Exhibition: Clap sur le Léman, part five
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-28 | On the pier
Clap sur Léman – Part Five – March 12 to April 31, 2025
Films with Lake Geneva as their backdrop are actually quite rare. Yet Swiss and foreign filmmakers regularly set up shop on the shores of the lake to shoot a few scenes. Directors’ relationships with water vary greatly. For some, it’s just a distant backdrop, for others an integral part of the narrative. Unlike the mountain, which is a character in many films, the lake is not an actor in its own right in any fiction, except in the protean work of Godard, who lived on its shores in Rolle.
Strangely enough, despite the presence of many talented directors and dream castings, virtually none of the films shot on Lake Geneva’s waters have been a hit with audiences. These films will be remembered only by cinephiles.

Poetic aperitif
2025-03-08 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Zurich) | Yurt
Joséphine de Weck is a writer, actress and stage designer. In 2019, she published her first novel, Ambassadrice de la marque, with L’Age d’Homme. Her next book, Le train, will be published in late 2025 by La Veilleuse. In autumn 2025, L’Arche will also publish her translation of Ex, written in 2022 by playwright Marius von Mayenburg, which will be directed by Thibaut Wenger at the Théâtre des Martyrs in Brussels. She recently toured France and Belgium with Henrik Ibsen’s “Un ennemi du peuple”, directed by Thibaut Wenger, and starred in “Pygmalion” alongside Dominique Bourquin and Nicolas Müller, directed by Michel Toman.”

Le train is the story of a woman who gets on a train and prefers to stay there rather than live her life. It’s the story of a woman forced to flee in order to escape. It’s the journey needed to rebuild her life.

Philo aux Bains: Degrowth, a myth? with Timothée Parrique
2025-03-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Yurt
What if the idea of infinite growth was just a myth? What if our societies could prosper while respecting the planet’s limits? Degrowth, often misunderstood, suggests another way forward, that of refocusing on the essentials, solidarity and simplicity. What does “living better with less” really mean? What changes does it imply for our lifestyles, our values and our economy?

To explore these questions, we are honored to welcome Timothée Parrique, economist and leading author on degrowth, to the FIFDH. His seminal work, Ralentir ou périr : L’économie de la décroissance, questions our obsession with GDP and calls for a profound transformation of our relationship with consumption, work and nature.
“Degrowth is not recession, but an invitation to rethink what makes a successful life and a sustainable society.” (Timothée Parrique)
The café-philo will take place at the Bains des Pâquis, on the pier, under the yurt, and will be broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube. Free admission.

Poetic aperitif
2025-03-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Yurt
Marius Daniel Popescu, poet and writer (Rilke Prize in Sierre 2006, Robert Walser Prize in Biel 2008, Federal Literature Prize in Berne 2012).
He is also the creator and editor of the literary journal “le persil”, which, since 2004, has been open to young talent and established writers in French-speaking Switzerland.

Clown improv
2025-03-19 19:30 - 20:30 | Yurt
4 Clowns take control of the stage to improvise with the audience’s help! Various duets follow one another, guided by a Master of Ceremonies who collects suggestions from the audience.

Project by Cédric Blacha, Lauriane Naulet and Clara Urio

Duration: approx. 1 hour

Free admission under the yurt

After the rain: participatory performance and dance
2025-03-22 16:00 - 17:00 | On the pier
What if rain became one of your sources of inspiration and physical expression? Join us for a performance by Global Water Dances – Geneva.
And… explore rain in a different way, letting your body soak up its rhythms, textures, dynamics and energy!
For the occasion, discover our rain tags. They reveal invisible and inspiring messages!
Through this original initiative, we invite you to reflect on our relationship with rain and celebrate World Water Day.

