Seaside Festival in Spiez

30 – 31 August 2024

Enjoy musical highlights on Lake Thun in "Europe's most beautiful bay"

The Seaside Festival offers you a varied programme in a unique ambiance. Come and experience this open-air festival with a family feel set in idyllic surroundings. From rock legends and pop hits through to Swiss musicians – there’s something for every musical taste at this idyllic festival on Lake Thun.

Seaside Festival at a glance

  • Date: 25 – 26 August 2023

  • Location: Spiez bay

  • Food/Drink: a range of creative food and drink stands on the festival grounds

Festival in an idyllic ambiance

The Seaside Festival takes place in the idyllically set Spiez bay. Nestled between vineyards, up to 20'000 visitors enjoy a unique view of Spiez castle, the awe-inspiring mountain panorama of the Bernese Alps and Lake Thun. Rising behind the stage and keeping watch is the majestic Niesen mountain. The bay is known as a true Kraftort (place of power).

Time for friends and family

You will find a wide range of high quality food and drinks at the Seaside Festival. The grounds are beautifully decorated with great attention to detail and, with atmospheric lighting, create the perfect setting. The organisers of the Seaside Festival set a special focus on encouraging visitors to slow down, relax and spend time with friends and family.

Light-hearted musical entertainment for all generations

The light-hearted musical entertainment know no generational boundaries. On Friday, you can admire famous acts from the pop scene, while performances on Saturday mostly feature bands with a longer history. Take a musical trip into the past with songs that shaped musical history – all this awaits you at the Seaside Festival in Spiez.

Five reasons why you should attend the Seaside Festival

  • Time for friends and family

  • Relaxation in an idyllic atmosphere

  • Awe-inspiring mountain backdrop

  • Festival in “the most beautiful bay in Europe” on Lake Thun

  • Cross-generational musical experience

Personal tip

"The Seaside Festival is a highlight for me every year. I enter into another world of music-lovers and music-makers where people take time to savour and enjoy the experience.”

Your accommodation in Spiez – with "the most beautiful bay in Europe"

Escape the hectic pace of daily life and spend the night by beautiful Lake Thun.

It appears that you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer as your web browser to access our site.

For practical and security reasons, we recommend that you use a current web browser such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, or Edge. Internet Explorer does not always display the complete content of our website and does not offer all the necessary functions.