Attention Small Sauna out of order
2026-03-10 08:00 - 2026-04-01 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Due to a technical problem, the small sauna is out of service until Tuesday, March 31. Reopening April 1 at 9 a.m. hours.
Limited seating.
Thank you for your understanding.

Cold water swimming lessons
2026-03-23 12:30 - 13:30 | On the pier
Would you like to start cold water swimming and join a movement of several hundred people who swim all winter at the Bains? Would you like to enjoy the many benefits of cold water swimming (immune defenses, mental well-being, etc.)?
From September 1, Les Bains will be offering classes every Monday between 12:30 and 1:30 pm in groups of up to 8, to give you all the keys you need to get started.
This course is designed for intermediate and advanced swimmers (we don’t teach you how to swim during the course).
Registration at the Rotonde des Bains, CHF 10 per course.

Night swimming
2026-03-25 18:00 - 20:00
Here we go again for another winter. Come and wriggle your fins in deliciously icy water under the stars.
6 dates to remember: November 5 and 26, 2025. December 17, 2025, January 28, 2026, February 25, 2026, March 25, 2026, between 6 and 8 pm.

Clown improv
2026-03-26 19:30 - 21:00
“Four unpredictable clowns, a charismatic master of ceremonies, and a shower of inspiration: this is the explosive alchemy that will set this new improv clown evening in the yurt alight. Get ready for an avalanche of brilliant nonsense and bursts of laughter, punctuated with poetic sparkles. Come and immerse yourself in clowning on Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Yourte des Bains!”Cie TAKE CARE

Sport courses for all levels
2026-03-27 12:15 - 13:15
Want to move, breathe and take care of yourself in a unique setting?
David offers outdoor sports classes at the Bains des Pâquis, accessible to all. Through mobility and strengthening exercises, come and (re)discover the benefits of physical activity for body and mind.
The program includes a variety of exercises, a breathtaking view of the lake, and guaranteed motivation!
Schedule: every Friday, 12.15pm – 1.15pm
Bring your own yoga mat. Classes open to all – offered by Les Bains – no registration required
AUBP membership fee: CHF 20.00 per year
Admission to baths: CHF 2.00 during warm season
Teacher : David Collins, coach

Dial-a-poem Switzerland
2026-03-28 - 2026-05-10
To mark the inauguration of the DIAL-A-POEM SWITZERLAND project, MAMCO, in collaboration with the Bains des Pâquis, invites you to a festive evening to discover the exhibition dedicated to the poet John Giorno and his poems by telephone.
In 1968, the American poet John Giorno (1936-2019) launched Dial-A-Poem. He integrated poetry into everyday life: it was broadcast by telephone, and performed rather than written. Almost 60 years after that first version, MAMCO, in collaboration with Giorno Poetry Systems (GPS), is organizing Dial-A-Poem Switzerland, bringing together voices from Switzerland’s different linguistic regions. Poets, writers, thinkers, theater and film personalities, lyricists: all have forged their means of expression from the word, its meaning and its sound.
The project was launched in the open air of the Bains des Pâquis, where a telephone was installed in an old telephone booth. Alongside the jetty, an exhibition on John Giorno is being held. It evokes the literary and artistic currents that ran through his career: the Beat Generation, visual poetry, the underground scene, Pop Art and the technological experimentation of the New York art scene. One of Geneva’s most popular venues thus becomes the stage for these literatures of yesterday and today, and offers as many gifts to those who pick up the phone or call the Dial-A-Poem Switzerland number.
From March 28 to May 10, daily from 8am to 8pm.

Movement & Relaxation
2026-03-28 09:00 - 10:00
With a view over the lake, between the lighthouse’s plane trees, Natacha and Dalia take turns offering a wellness break adapted to the rhythm of the seasons. Caring, regenerating and accessible to all, these sessions invite you to connect with your inner state, take care of yourself and recharge your batteries.
Through movement, conscious breathing and meditation, the practice harmonizes the body, honors the present moment and increases vital energy. Return to sensation, awaken the body, release the breath and relax before or after a swim.
Every Saturday at
From October to April: 10am to 11am
May to September: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Poetic aperitif
2026-03-28 11:00 - 12:00
As part of the Festival Histoire et Cité, Philippe Constantin will give a reading of his text “Le Tarot de la Vie”, accompanied on cello by Francesco Bartoletti.

