Bol D’Or this weekend, New events website, Warehouse sale at Catambo in Vich

Bol D'Or - A

iframe> Yacht race this weekend – Photo above cnp From the 17-19 June, the fabulous yacht race the “Bol D’ Or” will take place on Lac Léman. Yachts begin the race in Geneva on Saturday and sail as fast as they can down to the other end of the lake to Le Bouveret and back again. It’s [...]

Naval parade this weekend in Rolle. Working on the new building at UEFA

Ferry a

Every year the ferry company CGN organises a big naval  parade on Lac Léman. On Sunday 5th June it’s the turn of Rolle to host the parade. There is a full programme for the day, members of the public can embark on the ferries to take part in the parade at various points along the lake, or they can simply watch [...]

Events coming up May and June – From bbq competitions to films about the U.S subprime crisis

Interculturelle A

There is a busy weekend coming up in Nyon with lots of events on the agenda.   Also, please note (re previous post) there will be NO English column in La Côte newspaper this Friday due to space restrictions. Here’s an advance notice that on Monday 6th June at 20:00 there will be a special screening of the [...]

Maradona in Nyon and the King of Spain in Vaud – Local news summary

Maradona 2

  Photo above: courtesy of Hublot Here is a summary of some recent local news taken and translated from La Côte newspaper.  Don’t forget, there is an English column in La Côte each Friday written by the Living in Nyon editor, it’s a light hearted look at living in this area. It can be found on the [...]

From Wine Open days to Jazz to Woody Allen Films – Events this weekend

caves-ouvertes 2011

In addition to the big Spring Fair in Gingins on Saturday (see post below), there are lots of events happening around the area this weekend.  Caves Ouvertes – Mont Sur Rolle  Firstly, over in Mont sur Rolle,  it’s  “Cave Ouvertes” (Open House ) in over 30 wine cellars on Saturday 21 May from 11:00 -19:00, and Sunday [...]

Events in April and May: From Brass bands to business talks, from tulips to Paléo tickets and pantomimes

Jam Pots

Happy Easter to all Living in Nyon readers! Here are just a selection of events coming up in the area in April and May. More events will be posted on here in the next few days. Included in this post are photos taken recently in and around the Nyon area and at last Sunday’s Easter market.   29th April [...]

Caribana – Music for all ages from Kool and the Gang to OMD to Misty Miller

Caribana Tshirts 2011 A

Photo above:  The “biotiful” range of Caribana T shirts 2011. The full line up for the 21st edition of Caribana music festival is now out and reveals a programme of music and styles to suit all ages. For those that want to reminisce, ”Get Down On It” and boogie, Kool and the Gang  will be performing on the Grande [...]

Music festival dates for your diary 2011:Paléo line up soon to be revealed. Caribana:Texas,Justin Nozuka,Morcheeba and more

Caribana_2011_neutre

Photo above: the famous sunflower field at Paléo – an annual tradition In just over three weeks time (on April 5th), the line up for the Paléo music festival will be revealed. For those of you new to the Nyon area, Paléo is Europe’s second biggest outdoor music festival. It takes place just above Nyon and attracts [...]

Theatre, Comedy, Sport, Music and Community events in March

Funny Laundry March 2011

Cleaning up the Toblerones, Barn dance, Arthur Smith at comedy night, Climate Conference, English Theatre, Rock at Usine, Next male trailing spouse meet up and Big Rugby match Photo above – Rock group Bench playing down at the Usine à Gaz tonight. There are lots of events scheduled for March in Nyon and the surrounding area. Here is a selection of them [...]

Sauna opens up by lake, Expat fair next weekend, Arabic jazz at Usine Saturday night

Nyon- Autumn A

The winter sauna has now been installed down by the lake and along with it, these colourful flags hanging above the water. For more details of sauna opening times and the assocation behind this initiative see the Bains des Trois Jetées .   Photo below: the sauna with a view of the lake   Expatriate Fair  The Léman Expat [...]