4 food festivals with a guide across 1 city in Switzerland, in date order from today. Each opens the festival page with dates, what to eat and what to book around it. How these cities compare with the rest: the city food festival index.
19 Nov to 24 DecFree entryZurichCheese fondue, Glühwein, Swiss market food
Polarzauber is the indoor Christmas market in the main hall of Zurich's main station, with over 100 market houses, food stands, bars and experience venues under the Lindt tree, free to enter, and a fondue train.
TipEntry is free. Only the Parsennbahn Fondue-Express, a cheese fondue dinner in a train carriage inside the hall, and corporate and group offers are reserved ahead, at booking.polarzauber.ch.
Expected 27 May to 28 Jun 2027Free entryZurichInternational street food
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
Five weeks of international street food on the Hardturmbrache in Zurich-West, May 27 to June 28, 2026. Around 50 food stands, free entry, paid workshops.
Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser
One of Switzerland's largest folk festivals, three days at Albisguetli over September 12-14, 2026. Funfair, rides, food stands, the shooting competition.
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