A varied and unique offer
In the heart of Lyon, or a little further away, in a private townhouse, a museum, a former chapel or on a boat, Lyon urban area abounds with prestigious locations capable of hosting all types of events. And this offer is growing every year.
Groupama Stadium
The Olympique Lyonnais proposes, within the Groupama Stadium, full-service packages, combining sport spirit to a high-end receptive standard. Modularity of the spaces provide a wide choice of reception solutions. With more than 8,000 m² of flexible meeting spaces and more than 400 B2B events per year, The Groupama Stadium allows the organization of meetings, conventions,
seminars, cocktail, gala dinners, product launches, showrooms, trade shows from 5 to 60,000 guests.
With its own Museum and its stadium tour packages, the Groupama Stadium is the atypical venue of business tourism in Lyon.
Matmut Stadium Lyon Gerland
In the heart of Lyon city centre, the new Matmut Stadium, within the mythical Stade de Gerland, is a venue that combines sport and excitement at the centre of events. The variety of spaces available in this iconic stadium of LOU Rugby (French Top 14) means it can cater for bespoke events.
It has 5,000 m² of event areas, a capacity of 50 to 2,000 people, 24,000 seats in the stadium and panoramic rooms with terraces overlooking the stadium.
A multitude of services are available to further enhance the quality of the events (free parking, 4G Wi-Fi, state-of-the-art facilities, etc.).
InterContinental Convention Centre - Grand Hôtel-Dieu
The Conference Centre of the InterContinental Lyon – Hôtel Dieu will open in June 2019, in the Grand Hôtel Dieu. Lyon’s biggest historical monument has been transformed into a commercial space with shops, restaurants, offices and to open later in 2019, the International City of Gastronomy.
In this landmark steeped in history, 1,515 m² of reception and meeting rooms have been created, all equipped with the latest technology.
An elegant conference centre boasting 9 meeting rooms and a 426 m² ballroom all with natural daylight, able to accommodate the most varied events.
La Sucrière
An iconic dockland site in the heart of the district of Lyon Confluence, La Sucrière is a 1930s industrial building. This site steeped in history is a demonstration of how it is possible to preserve industrial heritage while giving it a new purpose: culture and events.
La Sucrière offers, in the heart of the city, 3,800 m² of events space, 1,700 m² of cultural exhibition space and a capacity of 1,600 people for a gala dinner or 3,000 people for a stand-up buffet.
The site hosts approximately 50 events per year.
Le musée des Confluences
Unique among European museums, the musée des Confluences interlinks sciences to understand the history of life and human societies.
Located at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône, and housed in a building designed to be a place of encounters and interrogations, the musée des Confluences tackles some big universal questions: the origins and future of mankind, the diversity
of cultures and societies, and human beings' place in the living world. Its permanent display comprising four exhibitions offers visitors a unique interdisciplinary approach.
The musée des Confluences also has 2 auditoriums, to seat 118 and 300 people, reception areas for up to 600 people and 4 meeting rooms for up to 100 people.
H7
H7 is the emblematic new home of digital technology in Lyon.
In partnership with Lyon French Tech, H7 will host developping startups in the Halle Girard, a converted boilerworks in La Confluence.
This new hub of open innovation will put digital startups in contact with the business world.
The site has been specially designed to cater for the needs of project leaders and the developmental ambitions of Lyon. As well as offices, H7's 5,000 m² include laboratories, shared spaces, a food court (a 600 m² covered square) and a 1,000 m² pillarless event space.
Halles Paul Bocuse
The famous covered market of the French capital of gastronomy can be privatized for the evening.
Boasting food stalls providing food-tasting services, it is capable of welcoming up to 3,500 people and is a unique location for all gourmet events.