Lyon Pride — Marche des Fiertés
About This Event
Lyon's Pride is currently split in two, so check which event you are going to. The Marche des Fiertés de Lyon et Villeurbanne is run by the Collectif Fiertés en Lutte (CFL), which has made it an openly political, far-left march. It uses antifascist slogans, puts trans and sex-worker demands up front, and has some sections reserved for people directly affected by particular discriminations. In 2026 the Centre LGBTI+, which is closer to city hall, refused to join. It held its own, more festive march on 11 July for the 30 years of Lyon's Pride, followed by a ticketed open-air party on Place du Maréchal Lyautey.
The CFL march normally takes place on a Saturday afternoon in June. It starts with speeches, then walks a few kilometres to the Parc de la Tête d'Or, where an associations' village is set up.
In 2026 it didn't go to plan. The CFL called off its 27 June march because of a heatwave and moved it to Saturday 10 October 2026. That march started at Gratte-Ciel in Villeurbanne under the slogan 'Canicule et fascismes nous butent !'. We couldn't find a crowd count for it. The last march held in the usual season, on 14 June 2025, drew about 14,000 people according to the Rhône prefecture.
Lyon also has an active far-right scene. In February 2026, after a nationalist march through the city, the 7th-arrondissement mayor said security had been stepped up at sites including an LGBT bar. Neither group had announced a 2027 date when we checked.
Where to stay during Lyon Pride — Marche des Fiertés
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