The ultimate guide to discover Lausanne during the Christmas festivities

Christmas markets are livening up Lausanne from November 21 to December 31, 2023. In a festive and friendly atmosphere, buy your gifts, savour local gastronomy products and discover the wines and specialities from the area. And don’t forget the major events with, among others, the Opening Parade, Ferris Wheel, Igloo du Terroir Vaudois, Calèches apéro or fondue, and Village des enfants.

Since 1803, it’s the custom for the City of Lausanne to sell wine from its vineyards during an auction that takes place on the second Saturday of December. It’s a unique opportunity to purchase lots from the historical range of wines produced by the City of Lausanne’s Estates. This event is listed as a Vaud intangible cultural heritage since 2014 and bears the Lausanne à Table label.

This surprising, quirky exploration immerses visitors into the diversity of mudac’s collections for the very first time, bringing together contemporary design works, glass art, ceramics, graphic arts and jewellery.

The Olympic Museum presents “Free to Run”, a multimedia exhibition experience that explores the extraordinary world of marathons and long-distance running.

mudac presents “Space is the place”, a programme that focuses on the complex relationship between the cosmos and our planet. Bringing together the work of designers, artists, and science fiction writers, as well as a wide range of stakeholders in these issues, the programme includes two exhibitions, three publications and a series of events.

MCBA is pleased to celebrate Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, a wonderful eyewitness to the Belle Époque in Paris. The show features for the first time an extensive group of works from the Paul and Tina Stohler Donation.

Blistering barnacles, Tintin is taking up quarters in Lausanne! Initially designed for the Atelier des Lumières in Paris, this immersion in the theme of Tintin’s adventures created by author and illustrator Hergé is stopping over in French-speaking Switzerland. An original and highly colourful experience, to be discovered at Beaulieu Lausanne.

A key figure in contemporary photography in Lausanne, Virginie Otth (Switzerland, 1971) presents four previously unseen works, as well as her first film.

With a dozen or so immersive environments by a range of artists, from Lucio Fontana to Judy Chicago, Immersion. The Origins: 1949-1969 is the first exhibition to look at an emerging practice that was to become one of the major forms of expression starting in the 1990s.