Centric culture, Villeurbanne is the instigator of many events of all kinds which are spread throughout the year.
City Villeurbanne houses no less than six weekly markets in different neighborhoods: Tuesday and Thursday morning on the Place Grandclément, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings on the Place Chanoine Boursier, Wednesday and Saturday morning on Avenue Saint Exupery Wednesday and Friday mornings on the Place Wilson, Thursday and Saturday morning on the place Cross Luizet and Sunday morning on the avenue Roger Salengro.
In March, Reflections of Iberian and Latin American Cinema opened the cultural season of Villeurbanne presenting interesting and varied projections of various films.
The strides of Villeurbanne, a foot race, are held each year in March.
Youth book festival takes place in April. Founded in 2000, it helps to highlight children's literature with the presence of authors, illustrators and other specialized publishing houses.
Tips from Villeurbanne in May are the days of discovery of the local environment, offering gardening activities and the presentation of the actions of the city.
In mid-June, the festival takes place Prompts Villeurbanne. This is a street theater and music festival created in 2002 and takes place in Frappaz workshops.
A Doua The festival Jazz is held every year in October in Villeurbanne and around. Created in 1994, it consists of a festival ON and OFF of a summer with concerts, exhibitions, master classes or meetings with artists.
The short film festival in mid-November to discover a selection of interesting short films.
