Zauberpark at Zurich Airport 2026: light art in the park behind the Circle — and why not to go on a Monday
✓ Checked at the source · as of 12 October 2026
Behind the Circle at the airport, the park becomes a light-art route for 17 nights: about a dozen installations on the panorama path, and a stage every evening, at 6 pm for children and at 8.15 pm for everyone else. On Mondays everything stays dark.
📅 Lit days 2026/27 — date and status
Open on 17 of the 19 calendar days – in between, the door stays shut.
Zauberpark am Flughafen Zürich
✓Wednesday, 18 November 2026 – Sunday, 6 December 2026 · 19 days
- 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.
Source: zauberpark.ch · checked on 12 October 2026
🕐 Lighting times and closed days
Usually open until 22:30 – longer than 6 of the 9 events with a published closing time.
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)
🗓️ Is it lit today?
17 days with something on, 6 of them on a Saturday or Sunday – enter your day and the check tells you what is open.
📅 Visit-day check
Pick the day you are free — the answer comes from the verified ConvivaPlus dataset, not from a run you have to work out in your head.
| Session | Run | Opening hours | Date set? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zauberpark am Flughafen Zürich | Wed 18 Nov – Sun 6 Dec19 days | 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) | confirmed |
Calculated from the ConvivaPlus dataset — every row with its own source above.
📍 Start & getting there — where it begins
- Meeting point
- Flughafenpark hinter dem Circle, Flughafen Zürich
🔦 Good to know from the organiser
What the organiser spells out: prices, what happens if it rains and food and drink.
- In bad weather
- Openair bei jeder Witterung; bei Gefahr wird unterbrochen.
- 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.
✨ What to expect
The Zauberpark is an open-air festival: standing room, in any weather, and a loop with stone, gravel and forest ground, small steps and gradients up to 10 per cent. Stairs have ramps, and the food village and concert area are reached by a wheelchair-accessible funicular; an inclusion team accompanies anyone who registers five days ahead.
The programme has two beats. At 6 pm the kids' act plays at reduced volume; at 8.15 pm a concert that can reach 100 decibels, with free earplugs at the entrance. On the three Sundays, 22 and 29 November and 6 December, the park closes earlier and goes acoustic.
What would you go to the Zauberpark for?
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🎯 Tips for the evening
One park, three kinds of ticket. What to know beforehand.
- 1Light art only? Pick the slot“Early Slot” 6–8 pm: adults CHF 25, children and teens up to 15 CHF 10. “Late Slot” 9–10.30 pm: CHF 21.20 or 10.70. Concert tickets from CHF 47.
- 2Not on a MondayThe park is closed on Mondays; it is open on 17 nights.
- 3Dress warmly, solid solesEverything is outdoors and standing. The organiser recommends good shoes with firm winter soles.
- 4No food from homeFood and drink brought in are not allowed, except for special dietary needs.
📊 Lit days compared with the neighbours
On 17 days Zurich is on as well – two places in one outing.
Each bar is one light, dark this one, pale the nearest ones.
🗺️ Nearby — more lights
In the city of Zurich, Lucy shines above the Bahnhofstrasse during the same Advent, and the Illuminarium plays at the National Museum; all Zurich lights are on the canton page. The Zauberpark is a partner event of the Zauberwald Lenzerheide, which follows in December in the Graubünden forest.
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❓ FAQ — in short
Answers from the verified dataset — no date is carried over from the previous year.
People also ask
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In November, during Nightshopping.
Yes, the Zauberwald Lenzerheide in December, the Zauberpark's partner event.
All verified Zurich lights on the canton page.
The ConvivaPlus verdict
The Zauberpark is a light for a whole evening with a programme, not for a quick stroll. With children the Early Slot with the kids' act is worth it; if you only want to look, take the cheaper Late Slot.
Freshness note: Programme and prices read at the source on 12 October 2026; concert prices exclude Ticketcorner fees.
Check the latest: ConvivaPlus light trails dataset 2026/27 – Kloten →
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