Events - Festivals and musicals

Enjoy the best from the kitchens and cellars of Schaffhausen's Blauburgunderland at the 24th Gourmet Festival and let yourself be enchanted by unique menu creations.

From April 28 to May 7, the Pink Apple Festival will be showing queer films in Zurich and presenting Monika Treut with the Golden Apple Award.

For its 20th edition, BDFIL is putting on an exceptional programme, with 16 exhibitions to be discovered in the heart of Lausanne.

The Festival of Japanese Taste takes place again: April 26 - May 02, 2026: Drinks, food and lifestyle from Japan and Switzerland come together here!

Over 100 participants show everyday life in the late Middle Ages.

Jazz in the City

Street Food in the truest sense of the word: trucks, caravans & ape cars – coming from the North of the Alps as well as from our lively Italian neighbours.

ToThe band OneRepublic end the Ischgl ski season with the legendary “Top of the Mountain Closing Concert”.

Du 24 avril au 3 mai 2026, le festival pluridisciplinaire de la Ville de Carouge célèbre tous les clans, tribus, fratries, duos improbables et lignées légendaires qui font vibrer Carouge.

The cultural centre LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura offers a rich program that blends traditional and contemporary theatre, featuring renowned performers alongside emerging talents.

More than 20 unique events from April to September throughout the Valais.

Das 51. Internationale Jazzfestival Bern findet vom 24. März bis 30. Mai 2026 statt.

Tauchen Sie ein in das Festivalprogramm und nutzen Sie die Gelegenheit für den öffentlichen Vorverkauf ab dem Freitag, 27. März.

Every year we bring the current Swiss jazz scene to Schaffhausen.

From May 6th to 10th, Dance Festival (21st edition) celebrates spring with an explosion of color, bringing energy and joy to 44 cities across Switzerland.

Spring in Dance.

Du 6 au 10 mai, la danse sort des salles, envahit l’espace public et fait vibrer Genève et toute la Suisse. Pendant cinq jours, le mouvement transforme les quartiers en lieux de découverte!

"Winterthur bewegt sorgfältig" - so lautet das Motto des diesjährigen Tanzfest Winterthur, welches vom 06. bis 10. Mai 2026 stattfindet.

The Dance Festival is held each year in Fribourg and all over Switzerland beginning of May. Hip Hop, Tango, contemporary dance or folk dances... join the party and choose your style!

Dance moves Thun From May 6 to 10, 2026, Thun will be transformed into a vibrant dance city for the fifth time.

VSC - a cultural initiative dedicated to classical music and the mentoring of young talent in the arts.

The Fête de la Danse (Dance Festival) in Lausanne is a few days in which to discover dance in theatres, cultural centres and public spaces. Shows, entertainment, parties, disco kids...

The Fête de la Danse returns to Vevey and La Tour-de-Peilz from May 7 to 10, 2026.

The Mapping Festival in Geneva features audiovisual arts, performances, installations, screenings, DJ sets, lectures and workshops, bringing together local and international artists.

The queer film festival Pink Apple with stories and community moments takes place in Frauenfeld from May 8 to 10.

Rendezvous at the magnificent Alhambra venue on May 8 and 9 for another edition of the Geneva Blues Festival, organized by BAG. A celebration of the blues.

Chamber music evening with Shostakovich piano trios at Rapperswil Castle on May 10, 2026. Susanne Kübler opens with Prélude, followed by the composer's works.

Five days of celebration in Piazza Grande in Giubiasco, with plenty of entertainment, children's activities, live music and DJs, barbecues and gnocchi parties, a raffle, and running and cycling races.

The Swiss Wind Music Association (SBV) is delighted to announce Biel as the venue for the 2026 Swiss Music Festival.

The largest multilingual literature festival in Switzerland.

The largest medieval spectacle in Switzerland: jousting tournaments, goods and crafts market, medieval gastronomy, jugglers, minstrels - the Middle Ages to marvel at and experience!

New festival with music from baroque to contemporary, special light and sound concepts, solo concerts, chamber and orchestral works as well as strong artistic collaborations.

The Street Festival in the Old Town of St.Gallen

The Festival takes place in Brissago evey year and is dedicated to the great Neapolitan Maestro Ruggero Leoncavallo, who wrote various compositions and piano pieces during his life spent in Brissago

The Music Festival brings together a host of artists whose diversity is bound to amaze you !

From May 21st to 23rd, Piazza del Ponte will transform into a culinary paradise with the second edition of the Wonderfood Festival in Mendrisio!