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www.festichoc.ch/

FESTICHOC
5-6 April 2025
Versoix, GE
Switzerland's biggest chocolate festival, Festichoc is a family-friendly event organized by the City of Versoix. Admission is free, and over 30 chocolate artisans from all over French-speaking Switzerland take part. Tastings, sales, an exhibition of chocolate sculptures, entertainment and food stalls will ensure you have a delicious time... with chocolate!

Check out the full program here.

Admission:

Access to Festichoc is free for all, as are most events. Dogs are welcome, but must be kept on a leash.

We recommend you use public transport!

By train (see SBB/CFF timetable): “Versoix” stop (from Geneva, Lausanne and Nyon), the station is 400 m from Festichoc on foot.

By bus (see TPG timetables): “Versoix Gare” stop (from Geneva line 50) located 400m from the Festichoc on foot.

By car:

Important - we don't have many parking spaces available - please use public transport.

• From Geneva on the freeway - take the “Versoix” exit and continue along route Suisse. Follow the signs - route des Fayards then route de l'Etraz.
• From Geneva via route Suisse towards Nyon, then after Bellevue, follow the signs - route des Fayards then route de l'Etraz.
• From Nyon or Lausanne on the freeway - take the “Coppet” exit and continue towards Versoix (par les hauts, route de l'Etraz). Follow the signs.
• From Nyon on the Route Suisse towards Geneva, then after Coppet, follow the signs (par les hauts, route de l'Etraz).

Two free parking lots, 5 minutes from the event site, are provided at the Centre Sportif de Versoix (address: route de l'Etraz 201, 1290 Versoix, GPS coordinates 46°17'42.95''N, 6°09'21.22''E) and at the CIF in Richelien (GPS coordinates 46°16'52.78''N, 6°08'26.72''E), see map above.

These parking lots are served by free shuttles every 15 minutes or so during festival opening hours (Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00 and Sunday from 09:00 to 17:30).

Bring cash (some vendors accept Twint)

Please note that there are no ATMs on the Festichoc site. The nearest ATMs are a 5-minute walk from the festival: UBS and Raiffeisen bank (next to the railway station), BCGE (near the Favarger factory).