Cold water swimming lessons
2026-04-20 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/Zurich) | 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.

Sport courses for all levels
2026-04-24 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

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.

Full Moon Sauna
2026-05-01 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.

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!

LUNA NOVA OBSCURA
2026-05-16 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.

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, 2026-06-28 19:00 - 20:00 | 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.

Exhibition: River writings
2026-06-05 - 2026-08-11
Opening on Friday June 5 at 6pm.
In the summer of 2026, the Musée de Carouge and the Bains des Pâquis will be staging a double event focusing on the Arve and the artist Éric Alibert’s sensitive view of it.
At the Musée de Carouge, the exhibition Les écritures de la rivière invites visitors to a poetic immersion into the world of this Franco-Swiss artist. Through works in Indian ink and watercolor, Éric Alibert explores the discreet richness of the banks of the Arve, carefully observing the fauna, rhythms and forms of living things. His work, which straddles the border between figurative and abstract art, offers a veritable “writing” of nature, where each stroke expresses an intimate relationship between humans and their environment.
As an echo, the Bains des Pâquis will host the exhibition Les Écritures de la rivière. Carouge et l’Arve from June 5 to August 11, 2026. Through a series of thematic panels, this presentation offers a historical and documentary reading of the river: its uses, its trades, its developments, as well as the richness of its flora and fauna. Pieces from the collections of the Musée de Carouge punctuate this open-air tour.
Two complementary exhibitions, combining art and history, to rediscover the Arve as a living landscape and a source of inspiration.

Petanque Tournament
2026-06-07 09:00 - 16:00 | On the pier
Get out the boules and the straw hat: pétanque is making a summer comeback at Les Bains!
Come and challenge friends and users in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, with your feet in the sand and the sun on your neck.
This tournament is original in that mixed teams are compulsory – we’re mixing it up, and all the better for it!
Places are limited to 16 teams…
Registration on site from 9 a.m. (CHF 10 per team)
Kick-off at 10 a.m.
Pointers, shooters or just those who enjoy a good atmosphere, everyone is welcome. The main thing is to play!

Dance: The caress of cobblestones
2026-06-17 18:30 - 20:30 | On the pier
Performances at 6:30pm and 8pm.
Like a pit where bodies seek each other out, clash and caress, the public space becomes the stage for muscular tension and tender gestures. Twenty minutes of improvisation, in which bodies use movement and sound to tell tales of struggle, fusion and liberation.
Two dancer-acrobats and a percussionist, Cédric Gagneur and Marc Oosterhoff.

Opera for all
2026-06-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Platform
“Opera is old-fashioned”, “reserved for the elite”, “boring”, “you have to dress well”… blablabla…
Down with prejudice and preconceived ideas about opera!
Justine invites you to (re)discover this musical genre in her own way, while deconstructing the clichés associated with this art form.
Passionate about classical music from an early age, she will pass on her love of opera singing, performing magnificent pieces with her crystalline soprano voice, accompanied by the talented pianist Ariane Salva.
Come and enjoy a wonderful moment of music and grace in a light and friendly atmosphere.
It’s high time we reclaimed opera for ourselves; everyone should have access to this art form!
With Justine Jacquin (Lyric artist) and Ariane Salva (Keyboard)
Photo credit @Belén Rojas Silva
Instagram @justine.chant_lyrique

Summer solstice jass tournament
2026-06-20 14:00 - 17:00 | Refreshment bar
To celebrate the arrival of summer, a Solstice Jass tournament will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
Registration from 1:30 p.m., tournament starts at 2:00 p.m.
CHF 10 per person.
A convivial aperitif will be offered!
We look forward to seeing you there.

Klezmer festival
2026-06-21 13:00 - 18:00 | On the pier
Klezmer is the music that Jewish balladeers peddled from shtetl to shtetl in Eastern Europe, from the Middle Ages to the Nazi and Stalinist persecutions. With its rhythmic variations, ornamentation and improvisational elements, it encourages dancing and expresses all kinds of emotions: joy, sadness, love, contemplation, not to mention a sense of humour. umour!
Come and dance with us at the Bains…

Bon Baisers des Bains: postcard workshops
2026-06-21 14:30 - 17:00 | Rotunda
A “Postcards” workshop for young and old.
An air of yesteryear, a light breeze, post zenith sunshine, papers and newspapers in a mess, colored pens, colorful stamps…
A workshop to immerse yourself in the joy of creating your own postcard and sending it to a loved one.
Between an ice cream and a splash, Superpapier invites you to take a creative break.
Postcard workshops:

June 21
July 29
August 15

From 2pm to 5pm, ask at the rotunda where the workshop is located.

