The city by the lake and at the foot of the Jura mountains is a dynamic place to be. Switzerland’s largest bilingual city offers you a wide range of events and attractions:

Carnival
Biel/Bienne celebrates the crazy days of carnival!

Race Days
Over more than 100 km

Biennathlon
Multi-sport event in Biel

Swiss Inline Cup
The Swiss Inline Cup comes to Biel/Bienne

Braderie
The city’s great 3-day street party

Pod'Ring
Culture week in the old city center

International Chess Festival
Going head-to-head with the world’s elite

Big Bang
Switzerland’s biggest beach party

X-Days
Bienne’s youth culture live on the Walser Square

Biel/Bienne photography days
Exhibitions, guided tours, performances and discussion on the subject of photography

Swiss French Film Festival
First class French cinema in Switzerland’s largest bilingual city

Biel/Bienne Philosophy Conference
Information, discussion and multi-media presentation via lectures, workshops, theatre, film and art.

Tourism in the Biel/Bienne Seeland Region
You can find an overview of ‘What’s On’ in Biel/Bienne this year on the Tourism in Biel-Seeland website.

Event Agenda
Culture, sport and leisure – you will find an overview of all the events taking place in Biel-Bienne in the Online Agenda.