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🇨🇭 Festivals in Switzerland

65 festivals celebrated in Switzerland, across 20 cities and towns.

Cities and towns

Basel 3 Zürich 3 Davos 2 Geneva 2 Gstaad 2 Bregaglia 1 Chamoson 1 Ftan 1 Interlaken 1 Locarno 1 Lucerne 1 Mesolcina 1 Montreux 1 Nyon 1 Poschiavo 1 Rütli 1 Saanen 1 Schaffhausen 1 Solothurn 1 Vevey 1

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March 2027 1

Seasonal 1Mar Chalandamarz🇨🇭 Ftan, Switzerland

April 2027 1

Seasonal 19Apr Sechseläuten🇨🇭 Zürich, Switzerland

Usually in August, date not yet confirmed 1

Seasonal Augvaries Onam🇮🇳 India and 11 more countries

Shared with much of the world

Celebrated in Switzerland and in many other countries.

December 2026 1

Seasonal 31Dec New Year's Eve🇦🇱 Albania and 36 more countries

January 2027 2

Seasonal 1Jan New Year's Day🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 57 more countries

Seasonal 14Jan Old New Year🇦🇲 Armenia and 21 more countries

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Onam: Jiteshgt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
New Year's Day: Ximeg, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Old New Year: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Sechseläuten: anonymous, Public domain, source
Chalandamarz: Claudio Schneider, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
New Year's Eve: Andreas Weith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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