Night swims
2025-03-26 18:00 - 20:00
Come and share the pleasure of swimming in cold water at night, in an atmosphere like no other! Les Bains offers food and drink to warm you up, and lifeguards are on hand to help. Night swims resume on November 6. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dates to follow :

November 27
December 11
January 22
February 26
March 26

New Moon Sauna
2025-03-29 | Sauna
Once a month, a back-to-basics day to mark each new moon: an invitation to respect silence and nudity in the Spa’s wellness area throughout the day.
A timeless moment to retreat from the hustle and bustle of the outside world and reconnect with yourself. The proposal is simple: take a break from the constant stimuli of our daily lives and relearn how to listen to silence, since the New Moon is the period most conducive to introspection and rejuvenation.
Welcome to an atmosphere of pure relaxation!

Meet in the large sauna (no bathing suit required)
Meditation 11 a.m.
Aufguss ceremony 6:30 p.m.

Poetic aperitif
2025-03-29 11:00 - 12:00
Reading on Saturday March 29 by Marina Salzmann.
After travelling and working in a variety of professions (sailor, kitchen maid, office worker, art model, waitress, etc.) Marina Salzmann settled in Geneva, where she studied at the Faculty of Arts and became a teacher.
She has collaborated with musicians, artists and sound poets, and co-founded an online magazine.
With Bernard Campiche Editeur, she has published short stories, novels and, recently, her first collection of poetry. Various contributions have also appeared in literary magazines and in several collective works.
Latest book: fresco stasera, Bernard Campiche Editeur, 2024

Philo aux Bains: What it means to animalize with Kaoutar Harchi
2025-04-05 10:30 - 12:00 | Yurt
What makes us human? Why and how have we established a boundary with the animal? And what does this separation reveal about our societies, our hierarchies and our violence?
In Ainsi l’animal et nous, sociologist and writer Kaoutar Harchi examines how we have constructed the figure of the animal as an inferior, exploitable, killable being – and how this same logic has served, throughout history, to justify the exclusion and domination of certain human groups: women, racial minorities, the working classes. For if we animalize animals, we have also animalized certain humans, the better to relegate them to the margins of the moral community.
Part theoretical analysis, part intimate reflection, Kaoutar Harchi’s book invites us to rethink our relationship with animality and violence, and to envisage new forms of justice and coexistence.
This meeting, organized as part of the Histoire et Cité festival in collaboration with Les Indépendantes, will be an opportunity to explore these crucial questions with the author, in relation to history, philosophy and contemporary social struggles.
The discussion will take place at the Bains des Pâquis, on the pier, under the yurt, and will be broadcast live on Facebook and available for replay on YouTube. Free admission.

Poetic aperitif
2025-04-05 14:00 - 15:00
Saturday, April 5 at 2pm, as part of the Histoire et Cité festival, a reading of “Le sanglier” by Philippe Constantin, accompanied by Jacques Siron, music.

Exhibition: Science explorers, past and present
2025-04-18 - 2025-05-22
April 18 to May 22, opening April 24 at 6:00 pm
Just outside Geneva lies CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
For over 70 years, thousands of scientists from all over the world have been carrying out fundamental research into matter and the Universe, using huge, sophisticated machines, gas pedals and particle detectors.
CERN has selected a series of photos from its archives, dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These images retrace a piece of the laboratory’s history, where futuristic machines and cutting-edge experts rub shoulders. Often intriguing, sometimes unusual, these snapshots bear witness to CERN’s formidable human adventure, where scientific exploration is combined with passion, a spirit of sharing and, occasionally, a touch of humor.

Poetic aperitif
2025-04-19 11:00 - 12:00
On the bangs of words
Saturday April 19 at 11am, reading by Yoanna Raccimolo.
Born in 1977, of Sardinian and Neapolitan origin, she trained in political social sciences at university, where she worked as a research assistant with the FNRS. She completed her studies with a course in human rights. She wrote her dissertation in Russia, where she stayed for over six months. After working in the social field for several years, she decided to devote herself fully to her passion for words. Using poetic language, she explores the symbiosis between the imaginary and the real, and captures the complexity of multiple identities.

