Event Afterwork
Green Spring in Geneva 2023
Every year in Geneva, the administrative secretary of the State Council and Parliament announces the arrival of spring, with the hatching of the first leaf of the chestnut tree of the Promenade de la Treille, a tradition that started in 1818. This year, the first leaf appeared on 9 March.
As days are getting longer, it is not only flowers that start to bud in the parks of Geneva, but also a wide range of green activities that are flourishing in this international city. From exhibitions and film screenings to creative workshops and outdoor activities, we invite you to learn more about the environment, reencounter local wildlife, explore nature trails and spend a “green spring” in Geneva. Discover our suggested activities in our dedicated webpage, which we will regularly update as the season goes.
Exhibitions
Thematic tour "Thinking about sustainability with the MEG collections"
19 March and 20 April 2023 | Musée d’ethnographie
Des mots de science
26 March and 2 April 2023 | Temporary exhibition
Picturing Health – 75 years of progress and challenges
3 April – 1 May 2023 | Quai Wilson
150 ans de la CGN, Journées Portes ouvertes
15-16 April 2023 | CGN
Plastic Léman
Until 22 April 2023 | Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle
LA MONTAGNE, LABORATOIRE DES SAVANTS
Until 23 April 2023| Musée d’histoire des sciences
Visite guidée sur le thème du Vivant !
25 April 2023 | Fondation Baur, Musée des arts d’Extrême-Orient
PANDÉMIE, les échos du covid
Until 27 April 2023| Upon iscription |UNIGE
Exoplanètes: Art, Science & Fiction
Until 30 April 2023 | Free entry | UNIGE
Life in the Universe Center (LUC) Poster Exhibition
2 – 31 May 2023 | Quai Wilson
L’eau dans tous ses états
From 12 to 31 May 2023 | EU Delegation in Geneva, UN Water
Nuit des Museés
13 May 2023
40 ans d'archéozoologie au Muséum
Until 14 May 2023 | Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle
Art Exhibition - Earth / Mother.
Until 16 May 2023 | United Nations Women’s Guild | Palais des Nations
International Museum Day - Family visits around sustainability
21 May 2023 | MEG
A vol d'oiseaux
Until 4 June 2023 | Photo Exhibition | La Libellule
Cycle: Face à l'urgence climatique «Des rendez-vous pour réfléchir et agir».
04 June 2023 | MEG
Trésors: 200 ans d'histoire naturelle
Until 23 June 2023 | Exhibition | | Muséum d’histoire naturelle
Tout contre la terre
Until 25 June 2023 | Muséum d’histoire naturelle
MEG and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
Until 30 June | Musée d’éthnographie | In collaboration with
the Perception Change Project
of the UN Geneva
CIRCULARIS
From 28 April until 29 October 2023 | Exposition on circular economy | Vessy
Nouvelles vitrines: espèces exotiques envahissantes
Until 31 December 2023 | Exhibition | Muséum d’histoire naturelle
L'oiseau bleu
Until December 2024 | Palais des Nations
Art et évolution
Festivals and Markets
Festival d’innovation ouverte Open Geneva
16-26 March 2023 | Open Geneva
Sustainability Week Geneva 2023
20 – 24 March 2023 | Various Locations
Salon de la Mobilité Douce | SIG
25- 26 March 2023 | Espace Tourbillon (Plan les Ouates)
Festival Histoire et Cité
Nourrir le monde| 28 March- 2 April 2023 | Maison de l’histoire
Redistribution gratuite des invendus du marché
Every Friday | Uni Mail | EDD – Étudiant-es pour le développement durable
Sommet de Jeunes 2023
step into action Suisse Romande | 4 – 5 May 2023 | Uni Mail
Spring eco-market
7 May and 4 June 2023 | Qafé Guidoline | Bubble Ethic
Festival Genève Durable
12- 13 May 2023 | Impact Hub Geneva | Bubble Ethic
Le petit marché aux plantes du jardin botanique
13 May 2023 | Botanical Garden and Conservatory
Book & Podcast Festival
16 May 2023 | Maison de la Paix
Feu Ô Lac
18 – 21 May 2023
Fête de la Nature 2023 | Eau secours!
18 – 28 May 2023 | Various Locations around Geneva
Marché aux plantons
From 12 April to 3 June 2023 | Various locations
Fête des voisins
2 June 2023
Festival Résist
8 – 11 June 2023 | Bains des Pâquis
Conferences and Courses
Les plantes pour soigner les plantes
17 March 2023 | Meeting with Eric Petiot | Bibliothèque des Minoterie
The Global Impacts of Climate Change on Risk Preferences
20 March 2023 | Uni Mail
Conférence santé et environnement : comment transformer les institutions de la santé?
