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Paleo Festival Nyon in Nyon
Paleo Festival Nyon grew from a small 1976 folk gathering into one of Europe's largest open-air music festivals, now drawing roughly 230,000 people to Lake Geneva's shore each summer. Each edition runs six days, mixing major international headliners with circus and street-arts acts across multiple stages. The closing night pairs fireworks with the final set on the Grande Scene, the festival's biggest stage.
What began in 1976 as a small folk gathering called the Nyon Folk Festival has grown into Paleo Festival Nyon, now one of the largest open-air music festivals in Europe, drawing around 230,000 people to the shores of Lake Geneva each July.