Events calendar Geneva

The city is decked out in light for the Geneva Lux festival. Initiated by the City of Geneva and orchestrated by Artistic Director François Moncarey, each year twenty-five works of art enhance the city's districts with art and light. This contemporary artistic dimension can be discovered after nightfall: mapping on facades, technical and aesthetic works that awaken the senses. The festival's originality and quality make it a real hit. Guided tours are available to discover the world of the artists in detail.

The Bâtie-Festival in Geneva is the cultural event of the new school year. More than 30,000 festival-goers! Each year, the programme offers 16 days of quality shows in several venues in Geneva, its communes, neighbouring France and the canton of Vaud. An eclectic panel of scenic art and innovative performances. It is here that we discover the first artists from the international performing arts scene. A great success at each edition.

Various concerts organized and offered by the AMR (Association for the encouragement of improvised music). The association, made up of musicians from Geneva, was founded in 1973 with the aim of working collectively on improvised music, promoting it and teaching it: these are the Ateliers de l'AMR, which were officially founded in 1975. During several periods of the year, music is joyfully enjoyed in the open air at the Parc des Cropettes located just behind the Cornavin train station or at the Orangerie in the Parc de la Grange. The AMR takes place in the Parc des Cropettes at the end of June. On the program: jazz and Afro-American music.

Voix de Fête is, in two words, the celebration of the musical francophonie. A breeding ground of artists from the world of music takes over the city for a week and performs in some fifteen venues. The Association de soutien à la musique vivante (ASMV) organises the concerts and events. A musical diversity that highlights the trends and innovations of Francophone artists. A very extensive programme of concerts of all styles, which appeals to all audiences, with approximately 15,000 spectators each year. It is a popular event.

Multimedia is in full swing, but book authors are becoming more and more numerous. The book has not yet said its last word and this fair is a reference for French-speaking publishers. Its longevity speaks volumes about this event, which has reinvented itself over the years to become the most important fair in Switzerland with 820 publishing houses and nearly 100,000 visitors. It is a meeting platform where literary creations can be discovered.

Running for a cause is the mission of the Geneva Harmony Marathon which is mobilized for UNICEF. Several types of courses are proposed: the marathon and relay marathon (42 km), the half-marathon (21 km), the Genevoise reserved for women (5 km), the junior races (from 1 to 3 km), the 10 km walk and Nordic walking, the team marathon and the half-chair race. Departures in the Geneva countryside and arrival in the heart of the old town under the ovations. Excellent organization and atmosphere always at the rendezvous!

The Archipel Festival offers contemporary music programmed in various venues dedicated to music: Conservatory, radio, theater, Victoria Hall... Since 1989 and every year, Archipel follows the evolution of contemporary music. This festival is interested in all forms of musical creation: scenic and multimedia works, improvisation, electro-acoustic music and sound installations. Archipel attracts a growing international and intergenerational audience.

On August^1st, flags and fireworks are displayed all over Switzerland. This magical spectacle commemorates seven hundred years of history.