What’s On in Zurich – Slow Food Market, Zurich Kunst 12, Winterthur Short Film Festival, Expovina, Zurich Motor Show…

Lange Nacht der Hotelbars: Saturday 3rd – A cool way to experience 12 of the top hotel bars in Zurich. An upmarket “pub crawl” with a shuttle bus and a variety of music and entertainment at each location. A great evening out. For more information click here.

Expovina: The wine boats got off to a rocking start this year with more visitors than ever before! To join in the fun and taste wine from a unique location, check out our post (in English) here or click on the website (in German). The boats are here till the 15th November.

Slow Food Market: Next week from the 9th – 11th November there is the Slow Food Market at the Messe in Oerlikon. A not-to-miss event for all foodies and gourmets! This event focuses on the provenance of high quality food – what we eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how the food we choose impacts the rest of the world.The antithesis of fast food embodied by its logo of the snail. For more information click here.

Zurich Kunst 12: KUNST 12 ZÜRICH is a contemporary visual art fair showcasing 80 international galleries. Over the past 17 years this art fair has grown into an important meeting point for collectors, gallery owners, curators, artists and art-lovers.

The fair’s visitors are accustomed to international high quality and cutting-edge art as Zurich is an already established hot-spot in the art world. Alongside traditional programmes of modern and contemporary art, there are also booths promoting the latest generation of new galleries. Most recently, the fair introduced the ZKB Art Award to provide a platform for galleries and young aspiring artists. From 8th – 11th November more than 20’000 visitors are expected to transform the 8000 m² former factory building into a vibrant art centre. For more information click here.

The Winterthur Short Film Festival: This is a festival of short films from a variety of countries: “Kurzfilmtage” have enjoyed huge popularity for years and this festival is growing in international recognition and in popularity with many of the evening events already sold out. What began in 1997 on a small scale andwas dedicated to local film-making has by now developed into the biggest short film festival in Switzerland. Year after year, more than 10’000 film addicts flock to the Casinotheater and Theater Winterthur. The centrepiece of the five-day festival is the international competition, complemented by special programmes. For more information and the full programme of films click here.

Zurich Car Show: The Zurich Car Show is at the Messe in Oerlikon from 8th – 11th November. For more information and the programme (in German) click here or click here or scroll down for our previous post in English detailing the ticket prices and opening hours.

Mercedes Benz Fashion Days: Mercedes Benz Fashion Days Zurich is where national and international designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Julien Macdonald, Missoni, Alexander Wang and many more show their collections and it takes place from 7th – 10th November at Schiffbau in Zurich. For more information and for tickets click here.

Swiss Cup Zurich World Cup Gymnatics: This event begins on 4th November at the Hallenstadion. For more information and tickets click here.

For Kids: If your children are Mowgli fans you might want to take them to see the Jungle Book or “S’Dschungelbuech” playing live in Zurich on a variety of dates from 31st October onwards. Please note that the production is in Swiss German! For moreinformation and to buy tickets click here.

Exhibition: On Sunday 4th November it’s the last day of Night Lights exhibition at the Lumas gallery so click on the link or scroll down and check out our previous post on Lumas.

Ski & Sports Sale: If you’re looking to update your ski or sports gear you should head on down to Sport Shop Time Out in Uster where they are celebrating their 20th birthday and their “Ski Season Opening” by offering a discount on Saturday 3rd Novemberof 20% off all items excluding ski rentals and service. There will be free raclette and pizza, competitions, free Time Out hoodies for the under 14 year olds and lots more. Click here for address details.

Music: And if Country Music is your bag Rolf Raggenbass and the Country Heart Band are playing at 6pm on Saturday 3rd November at the Hotel Loewen in Meilen. Entry price of CHF 99 includes an apero, 3 course meal and entertainment.