Enjoy yourself in Lille !

In 2004 Lille was the european capital of culture!! Lille 2004

A rich cultural program which you can discover on the city hall's: agenda culturel.

Lille offers several cultural venues such as its 6 museums: the Palais des Beaux Arts, the musée de l’Hospice Comtesse, the musée d’Histoire Naturelle et de Géologie, Charles de Gaulle's house of  birth , the musée des Canonniers and the musée de l’Institut Pasteur. It also has 9 exhibition halls such as the Arts Plastiques et Visuels and the Carrée et Pignon.

You will also enjoy a theatre, an opera house and the national orchestra of Lille.

For more information : city hall website

For live shows, the Zenith Arena seats 7,000 and hosts shows and concerts. For more information Zenith.

For movie lovers, there are 3 movie theaters in Lille which feature around 20 different movies each week. For information about movies and schedules: Cityvox.

A small glimpse at the city's monuments: interactive map

Information on the city hall website: site de la mairie.
Lille has many sports facilities:
17 sports centres
10 multi-sports facilities
Many outdoor stadiums
3 swimming pools
6 stadiums.
2 rollerblading tracks 400 m² indoor track
A golf course
Lille has over 200 sports associations

For more information, check the city hall's website: site de la mairie

There are no less than 10 nightclubs in Lille: the Network Café, Snooker Palace Café, the Flib Club, Duke’s Club, the club discothèque, the Tapys, the Golden Wave, the Guillo, Night and Day and the Supermarket. The are five more clubs on the outskirs of the city.
230 restaurants, 108 bars and cafés
Find out about Lille's nightlife on Lille2night.
A list of all the in-places in Lille: Cityvox.