New Moon Sauna
2025-04-27 | Sauna
Once a month, a back-to-basics day to mark each new moon: an invitation to respect silence and nudity in the Spa’s wellness area throughout the day.
A timeless moment to retreat from the hustle and bustle of the outside world and reconnect with yourself. The proposal is simple: take a break from the constant stimuli of our daily lives and relearn how to listen to silence, since the New Moon is the period most conducive to introspection and rejuvenation.
Welcome to an atmosphere of pure relaxation!

Meet in the large sauna (no bathing suit required)
Meditation 10:30 a.m. (not 11 a.m.)
Aufguss ceremony 2.30pm and 6.30pm

Poetic aperitif
2025-05-03 11:00 - 12:00
Saturday, May 3, 11 a.m. Reading by Leyla Tazber, accompanied by Dmitry Rasul-Kareye
Leyla Tatzber’s recently published Accordez-moi is a novel inspired by the music of Transylvania, and pays tribute to the work of the great Bartók Béla. This year, 2025, marks the anniversary of his death. We are therefore delighted to read extracts from his work as part of this tribute.
Leyla Tatzber teaches, writes and regularly organizes literary events. She is the author of two novels (Peut mieux faire and Tache de Beur) and a collection of short stories, (Rondes), published by éditions de l’Hèbe; a collection of poetry (De mes dunes à tes flancs) published by éditions des Sables. She has also writteń several academic or literary articles in various journals and made short films with the Service Écoles- Médias de Genève.
Accordez-moi is his fifth book.
Dmitry Rasul-Kareye
Principal clarinet of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Geneva).
First Grand Prix of the Concours International Claude Debussy 2010 in Paris.
Associate of Royal Academy of Music (London).
Founder and Director of the Soloist Academy.
His career as an orchestral musician began in 2006, when he joined the Orchestre du Festival de Verbier, where he also performed solo with Master James Levine on piano. In the same year, he temporarily joined the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, leaving to take up the position of principal clarinet with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2009, he won the competition for principal clarinet of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, a position he currently holds.

La Traversée 2025: race cancelled
2025-05-07 10:00 - 12:00
We regret to inform you that Traversée 2025 has been definitively cancelled.
The conditions are not ripe for the event to take place one of these coming Sundays under the optimum safety conditions to which we have committed ourselves.
We would like to extend our warmest thanks to the many people who helped us once again in this adventure, most of whom got up and got ready at the crack of dawn last Sunday, August 31.
Thanks to the Sauvetage, the paddlers, kayakers, volunteer friends who helped carry the bags and supplies, the boat drivers, the AUBP employees and the Buvette des Bains – who prepared soup for all the participants.
to Genève Plage, to the OBAYA troupe, to the Lake Police who supervised and advised us as they do every year, to the faithful Samaritans, to the AUBP swimmers Pascal, Alex, Eustache, Anne-So, the two Simons, Mounir and all the other Givrés Yves, Pete, David,…, to Luz and Tisse l’Avenir, to Cédric Marendaz for his poster, to our families and loved ones.
Thanks at last! Your enthusiasm feeds us, and the dish will be served again.
Keep swimming and ……
See you next year!

Conference: The joy of being yourself
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:00
After numerous anxiety attacks and feeling himself dying from the inside out at work, Luc Berthoud took the decision in 2020 to transform his life. He discovered his hypersensitivity and embarked on a wide variety of projects (healer, speaker, coach, etc.).
Come and discover the inspiring story of Luc, a dawn swimmer at Les Bains who has allowed himself to meet and intensely experience the joy of his inner child. He’ll share the keys that help him live the joy of being himself. Particularly fond of sharing, Luc encourages interaction and includes a question-and-answer session.
The conference will take place in the Bains des Pâquis yurt, free admission.

