Bern Lake Festival
3000 Bern
www.bernerseefestspiele.ch
The Bern Lake Festival has become well-established and will take place for the fourth time in 2025. Our festival delights up to 3,000 visitors of all ages every year.
Under the motto "out of the hall, into the heart of life," we bring classical music and jazz to the people and inspire a broad cross-section of the population. We play in garages and gardens, on playgrounds and in vineyards, just as much as in traditional concert halls – simply wherever the people are.
When
June 25–29, 2025
Who
The festival is organized by the "Association of Bernese Lake Festivals".
Festival management:
Olivier Darbellay, artistic director
Lilian Grindat - production manager
Colette Kappes – Management and Artistic Operations Office
Matthias Kuratli – Head of Communications
Patronage
Reto Bieri, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. hc Thierry Carrel, Patrick Demenga, Anouk Marazzi, Françoise Marcuard, Stephan Siegenthaler, Kaspar Zehnder
Where
Brasserie Obstberg, Private Garden at Egelsee, Restaurant Schöngrün, Rindisbach Wine Manufactory, Campus Muristalden, Werkhof Egelsee, Zentrum Paul Klee
How
The Bern Lake Festival creates multifaceted and cross-genre programs of concerts of various kinds in the heart of the city in a light, summery atmosphere for an audience in a strolling mood.
On stage are classical stars with international appeal, renowned musicians of world renown, and young, up-and-coming talents. What they all have in common is a passionate joy in playing and top-level musical quality.
Besides quality at all levels, accessibility, and communication, sustainability is also a top priority. A festival for people that doesn't harm nature and keeps all emissions as low as possible.
Weather:
For every outdoor venue, there is a backup plan. So we are independent of the weather.


