City Life Zurich

City Life Zurich Convention Center

Zurich is a city that never sleeps. Within walking distance from the Convention Center, participants will discover a diverse range of exhibitions, theatre performances, concerts, markets and live shows.

Please see the following agenda for upcoming highlights in Zurich and the region around Lake Zurich.

For further information on Zurich’s city life please visit zuerich.com.

12. October 2019 – 01. April 2029

History
of
Switzerland

The 1,000-m2 Swiss history exhibition depicts how Switzerland came to be over a period of 550 years.
12. May 2020 – 31. December 2021

Switzerland in World
Format

A special feature of the Swiss poster is its "world format" (128 × 90.5 cm), which has only become established as the standard format in this country.
23. October 2020 – 20. June 2021

Total
Space

In museums across the globe, elaborate stage sets and expansive installations are spellbinding visitors. Total Space provides an up-to-date overview of current developments and reflects on this trend.
03. December 2020 – 24. May 2021

Bed
stories

We spend a third of our lives in bed. It’s the item of furniture we use most often, and it has a past and a history of its own.
11. December 2020 – 24. May 2021

Wild Thing – Swiss
Fashion Scene

Alongside the renowned textile industry, a lively fashion scene is flourishing in Switzerland, testing its potential far away from the fashion hubs.
12. February – 20. June 2021

Alexey Brodovitch: The
First Art Director

Alexey Brodovitch madedesign history — as a teacher and as role model for legendary photographers like Richard Avedon or as an art director of the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar.
02. March – 27. June 2021

Virus– Crisis –
Utopia

The idea of Utopia thrives particularly well in times of crises. A new exhibition at the National Museum Zurich explores this phenomenon – past and present.
05. March – 18. July 2021

Women.Rights | From the
Enlightenment to the
present

For decades, Swiss women did not have the same civil and political rights as men.
07. May – 15. August 2021

Body Worlds: On the
pulse of time

The new exhibition by Dr. Gunther von Hagens and curator Dr. Angelina Whalley.
17. June 2021

*Garzeit"

Garzeit is a multimedia spectacle of design and contemporary music. The 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Switzerland is made tangible in an artistic way.
18. – 19. June 2021

Zurich
Pride
Festival

The multi-day LGBT+ Festival attracts thousands of friends and supporters of the LGBT+ community to Zurich every year.
03. July 2021

Green City Run –
Women’s Edition

Anyone can run a marathon - just not the whole thing at once! Run the first stage on the Green Marathon route in Zurich - no start numbers and no ranking lists so you can take it at your own pace.
19. August – 05. September 2021

Zürcher
Theater
Spektakel

The Theater Spektakel, held on the shores of Lake Zurich, has been delighting a colorfully mixed audience for 40 years.
25. – 28. August 2021

Zürich
Openair

The Zürich Openair is the largest and most popular open-air festival in Zurich.
08. – 10. September 2021

Weltklasse
Zürich

Olympic gold medalists and world record holders gather here to provide spectators with sports at their highest level of performance.
Lake crossing
Lake crossing
Street Parade
Street Parade
Theatre spectacle
Theatre spectacle
Athletics meeting
Athletics meeting
Zurich Film Festival
Zurich Film Festival
Züri Fäscht - The City Festival in Zurich
Züri Fäscht - The City Festival in Zurich