Christmas & New Year

Looking for something nice for your nearest and dearest? Visit Lucerne's markets this Advent. 

On selected days, various music groups, singers and choirs perform on Europe Square. We warmly invite you to enjoy our concerts and the «Dancing Christmas Trees» at the same time. 

Join us on a stroll through Lucerne. The Pine Boughs and Bright Lights tour through the festively decorated city helps pass the time more quickly in the run-up to Christmas and sheds light on some of the local seasonal customs.

During a stroll through Lucerne, discover the Christmas trees in the shop windows made by school classes and brought to life with stories, tales or pictures and take part in our prize draw. 

Discover the somewhat different Christmas trees. Light shows and music bring the trees to life and immerse you in a world of Christmas splendour. 

The large Christmas tree with its many lights invites you to enjoy the Advent atmosphere with a view of the Lucerne lake basin. Come and admire the 15-metre-high spruce on Europe Square. 

Celebrate the start of the new year in Lucerne. On 1 January 2024, the traditional New Year's fireworks display will bathe the sky above the lake basin in bright colours and bring a sparkle to many an eye with its magic. 

In January, Lucerne becomes a place of encounters immersed in light. Artistic light installations illuminate numerous building facades and squares, bringing warmth into the wintery city.

Give a piece of Central Switzerland as a present. Whether for a family outing, a leisure activity with friends or a romantic evening programme for two: with the 'Zentralschweizer Gutschein' you can give your loved ones the whole variety of the Lucerne – Lake Lucerne Region as a gift.