Festivals
Switzerland: festivals
41 festivals, carnivals and traditional feasts of Switzerland, by month, each with its town and the weather there at the time.
Festivals through the year
The best-known festivals of the country, by month, with their town.
- Jan1
- Feb10
- Mar12
- Apr4
- May1
- Jun1
- Jul5
- Aug6
- Sep5
- Oct3
- Nov6
- Dec3
January
- Solothurn Film FestivalFilm festival · Solothurn
February
- Carnival of BaselCarnival · Feb–Mar · Basel
- Lucerne carnivalCarnival · Feb–Mar · Lucerne
- ChienbäseCarnival · Feb–Mar · Liestal
- Carnival in BernCarnival · Feb–Mar · Bern
- RabadanCarnival · Feb–Mar · Bellinzona
- Carnival of MontheyCarnival · Feb–Mar · Monthey
- Carnival of FribourgCarnival · Feb–Mar · Fribourg
- ChessleteCarnival · Feb–Mar · Solothurn
- Geneva Black Movie FestivalFilm festival · Geneva
- Winterthurer FasnachtCarnival · Feb–Mar · Winterthur
March
- International Film Festival and Forum on Human RightsFilm festival · Geneva
- Fribourg International Film FestivalFilm festival · Mar–Apr · Fribourg
- Holy Week processions in MendrisioReligious festival · Mar–Apr · Mendrisio
April
- SechseläutenZurich
- Visions du RéelFilm festival · Nyon
May
- VideoexFilm festival · Zurich
June
- Belluard Bollwerk InternationalJun–Jul · Fribourg
July
- Montreux Jazz FestivalMusic festival · Montreux
- Paléo FestivalMusic festival · Nyon
- GurtenfestivalMusic festival · Bern
- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film FestivalFilm festival · Neuchâtel
August
- Locarno Film FestivalFilm festival · Locarno
- Lucerne FestivalMusic festival · Aug–Sep · Lucerne
- Street ParadeMusic festival · Zurich
- Festival cinémas d'Afrique LausanneFilm festival · Lausanne
- Diablerets Film FestivalFilm festival · Les Diablerets
- One Minute Film & Video FestivalFilm festival · Aarau
September
- Zurich Film FestivalFilm festival · Sep–Oct · Zurich
- FantocheFilm festival · Baden
- Festival du Film Français d’HelvétieFilm festival · Biel/Bienne
- International Festival of Mountain Film FestivalsFilm festival · Lugano
October
- Lausanne Underground Film and Music FestivalFilm festival · Lausanne
- Everybody's Perfect (Geneva International Queer Film Festival)Film festival · Geneva
November
- Geneva International Film FestivalFilm festival · Geneva
- Winterthur International Short Film FestivalFilm festival · Winterthur
- Pantalla Latina Film FestivalFilm festival · St. Gallen
- Zürcher Christkindli-MarktChristmas market · Nov–Dec · Zurich
- QueersichtFilm festival · Bern
- Luzerner Christkindlimarkt im BahnhofChristmas market · Nov–Dec · Lucerne
December
- L'EscaladeTraditional festival · Geneva
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.