Palexpo

Palexpo

Located next to Geneva Airport, Palexpo is a versatile convention and exhibition center that accommodates a diverse array of events, including trade fairs, conferences, sports competitions, and cultural activities. Notable events held at Palexpo include Art Genève, the Salon du Livre, Watch and Wonders, and the Geneva International Horse show.
Route François-Peyrot 30,
1218 Le Grand-Saconnex

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12 – 15 November

Enjoy wine tasting and community connection at Arvinis, a friendly fair bringing together producers, sellers and wine lovers. Share discoveries from Geneva, Switzerland and beyond while sampling regional gastronomy. Guided food-and-wine workshops offer practical pairings, and communal dining areas invite conversation around bottles and shared tables. Everyone is welcome to explore vineyards’ stories, meet passionate makers, and connect with others through tasting and convivial exchange.

9 – 13 December

Celebrate a century of equestrian excellence at the CHI de Genève, where the world’s top riders and drivers compete across spectacular disciplines. Expect high-stakes jumping, carriage-driving showdowns, and revived signature tests alongside fresh attractions designed for all ages. The atmosphere blends elite sport, theatrical displays and family-friendly surprises, offering close-up thrills, sensory spectacle and moments of unexpected flair. Energetic and imaginative, the centennial programme reinvents tradition while showcasing the sport’s drama and spectacle.

28 – 31 January

Art Genève brings together leading international galleries, institutional and private collections, independent spaces and guest curators to present modern and contemporary art. The fair showcases painting, sculpture, photography, and installation across historical and experimental practices, emphasising dialogues between established and emergent approaches. Curated sectors highlight thematic investigations into materiality, urban experience and memory, while gallery presentations foreground technique and medium. The programme offers a concise survey of current artistic production and critical exchange.

24 – 28 February

An essential, warm and vibrant gathering celebrating the francophone literary community in Switzerland. For over 40 years the book fair brings together authors and publishers from France, Africa, Belgium, Québec and Switzerland to honour the richness and diversity of the French language. Open to readers, writers and anyone who loves books, the event offers meetings, exchanges and discoveries, giving space to both emerging and established voices and fostering conversation and connection across the literary community.

5 – 11 April

Watches and Wonders Geneva convenes leading watchmakers to showcase contemporary horology through heritage craftsmanship, technical innovation and design. The fair presents a curated selection of timepieces, from artisanal mechanical movements to avant-garde complications and diverse casework, alongside thematic displays that examine tradition, materiality and sustainability. Visitors gain insight into ateliers’ techniques, restoration practices and the evolving dialogue between aesthetics and engineering in Swiss and international watchmaking.

28 April – 2 May

Explore a world of bold ideas and patented gadgets at the Geneva International Inventions Fair. Inventors, startups, universities and research centres from across the globe showcase prototypes and prototypes-to-products, inviting curious visitors to try, question and spark conversations. Expect hands-on demos, surprising problem-solvers and playful prototypes that blur art and engineering. The atmosphere mixes professional networks with festival curiosity—an energetic playground for anyone intrigued by how clever tinkering becomes tomorrow’s practical solutions.

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