Events in Vaud - Autumn festivals and markets 2025

A funfair where all Payerne from the outside and from here meet together in Friendship and Brotherhood.

The Poulpe Festival is taking over the centre of Payerne for its 5th edition.

At the end of September, the Fête du Vacherin Mont-d’Or marks the season start for this soft cheese typical of the Vallée de Joux.

A unique and unmissable event in Switzerland for British car enthusiasts

A traditional folk festival par excellence, the Châtel-St-Denis Bénichon commemorates the end of the harvest, the herds' descent from the mountain pastures and the return to winter quarters.