Festivals in Switzerland 2026

The country's big recurring events — music, film, art and sport. Each page follows its festival year after year, listing the next edition's dates as soon as they're announced.

• Paléo Festival Nyon
  Nyon · Vaud · late July
• Open Air Gampel
  Gampel · Valais · mid-August
• Moon&Stars Locarno
  Locarno · Ticino · July
• Montreux Jazz Festival
  Montreux · Vaud · early July
• Openair Frauenfeld
  Frauenfeld · Thurgau · July
• OpenAir St. Gallen
  St. Gallen · St. Gallen · late June
• Gurtenfestival
  Berne · Bern · mid-July
• Zurich Openair
  Zurich · Zurich · late August
• Street Parade Zurich
  Zurich · Zurich · early August
• Summerdays Festival
  Arbon · Thurgau · late August
• Sion sous les étoiles
  Sion · Valais · mid-July
• Rock Oz'Arènes
  Avenches · Vaud · mid-August
• Venoge Festival
  Penthalaz · Vaud · late August
• Festi'neuch
  Neuchâtel · Neuchâtel · mid-June
• Caribana Festival
  Crans-près-Céligny · Vaud · early June
• Greenfield Festival
  Interlaken · Bern · mid-June
• Heitere Open Air
  Zofingue · Aargau · early August
• Baloise Session
  Bâle · Basel-Stadt · October–November
• Lucerne Festival
  Lucerne · Lucerne · August–September
• Locarno Film Festival
  Locarno · Ticino · August
• Art Basel
  Bâle · Basel-Stadt · June
• Basel Tattoo
  Bâle · Basel-Stadt · July
• Course de l'Escalade
  Genève · Geneva · early December
• Stars in Town
  Schaffhouse · Schaffhausen · August
• Seaside Festival
  Spiez · Bern · late August
• Jungfrau-Marathon
  Interlaken · Bern · early September
• 20KM de Lausanne
  Lausanne · Vaud · late April
• Courses du Lauberhorn
  Wengen · Bern · mid-January