Light trails and light shows in the canton of Zurich 2026
49 days in a row in Zurich (Innenhof Landesmuseum) — longer than anything else in the canton.
✓ Checked at the source · as of 12 October 2026
Light trails and shows in the canton of Zurich
2 places, each with dates and a checked source
📅 3 light events 2026/27 — when they shine
2 of the canton's 3 light trails and shows are in Zurich alone.
- Start
- 17:00
- Opening hours
- November Mon–Sat from 5 pm, December Mon–Sat from 4.45 pm, Sundays always from 3 pm (closed 24 and 25 Dec) · family shows until 8 pm every 45 minutes · Digital Art Show 8–10 pm every 30 minutes · bars until 11 pm, club until midnight
- Meeting point
- Innenhof des Landesmuseums Zürich, neben dem Hauptbahnhof
- Organiser
- ILLUMINARIUM
For the ninth time the courtyard of the Swiss National Museum becomes a screen: three light shows on the historic façade, one made with Zurich Zoo and one in which Paul Klee's paintings start to dance.
Good to know- The front of the courtyard with bars, snacks and the fondue chalet is free to enter. A single show costs CHF 14.90 for adults, CHF 9.90 for ages 10–16, CHF 6.90 or 5.90 for ages 6–9; free up to age 5, children only with an adult.
- From 5 to 15 November the shows start 5 to 10 minutes later: it has to be dark enough first. The exact time is on the ticket.
- On Sundays from 3 to 6 pm there is a kids' disco in the courtyard, free entry (the English version of the site says 3 to 5 pm).
Everything on Zurich · Innenhof Landesmuseum→
Source: illuminarium.ch · checked on 12 October 2026
- Start
- 17:00–22:30
- Opening hours
- Wed to Sun 5–10.30 pm, closed on Mondays · light art 5–10.30 pm · kids' act 6–6.45 pm · concert 8.15–9.45 pm · on Sundays 22 Nov, 29 Nov and 6 Dec closing at 9.30 pm (ticket page: 10 pm)
- Meeting point
- Flughafenpark hinter dem Circle, Flughafen Zürich
- In bad weather
- Openair bei jeder Witterung; bei Gefahr wird unterbrochen.
- Organiser
- No Ordinary Art Live AG
About a dozen light installations on the panorama path in the airport park — and a stage every evening: at 6 pm for children at reduced volume, at 8.15 pm a concert.
Good to know- Light-art-only ticket (“Early Slot” 6–8 pm): adults CHF 25, children and teens up to 15 CHF 10, under 4 free. The “Late Slot” 9–10.30 pm costs CHF 21.20 or 10.70. Concert tickets from CHF 47.
- The loop has stone, gravel and forest ground with small steps and gradients up to 10 %; the food village and concert area are reached by a wheelchair-accessible funicular.
Source: zauberpark.ch · checked on 12 October 2026
- Start
- 18:00
- Opening hours
- Switched on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 6 pm, during Zurich's Nightshopping
- Meeting point
- Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich (Einschaltung während des Nightshoppings)
- Organiser
- Vereinigung Zürcher Bahnhofstrasse
11,500 crystals on 12,000 metres of steel cable, 1,050 metres long, 110 tonnes of load and 20 days to build — named after the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and privately funded.
Good to know- From 20 November 2026 you can sponsor your own Lucy crystal; the proceeds go to the KISPI clowns at Zurich Children's Hospital and to the upkeep of the lights.
- “A Touch of Lucy”: during Advent a walk-in crystal installation on Züghusplatz brings Lucy down to eye level.
Everything on Zurich · Bahnhofstrasse→
Source: bahnhofstrasse-zuerich.ch · checked on 12 October 2026
🕐 Lighting times and closed days
When the lanterns burn and the shows run, as the organisers published them for 2026/27. Where a time is missing, we do not invent one.
November Mon–Sat from 5 pm, December Mon–Sat from 4.45 pm, Sundays always from 3 pm (closed 24 and 25 Dec) · family shows until 8 pm every 45 minutes · Digital Art Show 8–10 pm every 30 minutes · bars until 11 pm, club until midnight
Wed to Sun 5–10.30 pm, closed on Mondays · light art 5–10.30 pm · kids' act 6–6.45 pm · concert 8.15–9.45 pm · on Sundays 22 Nov, 29 Nov and 6 Dec closing at 9.30 pm (ticket page: 10 pm)
Switched on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 6 pm, during Zurich's Nightshopping
🏘️ 2 municipalities with organiser
3 places in 2 municipalities of the canton of Zurich. 2 of them have their own page with times, route and source.
- Zurich · Innenhof Landesmuseum — ILLUMINARIUM im Innenhof des Landesmuseums, ILLUMINARIUM, 5 November 2026.
- Kloten — Zauberpark am Flughafen Zürich, No Ordinary Art Live AG, 18 November 2026.
- Zurich · Bahnhofstrasse — «Lucy» — Weihnachtsbeleuchtung an der Bahnhofstrasse, Vereinigung Zürcher Bahnhofstrasse, from 19 November 2026.
📍 Start & getting there — where it begins
Where the route starts and how to get there, as the organisers describe it.
- Meeting point
- Innenhof des Landesmuseums Zürich, neben dem Hauptbahnhof
- Meeting point
- Flughafenpark hinter dem Circle, Flughafen Zürich
- Meeting point
- Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich (Einschaltung während des Nightshoppings)
🔦 Good to know before you go
Prams, weather, tickets, a torch: what the organisers announce themselves.
- Good to know
- The front of the courtyard with bars, snacks and the fondue chalet is free to enter. A single show costs CHF 14.90 for adults, CHF 9.90 for ages 10–16, CHF 6.90 or 5.90 for ages 6–9; free up to age 5, children only with an adult. · From 5 to 15 November the shows start 5 to 10 minutes later: it has to be dark enough first. The exact time is on the ticket. · On Sundays from 3 to 6 pm there is a kids' disco in the courtyard, free entry (the English version of the site says 3 to 5 pm).
- Good to know
- Light-art-only ticket (“Early Slot” 6–8 pm): adults CHF 25, children and teens up to 15 CHF 10, under 4 free. The “Late Slot” 9–10.30 pm costs CHF 21.20 or 10.70. Concert tickets from CHF 47. · The loop has stone, gravel and forest ground with small steps and gradients up to 10 %; the food village and concert area are reached by a wheelchair-accessible funicular.
- In bad weather
- Openair bei jeder Witterung; bei Gefahr wird unterbrochen.
- Good to know
- From 20 November 2026 you can sponsor your own Lucy crystal; the proceeds go to the KISPI clowns at Zurich Children's Hospital and to the upkeep of the lights. · “A Touch of Lucy”: during Advent a walk-in crystal installation on Züghusplatz brings Lucy down to eye level.
📊 Days compared within the canton
Documented lights in the canton of Zurich run from Thursday, 5 November 2026 to Wednesday, 30 December 2026.
🗺️ 4 cantons compared
13 per cent of all the lights we have verified across Switzerland shine in the canton of Zurich: 3 of 23.
For the canton of Zurich we list 3 light trails, shows and illuminations in 2 municipalities, 3 of them with a published 2026/27 date. The rest are listed as open. We never write a date we have not read at the source.
| Canton | Events | date set | First date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 4 | 4 | 17 October 2026 |
| Valais | 3 | 2 | 29 November 2026 |
| Zug | 3 | 3 | 27 November 2026 |
| Zurich | 3 | 3 | 5 November 2026 |
❓ FAQ about the canton
Every answer is calculated from the 3 verified entries for the canton of Zurich.
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How we check
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