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Geneva

Weekends, without the scroll

The weekend disappears fastest when you start looking on the day. Here's what's actually on, so Saturday is a decision you made on Thursday.

822
at the weekend
655
on Saturday
368
on Sunday
60
are free

Weekend activities

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Activities in this guide, A to Z

Saturday is the real weekend

655 activities run on a Saturday against 368 on a Sunday. If your weekend plan keeps failing, it may be that you're looking on the wrong day.

Sunday is quieter, which cuts both ways. Less to choose from, but far less competition for a place.

What the weekend holds

Sport leads with 354 activities, then music with 268, the arts with 127 and dance with 44. Saturday morning music school is a Geneva institution.

If your child does music during the week too, the weekend is where the ensembles and choirs are, rather than more of the same lessons.

Turn up, no term

112 of the weekend listings are one-off events rather than ongoing classes. Museums, workshops, open sessions.

That makes the weekend the easiest time to try something without committing to anything, and the best answer when a Saturday suddenly needs filling.

Where

Genève has 291 of them, but Lancy and Satigny both have 78 and 69, and Carouge and Versoix are worth checking too. 43 communes altogether.

Answers

The things parents actually ask

What's on for children in Geneva at the weekend?

822 activities across 43 communes. Sport leads with 354 activities, then music with 268, the arts with 127 and dance with 44.

Is Saturday or Sunday better?

Saturday. 655 activities run on Saturdays against 368 on Sundays.

Can we do something without signing up for a term?

Yes, and the weekend is the best time for it. 112 of the listings are one-off events rather than ongoing classes.

Are there free things at the weekend?

60 of them, mostly museum workshops and open sessions.

What about very young children?

162 weekend activities take children under four, and 382 take four to six.

And teenagers?

393 weekend activities go to 13 and above.

Last updated 16 October 2026. We refresh these figures weekly.