Autumn event with author Peter Heller In partnership with the Un aller-retour dans le noir festival in Pau and Actes Sud publishers, Quais du Polar is honoured to welcome the American author Peter Heller to Lyon for a special...

More than 250 events are planned from April 3 to 5, with events leading up to the festival starting the week before. Conferences, meetings, screenings, games, puzzles, and walks… Discover the full program for the 22nd edition...

At last! The Quais du Polar festival is delighted to present the official list of authors for the 2026 edition. on the theme of Story seekers, science and fiction. Crime novelists, often guided by facts, investigations and rigorous research, share...

To mark the 22nd edition of the Quais du Polar international festival, the festival is organizing its traditional short story competitions. Adults and children alike, grab your pens or sit down at your keyboards to become the next...

Join the Quais du Polar adventure! After an exceptional 21st edition, we look forward to seeing you again for the 22nd edition of the Quais du Polar festival, which will take place from 3 to 5 April 2026 in Lyon!The Quais du...

Vote for the French-language crime novel of the year! Quais du Polar, the international festival of crime literature and cinema, is launching a call for applications to form the new official jury of the Quais du Polar / Le...

Autumn metting with the author Ivy Pochoda In partnership with the “Un aller-retour dans le noir” festival in Pau and Éditions Globe, Quais du Polar has the honour of welcoming American author Ivy Pochoda to Lyon...