Events - Customs and traditions

To the 5th season

Noisy hustle and bustle, colorfully disguised characters and exuberant atmosphere

Solothurn is a wonderful city with a heart and a great tradition. The fifth season, the carnival, is particularly close to the hearts of the people of Solothurn.

A visit to the Altstätter Fasnacht is a special experience.

Die Oltner-Fasnacht mit ihren vielen Traditionen lädt sie vom 11. -17 Februar 2026 nach Olten ein.

Kabarettistische Rahmenstücke, Top-Schnitzelbängg und musikalische Beiträge der Extraklasse.

Imagine... For six days, the town of Monthey is transformed into an open-air theater, vibrant with color, sound and emotion.

The Lucerne Carnival is the largest annual event in the city of Lucerne.

Fasnacht - The carnival season is the most beautiful time of the year for many people.

The most fun time of the year is back: Carnival, a tradition particularly dear to Ticino.

Masks, music, confetti, and traditions renewed every year: Carnival is one of the region's most vibrant and authentic celebrations.

Celebrate the carnival in Zinal!

The carnival of Ascona is celebrated on Mardi Gras along the beautiful lake promenade on Piazza G. Motta. At 12 p.m. a tasting risotto with luganighe (local sausages) will be served for everyone.

The Sion Carnival is one of the city's biggest annual events.

Guggenmusik, Füdi race, pub crawls and Guggerball: the Badner Fasnacht has everything a true carnival lover could wish for.

Get out your craziest costumes! The Nendaz carnival under the Olympic Games theme will be unforgettable.

Let's party!

Carnival is coming! Ticino is getting ready to celebrate in bars, restaurants and city squares.

Carnaval du Bourg 2026 - "Le Bourg goes around the world" from February 12 to 17.

Celebrate the carnival in Grimentz!

The Bellinzona Carnival, better known as Rabadan, has been one of the major events in Ticino for over 150 years.

The traditional Carnival of Fribourg with a big parade in the old town.

Celebrate the carnival in St-Luc!

In the morning, preschoolers and kindergarteners parade around the houses begging for sweets. In the afternoon, the "Mashgera" look for hidden students and single women, who are painted black.

Naregna, the Biasca carnival, is a long-standing Ambrosian rite carnival held from Ash Wednesday until Saturday in the streets of the village of Biasca.

Or Penagin is a carnival in the Ambrosian rite that takes place in Tesserete, in Canton Ticino.

Gidio Hosestoss parade followed by carnival activities

The four most beautiful days of the year!

The third largest carnival in Switzerland!

Brandons of Payerne are one of the oldest carnivals in Switzerland. A weekend per year in Payerne, the madness is not only authorized, but also recommended...

"We make Zurich colorful" The motto of Züri-Carneval 2026 and the accompanying plaque reflect the diversity, openness and tolerance with which carnival is celebrated in Zurich.

Winterthur Carnival 20-23.2.2026: Fri 18:00 Fools' tree placement & city handover, Sat 18:45 Guggenumzug & Altstadt-Dudlätä, Sun 14:14 Big parade, Mon 13:30 Children's parade & 19:00 Böögg.

Fasnacht Arbon 2026: Stadthausstürmung, Lälle-Obig, Kindermaskenball, huelernacht und Internationaler Fasnachtsumzug

Marvel at the colorful hot-air balloon mass launch on the family mountain on February 21.

To drive away the winter and woo the girls. Trer schibettas, an ancient custom in which glowing wooden discs are hurled into the valley. The Ustria Steila in Danis is open from 6.30 pm.

The biggest event in the Basel region and undoubtedly the annual highlight in Liestal is the Chienbäse procession, which transforms the "Stedtli" into a blazing inferno at the beginning of carnival.