22 March 2023 | Centre médical universitaire
Démarche "Quartiers en transition" : charte, modalités d'application et illustration par des cas pratiques | Les Jeudis de l'environnement
23 March 2023 | Conference in French
BiblioWeekend
BiblioWeekend ” Mettre les Voiles” | 24 – 26 March 2023 | Bibliosuisse
TEDXGVAGRAD: Rethink Realities
25 March 2023 | Geneva Graduate Institute
Rebellion Academy
Rebellion Academy | 25 – 26 March | Exctinction Rebellion Geneva
Vers un numérique plus éthique et durable
29 March 2023 | Cité Seniors
Conférence Géosciences
1 April 2023 | Muséum d’histoire naturelle
Facing the climate emergency: "Meetings for reflection and action"
2 April 2023 | Musée d’ethnographie
Semaine des droits de l’enfant: droit à un environnement sain
17 – 21 April 2023 | Uni Mail | Terre des hommes Suisse
A propos de Mars
29 April 2023 | Muséum d’histoire naturelle | Société Astronomique de Genève
Conférences Géosciences
6 May 2023 | Muséum d’histoire naturelle
Stratégie d'arborisation de l'aire urbaine, comment augmenter le taux de canopée dans les projets | Les Jeuids de l'environnement
8 June 2023 | Conference in French
Outdoor Activities
rESCue, l’escape game de la transition écologique
13-17 March 2023 | Uni Dufour | UNIGE
La March Bleue
1 – 22 April 2023 | March from Geneva to Bern
Appel à bénévoles, Arrachage de renouées
24 April – 31 May 2023 | Association pour la sauvergarde du Léman
Visite du parc de Malagnou
29 April 2023 | Muséum d’histoire naturelle | Guided visit for Kids
Réouverture du Jardin des Nations
29 April 2023 | Jardin des Nations
Clean walk le long de l'Arve
06 May 2023 | GTBiodiversité du WWF
Kidical Mass
14 May 2023 | Kidical Mass – PRO VELO | Parc des Bastions
Walk the Talk: Health for All Challenge
21 May 2023 | Place des Nations
Arrachage de néophytes à l'Allondon
03 June 2023 | GTBiodiversité du WWF & Pro Natura
Le Grand Genève pour le climat !
03 June 2023 | Marche Climat
Tri challenge !
05 June – 2 July 2023 | OCEV – Service de géologie, sols et déchets
Visites naturalistes du PAV
06 June – 13 June 2023 | Département du territoire (DT)
6ème édition de l'EcoTrail Genève
10 June 2023 | EcoTrail Running
Excursions | La Libellule
Guided Excursions | La Libellule
Ateliers verts
Ateliers verts | Botanical Conservatory and Garden
Visites guidées
Guided Visits | Botanical Conservatory and Garden
Nature - Que Faire?
Dans Ma Nature
The platform dansmaNature.ch aims to increase public awareness of biodiversity. A collaborative work by the Canton of Geneva and local associations and institutions, the platform brings together all the activities organized in Geneva, including excursions and nature-friendly outings.
WWF Geneva
WWF Geneva works to implement projects in support of biodiversity, which includes various outings and activities for young people on environmental issues.
Camps, centres aérés | La Libellule
Outdoor camps for children and adoloscents | La Libellule
Pro Natura Genève
Pro Natura Genève
Pro Natura is the oldest organization for the protection of nature in Switzerland. Since 1928 in Geneva, it offers various types of activities for both adults and children to cultivate their relationship with nature and to teach how to preserve it.
Heritage Trees
Parks in Geneva
There are more than 40,000 trees in Geneva. The educational app of Parcs Genève invites the public to discover around 300 trees on self-guided walks. These trees have particular characteristics that make them essential to the city’s tree heritage.
Game with Trees
Parks in Geneva
Played in a park, this year-round game involves discovering a tree while wearing a blindfold and learning how to tell one tree from another. This activity is part of the “Vivre nos arbes” project promoting the heritage of Geneva’s trees.
Nature in the City
Onex
This walking route is composed of 12 terminals, divided between the City, the Parc des Evaux and the southern hillside of the municipality of Onex. With a length of 6km, it allows you to discover different aspects of biodiversity in the city and its green spaces.
Cedar Trees
Genève-Plage to Bout-du-Monde
This walking circuit allows the public to discover a cityscape scattered with cedar trees. There are 3,800 of these trees in Geneva, representing a precious botanical heritage that the city makes an effort to protect.
Urban Forest and Local Widlife
Bois-de-la-Bâtie
An urban forest unique in Geneva, the Bois-de-la-Bâtie is home to a wildlife park offering the public the chance to see native wildlife species. The park contributes to the conservation of heritage species and also uses a forest management approach promoting the natural regeneration of the oak trees.
Birdwatching
Marais de Sionnet Nature Reserve
An ideal location for birdwatching in the canton of Geneva.
