Events - Autumn festivals and markets 2026

3 weeks of colour, aroma, taste; these are the ingredients of the 22° Festival della Castagna, which will present the diversity of the Bergell chestnut with over 60 events.

Zauberhafter Alpabzug in Plaffeien: Tausend festlich geschmückte Tiere, ein lebendiges Dorf mit Markt und Unterhaltung sowie die einzigartige Atmosphäre eines traditionsreichen Festes.

Der Siebner Märt ist ein traditioneller Jahrmarkt, der seit über zwei Jahrhunderten stattfindet.

Sunday, September 27, 2026 Chästeilet Starting at 10:00 a.m. Dividend payment for “Cow Shares” | Folk performances | Stone-throwing contest | Gourmet market | Festival food stands | Alpine horns | Traditional costume group | Cheese-making demonstration

A rustic market featuring traditional crafts

The 13th edition of the Leventina Agricultural Day and the 35th edition of the Leventina Cheese Festival will take place on September 27, 2026, organized by the local committee in collaboration with

In the fall, when the farmers return from the Alps with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Prizes are awarded for the most beautiful and best performing cows.

The exhibition takes place every Tuesday from 9 a.m. on the Brüelwiese right next to the monastery.

Among the great European festivals, the FIT Festival welcomes every year in Lugano the great names of the international contemporary scene.

In autumn, when the farmers return from the alp with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The most beautiful and best performing cows are awarded prizes.

In autumn, when the farmers return from the alp with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The most beautiful and best performing cows are awarded prizes.

In the fall, when the farmers return from the Alps with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Prizes are awarded for the most beautiful and best performing cows.

After a challenging summer, the alpine teams are heading home. At the alpine reception, a speaker will share interesting facts about the alpine summer and the herdsmen.

In autumn, when the farmers return from the alp with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The most beautiful and best performing cows are awarded prizes.

For over 60 years it has been a traditional autumn event for the Restaurants of the far south of Italian Switzerland! A tradition that is renewed every year!

A gathering event in the heart of the wine village of Cortaillod to celebrate the end of the grape harvest.

In the fall, when the farmers return from the Alps with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Prizes are awarded for the most beautiful and best performing cows.

In the fall, when the farmers return from the Alps with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Prizes are awarded for the most beautiful and best performing cows.

A festival for the whole family. Night parade, festival parade, concerts, kids’ street…

Pixel. Pinsel. Popkultur.

Lugano welcomes the magical atmosphere of autumn with its traditional event that will enliven the city center for three days of celebration.

During three days, the village centre of Saas-Fee is transformed into a large festival area with games and shows for the whole family. Various artists take turns in a cheerful atmosphere.

The largest wine festival in German-speaking Switzerland

The Foire du Valais returns for another promising edition from October 2 to 11, 2026.

In the fall, when the farmers return from the Alps with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Prizes are awarded for the most beautiful and best performing cows.

"Around the World"

Alpine cattle descent is the best-known of all traditional mountain festivities. After more than four months of grazing in alpine pastures, cows make their way down to the plain.

Der Herbstmarkt ist ein fester Programmpunkt im Rheinfelder Kalender - und das seit 75 Jahren.

Marchà d'utuon. Bunter Herbstmarkt. Neben Verkaufsständen es gibt einige Köstlichkeiten um sich zu stärken. Dorfplatz.

The autumn festival is an opportunity to breathe in the atmosphere of Ticino as it once was, with its customs, trades and traditions.

This craft market, the largest in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, takes place in the idyllic setting of the small village of Champoz.

Everyone is astonished and gazes in amazement. Let yourself be seduced by the beguiling aroma of bratwurst, chestnuts and bread and discover Lucerne from a lofty height on the Ferris wheel.

In the fall, when the farmers return from the Alps with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Prizes are awarded for the most beautiful and best performing cows.

Huttwil wird zum Paradies für Käsefans: Schweizer Spezialitäten degustieren, Produzenten treffen und echte Marktstimmung mit Musik, Handwerk und regionalem Genuss erleben.

In the fall, when the farmers return from the Alps with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Prizes are awarded for the most beautiful and best performing cows.

When the autumn sun bathes the vineyards on Lake Biel in warm light at the beginning of October, it's time once again for the Ligerzer Läset-Sunntige.