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Zurich Street Parade: 9 Aug recap
Zurich’s lakeside parade returned on 9 August with a full day of stages and Love Mobiles around the basin — an annual high point of the summer.
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Zurich’s lakeside parade returned on 9 August with a full day of stages and Love Mobiles around the basin — an annual high point of the summer.
The Diamond League Final ran 27–28 Aug across Sechseläutenplatz and Letzigrund. Highlights included record-setting sprint performances.
Switzerland’s new rail timetable (Dec 2025) brings the largest service expansion in north-western Switzerland in two decades.
Twenty-plus institutions open late on Saturday, 27 September — a fun way to explore collections with special programming.
Due to limited demand, the same-day parcel service at subsidiary notime is set to conclude at the end of September 2025; alternatives are being offered to business clients.
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