Philo aux Bains: Science, knowledge and mysteries of the animal body with Virginie Jean
2026-03-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Yurt
What if certain practices escaped the all-too-simple categories of “science” or “superstition”?
What if, between technical gesture and intuition, between accumulated experience and mystery, there were another way of inhabiting the world?
As part of the Festival Histoire et Cité, whose theme for 2026 is “Comme par magie” (As by magic), Philo aux Bains is delighted to welcome Virginie Jean, cow whisperer.
In contrast to a strictly technical vision of animal care, his work is part of an ancient tradition: that of the “rebouteux” and “rebouteuses”, who, through touch, close observation, listening to the body and empirical knowledge often transmitted outside academic frameworks, relieve, heal and rebalance.
Is it folk knowledge? An art of gesture? A form of magic?
What does it mean to “care” when you’re working with living beings, in close proximity to the body?
How can we think about these practices in a world dominated by scientific veterinary medicine? Opposition, complementarity, cohabitation?
This meeting will be an opportunity to explore the tensions – but also the possible dialogues – between rationality and belief, tradition and modernity, the visible and the invisible.
In the course of the discussion, we’ll also question our contemporary relationship with living things: what does caring for animals say about our way of being in the world? What is legitimate knowledge? Who decides what’s science and what’s folklore?
The meeting will take place at the Bains des Pâquis, on the pier, under the yurt. Free admission.

Tai-Chi classes
2026-03-29 10:00 - 11:00 | On the pier
Every Sunday at the Spa

June to September: 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
October to May: 10am to 11am

In case of rain or wind: bistro-side shelter
Classes open to all – offered by Les Bains – no registration required

AUBP membership fee: CHF 20 per year
Admission to the baths : CHF 2.00 during the warm season

Tai chi teachers: Laurence Bovay, Careen Croset, Valérie Oppel, Marianne Schweizer
Sense of direction, praise for slowness, muscle tone, breathing, meditation, flexibility, memory, balance

The springs of the imagination always end up forming a lake
2026-03-29 14:00 - 18:00 | On the pier
“The springs of the imagination always end up forming a lake”.
an exhibition, performances and stories to illuminate the mysterious
March 29, 2026 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm as part of the Festival Histoire et Cité

At the crossroads of the arts, sciences and cultural heritage, this initiative proposes to turn the territory from a mere setting into a space for shared narratives, conveying meaning, belonging and relationships. In this way, the place becomes alive, not through its materiality alone, but through the stories that run through it and the links it generates, enabling everyone to become part of it, to recognize themselves in it and to experience it. To live the territory is also to tell its story.

A proposal fromIIRRM

Since its creation, theInstitut International de Recherche sur la Radio et la Magie (IIRRM) has explored the relationship between magic, art and science, with the ambition of questioning dominant cultural narratives and renewing the ecology of the senses. The project Les sources de l’imaginaire finissent toujours par former un lac (The springs of the imaginary always end up forming a lake) is part of this line: beyond the transmission of a rich intangible heritage, it questions contemporary societal and ecological issues by reaffirming the role of the marvellous in our collective imaginations.

Program of talks and performances, from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm:
Flash training – Guardians of Lake Geneva stories
Maryne Lanaro
Continuous 30′ storytelling on the pier
Supported by the E.S.I.M. association, this flash course is an immersion in the ecology of storytelling. At the crossroads of neuroscience, mythology and life sciences, it explores a simple yet powerful idea: when stories stop circulating, places become impoverished. Through a founding myth of Lake Geneva, collective practices and ritual gestures, participants become guardians of stories – responsible for their transmission, transformation and symbolic power. An intergenerational experience, joyful and engaging, to relearn how to listen to places and tell stories in a different way.

Introduction to the notion of wave epidermis by Jeska Kaola
Paul Courlet
Perfomance, storytelling, music 40′ around 4:00 pm
In this mini-conference, Paul Courlet immerses us in the work of Jeska Kaola, an avant-garde intuitive researcher who evoked the notions of brain waves, synchronization and trance in her 1808 essay Épidermes ondulatoires (Kaola, Jeska, Epidermes ondulatoires Édition Solaris, 1808). Disappeared from the radar and reviled by the scientific community, she was in her time a precursor of therapeutic hypnosis and anticipated the discoveries about brain function made later through brain imaging. She was also close to the famous international trader Jaklos Bariolez Igwan (1755-1816), renowned for his audacity and divinatory powers.

