The first night of Paléo began under hot, cloudless skies and the crowds poured in when the gates officially opened at 15:30. By 19:00, music lovers were already in party mood listening to the tropical electro sounds of CERO 39 in the l’Escale Bar in the Village du Monde, and at 19:45 the Dome tent was […]
Bubbles, Volcanos and Brocantes – What’s new at Paléo 2017 – Part 1
Paléo Festival begins on 18th July and on Monday morning the final touches were being added to the stages, bars and public areas around the grounds before the gates officially open on Tuesday at 15:30. This year, HES-SO (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland) has created an enormous “volcano”: a structure of […]
New Nyon event! Parking Day on Saturday 24 June
On Saturday 24 June from 10:00-18:00 there will be an event in Nyon called “Parking Day” For one day only, certain public parking areas (place du Château, route de Divonne, near the bus stop Cessouest, the Petite Prairie and the chemin Falconnier) will be re-appropriated and transformed into a new kind of urban use. The aim […]
Sun and a Sold Out Caribana for first night of festival
The first night of Caribana festival was sold out with a big crowd attracted to the various bands playing on the stages that night, thankfully it was also sunny and it is set to stay that way for the rest of the week. This year as in previous years, there are food stalls and bars […]
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, […]