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On Diwali, Sunday, 8 November 2026, the sun sets at 4:58 pm (GMT+1) in Zurich. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening after sunset, in the pradosh period — roughly the first two and a half hours after it; the lamps are lit as it gets dark. Sunset in other cities in Switzerland
2 Diwali events are listed in and around Zurich for 2026, from 6 to 7 November. The biggest night of the Indian year: lamps, sweets, new clothes and fireworks. Abroad it is celebrated over the surrounding weekends, with one large public event in most big cities.
The biggest Diwali celebrations in Zurich
InSAZ Diwali 2026
When
Saturday 7 November 2026; doors 17:00 to 18:00, stage from 18:00, then dinner and a Bollywood DJ
Where
StuZ2, Universitätstrasse 6 (CAB, ETH Zurich Zentrum), Zurich
Entry
Tickets CHF 25 to 45; sold out when checked on 30 October
The students’ association’s main evening: cultural performances, a three-course Indian buffet and a Bollywood DJ party, open to everyone with advance payment only; students bring their Legi.
BAPS Switzerland Diwali and Hindu New Year Celebration 2026
When
Sunday 15 November 2026, 14:30 to 19:30
Where
GZ Affoltern, Bodenacker 25, Zurich
Entry
Free; registration is mandatory
An Annakut darshan with a display of more than 300 food offerings, an assembly with sadhus from the Neasden temple in London from 15:30 to 17:30, a kids’ corner and a dinner from 17:30.
Hindu temples and gurdwaras near Zurich for Diwali
Most mandirs hold Lakshmi Puja on Diwali evening and many hold Annakut the day after; gurdwaras keep Bandi Chhor Divas the same night. Each temple sets its own times, so check its page before you go.
The Indian Students’ Association Zurich’s Diwali at ETH (Saturday 7 November) is sold out, and BAPS Switzerland’s free Diwali and Hindu New Year celebration with Annakut at GZ Affoltern follows on Sunday 15 November (14:30 to 19:30, registration required). The Indian Association of Greater Zurich, which held its gala on 1 November last year, now lists its Diwali Gala for January 2027. The Krishna Tempel Zürich (Bergstrasse 54) lists a live Ramayana theatre evening on Saturday 7 November at 18:00 and Govardhan Puja on Tuesday 10 November, with no Diwali entry, and no 2026 Deepavali programme from the Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple in Adliswil (Sihlweg 3) had turned up by 30 October.
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The biggest night of the Indian year: lamps, sweets, new clothes and fireworks. Abroad it is celebrated over the surrounding weekends, with one large public event in most big cities.
If it is your first one
Book restaurant tables two weeks ahead — the Diwali weekend fills every Indian restaurant in town.
Check local fireworks rules before buying any; most European towns restrict them to New Year.
Sweets (mithai) can be ordered from Indian grocers a week ahead; many deliver nationwide.
The big city events sell tickets in advance and sell out; children under a certain age are usually free.
Questions people ask
When is Diwali 2026 in Zurich?
Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. In Zurich the biggest public celebration is the Indian Students’ Association Zurich’s Diwali at ETH Zurich on 7 November.
What time does the sun set in Zurich on Diwali 2026?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the sun sets at 4:58 pm (GMT+1) in Zurich. That is for the city centre with a flat horizon, as every published table gives it; behind buildings or hills it appears a few minutes later. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening after sunset, in the pradosh period — roughly the first two and a half hours after it; the lamps are lit as it gets dark.
Where is InSAZ Diwali 2026?
StuZ2, Universitätstrasse 6 (CAB, ETH Zurich Zentrum), Zurich. Saturday 7 November 2026; doors 17:00 to 18:00, stage from 18:00, then dinner and a Bollywood DJ.
How much are tickets for InSAZ Diwali 2026?
Tickets CHF 25 to 45; sold out when checked on 30 October — as published by the organisers (InSAZ on Eventfrog).
Where can I go to a temple for Diwali in Zurich?
2 temples and gurdwaras are listed within 20 km of Zurich, among them Hare Krishna Tempel and Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple. Most mandirs hold Lakshmi Puja on Diwali evening and many hold Annakut the day after; gurdwaras keep Bandi Chhor Divas the same night. Each temple sets its own times, so check its page before you go.
What Diwali events are there in Zurich?
2 Diwali events are listed on this page so far: Diwali x ZBN 3rd Anniversary - Bollywood Party; Diwali 2026.
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