Open-air cinema on Tuesdays in July
The open-air cinema season has begun. From June 25 to August 27, the Lumière Institute is organizing a new edition of Summer in CinemaScope. Every Tuesday evening, films are screened from Place Ambroise Courtois (Lyon 8th).
On the program for July: Lady Bug by Greta Gerwig, The Great Illusion by Jean Renoir, Little Shop of Horrors by Frank Oz and Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.
Until July 22, the Goethe Institut is “completely Kafka”
Famous German author, notably author of Metamorphosis or Trial, Franz Kafka is in the spotlight at the Goethe-Institut in Lyon. To extend the Lyon BD festival, which was held in June, we suggest you take a look at this exhibition.
The author, Nicolas Mahler, takes us on a journey through the life and work of the author, who died exactly one hundred years ago, by bringing him back to life through his pencil strokes. If you miss the exhibition in July, you can still catch up: it opens again on August 21 until September 23.
« Completely Kafka », free entry until July 22 at the Goethe-Institut, 18 rue François Dauphin in Lyon 2nd
On July 4, an Open Air with your feet in the water
Thursday, July 4, we relax at Parc des Berges (Lyon 7th). From 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., an open air event will be set up with reggae dub music and the traditional food trucks and refreshments. If that’s not enough, canoes and paddles will be available for rent, to sail in front of the Musée des Confluences.
Bass River Banks, from 8 to 10 euros, July 4 at 4 rue Jonas Salk, Lyon 7.
On July 6, the Canal flea market is moving to the city center
A Villeurbanne institution, the canal flea market generally opens its doors every weekend in Villeurbanne, east of the Jonage Canal. On Saturday, July 6, this XXL flea market will set up shop in the very heart of the city, along the pedestrian avenue Henri-Barbusse. The flea market is organizing the 10th edition of the “Puces hors les murs”. Around 50 exhibitors will be present.
“Fleas outside the walls”, Saturday July 6 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Gratte-ciel in Villeurbanne.
Sundays July 7 and 21, Everyone Outside at Barbe Island
Tout l’Monde Dehors, the Lyon live performance festival, is coming to Île Barbe (Lyon 9th) on Sundays, July 7 and 21. From 4:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., 35 artists will take turns to provide six free shows. A street show to start, then relaxation at 6 p.m. with classical, Brazilian, jazz or rock fusion music in the background. For once, there will be snacks and refreshments on site.
Everyone Outside Festival, Île Barbe (Lyon 9th), from 4:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
On July 11, the first Pokémon movies hit the big screen
For young and old nostalgic for a cult cartoon: meet on July 11 at the Institut Lumière. A retrospective on Japanese animation honors a monument of Japanese culture: Pokémon. Of the series of 24 films made about Pikachu and his friends, the Institut Lumière has decided to screen the first two, first broadcast in 1998 and 1999 respectively.
Obviously, the retrospective goes further and also looks at Miyazaki’s entire body of work, a good part of whose filmography will be shown at the Institut Lumière at the beginning of July.
More details and programming here.
From July 11 to 14, a festival of queer cultures
The 7th edition of the Intérieur Queer festival offers to discover local and European queer cultures. The Sucre, the Heat, the Transbordeur, the Livestation… The festival invests emblematic places of the Lyon party scene to offer concerts, shows, drag shows, etc.
Like every edition, the festival begins with a conference. This year, the discussion focuses on “Queer community: how to exist, mobilize and show solidarity against far-right ideas?” A question of circumstance given the period and the possible results of the legislative elections the day after July 7th… The conference is free and takes place at Heat (70, quai Perrache, Lyon2e) at 6:30 p.m.
The rest of the programming is available right here.
From July 12 to 14, Stopover Festivals in Vénissieux
For its 26th edition, the Fêtes Escales Festival returns to the Louis Dupic park in Vénissieux. You will be able to hear rap and hip-hop on Friday, July 12, with Cyrious from Lyon. There will then be world music on Saturday, July 13, and a more family-friendly atmosphere on Sunday, July 14 with a picnic, games, concerts and a final aperitif. As a bonus? A fireworks display is planned for Saturday, July 13 at 10:30 p.m., the eve of the national holiday.
All the scheduled artists and the full program can be found here.
On July 20 in Croix-Rousse, will you be having an open air event again?
On July 20, head to the Jardin des Chartreux, from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., for a free open air event in Croix-Rousse (Lyon 4th). On the program for “Summer on gentle slopes”, workshops, shows, not to mention snacks and refreshments.
On the concert side, we let ourselves be lulled by Argentinian folklore with Chikum Bay, Jade Pappagallo, Suissa and Âmy B.
Summer on gentle slopes. Meet at the Chartreux garden, from 3 p.m. Free event.
From July 23 to 25, hip-hop to close the Nuits de Fourvière
Choreographer Mourad Merzouki, originally from Saint-Priest, takes over the Grand Théâtre des Amphitheatres Romains during the Nuits de Fourvière with his piece Beauséjour. A dance show that mixes hip-hop and contemporary dance. On stage, the dancers wear white wigs and embody elderly people. The aim: nothing more, nothing less than “to question the passing and challenging time.”
Beausejour, from 16 to 32 euros, from Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 July at 9:45 p.m., Roman Amphitheatres, 1 rue Cléberg 69005 Lyon
