Overview

  • Date

    31. December 2026

    Thu 14:00 - 03:00

Intro

Every year, more than 150,000 visitors from Switzerland and abroad attend the big New Year's Eve party at Zurich's lake basin and marvel at the illuminated sky on New Year's Eve.

What began in 1988 as a small New Year's Eve celebration on Zurich's Gemüsebrücke is now a permanent fixture in Zurich's calendar of events. The festival area stretches around Zurich's lake basin; from Limmatquai to Bellevue to Utoquai as well as across Quaibrücke to General Guisan-Quai.

The highlight of the New Year's Eve magic is the impressive fireworks display of the Swiss Casino Zurich. From 0.20 a.m. to 0.35 a.m., the brilliant display lights up the sky above Zurich's lake basin. The spectacle is fired from three ships and bathes the sky in a spectacular sea of lights.

Over 150,000 festive visitors from Switzerland and abroad attend the big New Year's Eve party in Zurich every year and celebrate the turn of the year together. Exciting food stalls, bars and music create a festive atmosphere around the lake basin. The New Year's Eve Magic is an open public party, no admission is required. Those who want to celebrate exclusively, with an unobstructed view of the fireworks and in the heated party tent, get a ticket for the Magic Lake Zone or the guest tent.

Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.

Event information

Show Event information content
Contact address
Verein Silvesterzauber Zürich
Seefeldstrasse 4
8008 Zürich
0041 44 261 99 01
info@silvesterzauber.ch
Location Bellevueplatz
8001 Zürich
Switzerland
Event Homepage http://www.silvesterzauber.ch/
Price
Admission free
The content presented here is provided and updated by regional/local tourist offices or event organisers, which is why Switzerland Tourism is unable to guarantee the correctness of the contents.

Event dates

  • 31 December 2026

Discover the surroundings

Date

31. December 2026

Thu 14:00 - 03:00

Check Availability

  • Zurich Zurich interactive scavenger hunt with the smartphone

    Discover the historic old town of Zurich with friends or your family. Solve interesting puzzles... from CHF 11
    Offer details


    valid: 05.06.2026 - 02.06.2027

    Learn more about Zurich interactive scavenger hunt with the smartphone
  • Zurich Creative team painting event in Dörfli (Zurich)

    You paint a large picture together as a team on the painting wall. The result is a lasting memory of... from CHF 95
    Offer details


    valid: 18.06.2026 - 31.12.2026

    Learn more about Creative team painting event in Dörfli (Zurich)
  • Zurich Zurich Love Stories Tour

    Hear Zurich love stories at key locations in the lovers´ relationships See Zurich through... from CHF 25
    Offer details


    valid: 20.02.2027

    Learn more about Zurich Love Stories Tour
  • Zurich "Bride Quest" Escape Game for Bachelorette Party in Zurich

    Solve puzzles with the bride and her friends about the missing groom. In Bride Quest, you play... from CHF 250
    Offer details


    valid: 14.06.2026 - 02.06.2027

    Learn more about "Bride Quest" Escape Game for Bachelorette Party in Zurich
  • Zurich "Sir Peter Morgan" Escape Game (Lake Zurich Tour)

    Solve exciting puzzles with the private detective "Sir Peter Morgan". Get to know the shore areas... from CHF 59
    Offer details


    valid: 05.06.2026 - 31.12.2026

    Learn more about "Sir Peter Morgan" Escape Game (Lake Zurich Tour)
  • Zurich "Blackout" Escape Game Zurich

    Embark on an exciting puzzle experience in Zurich. Explore the city with a tablet, find the secret... from CHF 36
    Offer details


    valid: 05.06.2026 - 02.06.2027

    Learn more about "Blackout" Escape Game Zurich
  • Zurich In Zürich: Private day trip to Rigi and Lucerne

    Your driver will pick you up at your hotel in Zürich with an exclusive Mercedes V-Class limousine.... from CHF 1,440
    Offer details


    valid: 05.06.2026 - 04.12.2026

    Learn more about In Zürich: Private day trip to Rigi and Lucerne