Philo aux Bains: Artificial intelligence, knowledge and society with Monsieur Phi
2025-05-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Yurt
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing our relationship with knowledge, work and machines. Between fascinating promises and legitimate fears, it is redefining the way we apprehend the world, thought and even our own humanity. Are we witnessing a cognitive revolution? Can AI really think, understand or know? And what impact will these advances have on society and our daily lives?
In the company of Mr. Phi, a well-known philosopher, Youtuber and popularizer, we’ll be looking at the major challenges of AI, in relation to knowledge, robotization and our relationship with machines. What place does the human being still have in the face of ever more powerful systems? What does it mean to “understand” in a world where algorithms produce knowledge without any real consciousness? And how far can we automate decisions without losing control?
A fascinating exchange that will lead us to question the philosophical, ethical and political implications of a future where intelligence may no longer be exclusively human.
The café-philo will take place at the Bains des Pâquis, on the pier, under the yurt, and will be broadcast live on Facebook and available to stream on YouTube. Free admission.

Sewing Workshops
2025-05-10 14:00 - 17:00 | Rotunda
Sewing workshops at Bains des Pâquis
The Tisser l’Avenir association, in partnership with L’AUBP, invites you to sewing workshops for an afternoon of discovery, sharing and creation. In a unique and friendly setting, come and learn or perfect your skills in workshops open to all, beginners and advanced alike.
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025Times: 2 to 5 p.m.Each session lasts 50 minutesLocation: RotondeEquipment provided
Free but compulsory registration

Workshops:
Sewing machineLearn how to use a sewing machine, make simple seams, or start a small textile project.Capacity: 4 people per session Sessions: 2pm – 3pm – 4pm
Embroidery workshopYou will learn various basic stitches and be able to personalize a fabric according to your inspiration.Capacity: 4 people per session Sessions: 2pm – 3pm – 4pm
Knitting workshopDiscover the pleasure of knitting and make your first stitches in a friendly atmosphere.Capacity: 4 people per session Sessions: 2pm – 3pm – 4pm

About Tisser l’Avenir :
https://www.tisser-lavenir.ch/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tisser.lavenir/

Dance festival
2025-05-15 - 2025-05-18
At the Fête de la Danse, we marvel, we meet people, we discover styles, we ask questions, we let ourselves be bewitched, we sway, we dream, we chat, … just life!

End of winter season
2025-05-18
Our winter facilities (saunas, hammam and Turkish bath) close on the evening of Sunday, May 18.
The spring moult begins the next day, with a week’s dismantling of the winter facilities!

Every back is a painting!
2025-06-07 - 2025-06-08
“EACH BACK A PAINTING
In partnership with the association “Tisser l’avenir” and with the support of Geneva artists, the refreshment stand will be selling 2025 t-shirts.
For this fifth edition, we are delighted to present the drawings of:
Albertine Zullo and Mirjana Farkas
Come and complete your collection of a limited number of t-shirts! First come, first served, while stocks last.

Sale on Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8 from 10am to 4pm at the Bains des Paquis.

Yoga & meditation
2025-06-07 10:00 - 11:00
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.

Pentecost jass tournament
2025-06-07 14:00 - 18:00 | Refreshment bar
The Groupe Sport et Loisirs is pleased to invite you to take part in the first Whitsunday Jass Tournament on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
Registration starts at 1:30 p.m. and the tournament begins at 2:00 p.m.
A warm and relaxed atmosphere is guaranteed!
An aperitif will be served after the tournament.
We look forward to seeing many of you there.

