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NUITSSONORES
Lyon's electronic culture festival, over the Ascension weekend. Five days and five nights in the city's industrial wastelands — La Sucrière, Les Grandes Locos, former factories — with ~200 artists, concerts by day and clubbing by night. Launched in 2003. Next edition May 2027 (24th, dates to be confirmed).
Nuits Sonores 2027
The Nuits Sonores festival.
In a nutshell.
Nuits Sonores was born in 2003 in Lyon, run by the Arty Farty association. Its idea from the start: use electronic music as a reason to reclaim the city's industrial heritage. Every year, over the Ascension weekend, the festival sets up in wastelands and unusual venues — La Sucrière at Confluence, the former Grandes Locos factory, renovated warehouses and halls. The format is twofold: “Nuits Sonores Days” in the afternoon and evening (concerts, live sets, new discoveries) and “Nuits” until the early morning (clubbing, DJ sets). Nearly 200 artists, an audience from across Europe.
Alongside the paid stages, a large part of the lineup is free and open to the city: Nuits Sonores Extra! takes over squares, courtyards and cultural institutions with concerts, talks and screenings, on the theme of independent culture and partying as an urban phenomenon.
Mid-May in Lyon, the weather is uncertain: 12 to 24°C, often rainy. Since the festival mostly happens inside industrial halls, that's manageable — but bring a jacket for getting around and queuing, and comfortable shoes (there's a lot of walking and dancing, on concrete).
Nuits Sonores · what's confirmed
What we know about Nuits Sonores 2027.
- Dates
- Not yet confirmed by the organiser. Estimated window: May 2027, Ascension weekend (to be confirmed).
- Estimate
- Tickets
- From €20, indicative price to reconfirm on the ticket shop.
- To reconfirm
- Line-up
- Not yet announced by the organiser.
- Upcoming
"Confirmed": read on the festival's official website. "To reconfirm": announced, but not yet rechecked by us. "Estimate" or "upcoming": not yet announced by the organiser. See the official website
Nuits Sonores in practice
Profile of the festival.
Capacity, atmosphere, crowd, hours and on-site budget: the full profile of Nuits Sonores 2027 before you get your tickets.
Founding idea
Music to reclaim industrial wastelands
Since 2003, the Arty Farty association has set the festival in Lyon's industrial heritage: La Sucrière, Les Grandes Locos, warehouses and halls renovated for the occasion.
Day and night
Concerts in the afternoon, clubbing until morning
The “Days” for live sets and discoveries, the “Nuits” for DJ sets. Around 200 artists, from the cutting edge of the electronic scene to big names.
A free part
Nuits Sonores Extra! across the city
Free concerts, talks and screenings on Lyon's squares and in its cultural institutions, around independent culture.
A European event
An audience from across Europe
Nuits Sonores is one of the continent's big urban electronic music festivals, with a strong share of international festival-goers.
What to expect
Mid-May in Lyon, concrete venues
12 to 24°C, frequent rain. The festival is mostly indoors (industrial halls): bring a jacket for getting around and queuing, comfortable shoes for walking and dancing on concrete, earplugs.
Budget
Day from ~€20, Night from ~€35, full pass ~€130
Build your own based on what you want to see: a day, a night, or a pass. Part of the lineup (Extra!) is free. Accommodation in Lyon depends on the season.
Nuits Sonores 2027 practical info
Practical info.
Dates, hours, transport and lodging: what you need to know before you go.
Dates and schedule
Five days around the Ascension weekend (2027 dates not yet announced; 2026: May 13-17). Days in the afternoon and evening, Nuits until early morning, free Extra! stages during the day around the city.
Tickets
At nuits-sonores.com. Day, night or full-pass tickets; the exact lineup and venues are announced through the winter and spring. The most anticipated Nuits sell fast.
Payment
Cashless via a pass rechargeable online and on site, balance refunded after the festival.
Access and transport
La Sucrière: tram T1 (Musée des Confluences or Montrochet stop) from the Presqu'île. Les Grandes Locos: in La Mulatière, to the south, served by bus and festival shuttles. Night shuttles connect the venues. Avoid driving (Confluence is dense with limited parking).
Accessibility
The main venues have accessible access, restrooms and dedicated reception; some wastelands remain raw, unfinished spaces. Check in advance via the website.
TransportLyon is a major TGV hub; the venues are south of the Presqu'île, reached by tram and shuttles.
- By train
- TGV to Lyon Part-Dieu or Perrache (2h from Paris, 1h40 from Marseille). Perrache is a stone's throw from the Confluence; otherwise tram T1 southwards.
- Local transport
- Tram T1 for La Sucrière (Confluence), buses and festival shuttles for Les Grandes Locos (La Mulatière). Inter-site shuttles at night; check the last return times.
- By car
- A6/A7 to Lyon. The Confluence is saturated and expensive for parking: aim for a park-and-ride on a tram or metro line and finish by public transport.
AccommodationYou stay in Lyon: mid-May remains a busy season, book early.
- Confluence / Perrache (south 2nd)
- The closest to the sites, linked by tram T1. A recent neighbourhood, chain hotels, a few rentals.
- Presqu'île and Vieux-Lyon
- The heart of the city, 15-20 min from the sites by tram, ideal for combining the festival, restaurants and nightlife. A wide choice of accommodation.
- Guillotière / Part-Dieu (3rd, 7th)
- Left bank, often cheaper, well connected by metro and tram. Handy if you arrive or leave by TGV.
DestinationLyon, its food scene, its cultural wastelands and the Confluence district.
- La Confluence
- Around the festival sites: the Musée des Confluences, the renovated docks, contemporary architecture at the tip of the two rivers. An ideal walk between two concerts.
- Lyon
- Renaissance Vieux-Lyon and its traboules, the Fourvière hill, the Croix-Rousse of the silk workers, the bouchons, Les Halles Paul Bocuse, the Parc de la Tête d'Or. A gastronomic capital.
- Weather
- Mid-May in Lyon: 12 to 24°C, unsettled weather, frequent showers. As the festival is mostly indoors, the challenge is mainly getting around — bring a waterproof jacket.
Information last updated on October 3, 2026
Nuits Sonores aftermovie
The vibe of the
festival.
The aftermovie from the 2024 edition, “Wake up your body is moving so fast.”
Nuits Sonores 2027 line-up
The full line-up.
Day by day.
The Nuits Sonores 2027 line-up hasn't been revealed yet. We'll update this page as soon as it's announced.
Line-up coming soon
The first names usually drop in autumn, several months before the festival. Come back then: the full day-by-day line-up will show up here.
Comfort, well positioned
Get organised for
Nuits Sonores.
At 6am, a ten-minute journey can feel very long. Pick the right home base now, and the route that leaves you enough energy for the rest.
Lodging
Places to stay around La Sucrière, Lyon-Confluence, Lyon 2e.
Activities
Fill your days too.
Bars, restaurants, spots worth a visit between two shows: enough to fill the gaps in the schedule without improvising on the spot at the last minute.
A taste of it
Nuits Sonores
like you were there.
Nuits Sonores 2026: a concert in the La Sucrière hall, at Confluence.
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01 — Nuits Sonores
02 — Nuits SonoresPhoto credits: Sebleouf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.
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