1st August 2026 in Nyon!

**PROGRAMME**

From 10.15 am – Esplanade des Marronniers

* Ecumenical service

* Refreshments offered to the public

From 7.30 pm – Esplanade des Marronniers

* Refreshments for the public, courtesy of the Town Council

* Musical entertainment by the Town Band

* Flags handed out to children

8.25 pm – Official proceedings

* Ringing of the bells at the synagogue and the Catholic church

* Musical opening by the Municipal Brass Band

* Reading of the Federal Pact of 1291 by Ms Nina Eggert, Chair of the Municipal Council

* Singing of the Patriotic Prayer

* Message from the Pastoral Council of the Churches of Nyon, by Reverend Kevin Bonzon (EERV)

* Patriotic address by Mayor Olivier Riesen

* National anthem

Around 9.15 pm

* Procession led by the Municipal Brass Band to the Place des Fêtes de Rive

* Route: Route du Cordon, Quais Louis-Bonnard and des Alpes, Rue de Rive

* Traffic will be halted whilst the procession passes

From 9.30 pm – Place des Fêtes de Rive

* Refreshment bar

* Food stalls

* Dance and live music

* Evening organised in collaboration with the Groupement des sociétés du lac (GSL)

10.15 pm

* Fireworks

* Bonfire

End 01.00 am

* The festivities will take place on the Esplanade des Marronniers or, in the event of rain, at the Salle Communale in Perdtemps.

* Open to all