Top events in Switzerland 2026
The events worth planning a weekend around in Switzerland this season: the biggest and best-known first, then everything else by date.
4334 events
12 Dec 2025 – 28 Jun 2029
257 free
Highlights: Baloise Session, Oktoberfest Baden, Swiss City Marathon
Any time
Today267This weekend483This month4761Next month4396Free745Highlights4315Festivals697Christmas markets63Halloween135Date night7825With kids899On your own4901With friends1212After-work & aperitivo783With a view11Birthday47Hen and stag parties120Volunteering4Pumpkin patches18Fireworks2Foraging11Autumn foliage48Stargazing80Rainy day5245Flea markets17Museum night15Street food1Funfairs13Oktoberfest17Garba and dandiya nights1Day of the Dead7
Baloise Session
15 Oct 2026 · Basel
Oktoberfest Baden
16 Oct 2026 · Baden
Swiss City Marathon
23 Oct 2026 · Luzern
Swiss Indoors Basel
24 Oct 2026 · Basel
Basler Herbstmesse (Basel autumn fair)
24 Oct 2026 · Basel
Market / fair
Zibelemärit (Bern onion market)
30 Oct 2026 · Bern
Montreux Comedy Festival
11 Nov 2026 · Montreux
Lucerne Blues Festival
12 Nov 2026 · Lucerne
Montreux Noël (Christmas market)
20 Nov 2026 · Montreux
Fête de l'Escalade
3 Dec 2026 · Geneva
Sports event
Lauberhorn races Wengen
15 Jan 2027 · Lauterbrunnen
Museumsnacht Basel
22 Jan 2027 · Basel
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Runs every yearTicketsHotel Spalentor Basel
2
Runs every yearCafé Bellagio
3
Runs every yearRoyal Plaza Montreux
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Runs every yearSinatra's bar
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Runs every yearRuns every yearPatinoire du Forum d'Octodure
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Runs every yearTicketsSt. Jakobshalle
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Runs every yearTicketsThéâtre De Beaulieu
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Runs every yearTicketsThéâtre De Beaulieu
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Runs every yearTicketsBaloise | Basel
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Runs every yearTicketsKunstmuseum Basel
Questions
Top events in Switzerland 2026: what's on?
4,334 events between 14 Oct – 28 Jun 2029. Among them: Baloise Session · Oktoberfest Baden · Swiss City Marathon.
What is the next event in Switzerland?
Animal Experience – Procioni on 14 Oct in Lugano.
Which events in Switzerland are free?
257 events are free, for example Ateliers Kids · Museo di Castel Grande · MINI KIDS DISCO.
What are the biggest events in Switzerland?
The named events of the place: Baloise Session (15 Oct) · Oktoberfest Baden (16 Oct) · Swiss City Marathon (23 Oct) · Swiss Indoors Basel (24 Oct).
Where in Switzerland is most going on?
Most events are in Zurich (524) · Basel (254) · Lausanne (197).