Lausanne en hiver

Lausanne en hiver

Lausanne in winter

When winter sets in, Lausanne is decked out in lights and flavours. Every street becomes an invitation to stroll, wonder and savour the magic of the season.

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One night is just not enough

One night is just not enough

Take advantage of Lausanne Hotel Days: up to 25% off when you stay fo...

What to do in Lausanne in December?

What to do in Lausanne in December?

December in Lausanne is a true journey for the senses. The streets lig...

The ultimate guide to discover Lausanne during the Christmas festivities

The ultimate guide to discover Lausanne during the Christmas festivities

The festive period is here at last! We’re in the starting blocks to we...

Illuminations in Lausanne

Illuminations in Lausanne

When you think of the festive season, you think of Christmas... And wh...

The pop-up winter restaurants you absolutely must try in Lausanne

The pop-up winter restaurants you absolutely must try in Lausanne

This time there's no doubt about it: winter is on its way! You can fee...

Late-night openings for your Christmas shopping

17.12.2025 - 23.12.2025

Late-night openings for your Christmas shopping

For 6 evenings, take advantage of the late opening times of the shops until 8.00 p.m. to complete your Christmas shopping.

Family-friendly Lausanne

Family-friendly Lausanne

Explorers young and old, set off to discover the treasures of the city...

Free activities in Lausanne? Head this way!

Free activities in Lausanne? Head this way!

In Lausanne, beauty can be experienced for free - all you have to do i...

Lausanne Bach Festival

07.11.2025 - 04.12.2025

Lausanne Bach Festival

27th edition - Dedicated to interpretation of the works of Bach, the festival invites leading artists to Lausanne. Theme 2025: "Baroque Splendour", with 10 exceptional concerts.

La Revue de Lausanne - Tout va bien

15.11.2025 - 01.02.2026

Pavillon Naftule

La Revue de Lausanne - Tout va bien

La Revue de Lausanne is back! In the midst of ever-more turbulent news, Blaise Bersinger and the Revue troupe bring you their annual bubble of air and laughter to show you that despite war, global warming and all that... Promise, everything's fine.

Bô Noël Lausanne - Christmas Markets

20.11.2025 - 31.12.2025

Bô Noël Lausanne - Christmas Markets

Lausanne is lighting up for the 11th edition of Bô Noël, from 20 November to 31 December 2025. With its magic, delicacies and unique moments, Bô Noël invites you to immerse yourself in a magical atmosphere, supported by a rich programme and original experiences, and promises to offer unforgettable memories to all the people of Lausanne and visitors passing through.

04.12.2025 - 06.12.2025

Let’s celebrate “pintes” and fondue at sweet price! PGI dried sausage, a 100% PDO Gruyère fondue, artisanal bread and/or garden potatoes, gherkins together with a glass of Chasselas, for 20 CHF all in all.

05.12.2025 - 07.12.2025

Divers lieux à Lausanne, Renens et Chavannes

Entirely free of charge, Les Urbaines festival - Festival of artistic experimentations, takes place every year in December in various locations in Lausanne, Renens and Chavannes.

The highly popular Christmas Run offers routes through the streets of the city centre of Lausanne that are adapted to suit all types of participants. This year, the races will take place at the end of the day and in the evening.

Béjart Ballet Lausanne: “OSKAR”, “Real Love” and “The Firebird”

16.12.2025 - 21.12.2025

Théâtre de Beaulieu

Béjart Ballet Lausanne: “OSKAR”, “Real Love” and “The Firebird”

Béjart Ballet Lausanne presents a series of exceptional performances blending contemporary creations and choreographic heritage.

Polar Mission: A Journey to the Heart of the Poles

08.03.2025 - 22.03.2026

AQUATIS Aquarium-Vivarium

Polar Mission: A Journey to the Heart of the Poles

Discover the “Polar Mission” exhibition at AQUATIS. A unique experience to explore the polar regions, understand the impact of climate change, and help preserve these fragile ecosystems. Dive into Inuit culture, the feats of legendary explorers, and the exceptional biodiversity of the poles.

Let's Move: Get Active Space!

12.04.2025 - 12.04.2027

Le Musée Olympique

Let's Move: Get Active Space!

