This section contains an overview of the most relevant events in Switzerland.
26 April 2023
The creation of the Swissminiatur Park in 1959, modelled on the Dutch Madurodam project, took place with twelve models. Today there are 129 models of the most famous buildings and monuments, plus a 3 560-metre-long rail network with 18 trains, cable cars, ships, and cars and at Zurich-Kloten airport, aircraft are preparing for take-off. Swissminiatur … Read more » “The Grand Tour in Swissminiatur”
14 April 2023
The festival was organised for the first time in 1971 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Vaud Horticultural Society (la Société Vaudoise d’Horticulture). The festival takes place until 14 May in the Parc de l’Indépendance, located on the shores of Lake Geneva, between the Château de Morges and the river La Morges. The Parc de … Read more » “Tulip Festival Morges”
3 April 2023
Sent, a village in the Lower Engadine (Canton Graubünden), is on a sunny terrace above the Inn River. Concerts are regularly held and readings and exhibitions are organised between the farmhouses and palazzi. The Not Vital sculpture park also attracts many guests. The Sent writing school (Schreibschule Sent) offers courses for all those who like … Read more » “The Sent writing school”
21 March 2023
The Ensemble Vocal Origen conducted by Clau Scherrer sings György Ligeti’s (1923-2006) “Lux Aeterna”, It forms the core of the last Passion concerts on the tower on the Julier Pass. Gion Antoni Derung’s “Cantiones Sacrae” and Frank Martin’s “Messe pour double choeur a capella” frame the work of the Hungarian composer. The concert on 2 … Read more » “Lux Aeterna and Tuns contemporans”
10 March 2023
The festival (Neolatine. LitteraturA Nairs) for Romansh literature in Scuol is a podium for authors, readings, lectures, talks, music and experiments. The festival’s third edition focuses on contemporary poetry and its translation into other languages. Poetry is currently the most published genre in Romansh literature. Romansh poets will meet authors with Neo-Latin languages: Dolomite Ladin, … Read more » “Romansh Poetry in Neo-Latin Languages”
26 February 2023
The Basel Infinity Festival combines classical music with literature, folk music and dance. The festival draws from baroque, classical and romantic to contemporary music. Binningen, Schlosskeller, Katarina Leskovar (Cello), Nejc Grm (Accordeon) The festival’s fourth edition started in February 2023 with a small tour in Canton-Basel-Landschaft. On 8 February, the renovated and recently opened Schlosskeller … Read more » “Basel Infinity Festival”
15 February 2023
The first spectators settle in the centre of Basel and eagerly await the Fasnacht Cortège. After a three-year absence due to Corona, the Cortège is taking place again this year. However, this was not without problems between Frau Fasnacht and Herr Canton Basel-Stadt. Frau Fasnacht even wanted a divorce because she was not wanted for … Read more » “Lady Fasnacht comes Back Home”
10 January 2023
The Jan Michalski Foundation opens the year with the exhibition ‘Colette | Écrire, pouvoir écrire’, which traces the journey of an author who made writing the place and the instrument of her emancipation, a way of exploring the possible. The exhibition curator will offer two guided tours on Saturday, 14 January, followed by a poetic … Read more » “Writing, Able to Write”
15 November 2022
The Museums-PASS-Musées is the admission ticket to 345 museums, castles and gardens in France, Switzerland and Germany. It is the first trinational museum pass within Europe. The Association of Museums-PASS-Musées was founded on December 14th, 1998. The official introduction took place on July 1st, 1999. Today more than 345 sites in the three countries are … Read more » “The Largest Museum in the World”
2 November 2022
The Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam is going on a tour of Switzerland from 13 to 16 November, with four concerts in four cities, various masterclasses and a public performance with young local talent. The orchestra is playing in Lugano, Bern, Zurich and Geneva. The orchestra is travelling by trains of the SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahn). On 13 November, … Read more » “Concertgebouw Orchestra on Tour”
