Calendar of our French lessons
Daytime group lessons: 5 lessons per week (mornings from 9am to 1pm). A session includes 4 weeks of classes. If you would like to take two weeks of classes, you will enter a current session. Beginners must enrol at the beginning of each session.
Evening group lessons: 2 lessons per week (Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm). A session includes 4 weeks of lessons.
2026 calendar - Day courses
To guarantee continuous and coherent progress, our courses are aligned with the CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and integrate a cultural and intercultural dimension.
Which programme should I choose? Learning Program.
2026 calendar - Day courses
| Sessions | Start date | End date |
| 1 | January 5, 2026 | January 30, 2026 |
| 2 | February 2, 2026 | February 27, 2026 |
| 3 | March 2, 2026 | March 78 ,2026 |
| 4 | March 30, 2026 | April 24, 2026 |
| 5 | April 27, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| 6 | June 1st, 2026 | June 26, 2026 |
| 7 | July 6, 2026 | July 31st ,2026 |
| 8 | August 3, 2026 | August 28, 2026 |
| 9 | August 31, 2026 | September 25, 2026 |
| 10 | September 28, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| 11 | October 26, 2026 | November 20, 2026 |
| 12 | November 23, 2026 | December 18, 2026 |
2026 calendar - Evening courses
If you’re only available at the end of the day, we offer an EVENING COURSE PROGRAM.
| Sessions | Start date | End date |
| 1 | January 5, 2026 | January 30, 2026 |
| 2 | February 2, 2026 | February 27, 2026 |
| 3 | March 2, 2026 | March 78 ,2026 |
| 4 | March 30, 2026 | April 24, 2026 |
| 5 | April 27, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| 6 | June 1st, 2026 | June 26, 2026 |
| 9 | August 31, 2026 | September 25, 2026 |
| 10 | September 28, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| 11 | October 26, 2026 | November 20, 2026 |
| 12 | November 23, 2026 | December 18, 2026 |
* The Intensive French course (32h) starts on Mondays and the Extensive French course (20h) on Tuesdays.
Closing days
The Alliance Française Lyon is closed on public holidays.
Please note there is no discount or a postponement on courses when the school is closed because of public holidays.
| Public holidays | Dates |
| New Year’s Day | Thursday, January 1st 2026 |
| Easter Monday | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| Labour Day | Friday, May 1st, 2026 |
| Victory Day 1945 |
Friday, May 8, 2026
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| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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| Whit Monday |
Monday, May 25, 2026
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| National Day | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 |
| Assumption Day |
Saturday, August 15, 2026
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| All Saints’ Day |
Sunday, November 1st, 2026
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Armistice Day 1918
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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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Christmas Day
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Friday, December 25, 2026
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The Alliance Française de Lyon is exceptionally closed on the following bank holidays:
Friday May 15th
See also
