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Open-air cinemas in Lyon
Enjoy the great cinema classics this summer in Lyon and the surrounding area.
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Last updated date : 25/06/2026
Between June and August, open-air cinema screenings are back in Lyon. From short films to animated features and cinematic masterpieces, it's time to curl up on a deckchair and enjoy some open-air cinema.
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Every summer, the city where cinema was born becomes an open-air cinema. Open-air screenings are held all over the city. Some films are shown in their original language, whether that be English, German or another language, here there are :
Sommerkino, the German film festival in Lyon 2
Every year, the Sommerkino festival (literally 'summer cinema' in German) marks the start of the open-air cinema season on the forecourt of the Basilica of Ainay. Organised by the Goethe Institute, the festival invites local residents, German-speaking or not, to experience German cinema over the course of four evenings. In 2026, the festival will celebrate its 15^(th) anniversary with a film concert on 1 July. For the event, the silent horror film Nosferatu (1922) will be set to music. This will be followed by the films Stiller (2025), A German Childhood: Amrum Island (2025) and Peacock (2024) on the evenings of 2–4 July. All films will be screened in German with French subtitles.
Movie screening
Sommerkino - Festival du film Allemand
Place d'Ainay - 69002 Lyon 2ème
Festival Cinéma sous les étoiles
"Cinéma sous les étoiles" is back again this season! Since 2001, this festival has been offering free screenings based on an original theme. Located on the Place de l'Abbaye d'Ainay in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, this new edition will take place from 15 to 18 July 2026 and will feature 600 chairs. With the theme of ‘At what cost?’, the festival is an opportunity to (re)discover films in the open air, in their original subtitled versions: The Truman Show (1998), Captain Fantastic (2016), Pompoko (1994) et Parasite (2019).
L’été en cinémascope, the open-air cinema event in Lyon 8e
From 23 June to 25 August 2026, the Institut Lumière invites the people of Lyon to (re)discover a selection of great films that have marked the history of cinema. As you may have guessed, L'été en cinémascope is back on the Place Ambroise-Courtois. Discover films and great classics : The Mask (23th June), The Full Monty (15th July), Greenbook : sur les routes du sud (18th August) and Moulin Rouge (25th August).
Foreign films are shown in original version with French subtitles. We strongly advise you to come early to get good seats. Bring chairs or cushions to make yourself comfortable.