Philo aux Bains: School adrift? with Philippe Favre
2025-06-08 10:30 - 12:00 | On the pier
Schools in French-speaking Switzerland are going through a period of profound change: a growing number of pupils are completing their schooling without mastering fundamental knowledge, At the same time, more and more children are dropping out of school. At the same time, more and more children in Switzerland are dropping out of school.
Why do so many students struggle to acquire basic skills? Why are teachers increasingly demotivated? Are educational decision-makers too far removed from the realities on the ground? What concrete solutions can be envisaged to rectify the situation?
Philippe Favre, a historian and teacher since 1981, addresses these issues in his essay School adrift? Focus on solutions . Drawing on his 42 years of experience in public education and his role as a trainer for the introduction of information and communication technologies in Valais classrooms, he proposes some twenty concrete solutions to reconnect with excellence by reappropriating pedagogical engineering.
We invite you to a meeting with Philippe Favre to discuss the current challenges facing our education system and his suggestions for improvement. Parents, teachers, decision-makers and committed citizens are invited to take part in this constructive dialogue aimed at giving schools the means to fulfill their educational mission, which is essential to the proper functioning of our democracy.
The café-philo will take place at the Bains des Pâquis, on the pier, and will be broadcast live on Facebook and streamed on YouTube. Free admission.

Come and sit down, I'm listening
2025-06-15 14:00 - 18:30 | On the pier
Viens t’asseoir je t’écoute is the flagship project of RACONTE-MOI, a non-profit association made up of volunteers who offer a free, confidential and caring listening space in the public space to all passers-by who wish to participate. The project is apolitical and non-confessional.
Context
The starting point is a simple observation: our society is more connected every day (transport, information, social networks, etc.), yet the social fabric is increasingly fragile. The individual sphere is growing at the expense of the public and social sphere, people are exchanging less and less easily with their fellow citizens, and our lives are increasingly individual, independent of collective dynamics.
A number of issues arise from this: isolation, particularly among the elderly, the weakening of community life and social cohesion, and mental health issues rooted in this lack of collective support.
This project is part of a general approach that does not target one of these issues specifically, but by virtue of its flexibility and “broad spectrum”, it seeks to give fellow citizens the tools to solve these issues through listening. That’s what this project is all about: developing the concept of benevolent listening within society as a solution to the issues raised. In fact, this project attracts both the socially excluded and people intrigued by this format, to be able to exchange ideas with strangers.
On the one hand, Viens t’assis, je t’écoute volunteers have been trained in active and benevolent listening: learning to offer attention to others, developing patience and tolerance, suspending judgments, developing benevolence. On the other hand, they offer passers-by the chance to be listened to and thus have the opportunity to chat with someone (fighting isolation), meet people from backgrounds different from our own (pursuing the objective of social mixing and cohesion), break down the ego/other barrier (confronting living-together), reinforce our confidence in our fellow citizens and in their benevolence (developing social cohesion), obtain emotional support by the simple fact of being heard, and ask for professional help.
On this last point, volunteers are explicitly asked not to give advice to those they listen to. Volunteers are not mental health professionals, nor are they intended to be, since the aim is to be “open to all”. There are times, however, when people ask for or need professional help. At this point, the association’s volunteer hands over to the session coordinator, who takes the time with the person being listened to to find the local institution that can best meet his or her needs.
In such cases, Viens t’assis, je t’écoute can act as a reorientation platform, linking beneficiaries with aid structures.
Operational & technical details
The organization is very simple: a dozen volunteers per session, each seated on a chair, with an empty chair in front of them. To make things easier for passers-by, the chairs are placed in a line. The association’s sign, bearing its name (“Viens t’asseoir je t’écoute”) and the key points of the approach (free of charge, confidentiality, benevolence, etc.) is then put up.
A key element is location: volunteers need to be visible, and there needs to be plenty of foot traffic. Unless the aim is to target a specific population (e.g. a retirement home, a student library, etc.).
Chairs are spaced about 1m50 apart: enough privacy, and enough proximity to make the project visible from the outside. In addition to the 10 volunteers, there is a coordinator. This person will coordinate the three phases of a listening session:
> Briefing (approx. 30 min): introductory tour, review of the key points of the association’s Code of Ethics (sent to volunteers in advance), what to do in certain situations, sharing of experience, questions and answers.
> The listening session (2h30-3h00): the volunteers sit on the chairs, and the coordinator goes out to meet passers-by to answer their questions, invite them to participate, and keep an eye on the volunteers and provide support if needed.
> Debriefing: feedback on everyone’s experience (without sharing the content of the stories, which remain confidential), points for improvement.
Link to the Code of Ethics and the practical guide for volunteers: https: //www.jetecoute.org/instructions
For volunteer management, a WhatsApp group is used for volunteer announcements, and a group for coordinators. Registration is handled via the website. Important point: for each session, an equitable distribution between old and new volunteers is organized, to help motivated volunteers gain experience and skills, and thus enable the project to mature more rapidly. Motivated volunteers can then become coordinators to run their own listening sessions.
Deployment & Impact
To date, the association has carried out a total of 19 listening sessions, involving around 70 volunteers and over 600 people listened to. The project is of great interest to many people and is growing all the time.
Locally: demand from volunteers is very high. In less than 30 minutes, 48 places spread over 4 listening sessions were filled, from a pool of 140 volunteers. The association’s founders receive many requests for contact, sometimes from abroad, via their Instagram account. As a result, requests for replication in other European cities are pouring in and multiplying. For the moment, Paris, Brussels and Lausanne are being developed.
Feedback from participants and volunteers: very positive! Volunteers are delighted with this simple yet powerful experience. So were the participants, some of whom even came specifically to take part. Some participants have been put in touch with professional services to ensure they receive appropriate medical follow-up. Even if the impact is difficult to quantify, the listening sessions have had real and powerful consequences for the participants.
Given last year’s weather conditions, many sessions were cancelled, which is why we are requesting the Rue de la Monnaie space to alternate with the Bains des Paquis for the 2025 season, so that we can be sheltered during listening sessions. What’s more, offering these spaces in the center of town and in a high-traffic area makes sense and makes listening accessible to people strolling through the center on Saturday afternoons.
Ideally, sessions will alternate on Saturdays every 15 days at Passage de la Monnaie (subject to approval by the Canton), and here are the dates on which we’d like to continue at Bains des Paquis on Sundays between May and October.

