Events - Autumn festivals and markets 2026

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.

<strong>27th culinary autumn weeks of Lago Maggiore e Valli</strong> The Lago Maggiore region, with its surrounding valleys, welcomes Autumn with many delicious culinary proposals.

Next autumn, the first Pumpkin Village in Ticino will come to life in Savosa.

The 20th Züri-Wiesn will take place from Thursday, September 24, through Saturday, October 17, 2026. To celebrate this anniversary, Zurich Central Station will be pulling out all the stops!

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.

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.

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!

O’zapft is ! heisst es wieder vom 25. September bis 10. Oktober beim traditionellen Oktoberfest Züri-Oberland in der Landihalle in Uster.

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.

Pixel. Pinsel. Popkultur.

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…

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

The largest wine festival in German-speaking Switzerland

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

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.

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.

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

"Around the World"

An sechs Wochenenden im September und Oktober 2026 ab 11.00 Uhr öffnet jeweils ein Fläscher Weinbaubetrieb seine Kellertüren.

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.

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

A large alpine festival celebrating Prättigau's mountain farming tradition, featuring the cattle parade, cheese tastings, a wide range of activities for children, and many attractions.

Am 3. und 4. Oktober gibt es auf dem Brunnenplatz in Huttwil eine Vielzahl von Schweizer Käse-Spezialitäten zu entdecken!

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.

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.

Experience a colorful parade and enjoy a cheerful festival with culinary delights and musical entertainment in the heart of Erlach, a medieval Stedtli on Lake Biel.

Discover legendary and iconic Swiss brands along our village street.

Immer am ersten Sonntag im Oktober steht Elm ganz im Zeichen des Glarner Alpkäses AOP. Ein Herbst ohne Chäsmärt? Geht nicht.