La Biennale de Lyon

This edition will run from September to December 2026.

A huge thank you to everyone — artists, partners, teams, and of course, visitors — for making this edition a success! With 285,000 visits, the 17th edition of the Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art has established itself as a truly memorable event.

Entitled "Les voix des fleuves, Crossing the water", the 17th edition of the Lyon Biennale invites artists to interrogate and investigate the subject of the waxing and waning relationships of human beings with one another and with their environment.

Thank you to everyone, festival-goers, professionals, partners and artists!

215,465 festival-goers for this edition ; 181 performances in 51 venues in greater Lyon and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 48 shows including 21 new works and French premieres, 9 parties at Club Bingo and 2 immersion days at Usines Fagor.

We're delighted to have been able to have vibrated with you in theatres, in the streets and squares of Lyon and on the dance floor at Club Bingo.