Get moving and have fun! The “Let’s Move: Get Active Space!” highlights the importance of movement through interactive challenges for children aged 4 to 10 that transform everyday objects into tools for physical activity. At the Olympic Museum, the aim is simple: to show that moving is good for your everyday health and well-being, while also being easy and fun to incorporate into everyday life.

Spring 2025 Collections

02.05.2025 - 29.03.2026

Musée cantonal d'archéologie et d'histoire

Spring 2025 Collections

Current archaeological discoveries in the canton of Vaud. The "Spring 2025 Collections" exhibition features a selection of objects recently discovered in the Jura-Nord vaudois and Morges districts during excavations carried out under the aegis of the Cantonal Archaeology Department.

Giulia Essyad. Other Planes

12.09.2025 - 11.01.2026

MCBA - Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts

Giulia Essyad. Other Planes

Giulia Essyad is transforming the MCBA’s Espace Projet into a sensory and spiritual labyrinth, somewhere between digital art and introspection. The Lausanne-based artist, winner of the 9th Prix Gustave Buchet, questions the mechanisms of desire and commodification through an immersive installation combining technology, memory and an inner quest.

Comeback! Figurative art in Switzerland: a feminine scene

13.09.2025 - 14.12.2025

Musée d'art de Pully

Comeback! Figurative art in Switzerland: a feminine scene

This exhibition brings together some thirty artists from different generations to provide an overview of contemporary figurative painting in Switzerland. Marked by a strong female presence, this artistic scene is freeing itself from the heritage of Swiss geometric formalism to adopt a postmodern aesthetic based on deconstruction and cultural hybridisation.

18.09.2025 - 01.03.2026

Le Musée Olympique

To celebrate the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, taking place from 6 to 22 February 2026, the Olympic Museum has created a special trail in its permanent exhibition, park and public spaces. This trail showcases the unique features of Milano Cortina 2026, while paying tribute to Italy’s rich Olympic history and achievements.

Alea. Life courses

18.09.2025 - 06.04.2026

Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy

Alea. Life courses

In Latin, “alea” means dice, chance and fate. Then as now, no one chooses their birth, nor the blows of fate that life throws at them, but everyone tries to remain master of their destiny.

Ahead of the Curve

18.09.2025 - 01.11.2026

Le Musée Olympique

Ahead of the Curve

“Ahead of the Curve” celebrates innovation at the Olympic Games, from how athletes compete to how the world watches and plays. The exhibition explores the technological and cultural shifts that have transformed how each generation connects with sport. It invites visitors to reflect on what it means to experience the Olympic Games today and to imagine how they might evolve in the future.

L is for Look. Children’s Photobooks

19.09.2025 - 01.02.2026

Photo Elysée - Musée cantonal pour la photographie

L is for Look. Children’s Photobooks

This exhibition looks at the place of photographic images in publishing for young people.

Gen Z. Shaping a New Gaze

19.09.2025 - 01.02.2026

Photo Elysée - Musée cantonal pour la photographie

Gen Z. Shaping a New Gaze

Every five years, Photo Elysée opens its walls to the photographers of tomorrow. In 2025, reGeneration will bring together the work of primarily Generation Z photographers, commonly defined as those born between 1995 and 2010, from around the world.

Laure Pigeon, infinite blue

10.10.2025 - 01.02.2026

Collection de l'Art Brut

Laure Pigeon, infinite blue

Laure Pigeon (1882–1965) started drawing at the age of 53, and her body of work was only discovered after her death. Her creations, saved from destruction, were subsequently acquired by Jean Dubuffet. The Collection de l’Art Brut likely holds the entirety of her output: a little over 400 drawings, many contained in notebooks, and produced over the course of 30 years.

Dinos Alive - The Exhibition

11.10.2025 - 01.02.2026

Beaulieu Lausanne (Halle 35)

Dinos Alive - The Exhibition

Enter a world of giants. Roaring, imposing and larger than life, the dinosaurs are coming to Lausanne! "Dinos Alive - The Life-Size Exhibition” brings to life the most incredible creatures of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, in an unforgettable immersive experience for all ages.

