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Lyon

What's happening in Lyon?

Capital of gastronomy — bouchons, traboules and the Fête des Lumières.

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What is happening in Lyon?

Events, and the Cercles that gather here.

Events

Nothing dated yet. Put the first event on the calendar.

Cercles

No Cercle here yet. Open one.

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Who can I meet here?

People who show Lyon on their profile, as far as they allow.

Gabriel C.Digital helper at the libraryLyonLibrariesLanguagesCodingLooking to: volunteerJean-Marc O.Community gardener and bird counterLyonGardeningBirdwatchingCitizen scienceLooking to: find a group to belong toJulien B.Repair café volunteerLyonWoodworkLocal energyRepairLooking to: volunteerJustine Z.Cooks for too many peopleLyonBakingVegetarian cookingCheese & terroirLooking to: share a skillMei V.Choir alto and amateur historianLyonTraditional musicArchitectureHistoryLooking to: learn somethingNadia K.Parent of two, organiser by necessityLyonIntergenerationalGardeningBoard gamesLooking to: find a group to belong toOdile C.Choir alto and amateur historianLyonArchitectureSinging & choirsHistoryLooking to: find a group to belong toRaphaël D.New in town, curious about everythingLyonBoard gamesWelcoming newcomersLanguagesLooking to: learn something
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What can I do and see?

Quartiers, places and activities that fit the city.

Stay, eat, move, be guided

Nothing here yet.

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What is being built?

Projects, organisations, conversations and civic life.

Organisations

Collectif Bal Populaire — LyonCultural institutionLes Bancs du Quai — association de quartierAssociation (loi 1901)Street tree mapping in La Guillotière — volunteer networkAssociation (loi 1901)

Civic life

Keep the neighbourhood library open on SaturdaysCampaign · submittedPublish association room availability onlineSuggestion · received

Around Lyon

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRégionRhône (69)DépartementSaint-ÉtienneNeighbouring cityGrenobleNeighbouring cityClermont-FerrandNeighbouring cityAnnecyNeighbouring cityChamonix-Mont-BlancNeighbouring city

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Take part in Lyon

Issues neighbours are working on, meetings you can attend, ways to give time — including as a visitor.

Community project · Accessibility · LyonShade and rest stops for older walkers on the Rhône quaysEvaluation Implemented project49 supporting · 39 contributions · 25 ready to helpProposal · Intergenerational · LyonAn outdoor fitness trail for all ages — LyonPrioritisation8 supporting · 7 contributions · 4 ready to helpProposal · Culture & heritage · LyonA little library in every square — LyonPrioritisation26 supporting · 4 contributions · 12 ready to helpCommunity idea · Accessibility · LyonExtend the rest-stop route to the Saône quaysOpen for discussion4 supporting · 8 contributions · 2 ready to helpProposal · Public space · LyonWater fountains on the main walking routes — LyonPrioritisation14 supporting · 4 contributions · 7 ready to helpProposal · Youth · LyonLighting for the basketball court — LyonPrioritisation30 supporting · 6 contributions · 14 ready to help

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Photographer for the outcome storyLyon · A few sessions · 0 of 2 places open · visitors welcomeHomework helperLyon · 2 hours a week · 10 of 10 places openVisiting volunteerLyon · 1 hour a week · 0 of 12 places openClean-up crew — riverbankLyon · 3 hours · 25 of 25 places open · visitors welcome

Local memory

The silk looms you could hear from the streetOral history · 1950sHow the quay got its benches backLocal story · 2026

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Where Lyon is, and what is near

Places within a day trip — each with its own events and Cercles.

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Lyon on the map

City-level only: people are never placed on a map, and exact meeting points go to the people going.

Open in OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Saint-Étienne50 kmGrenoble94 kmAnnecy101 kmClermont-Ferrand136 km

Watch before you go

Films published by their creators on YouTube about this place.

Destination filmFête des Lumières 2024 à Lyon : les plus belles illuminations en vidéo
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Stories from here

Illustrated stories that end with something you can join.

A frosty-morning walker among leavesLyon · 6 min readA Morning in LyonFrom the Croix-Rousse market to the Rhône quays, one morning shared with strangers who stop being strangers.

Guides for Lyon

Free PDF guides with maps, places, activities and QR codes back to the platform.

Runners passing kilometre 4 of the Paris Marathon Free PDF · 4 chaptersFrance Community GuideHow French community life works: associations, Cercles, fêtes de quartier, and how to join.For anyone who wants to belong somewhereRunners taking part in the Paris Marathon Free PDF · 4 chaptersLocal Food GuideMarkets, bakers, cheese caves and shared tables across France's regions.For cooks, eaters and market regularsCrowds watching the 14 July fireworks at the Eiffel Tower Free PDF · 5 chaptersHow Local Participation WorksIdeas, recommendations, consultations and decisions — who can do what, and how to follow what happens next.For residents, newcomers and first-time participants

Guide download

Download the Lyon Cultural Guide

Traboules, bouchons, lights and the two rivers — culture you can join in Lyon.

  • Vieux Lyon and the traboules
  • Croix-Rousse: silk, slopes and the market
  • The Rhône banks at dusk
  • December: the Fête des Lumières