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Indian Events in Switzerland 2026

From Diwali melas and Garba nights to business summits and food festivals — never miss an event in the Swiss-Indian calendar.

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Past Community Events

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Past Events

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Annual Festival Calendar

Key celebrations through the year for the Swiss-Indian community

January

  • TASC Pongal Celebration (Tamil community, Zurich & Geneva)
  • Lohri Night (Punjabi community, Zurich & Bern)
  • Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan kite festival puja
  • Gujarati Samaj New Year celebrations

February

  • Valentine's Bollywood Night (Zurich & Basel)
  • Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja
  • IAGZ winter social mixer

March

  • IAGZ Holi Rang Barse (Landiwiese, Zurich — late March)
  • Holi ONE Color Festival (Zurich, public event)
  • Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu & Maharashtrian New Year
  • Ram Navami puja

April

  • Baisakhi Bhangra Night (Sikh community, Zurich & Basel)
  • Tamil New Year / Puthandu (TASC, Geneva)
  • Hanuman Jayanti puja
  • Spring social events (various associations)

May

  • InBa India Basel Festival (Theater Basel, May–Jun)
  • Buddha Purnima / Vesak
  • SICC Spring Business Networking
  • Eid celebrations (Indian Muslim community)

June

  • ISKCON Rath Yatra (Zurich city streets)
  • InBa India Basel Festival (Theater Basel, closing)
  • Vat Savitri puja
  • Summer sports tournament (ISSC badminton, Wetzikon)

July

  • Guru Purnima (ISKCON & temple communities)
  • Bollywood Dance Workshop (Zurich & Geneva)
  • Swiss-India Business Forum (SICC networking)
  • Kargil Vijay Diwas community gathering

August

  • Indian Independence Day flag hoisting (Embassy of India, Berne, Aug 15)
  • Onam Sadya celebrations (Kerala community, Zurich & Geneva)
  • Janmashtami puja and cultural program
  • Summer food festival and pop-ups

September

  • Ganesh Chaturthi utsav (Zurich & Basel)
  • Swiss India Business Summit (Kursaal Bern)
  • IAGZ Navratri Raas Garba (late September)
  • TeluguSwiss Annual Cultural Evening

October

  • IAGZ Navratri Garba Night (Zurich, 9–10 nights)
  • SwissPuja Durga Puja (Schwerzisaal, Langnau am Albis)
  • PrangaN@Swiss Durga Pujo (Lausanne)
  • Dussehra / Vijaya Dashami celebrations
  • Karwa Chauth community event

November

  • IAGZ Diwali Gala (Mattenhofsaal, Zurich — late Nov)
  • ICAS Diwali Night (Basel)
  • Diwali events (Geneva, Bern, Lausanne)
  • Gujarati Samaj Annakut
  • Bhai Dooj & Chhath Puja gatherings

December

  • Year-end community gala (IAGZ)
  • Margazhi Utsav / India Fest (Carnatic music, Zurich)
  • Advent Indian bazaar and food sale
  • Christmas-Bollywood fusion social
  • New Year's Eve Indian community party

How to Stay Informed

Never miss an event — the Swiss-Indian community is active but spread across channels

IAGZ Newsletter & WhatsApp

The Indian Association of Greater Zurich (iagz.ch) sends a monthly newsletter and maintains WhatsApp groups. Instagram: @iagzurich · Facebook: IA GZ

TASC Tamil Community

Tamil Association of Switzerland (tasc.ch) publishes an events calendar for Tamil events across German- and French-speaking Switzerland.

TeluguSwiss

Telugu Swiss Association (teluguswiss.org) announces Ugadi, cultural evenings, and community events. Facebook: TeluguSwiss Association.

SwissPuja Bengali Community

SwissPuja (swisspuja.org) runs Switzerland's largest Durga Puja. Instagram: @swisspuja · Facebook: Swisspuja - সুইসপূজা

Indian Association Geneva

IAG (indianassociationgeneva.com) — founded 1947, 500+ members in Lake Geneva region. Instagram: @indian_association_of_geneva

SICC Business Events

Swiss Indian Chamber of Commerce (sicc.ch) publishes a business events calendar including the annual Swiss India Business Summit and networking dinners.

Indian Embassy Berne Events

The Embassy of India in Berne (indembassybern.gov.in) hosts receptions for Independence Day, Republic Day, and Gandhi Jayanti — open to all Indian nationals.

YUVA EPFL / Keliswiss / SMA Basel

YUVA (EPFL): yuvaali@epfl.ch for Diwali event. Keliswiss (keliswiss.org): Kalamela arts festival. SMA Basel (smabasel.ch): Onam / Ponnonam celebration.

Swiss Telugu NRI Forum (STNRI)

STNRI (swisstelugunri.com) is Switzerland's Telugu NRI community platform — connecting Telugu professionals, families and students across Swiss cities with cultural events, networking, and community support.

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