For this 2025 edition of the August 1 Day At Parc La Grange, the mayor of Geneva, Mr. Alfonso Gomez, wanted to offer the population a festive celebration, with eclectic programming, which will mix with traditional performance activities for everyone, sports activities, street art shows, a village dedicated to children as well as several concerts.
Find the detailed program below.
In a heckled global context, the festival of August 1, moment of convivial sharing, reflection and national pride, offers a precious opportunity to Gather around common values. The year of town hall of Mr. Alfonso Gomez being placed under the theme of protection, the Cicr will be The guest of honor From this edition, in order to show the importance for Switzerland, and for Geneva in particular, values of cohesion, peace and defense of the most vulnerable.
Humor, folklore and sport on the program
In charge of artistic programming, Nelson Schaeralso at the head of the Ella Fizgerald scene, the La Grange park will transform into a playground. From 3 p.m., the population is invited to enjoy Horoughs demonstrations of Alps and flag throws As well as to discover little-known sports such as tchoukball, invented in Switzerland, Disc Golf and ultimate Frisbee, mixed disciplines that give pride of place to fair play and respect.
Makeup workshop, street arts, ludobus, rides and funny trailer will be available to the smallest. From 4 p.m., the duo will perform on stage for a humorous concert, the Horsewomen and their burlesque and stripping show as well as Yildor Llach for circus acrobatics by bicycle.
There official party will start at 6.30 p.m. With the climb of flags, national anthem, speech translated into sign language and reading the federal pact of 1291. The evening will continue with a folk ball, a disco for children, the traditional procession of lanterns and the joy fire (subject to weather conditions).
Of the concerts will close the party with the Olaïtan Brass Band group, coming from Benin for whom it is also a national day, Alphorn Soundsystem, an unprecedented meeting between an Alps horn and the Sound System Genevois Skankin ‘Society or the performance of Dj Mulah.
Many stands, including bars Hold on by the Everybody’s Perfect, the abig (independent Brewers Genevois) and the Agevi (Geneva Association of Independent Package Vinters) and around thirty locations dedicated to culinary specialties from here and elsewhere will be available to the public.
A local and international host of honor
The ICRC plays an essential role worldwide, while participating in the dynamism of our city. Guardian of international humanitarian lawhe ensures compliance with the Geneva conventions, essential to protect victims of armed conflicts and civilian populations in wartime.
While 377 people working in the humanitarian field have succumbed around the world in 2024, making this deadliest year ever recorded, it is crucial to make known and enhance the action of the ICRC. On its stand, the ICRC will use virtual reality in order to raise public awareness of the humanitarian situation, by offering an immersive experience that is both innovative and moving.
A poster that binds Geneva emblem, protection and patriotism
Exam, the illustrator with 500 posters, Geneva artist recognized for his committed drawingswas inspired by the theme of the year of town hall in order to create an illustration that stages local and national symbols: Genava and Helvetia, as on the national monument of the English garden, bearing, protectors, children and riding the eagle, symbol of Geneva, one holding the emblem of the Red Cross, the other the Swiss cross.
While joy lights will illuminate our evenings everywhere in Switzerland, we will not be able to forget the pain that these flames evoke elsewhere in the world. While our communities will come together to express their pride and unity, other populations will continue to suffer from devastating consequences of conflicts that spread. These fires, representing freedom and hope, also invite us not to forget the struggles of those who live in anxiety and destruction. They remind us of the importance of peace and solidarity.
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