The EPI Celebrates Music at Les Bains des Pâquis
2026-06-22 18:00 - 22:00 | On the pier
To celebrate Music Day, EPI students will take the stage to share their musical creations. Come discover the EPI artists and their talents at this one-of-a-kind concert in Geneva!
The EPI are putting on a concert you won’t soon forget!
An evening open to everyone to explore a variety of musical genres and celebrate music at an iconic venue in Geneva.
The lineup features several artists with a variety of styles:

Hahn Stan Moreno // electro-classical music
Jonathan Dias // vocals
Eros RRAP // rap
Elrazey Ibraheim // vocals
Georges Dubach // vocals
Joana Pires // vocals
Youcef Zid // vocals
Béké Wesh // rap
Pepito LvS // rap
Christopher Jossi // DJ
DJ Fred // Disco DJ

The concert is open to all.
Come support the EPI artists and give them a round of applause—we hope to see many of you there.

Screening of short films on the pier
2026-06-25 21:30 - 23:30 | On the pier
– Screenings offered by the Spoutnik cinema on the Bains jetty, free admission and films for all audiences.
A satellite cinema within the Usine, a cinema orbiting within Geneva, a cinema gravitating around off-system works, invisible stars or little-known planets, Sputnik is a device for creating microcosms outside the profitability-machine-industry of commercial cinema. It’s a space dedicated to films – but not only – that experiment, seek and question, on the margins.
Sputnik returns with an open-air program for summer 2026 at the BDP: Three films programmed by Sputnik question the collective rituals that make us see and hear the invisible part that links us to the presences of the “possible beyond”. In contrast to the preoccupations of
summer, strange forms of cinema take us elsewhere to worlds that elevate us both sensitively and spiritually. Contemplation, memory, magic and surrealism, the light of the Moon and Water will be our guide to shed light on mysteries that have never been solved.
“Fille de l’eau” by Sandra Desmazières, (France, Portugal, Netherlands), 15min, 2025
Mia has spent her whole life freediving, fishing and swimming through seaweed and rocks. Time has passed, transforming her body and the landscapes around her. Loved ones have disappeared. Tonight, Mia remembers.
“Lanawaru (Grandpa Caiman)” by Angello Faccini Rueda, (Mexico, Colombia,USA), 16min, 2024
When a member of the local community disappears, a boy is confronted with a childhood memory, seeking solace in native traditions, healing rituals and his grandfather’s advice.
“Ali” by Adnan Al Rajee, (Bangladesh, Philippines), 15min, 2025
In a coastal town where women are forbidden to sing, a teenager enters a singing competition in the hope of moving to the city, while disturbingly concealing his true voice.

A do-it-yourself diving board model
2026-06-28 - 2026-07-11 | Plunger
Les Bains has teamed up with the Cartonné team to offer you DIY models of the diving board.
The models are made of recycled cardboard, designed and made in Geneva by the Cartonné team. They assemble without glue or other fasteners.
On sale at the rotonde des Bains for CHF 35.

Døds Swiss Trampoline Championship
2026-06-28 13:00 - 18:30 | Plunger
DØDS returns to the Bains des Pâquis on June 28, 2026.
Imported from Norway, DØDS (or “death jump”) is a spectacular discipline combining height, style, creativity and composure. After months of training, the athletes will present their best jumps from the diving boards at the Swiss DØDS 2026.
This year’s event also features a Mini-Trampoline competition. Aerial figures, acrobatics and commitment guaranteed.
Program
1:00 p.m.: DØDS training
2:00 p.m.: Swiss DØDS 2026
3:45 p.m.: Mini-Trampoline training
4:45 p.m.: Mini-Trampoline competition
6:00 p.m.: prize-giving ceremony
To register, use the QR code on the poster or click here.
The diving boards will be reserved for the event from 12pm to 6pm.

Exhibition: The Wars of Lake Geneva
2026-06-29 - 2026-07-19 | On the pier
Opening reception on Friday, July 3, at 6 p.m.
With its majestic swans, Belle Époque boats, and elegant luxury hotels, Lake Geneva is today recognized worldwide as a haven of tranquility and a symbol of peace—a reputation further cemented by the founding of the Red Cross and the League of Nations on its shores. It is therefore between the lake and the mountains that people have been coming for a century to restore peace or attempt to preserve it.
Yet this idyllic setting has a darker history. Like many other border and contact zones, Lake Geneva was the scene of armed conflicts for centuries—conflicts that are often forgotten today, fought between political entities that have long since disappeared. From antiquity to the present day, naval battles, sieges, raids, and pillaging have stained these shores with blood—tragedies whose most recent echoes date back just a few decades: despite appearances, peace is never a certainty…

Diving courses
2026-06-29 - 2026-08-14 | Plunger
During the summer, Les Bains offers diving lessons Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for both adults and children.
Two options:

A one-week course, 5 sessions of 1 hour each, Monday through Friday (CHF 40 per week)
Individual lessons (CHF 10 per hour)

For reservations and information, please contact the Rotonde des Bains.
