As Switzerland's largest book and literature festival, "Zürich liest" is a permanent fixture on Zurich's cultural agenda at the end of October. Over the course of six days, a total of around 200 events will take place, inviting people to read, listen and join in the discussion. Almost 90 cultural institutions, bookshops and publishing houses in Zurich and the surrounding area will be the setting for literary events. Over 400 authors, musicians, presenters, actors, etc. are involved. The supporting association is the non-profit Zurich Booksellers and Publishers Association, founded in 1865.
Edith Löhle makes short work of the icons of our childhood – a matinee with breakfast
Aladdin, a love-bomber? Pumuckl, a pioneer of ghosting? The soft toys, the masked figures, the fairy-tale princes: they’re all on trial in Edith ...
25.10.2026
10:30
Zürich liest
‘Oh! Still awake?!’ – Lorenz Pauli’s storytelling theatre: great stories for little ears
What to do when the bear can’t sleep? Lorenz Pauli tells his wild, wide-awake bear a story. But the bear still isn’t sleeping. Perhaps the latest ...
25.10.2026
11:00
Zürich liest
Making bookmarks with Meli from Heissliim & Glitzer
On Zurich Reads Sunday, you can let your creativity run wild alongside craft enthusiast Melanie Mitrovic and make your own bookmarks.
Materials are ...
25.10.2026
12:00
Zürich liest
On the Crime Tram with the city’s patron saints – and Miriam Veya
Zurich, 1920: The city’s patron saints, Felix, Regula and Exuperantius, have risen from their tomb beneath the Grossmünster and are strolling through the ...
25.10.2026
12:00
Zürich liest
An encounter with a ghost dog – and Thomas Meyer and Magali Franov
Herschel has been with the Mick family ever since he was a puppy. Back then, Luise was still a baby, and Herschel is now very old. He is unwell; he is in ...
25.10.2026
13:00
Zürich liest
On the ‘Crime Tram’ through Usserstri with G. A. E. Papageorgiu
Europe is united under a single regime; only little Usserstri continues to do as it pleases. The last free corner of Europe. Everything else was annexed by ...
