GENEVA, Switzerland — Back after a summer break with a selection of events for the rest of October in Geneva and surroundings. Unless noted otherwise, the events take place in canton Geneva. A few favourites are highlighted in blue and those that could be of interest to kids and families are highlighted in green (for a full agenda of events for the little ones, checkout these websites, AmStramGram, Geneva Family Diaries, and HappyKid).
Navigate the list easier by clicking on the following categories:
- Art & Other Exhibit, Lectures
- Concerts
- Film Festivals and other Performing Arts
- Fairs and other Special Events
- Fitness Activities and Sporting Events
- Food and Drink
- Shopping: fleamarkets, home decor, vintage sales, etc
Art & Other Exhibits, Lectures
- 14 Oct: No’ Photo – A night of photo exhibits, photography workshops and more until 2:00 the next day, free
- 14-29 Oct: Genève, sa guele – a tong in cheek exhibit about the genevois and their stories (including plenty of expats and immigrants), Rath Museum, free
- 17 Oct: Trump Climate Change and Climate Policy, Politics of Denial at the Graduate Institute, free but registration required
- Until 26 Oct: Matheo de Bruvisso, the heart of arts and veins, exhibit, free
- Until 29 Oct: 100 Years of the Reform – over 125 pieces in exhibition tell the story of Calvin and other church reformers
- Until 31 Oct: Print! — The history of printing. A super hands-on exhibit, ideal for kids and grownups alike
- Until 5 Nov: Latin sails of the Leman — an exhibit of the Lake Geneva typical sail boats from the turn of the century, Evian, France
- Until 2018: Printed Narrative Scenes on 19th Century Creamware — collection of plates, usually 12, telling one collective story
- until 2018: Images of Science — exhibit of some of the best science images, free the first Sunday of the month
- until 2018: The Boomerang Effect, Australia’s Aboriginal Arts, free the first Sunday of the month
- Until 2018: Swiss pottery and ceramic enamel from the 17th to 19th Centuries
- until 2018: ANTS — all you ever wanted to know about these crawlers, free the first Sunday of the month
Concerts
- Throughout October: concerts and jam sessions at AMR, including various free every week
- 1-29 Oct: Organ sunday concerts, free
- 10 Oct: Akiko Fujimoto plays the Jiuta, a musical style from the Edo period
- 12-14 Oct: Vernier sur Rock — a music festival in canton Geneva featuring reggae, punk rock, hip hop and more
- 12-19 Oct: La Bohème — Music from Prague, violin and other baroque-inspired concerts
- 13-15 Oct: Geneva Brass Music Festival
- 14-15 Oct: Bridal festival in Lausanne
- 14 Oct: Puerto Candelaria, A Night in Medellin — an innovative Colombian band playing such Fania classics as La Murga and others
- 19 Oct: Raul de Souza, Latin jazz and funk / Brazilian trombonist in concert
- 20 Oct: Kataklysm from Canada in concert in Lausanne
- 22 Oct: Pasión de Buena Vista – concert and dance show
- 25 Oct: Czech Philarmonic in concert
- 29 Oct: Gabriela Montero, pianist in concert
- Until 31 Oct: Festival JazzContreBand, 63 concerts, 9 jam sessions, 3 master classes (from alternative, to rock and of course, jazz)
- 8 Nov: James Blunt in concert
- 17 Nov: Texas in concert, Thonex, canton Geneva
Films and other Performing Arts
- 11-15 Oct: Cirque du soleil, VoVo
- 14-15 Oct: Theatre in English — Choral group autumn concert – The Dream of Gerontius, GAOS
- 16-18 Oct: Riverdance, Irish dancing
- 17 Oct: Playreading in English, The Time of Your Life
- 18-21 Oct: ¿Qué tal Bogotá? Theatre in Spanish, canton Vaud
- 18-19 Oct: La Verità – Theatre / acrobats, Meyrin, canton Geneva
- 20-28 Oct: Caramelo y Limón film festival, La Movida Española, free
- 4 Nov: RacineS, inclusive dancing at the MEG
Fairs and other Special Events
- 13 Oct: Pre-Christmas market sale at Schilliger, Gland, canton Vaud
- 14 Oct: TPG bus depot open doors day, free
- 14, 28 Oct: Oktoberfest Cruise
- 16-31 Oct: Festicourge — a sort of Halloween at Planet Charmilles commercial centre
- 20 Oct: Fashion and Art Show
- 21 Oct: Geneva cosplay party
- 22 Oct: Sunday cabaret and theatre – Evian-Thonon-Annemasse, France
- 27-29 Oct: Festival du Polar – Lausan’Noir – Theatre, film and food welcome this odd winter festival
- 27-29 Oct: Dog’nCat festival — two days for you and your four-legged friends, Lausanne
Fitness Activities & Sporting Events
- 13 Oct: Football (soccer) FC Servette vs FC Vaduz
- 14 Oct: Rugby European qualifier match France vs Ireland!
- 14 Oct: Course de côte de Verboise, dirt bike / motorcross competition
- 14-15 Oct: Genava Parkour Tempus II — initiation to parkour, demos, competition, music and more, free
- 21 Oct, 18 Nov, 27 Dec, 13 Jan, 10 Feb: Disco sur glace — Disco on ice for kids and grownups, only CHF6 or CHF3 for those 25 and under!
- 29 Oct: 20km Genève – If not ready to run this new race, register for the 20k duo and pass the baton to your partner.
- 5 Nov: Fête de la glace — Ice festival at all of the ice skating parks in Geneva
Food and Drink
- Throughout Oct: Sunday organic and farmers market in Onex
- 11-15 Oct: Refugee Food Festival, five restaurants open their doors to refugee and asylum seeker cooks to showcase Syrian, Sri Lankan, Tibetan, Erythrean and Nigerian food
- 20-21 Oct: Vegan Festival — workshops, food and more
- 27 Oct: Whisky tasting, canton Vaud
- 4 Nov: Champagne Tasting (Salon du Champagne)
Shopping: Fleamarkets, artisans and art fairs, vintage sales, etc.
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