Vallotton Forever. The Retrospective

24.10.2025 - 15.02.2026

MCBA - Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts

Vallotton Forever. The Retrospective

Plateforme 10 hosts both MCBA and the Félix Vallotton Foundation. The former which conserves the largest collection of the artist’s works anywhere, and the latter, a documentation and research centre, are honoured to present a major retrospective devoted to Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) to commemorate in the artist’s native city of Lausanne the centenary of his death.

Vallotton. The Ingenious Laboratory

24.10.2025 - 15.02.2026

MCBA - Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts

Vallotton. The Ingenious Laboratory

In conjunction with “Vallotton Forever”, featuring the artist’s masterpieces, this small-format show focuses on the origins of Félix Vallotton’s work, exploring the various phases of his growing output in a surprising range of mediums, including illustration, engraving, painting, even writing.

Lehnert & Landrock. Revisiting A Colonial Archive

31.10.2025 - 01.02.2026

Photo Elysée - Musée cantonal pour la photographie

Lehnert & Landrock. Revisiting A Colonial Archive

Photo Elysée offers a critical reinterpretation of the photographic archives of the Lehnert & Landrock studio, which are part of the museum's collection. Active in North Africa in the early 20th century, Rudolf Franz Lehnert (1878-1948) and Ernst Heinrich Landrock (1878-1966) constructed and disseminated an iconography of the Orient intended for a European audience, deeply marked by the colonial context of their time.

Fostered. Locked away. Forgotten?

31.10.2025 - 15.03.2026

Musée Historique Lausanne

Fostered. Locked away. Forgotten?

This national touring exhibition sheds light on the history of compulsory social measures and placements in Switzerland and the process of coming to terms with them, bringing the story to all regions of the country.

Times in Tapestry

07.11.2025 - 08.03.2026

mudac - Musée cantonal de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains

Times in Tapestry

Goshka Macuga x Grayson Perry x Mary Toms. mudac and Fondation Toms Pauli are proud to present an exceptional exhibition dedicated to tapestry as a vector for social and political discourse.

Les Monstrueuses

07.11.2025 - 22.03.2026

mudac - Musée cantonal de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains

Les Monstrueuses

Carte blanche to Kévin Germanier. In 2025, the mudac will give Swiss designer Kévin Germanier carte blanche to take over the museum with the same originality and creativity that have characterised his approach to fashion for several years.

07.11.2025 - 19.04.2026

Naturéum - Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles - Jardin botanique

Philippe Marle's naturalistic drawing.

Destination archaeology. 1798 - Future

21.11.2025 - 07.02.2027

Palais de Rumine

Destination archaeology. 1798 - Future

The exhibition invites visitors to discover how science shapes our view of the past. Aboard a time machine, visitors plunge back into the 19th century and travel through the great history of archaeology. They will see ancient civilisations through the eyes of that era and explore the misconceptions that stem from it.

Lausanne City Pass

Lausanne City Pass

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Lausanne Choco Tour

Lausanne Choco Tour

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Lausanne Food Tour with a private guide

Lausanne Food Tour with a private guide

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Lausanne Cathedral

Lausanne Cathedral

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The Olympic Museum

The Olympic Museum

A marathon of emotions. Would you like to relive great Olympic moments...

UNESCO-listed Lavaux vineyard terraces

UNESCO-listed Lavaux vineyard terraces

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Located in the heart of Lausanne, a short walk from the SBB station, P...

Collection de l'Art Brut

Collection de l'Art Brut

A quintessential museum in Lausanne's cultural landscape, the Collecti...

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Amélie, the enchanted illustrator

Amélie, the enchanted illustrator

For me, Lausanne is… the love of nature combined with the love of char...

Axel, the speedy dunker

Axel, the speedy dunker

Lausanne, for me, is the perfect balance between the hustle and bustle...

Jasmine, the dancing queen

Jasmine, the dancing queen

Lausanne, for me, is the place where my passion for dancing has blosso...

Luana, the creative soul

Luana, the creative soul

For me, Lausanne is a city that inspires, whether thanks to the charm ...

Michaël, the urban spirit

Michaël, the urban spirit

The best small city in the world. It’s the city that I miss every time...

Madina, the classy mommy

Madina, the classy mommy

For me, Lausanne is a city where everyone will find their place. Wheth...

Vincent, the cyclo flash

Vincent, the cyclo flash

My home town is a place that is naturally dear to me. An infinite play...

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