Opening night of the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (performed by the Really Youthful Group- part of the Geneva Amateur Operatic Society) will be next Friday the 28th August. This youth group work hard each summer to put on a great production for adults and children alike. This year there is a cast of 30 aged […]
Johnny Depp move over … it’s the Pirate’s Fête this weekend
This weekend, Saturday 22nd and August 23rd, in addition to the regular monthly Brocante fair on Nyon’s lake side, it will also be the “Pirates Fair”. There will be stands selling sausages and wine, events for children, and free trips on the lake during daylight hours on the “Nyolue 11”. This is a small boat […]
Arts Festival coming up in Nyon
Performance arts festival in Nyon. FAR, the festival of arts vivants (living arts) takes place in Nyon from the 10th to the 22nd August in various venues across the town. This festival is a major event in Nyon’s calendar along with Caribana, Paléo and Visions du Réel, and this year FAR celebrates its 25th anniversary. […]
A show in Nyon for all ages, by performers of all ages
The circus school Lelastiquecitrique in Rue des Marchandises (near the central car park) is well known and very popular for its children’s courses. Often you can be walking by and see children outside the school riding a uni cycle or rehearsing for a show. One of these shows is coming up next week (from the […]
That Alinghi boat, and more festivals in Nyon
Anyone down by the lake near the buvette of Crans on August 1st, got a fabulous sight of a flotilla of boats following the new Alinghi 5 boat as it sailed between Lausanne and Geneva. With a clear view of Mont Blanc, a light breeze and beautiful weather, there could not have been better sailing […]