BAL – Beer in Lille 2026: a week of brewing culture across the metropolis

📅 2–8 November 2026
📍 Lille metropolis, closing weekend at Gare Saint-Sauveur (17 bd Jean-Baptiste Lebas, 59000 Lille)

BAL – Bière à Lille returns for its 9th edition. For one week, the Lille metropolis celebrates beer from every angle: tastings, meet-the-brewer sessions, food-and-beer pairings, workshops and events in partner bars and restaurants.

The closing weekend on 7–8 November 2026 brings together more than 70 breweries at Gare Saint-Sauveur. Expect food trucks, live chef demos, a tattoo parlour, karaoke, DJ sets, a kids’ area and guided tastings. Ukraine is the guest country, with four invited breweries.

Saturday 7 November: 1 pm–9 pm. Sunday 8 November: 12 pm–7 pm. The grand final is ticketed; many metropolitan events during the week are free.

Source: bierealille.com

Curious to explore beer in a new way? BAL is a friendly chance to taste local and international flavours.