Moulin de Vert Nature Reserve
Moulin de Vert Nature Reserve
Located in Cartigny, this nature reserve is rich in biodiversity.
Cycle the Rhône
Teppes of Verbois
This area is ideally located along the Rhône, a real vegetal artery and a vital lead for the migratory water birds. This complex of exceptional natural circles on the scale of Geneva and Switzerland is recognized to have national and international importance.
Hike the Rhône
Geneva to La Plaine
Hike from Geneva to La Plaine and see the natural beauty of the Rhône and the Moulin-de-Vert Nature Reserve, as well as the charming villages of Cartigny and Avully.
Nature Walks
Jussy to Anières
This walking route takes you through one of the most beautiful regions in the Canton of Geneva. Along the way, discover vineyards, mountain views, the lake and, of course, biodiversity with a variety of bird species.
Rando Salève
Every Sunday | Association Genevoise des Amis du Salève (AGAS)
Cinema, Theater and Music
La fête des Racines
17- 26 March 2023 | Théâtre de la Parfumerie
La fabrique des pandémies
20 March 2023 | Auditoire Marcel Jenny, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève
Festival du Film Vert 2023 | Genève
21 March – 2 April 2023
Sound dreamings of the march equinox
23 March 2023 | Musée d’éthnographie
Ciné-Relax | La panthère des neiges
23 March 2023 | Musée d’éthnographie
Seaspiracy
27 March 2023 | Uni Mail
The Recycling Myth
2 April 2023 | Musée d’éthnographie
The Ants and the Grasshopper
4 April 2023 | Online Film Screening
All that Breathes
5 April 2023 | Cinélux, 8 Boulevard de Saint-Georges
Inferno in Paradiso
5 April 2023 | À la Traverse
Autour des Alpes
27 March – 15 April 2023 | Théâtre de la Parfumerie
Spectacle « La balle rouge »
18 April 2023 | Muséum d’histoire naturelle | Oceaneye
Festival of Mountain Films | Mountains on Stage
29 April (Arfluvial SA – Bâtiment des forces motrices ) and 11 May 2023 (Pathé Balexert) | By reservation
AG!R, c'est tout naturel!
Ag!r, c’est tout naturel! Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle
Workshops and DIY
Atelier de peinture sur du papier Do
18 March, 13 and 18 April 2023 | Painting workshops
Climate Fresk
24 March 2023 | Sustainable Finance Geneva
Foire aux Graines 2023
25 March 2023 | Bibliothèque Municipale de Saint-Jean
Carouge – Mini-Atelier Démonstration : Cuisine Anti-Gaspi – Utiliser les restes
28 March 2023 | Ville de Carouge
Meet the ghost net: children's discovery tour
2 April 2023 | Musée d’éthnographie
Collection of used smartphones and tablets against programmed obsolescence
2 April 2023 | Musée d’éthnographie
Food Workshops | Swiss Food Academy
Workshops for children | Swiss Food Academy
A repair café in the heart of the museum.
2 April 2023 | Musée d’éthnographie
Workshop: Waste dystopias
2 April 2023 | Musée d’éthnographie
Ateliers Citoyens
24 April – 11 May 2023 | Grand Genève
Mini-Atelier démonstration virtuel : Cuisine Anti-Gaspi – SIG
25 April 2023 | Online Event
Les animaux cachés du lac Léman
26 April 2023 | Muséum d’histoire naturelle | Workshop for Kids
Biodiversity Fresk
12 May 2023 | Sustainable Finance Geneva
Atelier Zéro Déchet Virtuel : Cosmétiques, Nettoyage et Vêtements — SIG
16 May 2023 | Online Event
Mini-Atelier Démonstration : Cuisine Anti-Gaspi – Fruits et Légumes
23 May 2023 | Ville de Carouge
Mini-Atelier virtuel : Cuisine Anti-Gaspi – SIG
13 June 2023 | Online Event
Competitions and Contests
Bike to Work Challenge 2023
May & June 2023 | Contest for companies and teams | PRO VELO
Nature Documentaries and Series
Restore: Films from the frontiers of hope
United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration | United Nations Environment Programme and Food and Agricultural Organization
Earth School
TED Ed and United Nations Environment Programme
Les lacustres - Mémoires d'outre-lac
Les lacustres – Mémoires d’outre-lac
Online Resources
Let's Talk Ecosystems Podcast
UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) | FAO & UNEP Europe Office
Interactive Nature Map
Canton of Geneva
Discover the protected, natural and observation areas of the canton with an interactive map, suggesting various hiking, walking and cycling routes adapted to every age.
Geneva's Biodiversity
Patrimoine Vert Genève
Learn more about the different species of flora and fauna in Geneva.
Science Guide
Science Academy of Sciences
Mobile app to learn about science, biodiversity and nature activities in Switzerland.
Nature for All Discovery Zone
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Nature-based resources to connect people with nature.