Events
Trade fairs, conferences, festivities, festivals, races and Christmas markets, here are the upcoming events in French-speaking Switzerland, from Geneva to the Jura. Every date is checked on the official page of the organiser or the tourist office, and the calendar is updated every Friday.
Every Sunday evening, the week’s programme is published in the Events articles.
November 2026
| Date | Event | Venue | Canton | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Until 15 Nov. | Les Automnales, Geneva fair | Palexpo | GE | Fair | Palexpo |
| Until 24 Jan. | Pompeii, immersive exhibition | Beaulieu Lausanne | VD | Exhibition | Beaulieu Lausanne |
| 12 Nov. | CVCI Business Club with Valais Network | Lausanne | VD | Networking | CVCI |
| 12 Nov. | RDV ECO 2026, monitoring trends to anticipate and decide better | Cinémont, Delémont | JU | Conference | Jura Economic Development |
| 12–15 Nov. | Arvinis, wine fair | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | Palexpo |
| 12–15 Nov. | Used car show | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | Palexpo |
| 13 Nov., 7 a.m. | Richemont, half-year results | Bellevue | GE | Company results | Richemont |
| 13–14 Nov. | VINEA, Swiss wine fair | Sierre | VS | Trade fair | Salon VINEA |
| 13–22 Nov. | St Martin’s Feast | Porrentruy | JU | Festivity | MySwitzerland |
| 14 Nov. | Palexpo 10 km | Palexpo | GE | Race | Palexpo |
| 14–15 Nov. | Futur’Up | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | Palexpo |
| 16–20 Nov. | Global Entrepreneurship Week, some thirty free events | Geneva | GE | Conference | liberezvosidees.ch |
| 18 Nov. | Solar Update romand | Beaulieu Lausanne | VD | Congress | Beaulieu Lausanne |
| 18 Nov. | Jura canton business start-up forum | Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area, Courroux | JU | Forum (training, recruitment) | Jura Economic Development |
| 19 Nov., 5 p.m. | CVCI focus on the energy act and the building stock | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne | VD | Conference | CVCI |
| 19 Nov.–24 Dec. | Noël au Quai | Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva | GE | Christmas market | Geneva Tourism |
| 20 Nov.–24 Dec. | Montreux Noël | Montreux | VD | Christmas market | Montreux Noël |
| 20 Nov.–31 Dec. | Bô Noël | Lausanne city centre | VD | Christmas market | Lausanne Tourism |
| 20–22 Nov. | Goms Valley Advent market | Fiesch | VS | Christmas market | Valais |
| 20–23 Nov. | St Catherine’s Fair | Sierre | VS | Festivity | Valais |
| 21–22 Nov. | Fribourg flea market | Forum Fribourg, Granges-Paccot | FR | Trade fair | Forum Fribourg |
| 26 Nov. | CCIG Economic Thursday | Geneva | GE | Conference | CCIG |
| 28 Nov. | Fully open cellars | Fully | VS | Wine festivity | Valais |
| 29 Nov. | Federal vote | Switzerland | All | Key date | Confederation |
December 2026
| Date | Event | Venue | Canton | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–24 Dec. | Biel/Bienne Christmas market | Rue de Nidau, Biel/Bienne | BE | Christmas market | MySwitzerland |
| 4–5 Dec. | Advent open cellars | Les Coteaux du Soleil | VS | Wine festivity | Valais |
| 4–6 Dec. | St Nicholas in Fribourg, parade and market | Fribourg | FR | Festivity | Fribourg Region |
| 4–6 Dec. | 32nd Lausanne International Arms Fair | Beaulieu Lausanne | VD | Trade fair | Beaulieu Lausanne |
| 4–23 Dec. | Neuchâtel Christmas market | Jardin anglais, Neuchâtel | NE | Christmas market | MySwitzerland |
| 5 Dec. | Christmas Corrida | Place des Halles, Neuchâtel | NE | Race | MySwitzerland |
| 5–6 Dec. | 48th Course de l’Escalade | Old Town, Geneva | GE | Race | Geneva Tourism |
| 5–6 Dec. | Saint-Ursanne Christmas market | Medieval town, Saint-Ursanne | JU | Christmas market | Noël St-Ursanne |
| 6–7 Dec. | Foire au lard (bacon fair) | Martigny-Bourg | VS | Fair | Valais |
| 8 Dec. | CVCI Business Club Christmas evening | Vevey | VD | Networking | CVCI |
| 9–13 Dec. | CHI Geneva, 100th anniversary | Palexpo | GE | Equestrian show | Palexpo |
| 10 Dec., 9.30 a.m. | Swiss National Bank (SNB), monetary policy assessment | Bern and online | All | Key date | SNB |
| 11–13 Dec. | Fête de l’Escalade | Old Town, Geneva | GE | Festivity | Geneva Tourism |
| 12–13 Dec. | Porrentruy Christmas market | Hôtel des Halles, Porrentruy | JU | Christmas market | MySwitzerland |
| 16 Dec. | SNB, Quarterly Bulletin 4/2026 | Online | All | Official figures | SNB |
| 17–20 Dec. | FIS Para Alpine Skiing World Cup | Veysonnaz | VS | Sport | Valais |
| 19 Dec. | Stan Wawrinka’s farewell evening | Palexpo | GE | Sport | Palexpo |
January 2027
| Date | Event | Venue | Canton | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan. | SNB, summary of the monetary policy deliberations | Online | All | Official figures | SNB |
| 8 Jan. | SNB, preliminary 2026 annual result | Online | All | Official figures | SNB |
| 14 Jan., 7 a.m. | Richemont, third-quarter sales | Bellevue | GE | Company results | Richemont |
| 14–17 Jan. | Horu Trophy, curling tournament | Zermatt | VS | Sport | Valais |
| 28–31 Jan. | artgenève, contemporary art fair | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | artgenève |
| 29–31 Jan. | Bulle Carnival | Bulle | FR | Festivity | MySwitzerland |
February 2027
| Date | Event | Venue | Canton | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–14 Feb. | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Crans-Montana | VS | Sport | Valais |
| 23–28 Feb. | START, careers forum | Forum Fribourg | FR | Forum (training, recruitment) | State of Fribourg |
| 24–28 Feb. | Geneva Book Fair | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | Palexpo |
| 27–28 Feb. | Gommerlauf, cross-country ski race | Obergoms | VS | Race | Valais |
| 28 Feb. | Federal vote | Switzerland | All | Key date | Confederation |
March to June 2027
| Date | Event | Venue | Canton | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–7 March | autoXpérience | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | Palexpo |
| 5–11 April | Watches and Wonders, watchmaking fair | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | Palexpo |
| 25–29 April | SETAC Europe, 37th Annual Meeting | Palexpo | GE | Congress | Palexpo |
| 28 April–2 May | International Exhibition of Inventions | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | Palexpo |
| 11–14 May | GemGenève, gemstone fair | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | Palexpo |
| 8–11 June | EPHJ, high-precision trade fair | Palexpo | GE | Trade fair | Palexpo |
Are you organising, or would you like to organise, an event in French-speaking Switzerland? Contact us at morgane@geneveinfos.ch or on the Contact page.