The lake lamp
Diederik Petters
Performance, installation, narrative 25′ continuous in the Yurt
What do luminous objects have to say when we finally give them a voice? In this sound installation, it’s light that plays the leading role: a simple electric bulb on a stand. It flickers. But even more astonishing: it speaks. Could it be that this lamp has emerged from the abyssal depths, from the compact blackness at the bottom of Lake Geneva? A ghostly lamp that seems to carry sunken stories – tales of wrecked ships, missing scenes, lives or voices that have sunk into the lake – but also, the tale of its own invention.

A MOBILE EXHIBITION WITH
MATHILDE TINTURIER, HENRY DELÉTRA HANNA, STEPHANIE PFISTER

AND A LISTENING LOUNGE WITH
ERIC DESJEUX, JEAN-BAPTISTE MOLINA, MARYNE LANARO, EVA ZORNIO, PAUL COURLET, DIEDERIK PETEERS

Workshops
2026-04-01 14:00 - 2026-04-15 18:00
As part of the “Des glaciers aux Bains des Pâquis” exhibition, two workshops are organized by the City of Geneva, with the curator of the Maison de la rivière.
To register, click on the links below:
April 1 at 2pm: https: //www.geneve.ch/agenda/poisson-avril-leman
April 15 at 2 p.m.: https: //www.geneve.ch/agenda/poisson-avril-leman-0

Full Moon Sauna
2026-04-02 08:00 - 23:30 | Sauna
Once a month, when the moon is full, our winter facilities stay open until 11:30 p.m. so you can relax in the baths under the moon’s watchful eye. Braziers, ice cubes, clay and orange wedges add to this moment like no other…
Aufguss ceremonies take place during the evening. This practice of Northern European origin, associated with Finnish and Germanic saunas, consists of an “infusion” of steam flavored with essential oils to increase the humidity level. This purifying collective ritual is designed to intensify the benefits of the sauna through an immersive multisensory experience: intense heat, aromatic scents, sometimes music, for a deep sense of letting go and complete rejuvenation.

Cancelled : Apéro poétique
2026-04-11 11:00 - 12:00
The apéro poétique with Bessa Myftiu on Saturday April 11 at 11am has been postponed until October.

LUNA NOVA OBSCURA
2026-04-17 09:30 - 13:00
Once a month, at the time of the new moon, the Spa’s wellness area offers quiet, introspective mornings: a suspended moment when we withdraw from the external tumult to reconnect with ourselves. The new moon invites us to take a break and relearn how to listen to silence…
Aufguss ceremonies take place during the morning. This practice of Northern European origin, associated with Finnish and Germanic saunas, consists of an “infusion” of steam flavored with essential oils to increase humidity levels. This purifying collective ritual is designed to intensify the benefits of the sauna through an immersive multisensory experience: intense heat, aromatic scents, sometimes music, for a deep sense of letting go and complete rejuvenation.

Expo fête de la danse
2026-04-18 - 2026-05-26
La Fête de la Danse Genève célècelebrates 20 years ! On this occasion, we invite you to step back in time with a photo exhibition at the Bains des Pâquis, from April 18 to May 26, 2026.

Entitled “La danse fait la fête dans les rues de Genève for 20 years”, this retrospective exhibition presents 240 large- and small-format photographs. These powerful images recount the magic of the Geneva Dance Festival, which over the years has sprinkled glitter on people’s everyday lives. Many of these unforgettable moments take place at the Bains des Pâquis!

Street performances, initiations at the Maison des Arts du Grütli, a ball in a courtyard… Every year in May, dance is everywhere, bringing its poetry, its demands and its art of connecting people.

The festival was created by Reso (a Swiss dance umbrella organization). Its aim is to celebrate dance in all its forms. With you and for you!

In Geneva, the festival is a cantonal affair, with 200 activities on both banks of the Rhône. Immerse yourself in this extraordinary adventure by taking a look around. Let yourself be carried away by this great collective celebration that gets Gen ève!

