Clubs, groups and meetups to join in Lyon, France

57 clubs, groups and meetups you can join in Lyon, across 13 activities. Updated .

Board games 11 board game groups and meetups

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Illustration: Wooden tiles and counters on a folding board outdoors.Active

Board games

Les Aventuriers du Rhône

  • Last
  • French
Illustration: Plain role cards behind a blue privacy divider in an empty games room.

Board games

Jeux de société & rencontres [Lyon]

  • Third Thursday of the month
  • Next
  • French
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A small portion of an accurately alternating chessboard with a few standard chess pieces sits inset into a concrete park table, seen low with rainy green surroundings blurred.

Board games

GameSpirit : soirées ludiques (jeux de société, jeux vidéo)

  • Every Thursday, 19:00
  • Evening
  • French
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Translucent gaming dice in a deep plum rolling tray.

Board games

La Nuit tous les Chats sont Geeks

  • Every Wednesday, 19:00
  • Evening
  • French
  • On Meetup

Table tennis 8 table tennis clubs and groups

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Illustration: A table-tennis paddle, ball and bottle at a table end.Active

Table tennis

PLVPB

  • Every Monday and Saturday
  • Last
  • French
Illustration: Two table-tennis paddles and white balls beside the net.

Table tennis

Tennis de Table de Gerland (TTG)

  • Every week
  • Last
  • French
Illustration: Table-tennis club players taking a short break.

Table tennis

ALCR Tennis de table Lyon 4

  • Several times a week
  • French
  • Lyon 4
Illustration: The layered wooden handle of an unbranded table-tennis paddle rests over a blue metal mesh bench beside one white ball.

Table tennis

Amicale Laïque Croix-Rousse Tennis de Table (ALCRTT)

  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10:00 to 12:00
  • Morning
  • French

Meetups and social clubs 7 social clubs and meetup groups

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Language exchange 5 language exchange groups and meetups

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Illustration: Wordless seed-to-fruit picture cards arranged on a felt mat.

Language exchange

Talk Talk Ici - Lyon Languages & Cultures

  • Several times a week
  • French, English and three more languages
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Small travel-story objects arranged in a purple fabric roll.

Language exchange

Vendredi Polyglotte Lyon

  • Every Friday
  • French, English and one more language
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A seed, seedling and leaf arranged in sequence on an orange wall ledge.

Language exchange

My English Language Meetup in Lyon

  • No schedule listed
  • English, French
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Speaking tokens and pocket notebooks on a stool within an empty conversation circle.

Language exchange

KoToPo - Mille et une langues Lyon

  • Every week
  • French, Several languages

Book clubs 5 book clubs

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Illustration: A blank manuscript-sized paper stack with colored tabs and highlighters.

Book clubs

Lyon Poésie Écriture

  • Once a month
  • French
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A plain paperback, reading glasses and a bookmark beside an empty lamp-lit reading chair.

Book clubs

Société de Lecture de Lyon

  • Once a month
  • French
Illustration: Two young adults sort plain-covered books in a green exchange crate.

Book clubs

Book Club Lyon - plein air

  • No schedule listed
  • French
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A writing pad on an emerald shelf beside concrete stairs.

Book clubs

Les Plumes du Lion - Lyon Writing Club

  • No schedule listed
  • French
  • Free
  • On Meetup

Dance 5 dance groups and meetups

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Illustration: Canvas ballet slippers with a visible split sole beside a mesh pouch.

Dance

Centre de Danse et Musique du Vieux Lyon

  • Every Monday and Tuesday
  • French
Illustration: Five adults aged 30 to 65 rehearse a simple line-dance step in two staggered rows in a community hall.

Dance

Danse à Lyon

  • Every Friday
  • French
Illustration: A clear matte gray dance floor lies beneath a narrow skylight beside a plain freestanding practice barre, with a folded teal towel on a low stool, shown wide.

Dance

MB Dance

  • Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
  • French
Illustration: Strapped ballroom practice shoes and a folded shoe bag.

Dance

Tierra Rítmica Lyon

  • Every Tuesday
  • French, Spanish

Volunteering 3 volunteer groups

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Illustration: An empty civic discussion room prepared with chairs, a blank board and notebooks.

Volunteering

La Cimade - groupe local de Lyon

  • Last
  • French
Illustration: Fruit in reusable bins beside paper bags and a carrying crate.

Volunteering

CSE Lyon Volunteer Team

  • Every other week
  • French
Illustration: Two young adult volunteers fold clean animal-care blankets in a utility room.

Volunteering

Les Rancy

  • No schedule listed
  • French

Volleyball 3 volleyball groups and clubs

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Illustration: An indoor volleyball and mesh bag beside a padded net post.

Volleyball

ASPERLY

  • Every week
  • French
Illustration: A pair of plain black volleyball knee pads, folded teal shirt and a plain ball rest on a gray open locker shelf.

Volleyball

Volley Bad Lyon Métropole du 5 (VBLM5)

  • Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
  • French
Illustration: Indoor volleyballs in a ball cart beside a net bag.

Volleyball

Lyon Croix-Rousse Volley

  • No schedule listed
  • French

Running and walking 2 run clubs and walking groups

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Illustration: Three young adults jog together along a riverside path at an easy pace.Active

Running and walking

AAA Lyon

  • Next
  • French
  • Lyon
Illustration: Young runners talk over coffee after their run.

Running and walking

Founders Running Club :: Lyon

  • Every Saturday, 10:00
  • Weekend morning
  • English, French
  • On Meetup

Blood on the Clocktower 1 Blood on the Clocktower group

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Illustration: Plain voting disks on chairs arranged in a turquoise-floored discussion circle.Active

Blood on the Clocktower

The Brain Academy - Lyon

  • Last
  • French
  • Paid

Hobbies 1 hobby group or club

Illustration: A frame drum, shaker and claves surrounded by empty stools.

Hobbies

Pixelyon

  • Once a month, on Thursday
  • Last
  • French

Team sports 1 flag football or team sports group

Illustration: Young adults take part in American football tackle practice in plain helmets and pads.

Team sports

Gones de Lyon

  • Wednesday and Friday
  • French

Dating 5 singles meetups and dating groups

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At a glance

  • Of the 57 clubs, groups and meetups in Lyon, 8 met recently or have a meeting coming up, 40 are listed with no meeting date seen, 2 have not been checked yet, 2 cannot be checked automatically and 5 may have stopped.
  • 18 of the 57 give a regular day. Friday is the most common meeting day (7 clubs, groups and meetups).
  • 21 of the 28 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 29 do not say how often.
  • 2 of the 4 that give a start time start at 17:00 or later.
  • 55 of the 57 name a language: French (55), English (6), Spanish (3), Chinese (1) and Japanese (1).
  • Of the 57, 1 says it is free and 4 say they are paid; 52 do not say.
Meeting days of the 18 that give one
  1. Monday: 4
  2. Tuesday: 6
  3. Wednesday: 4
  4. Thursday: 6
  5. Friday: 7
  6. Saturday: 3
  7. Sunday: 2
Languages named by the 55 that name one
  • French55
  • English6
  • Spanish3
  • Chinese1
  • Japanese1

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