Annual General Meeting
2025-06-16 19:00 - 23:00
Monday June 16 at 7pm, AUBP general meeting

EPI concert
2025-06-19 18:00 - 19:30 | On the pier
For the Fête de la Musique, EPI beneficiaries take to the stage to share their musical creations. An open-air concert, open to all, to share the excitement, discover a variety of styles and celebrate music in an exceptional setting.
The program includes rap, vocals, electronic music… and plenty of surprises throughout the evening.
Come one and all to support the EPI artists and share this unique moment!

Screening of short films from the Animatou festival
2025-06-19 22:00 - 23:00 | On the pier
How about a late-night cinema session?
Total immersion, feet in the water without mask or snorkel.
Cinema Spoutnik and Animatou invite you to the Bains des Pâquis for a lakeside session featuring award-winning films from previous editions of the Animatou Festival.

On the program:

Nun or Never by Jaalinoja Heta, 2023, Finland
La Reine des Renards by Rosset Marina, 2022, Switzerland
Pig by Leeuwerink Jorn, 2022, Netherlands
Wild SAlmon by Arieli Karni, Freed Saul, 2023, UK
Average Happyness by Gehrig Maja, 2019, Switzerland
Don’t feed the pigeons by Niclass Antonin, 2021, UK
Beurk! by Espuche Loïc, 2024, France

Recommended age: 12
Screenings will take place on the pier.

Concert by Rude Égard
2025-06-21 18:00 - 19:30 | On the pier
With Rude Egard, swing jazz takes on a bright, cheeky new look. Between retro elegance and raw energy, this quintet revisits the classics of the genre, infusing them with a generous dose of mischief and modernity. Their repertoire, nourished by revisited standards and original compositions, evokes the smoky clubs of yesteryear while keeping their feet firmly planted in the present.
Rude Egard is an invitation to dance, to smile, and above all to listen from the heart. Careful, it’s a rockin’ good time – and no politeness intended.
The concert will take place on the pier.
