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Special Events World Pastry Cup, late Jan, Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions Bocuse d’Or, world cuisine contest, late Jan, Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions Suivez le Jazz (Festival of Jazz), mid Mar, various venues Foire Internationale de Lyon (Lyon International Fair), lifestyle fair, late Mar, Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions Gloubi Boulga Night, evening of animation, early Apr, Bourse du Travail, Place Guichard, Rue de la Part Dieu Festival des Voix des Origines, singing festival, mid May, various venues Lyon Pride, gay and lesbian festival, Jun, parade departs from Saxe Gambetta Art on the Table, public picnics, Jun-Jul, Place Chardonnet Les Estivales, free events, various venues and concerts in the courtyard of Htel de Ville. Les Nuits de Fourvire (Fourvire Nights), musical and theatrical performance, mid-Jun-mid-Sep, open-air Roman Theatres of Fourvir Fte Nationale (National Holiday), celebration of Bastille Day, marked the evening before with a firework display, 14 Jul, throughout the city Lyon Reggae Festival, Jul, Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions Tupiniers Pottery Fair, 6 Sep, St Jean Cathedral Square Les Musicades, chamber music, Sep, Muse des Beaux Arts Interior Decoration Fair, Sep, Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions Biennale de Lyon de la Danse (Biennial of Dance), 14 days non-stop performances (website: www.biennale-de-lyon.org), second half of Sep, various venues Biennale de Lyon D’Art Contemporain (Biennial of Contemporary Art), second half of Sep, Halle Tony Garnier Red Carpet Antiques Festival, 2 Oct, Rue Auguste Compte Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Oct, Palais des Sports de Gerland Automobile Salon Consumer Fair, Oct, Eurexpo, Parc des Expositions La Semaine du Got, food festival, Oct, various venues Lyon Lumire Festival (Festival of Lights), 8 Dec, throughout the city Guignol and Father Christmas, puppet show, Dec-Jan, Guignol Un Gone de Lyon, Salle de la Ficelle, 65 Boulevards des Canuts Excellent information about all cultural events in Lyon can be found online (website: www.eldorado.fr). |