🎉 Neuchâtel Harvest Festival 2025 in pictures

The Harvest Festival of Neuchâtel 2025 once again brought together tens of thousands of visitors from across Switzerland and beyond. With colorful parades, open-air concerts, and the unmissable pyromusical fireworks display, this event remains one of the country's most popular festive events.

🍇 A celebration steeped in tradition

Created at the beginning of the 20th century, the Fête des Vendanges celebrates the Neuchâtel terroir and the region's rich winemaking heritage every autumn. Wineries open their doors, stalls selling local specialties enliven the streets, and winegrowers proudly share their new vintages.

This 2025 edition highlighted conviviality and expertise, with a large audience enjoying three days of celebration on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel.

🎶 Concerts and festive atmosphere

Throughout the weekend, music resonated throughout the old town and along the quays. Young local artists, as well as Swiss headliners, set the stages set up for the occasion ablaze.

The streets of Neuchâtel were transformed into a veritable open-air theatre, where one could encounter marching bands, dancers and entertainment for young and old.

🎆 The highlight of the show: the pyromelodic fireworks display

The most anticipated moment of the festival, the pyromusical fireworks display lit up the sky over Neuchâtel on Saturday evening. Synchronized to a soundtrack reminiscent of a musical, the show wowed the crowd.

Video of the final bouquet

The colorful and perfectly paced 2025 finale drew a round of applause and will be remembered as one of the most successful in recent years.

Watch the 2025 Harvest Festival Musical Fireworks (full, 4 parts) video and photo gallery

🍷 An unmissable event in French-speaking Switzerland

More than just a celebration, the Neuchâtel Harvest is a moment of intergenerational sharing. Combining gastronomy, culture, and traditions, it contributes to the region's influence and attracts an ever-increasing number of international visitors.

👉 The Neuchâtel Harvest Festival 2025 confirms its status as a flagship event in French-speaking Switzerland, combining authenticity and modernity to celebrate the Neuchâtel art of living.