The exhibition will be unveiled with great fanfare, in the presence of the photographers, on the evening of the opening of the 20e Fête de la Danse Genève, on Thursday, May 7. But don’t hesitate to discover the exhibition from April 18.
Photography : Tod auf dem Boot, Cie Vloeistof, Bains des Pâquis, 2015 ©David Bourgeade

Poetic aperitif
2026-04-18 11:00 - 12:00
On Saturday, April 18, as part of the DIAL A POEM project, Julien Maret will be a guest at Les Bains des Pâquis.
As part of the Apéros Poétiques series, the author will read a previously unpublished piece written especially for this event at Les Bains.
Julien Maret lives and works in Geneva.
In the past, he founded and edited the magazines *L’Ablate* and *Coma*. He is a regular contributor to numerous other publications. Two of his books have been published by José Corti: *Rengaine* (2011) and *Ameublement* (2014).

Poetic aperitif
2026-04-25 11:00 - 12:00
reading by Fanny Briand and Philippe Constantin this Saturday at 11am in the yurt.
Born in the autumn of 1980, Fanny first set eyes on the wide open spaces of the Geneva countryside, facing the Jura mountains. Later, she dabbled in art in general at the ESBA, dreaming of travel and the mountains, before training in landscape architecture. It was in an architects’ office that she honed her sensitivity to the world; large scale, small scale, public or private space, rural or urban, she approaches landscape from different angles, always spatial. In recent years, she has returned to what had never really left her: drawing and writing. In line and words, she searches for the micro-cracks where our roots take root.
She co-founded the association “Poésie ambulante”(www.poesieambulante.com) in 2017 and joined the editorial board of Journal des Bains the same year. She currently divides her time between her teaching load at Hepia and creative, personal or collaborative projects.

Come and sit down
2026-04-28 15:30 - 18:30, 2026-05-12 15:30 - 18:30 | On the pier
Viens t’assis, je t’écoute returns to the Bains des Pâquis for the 2026 season.
Come and sit down with a stranger, talk about your dreams or your gripes, talk about the weather…
Our volunteers will be delighted to offer you a confidential, caring and free listening service!
Looking forward to seeing you again!
Upcoming dates, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. :

Thursday, April 16
Tuesday, April 28
Tuesday, May 12
Thursday, May 28
Sunday, June 28
Sunday, July 26th
Sunday, August 9th
Sunday, September 27
Sunday, October 11th

https://www.jetecoute.org/geneve

Clown improv
2026-04-30 19:30 - 20:30
Four clowns, an MC and a good dose of the unexpected: get ready to plunge into a bath of emotions… and laughter!
Join us on Thursday April 30 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm at the Bains des Pâquis for an hour of Clown Improv that’s as crazy as it is poetic. On stage, 4 overexcited clowns and a mistress of ceremonies orchestrate a joyful chaos of improvisation, surprises and laughter.
In the warm atmosphere of the yurt, this last performance of the 2025/2026 season promises an avalanche of clownery, tenderness and suspended moments. Come and tickle your funny bone… and leave with a light spirit!
A unique show that lets you take a break from everyday life and let yourself be carried away by an explosion of joy.

Dance festival
2026-05-07 - 2026-05-10
The Geneva Dance Festival celebrates its 20th edition from May 6 to 10, 2026! In the spotlight, the Bains des Pâquis will host the inaugural evening, a retrospective exhibition, two national shows and many other delights. Welcome!
The inaugural evening will take place on Thursday, May 7. It begins with the opening of the photography exhibition, followed by JINX 103, the show that marked the Fête de la Danse 15 years ago. In this show, Genevan dancers Jozsef Trefeli and Gabor Varga draw on their Hungarian folk heritage to create a rhythmic work combining body percussion and rapid movement.
The evening will continue with a DJ set by Ubuntu Live, for a vibrant and festive Afrobeat atmosphere – ideal for swaying and celebrating together!
On Sunday, May 10, the week ends in style with tai chi and afrodance classes, punctuated by two shows on national tour as part of the Fête de la Danse. With Le Cycle, Compagnie Kane explores the link between growth, decline and renewal in nature. Power guaranteed!
With OUVERTURE, Géraldine Chollet takes her inspiration from medieval mystery theater, blending the sacred and the profane. The audience, forming a circle, becomes an actor in the ritual: performers dance in the center, sometimes joining the procession, then returning to it, creating a collective whirlwind.
This anniversary edition of the Fête de la Danse can be enjoyed in 9 towns, with a fun-filled program featuring 200 activities. Shows, parties, initiations… Whatever your age or style, come and celebrate dance with us!

