-night light festival around the December 8 Marian feast day, with vin chaud, hot chestnut and bugnes carts citywide.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Hotel rooms sell out three months ahead; book the December 6-7 weekend for the full programme.
Address: Throughout Lyon city centre
Beaujolais Nouveau in Lyon launches at midnight on the third Thursday of November every year, with the city's bouchons and wine bars pouring the new release.
Tip: The Croix-Rousse natural-wine bars run the strongest Thursday-night programme.
Lyon Street Food Festival at Les Grandes Locos in La Mulatiere runs four days each June with 200+ culinary creations from 20 nationalities and 60 concerts.
Tip: 4-day pass €20; day tickets €8-10; under 8 free. Mulatiere is 15 minutes by tram from central Lyon.
Goutu' Lyon, the French national gastronomy festival weekend, sees Lyon's restaurants, bouchons and chefs open kitchens and run tastings across the city.
Tip: The Place de la Republique street kitchen is the headline event; Sunday is the family-friendly day.
Quais du Polar in late March is Lyon's international crime fiction festival, with a parallel programme of bouchon walks and chef tastings tied to its tours.
Tip: The festival food walks book out fast; reserve via the festival website three weeks ahead.
Tout l'Monde Dehors is Lyon's free open-air summer festival from July to late August, with 200+ events across parks and squares paired with local food.
Tip: Parc de la Tete d'Or and the quays of the Saone host the strongest food-vendor lineup; check the Ville de Lyon programme for week-by-week venues.
Salon des Vignerons Independants at the Halle Tony Garnier in the 7e gathers 450 independent French winemakers over four days each autumn, drawing 50,000.
Tip: Entry €6 includes the tasting glass; students €3. Friday afternoon is the easier slot.