After a red hot start on Tuesday, the festival kept the rhythm going for its second day. The sun was out again for most of the evening, the rain making a light and welcome entrance during the last concert, before continuing for most of the night to the campers’ delight (or not). Part of Paléo’s […]
Jazz and Music festivals galore and Sunday concerts in July
There’s plenty of music on offer over the next few weeks in Nyon, in Arnex-sur Nyon, in Montreux and over in France! Firstly, from Thursday 29 – Saturday 1 July it’s the Golden Festival at Arnex-sur-Nyon. Click here for more details On Friday 30th June it’s the start of the Montreux Jazz festival with over two weeks […]
New Floral Mosaic for Nyon 2017
The Bourg-de-Rive park in Nyon has a new floral mosaic. This year, the mosaic has been created in homage to Jacques Prévert, a French poet and screenwriter. There is a great series of photos (including photos taken with a drone) on how the mosaic was made on the Nyon council website (scroll down to June 16). […]
Film to be screened at the Château of Nyon with buffet and guided tour
There is a film screening coming up this week which will take place at the Château of Nyon. “The Duchess” (in English) starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes will be screened from 19:30 to 23:00 on Friday 23rd June. This film is to coincide with the château’s new exhibition entitled, “A Masked Ball, 18th Century & […]
From Jersey Boys and Twelfth Night to Haydn and Foreigner – Events coming up in June
There’s an interesting selection of events coming up in the first two weeks in June to cater for most readers’ tastes. See previous posts on this site for details of other events including the Vaud wine weekend, Spring Market in Nyon etc. It’s also the season for picking strawberries! There are several self-service strawberry farms in the region, […]