Events in Vaud - Autumn festivals and markets 2025

Have a walk in all the vineyard of Ollon on the meeting of the wine growers who make you discover their vineyards as well as culinary specialities.

At the end of September, the Fête du Vacherin Mont-d’Or marks the season start for this soft cheese typical of the Vallée de Joux.

Attached to its traditions, the village of St-Cergue is passionate about perpetuating the authentic celebration of the désalpe, during which locals and visitors can enjoy watching the beautifully

The Désalpe is the best-known of all traditional mountain festivities. After more than four months of grazing in alpine pastures, cows make their way down to the plain.

A traditional folk festival par excellence, the Châtel-St-Denis Bénichon commemorates the end of the harvest, the herds' descent from the mountain pastures and the return to winter quarters.

Near Lake Neuchâtel, the village of Bonvillars hosts Switzerland's first truffle market every last Saturday in October.

During the St Martin’s Fair in Payerne people explore the city while tasting, search for antiquities and immerse in a celebration with authentic and regional accents.