Lyon BD Festival

2025 event

On June 13, 14 and 15, 2025, Lyon celebrates comics. For its 20th edition, the festival returns to its original ambition: introduce foreign comics to the Lyon public. Travel and discovery will be at the heart of this year's event, with the exceptional participation of comic artists from Quebec, Brazil, Lebanon and the Czech Republic. As every year, exhibitions, concerts, comic shows and encounters will take place in several locations across the city: the Musée des Beaux-Arts, the Transbordeur, the Cité-Musée Tony Garnier, the Maison de la Confluence, not forgetting the Lyon City Hall, the beating heart of the festival, where around 50 authors will be signing their comics.

Most exhibitions and meetings are free this year !

Lyon, city of bubbles

The Lyon BD comic book festival was first organised in Lyon back in 2006. Firstly up on the Croix-Rousse plateau for just a few insiders. Like pioneers Olivier and Jérôme Jouvray, Lyon-based comic book authors who attended this event from day 1. Olivier Jouvray is well known as a founding member of La Revue Dessinée. And Jérôme draws and creates - as a team with his brother (storyline) and his wife, Anne-Claire (colouring) - the successful series Lincoln, which now counts 8 volumes and has sold 200,000 copies.

Over the years, bubbles have taken over the whole city and the festival has built its fanbase. Today, this event, which is recognised all across France, welcomes around 300 authors and some 80,000 visitors. From Lyon Opera House to Place Bellecour, from Théâtre des Célestins to Musée des Confluences, exhibitions, workshops, Q&As, and events will fill these two days dedicated to comic books. 

Number 1 in Europe

Since January 2023, Collège Graphique has been Lyon’s new comic book stronghold. Set up in Collège Truffaut’s former gymnasium in the 1st district, the 500m² site now hosts artists in residence, non-profit organisations, and collectives working to spread “comic book culture” all year round. It is now the leading European centre focused on the 9th art aiming, among other initiatives, to organise workshops, Q&As, exhibitions, etc. to bring together local residents and artists.

Comics month in June in Lyon

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Pénélope Bagieu, Riad Sattouf, Zep, Mathieu Sapin, Frank Pé, Florence Cestac, Benjamin Flao and many other big names were in Lyon for the comic book festival. Every year, the festival serves up fresh surprises and invites major figures from the world of comic books to Lyon to exhibit their work.

Lyon BD Festival continues to amaze Lyonnais and visitors throughout the month of June. On the program, signings, meetings, masterclasses, drawn concerts and exhibitions: 

• The Musée des Tissus temporarily reopens its doors for an exhibition dedicated to Corto Maltese, from May 31 to July 28.
• The Maison du Livre, de l'Image et du Son in Villeurbanne is hosting the Pucelle exhibition, dedicated to the two graphic novels by Florence Dupré La Tour.