Quais du Polar 2027 (23rd)
Lyon, France · 2–4 Apr 2027 · T1 Major
The Festival international du polar de Lyon, or Quais du polar is a festival of crime fiction in print and film. It has been held annually in Lyon since 2005.
- Language
- French
- Genres
- thriller
- Founded
- 2005
- Duration (days)
- 3
- Next edition
- 2–4 Apr 2027
- Author participation
- Europe's flagship crime festival. Invited authors, signings, translation and rights scouting
- Attendance published by the festival
- 45000
- Audience
- Audience figures rose quickly: 45,000 visitors in 2012 prompted organisers to close the book fair temporarily for safety, nearly 80,000 in 2016 filled the Palais de la Bourse and neighbouring halls, and more than 100,000 by 2019, when 140 authors occupied fifty sites across the metropolitan area.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: French
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: thriller
- Programme
- The COVID-19 pandemic forced a digital pivot: the entire 2020 programme (3–5 April) was streamed live, with virtual round‑tables and master‑classes.
- Past editions
- 2005, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
- Travel
- Audience figures rose quickly: 45,000 visitors in 2012 prompted organisers to close the book fair temporarily for safety, nearly 80,000 in 2016 filled the Palais de la Bourse and neighbouring halls, and more than 100,000 by 2019, when 140 authors occupied fifty sites across the metropolitan area.