Sechselaeuten ★ 4.6
Zurich's spring festival, third Monday in April. Guild parades through the city, the Boeoegg snowman burned at Sechselaeutenplatz at 18:00 to predict the summer.
Focus: Swiss spring festival, guild banquets
Food festivals in Zurich worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Knabenschiessen ★ 4.4
One of Switzerland's largest folk festivals, three days at Albisguetli over September 12-14, 2026. Funfair, rides, food stands, the shooting competition since 1656.
Focus: Funfair food, Swiss beer
Street Food Festival Zurich ★ 4.3
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.
Focus: International street food
Zueri Faescht ★ 4.2
A triennial three-day folk festival on the lakeside between Bellevue and Buerkliplatz: rides, food stands, fireworks. Next edition 2028.
Focus: Swiss funfair food at the lakeside
Food Zurich ★ 4.2
Food Zurich's annual city-wide programme: dinners, talks, tastings, market events. In 2026 the festival pauses; the canton instead runs Genussregion Zurich.
Focus: City-wide food festival, regional Zurich produce