Événement 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.