Oct 24 – Nov 8, 2026
🎉 Festival · Basel · 🎨 Basel
Basler Herbstmesse
Switzerland's biggest funfair, spread over seven squares of Basel's old town, with rides, food stalls and the Hääfelimäärt pottery market. 2026 is its 555th edition.
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Things to Do in Switzerland This Weekend (October 23–25, 2026)
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This weekend in Switzerland (October 23–25, 2026): Basler Herbstmesse (Oct 24 – Nov 8, 2026). Dates checked on official sites and updated daily.
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Nov 19 – Dec 24, 2026
🎄 Christmas · Zurich · 🏙️ Zurich
Zurich Christmas markets
Polarzauber inside the main station, Bellevue Noël by the Opera House and the Münsterhof market in the old town.
Nov 19 – Dec 24, 2026
🎄 Christmas · Geneva · ⛲ Geneva
Noël au Quai, Geneva
Geneva's Christmas market on the Quai du Mont-Blanc, facing the lake and the Jet d'Eau.
Nov 19 – Dec 27, 2026
🎄 Christmas · Bern · 🏔️ Bernese Oberland
Bern Sternenmarkt
The Sternenmarkt on the Kleine Schanze, the first of Bern's three Christmas markets, near the UNESCO-listed old town.
Nov 20 – Dec 24, 2026
🎄 Christmas · Montreux · 🍇 Vaud
Montreux Noël
One of Switzerland's biggest Christmas markets, on the lakefront promenade, plus Santa's house up at Rochers-de-Naye by cogwheel train.