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Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Museum Rietberg · Zürich • CHF18
Red is more than a color here: it's centuries of Chinese lacquer mastery, carved and polished into shimmering dragons, phoenixes, and flowers. Museum Rietberg shows off the craft's silky depths and the lucky symbols hidden in every layer.
December 26 at 9am
Zürich Opera House · Zürich • CHF15
Peek behind the curtain at Zurich's grand opera house: this hour-long tour winds through costume workshops, makeup rooms, and props storage before landing you on the stage itself.
December 20 at 11am
Museum of Design Zurich · Zürich
Peek inside Switzerland's largest design archive with an expert guide. This one-hour tour unpacks the highlights, from Frutiger typography to Dieter Rams radios, plus the pull-out drawers below.
December 20 at 11am
Museum of Design Zurich · Zürich • CHF15
Step into Christoph Hefti's wild textile universe where neon creatures and dreamlike scenes blur the line between design and fine art. This guided tour unpacks the Swiss designer's surreal storytelling thread by thread.
Dec. 20 & Dec. 27 at 4pm
Zunfthaus zur Zimmerleuten · Zürich • $$$
Hear Free Bird and Paint It Black like never before: a string quartet tearing through classic rock anthems by the glow of thousands of candles in a 14th-century guild hall. Sixty minutes, no intermission, all goosebumps.
December 20 at 3pm
Kaufleuten Restaurant (Kultur, Anlässe und Bankett) · Zürich
Let two nylon and steel guitars carry you across the Andes. Hermanos Gutiérrez weave surf-rock, milonga, and lap-steel into cinematic, melancholic instrumentals: a love letter to South America, produced by Dan Auerbach.
Sun, Dec 20 · 8:00 PM
Kaufleuten Restaurant (Kultur, Anlässe und Bankett) · Zürich
Hermanos Gutiérrez weave nylon and steel guitars into sweeping cinematic soundscapes that bridge Ecuadorian roots with surf-rock and Western wanderlust. Their instrumental show at Kaufleuten is a wordless journey through Andean peaks, desert railroads, and brotherly harmony.
December 21 at 8pm
Kaufleuten Restaurant (Kultur, Anlässe und Bankett) · Zürich
Catch a brand-new voice at his Zurich premiere: Herr Pfenninger trades indie-rock volume for quiet, intimate songs in Swiss German. His debut single "Trauzüüge" spins a wedding gone wrong into a dark family secret.
December 27 at 6pm
Schauspielhaus Zürich · Zürich
Dorothy's journey down the yellow brick road gets a dark, glittering remix. Bastian Kraft's production channels Judy Garland's spirit through a dreamscape of queer witches, melancholic showgirls, and musical numbers, exploring what "home" really means beneath the Technicolor surface.
December 26 at 11am +3
Schauspielhaus Zürich · Zürich
A pilot crash-lands, a little prince recounts his journey between planets, and Saint-Exupéry's classic becomes a stage journey about connection. Antú Romero Nunes directs this all-ages production at the Pfauen.
Dec. 29 & Dec. 30 at 8pm
Schauspielhaus Zürich: Schiffbau · Zürich
A Swiss dramaturg helping research a play about conspiracy theories tumbles down the rabbit hole herself. Mudanzas López's sharp comedy asks why we believe lies, and whether truth still stands a chance.
December 20 at 5pm +3
Schauspielhaus Zürich: Schiffbau · Zürich • Free
An advent calendar come to life: every December afternoon, Schauspielhaus artists pop up with a different surprise mini-performance. Free, quick, and built for wide-eyed kids and curious grown-ups alike.
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Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Stadtgärtnerei - Zentrum für Pflanzen und Bildung · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Zürich HB · Zürich
CHF 299
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 2:24 PM
Nordamerika Native Museum NONAM · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 8:00 AM
Diversity Tennis School Zürich · Zürich
CHF310
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Josefstrasse 197 · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 7:00 AM
St. Peter · Zürich
Wed, Dec 23 · 5:00 PM
Zürich Tourist Information · Zürich
CHF25
Sun, Dec 20 · 6:00 AM
Zürich Bürkliplatz · Zürich
CHF15
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Kunsthaus Zürich · Zürich
CHF31
Wed, Dec 23 · 5:00 PM
Tanzhaus Zürich · Zürich
CHF440
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
FIFA Museum · Zürich
CHF8
Sun, Dec 20 · 8:00 AM
St. Peter · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 5:00 PM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Wed, Dec 23 · 6:00 PM
Rote Fabrik · Zürich
CHF50
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Bahnhofplatz · Zürich
CHF 10
Sun, Dec 20 · 11:00 AM
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst · Zürich
Free
Wed, Dec 23 · 10:00 AM
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Sihlcity · Zürich
Free
Wed, Dec 23 · 5:30 PM
Zirkusquartier Zurich · Zürich
CHF700
Thu, Dec 31 · 7:30 PM
Schauspielhaus Zürich · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 8:00 AM
Bahnhofplatz · Zürich
CHF 325
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:30 AM
Zürich HB · Zürich
CHF 0-CHF 700
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 11:45 AM
Museum Haus Konstruktiv · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Zurich Bus station · Zürich
CHF 15-CHF 101
Wed, Dec 23 · 4:00 PM
Tanzhaus Zürich · Zürich
CHF440
Wed, Dec 23 · 4:00 PM
Tourist Information · Zürich
CHF25
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Zürich HB · Zürich
CHF5
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Zürich HB · Zürich
CHF 0-CHF 115
Wed, Dec 23 · 4:15 PM
Zirkusquartier Zurich · Zürich
CHF560
Mon, Dec 21 · 9:00 AM
Buchhandlung Nievergelt Scheidegger & Co AG · Zürich
Free
Sun, Dec 20 · 5:00 PM
Millers Theater · Zürich
CHF53
Wed, Dec 23 · 5:00 PM
Zürich Tourist Information · Zürich
CHF25
Sun, Dec 20 · 11:00 AM
Bellerivestrasse 34 · Zürich
CHF 650
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Mastkopt · Zürich
CHF 625
Wed, Dec 23 · 4:45 PM
Zirkusquartier Zurich · Zürich
CHF700
Wed, Dec 23 · 3:30 PM
Zürich Opera House · Zürich
CHF15
Wed, Dec 23 · 3:30 PM
Zürich Opera House · Zürich
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Museum Rietberg · Zürich
CHF18
Sun, Dec 20 · 10:00 AM
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Wed, Dec 23 · 2:00 PM
Tanzhaus Zürich · Zürich
CHF352
Wed, Dec 23 · 8:30 PM
Moods · Zürich
CHF10
Wed, Dec 23 · 3:00 PM
Tanzhaus Zürich · Zürich
CHF352
Wed, Dec 23 · 2:00 PM
Zirkusquartier Zurich · Zürich
CHF560
Sun, Dec 20 · 8:00 AM
Bahnhofstrasse 69 · Zürich
CHF 159-CHF 1570
Mon, Dec 21 · 5:30 PM
Theater PurPur · Zürich
CHF120
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich · Zürich
CHF5
Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM
Zürich HB · Zürich
CHF 19.49-CHF 35.9
Thu, Dec 24 · 8:00 PM
VIOR · Zürich
CHF10
Thu, Dec 24 · 2:30 PM
GALOTTI · Zürich
Free
Sun, Dec 20 · 11:00 AM
Kunsthaus Zürich · Zürich
CHF37
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