Poetic aperitif
2026-05-09 11:00 - 12:00
Apéro poétique with Fabienne Radi
Fabienne Radi writes (essays, fiction, poems), produces artist’s editions (books, posters, records) and teaches visual arts at the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD). Her early training in geology gave her a love of layers, her brief foray into librarianship sparked an infatuation with filing, and her later art studies transformed her view of everyday objects. Titles, folds, misunderstandings, haircuts, dentists, Shelley Duvall and Paul Newman are recurring motifs in her work. Born in Fribourg, she lives in Geneva and regularly visits the Gruyère region.

Ella Maillart and Lake Geneva exhibition
2026-05-12 - 2026-06-26
Opening May 12, 11am
An exhibition retracing the Lake Geneva Odyssey of Ella Maillart and Hermine de Saussure.

Disguised race
2026-05-13 17:00 - 18:00 | Spa entrance
On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition Quickkopy Conceptualism. Bay Area Dada to Bay Area Punk, come and take part in a performative costume race open to all. This action is a reactivation of a performative race created in the 1970s by artists Anna Banana and Vincent Trasov (aka Mr. Peanut).
Meet at 5pm at the Bains des Pâquis entrance, for a collective departure to the vernissage, which starts at 6pm at La Fabrique (Boulevard James-Fazy 15).
Don’t hesitate to come dressed up and join this festive, high-performance race.
Everyone is welcome!

Weaving the future: sewing, embroidery, knitting and crochet classes
2026-05-23 15:00 - 18:00 | Refreshment bar
In collaboration with the association Tisser l’Avenir, AUBP offers crochet, embroidery, sewing and knitting classes at Les Bains.
Classes last 50 minutes and are given in groups of 3 or 4 people, depending on the activity chosen.
To take part, simply reserve a place by registering at one of these times:
From 3 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.From 4 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.From 5pm to 5:50pm

Dismantling winter installations
2026-05-26 - 2026-05-30 | Sauna
With the arrival of fine weather, the Bains undergo a major springtime transformation.
From Tuesday May 26 to Saturday May 30, we dismantle our winter facilities (saunas and Turkish baths). The massage cabins will move to the other side of the refreshment area. From Sunday May 31, the women’s area will reopen for the duration of the summer.
Last day for the sauna: Monday, May 25, before the winter facilities reopen on Sunday, September 20.

Mamz'elle Oiselle's Barbaroké
2026-05-30 18:00 - 19:00 | On the pier
Offbeat mechanical karaoke and participatory singing on the barrel organ
How about a sing-along by the lake, accompanied by a barrel organ?
Mam’zelle Oiselle sets up her Barbaroké on the Bains des Pâquis pier for two unique evenings: Saturday May 30 at 6pm and Sunday June 28 at 7pm.
On the program: participatory singing, barrel organ and guaranteed fun – all just a stone’s throw from the water!
The principle is simple: you choose a song from the repertoire, get started – alone or with others – and the organ accompanies you. You don’t have to be a professional singer, or even sing well. The main thing is to get going!
Come as you are, sing as you can, and let the magic happen on the pier.

Workshops on the lake's flora and fauna
2026-06-03 15:00 - 18:00 | On the pier
The association La Libellule presents the flora and fauna of the lake!
In collaboration with the Bains des Pâquis, we invite you to join us on the jetty to discover the animals and plants that inhabit our lake.
Fish, birds, plankton, leeches, crustaceans and algae will hold no secrets for you.
We look forward to seeing you on :

Wednesday, June 3, 3-6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 24, 3-6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 1, 3-6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22, 3-6 p.m.
Wednesday, August 5 3-6 p.m.
Wednesday, August 19, 3-6 p.m.
Saturday, August 22 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 2, 3-6 p.m.
Wednesday, September 16, 3-6 p.m.
