This section contains an overview of the most relevant events in Switzerland.
22 February 2024
The Basler Fasnacht (19-21 February) is history again. But what a magical, emotional and at the same time familiar moment it was again on Monday morning at 04.00 on the Martinsplatz (and other places in the city centre). The weeks and days preceding Fasnacht, Vorfasnacht, were already dominated by this moment. Various performances in theatres, … Read more » “The Basler Fasnacht 2024”
20 February 2024
The fourth edition of the international Romansh Language Week (Emna rumantscha) at Milan’s Swiss Centre started on 19 February. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) runs this week in collaboration with the Canton of Graubünden and Lia Rumantscha. The kick-off event – ‘From words to ideas: six Swiss and Italian regions in dialogue’ … Read more » “International Romansh Language Week in Milan”
31 January 2024
The laying of the foundation stone yesterday, 30 January 2024, marks the start of construction work on the future Barryland Theme Park (Parc thématique Barryland) in Martigny (canton of Valais). A time capsule was placed in the concrete as a symbolic gesture for future generations. The Barry Foundation (Fondation Barry) plans to open the new … Read more » “The Barryland Theme Park in Martigny”
26 January 2024
The regional cooperation on the Upper Rhine (Oberrhein/Haut-Rhin) continues to develop. Regio Basilisiensis and Art’Rhena have been active across the border for some time. The Mulhouse Symphony Orchestra has rarely given concerts on the other side of the border. However, the orchestra is repositioning itself and will travel to Basel for two concerts. They will … Read more » “The Mulhouse Symphony Orchestra in Basel”
10 January 2024
The organisations Pro Svizra Rumantscha, PSR (for Romansh-speaking Switzerland) and the Federal Office of Culture, BAK, are organising “Creaton rumantsch” on 20 January at the Bäckeranlage in Zurich (Hohlstrasse 67). The meeting aims to discuss, formulate and concretise plans and ideas for promoting the language and culture of Romansh speakers outside Graubünden. The target groups … Read more » “Creaton rumantsch. The Romansh language and culture outside Graubünden”
3 January 2024
One of the latest Swiss attractions is close to nature’s Swiss miracles: the Rhine Falls (Rheinfall). Europe’s largest waterfall was formed 17,000-14,000 years ago by the meltwater from receding glaciers. This phenomenon can now be admired in the largest indoor miniature world depicting Switzerland. The mountainous Berner Oberland and the eastern part of the country … Read more » “Swiss Smilestones”
6 December 2023
The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2023 was awarded on Wednesday, 29 November, to Karina Sainz Borgo for her book El Tercer País (2021), translated from Spanish into French under the title Le Tiers Pays. The jury praised “a powerful novelistic universe that brilliantly combines several literary traditions, such as Greek tragedy, magic realism and … Read more » “The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2023”
13 November 2023
Nova Fundaziun Origen presented the fairytale film installation ‘The Confectioner’s Dream’ in Chur on 11 November. With this work, Nova Fundaziun Origen shows a musical film generated entirely by AI. A confectioner (Zuckerbäcker) returns to Graubünden. He followed his grandfather’s career and became a Zuckerbäcker in another country. He returns to his birth village and … Read more » “The Confectioners in Mulegns and Riom”
25 September 2023
The first paper art festival opened on 25 September 1993. Thirty years later, the Musée de Charmey (canton Fribourg) presents the 11th edition of this exhibition. Over the last three decades, the Museum has hosted around 520 artists from 40 countries. To mark this anniversary, the theme of this year’s Triennial is ‘Roots’. Roots is … Read more » “Triennial International of Paper”
19 September 2023
The European Cultural Route of the Huguenot and Waldensian trail celebrates its completion in Thayngen (Canton Schaffhausen) on 24 September. It connects French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland with Piedmont, southern France and Germany. The Stiftung VIA – Auf den Spuren der Hugenotten und Waldenser (VIA Foundation – In the Footsteps of the Huguenots and Waldensians) has … Read more » “Huguenot and Waldensian trail”
