Every photo on this site comes from Wikimedia Commons under a free licence. Where a licence requires attribution, the photographer is named below and linked to the original file. Photos of the festivals were taken at that festival, mostly in the same September–October window; a few stand in for events with no photo on Commons, and those are marked.

Lauterbrunnen valley, Bernese Oberland

chensiyuan

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Grand Canal and Ponte di Rialto, Venice

Martin Falbisoner · 2017-09-23 13:28:21

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Oktoberfest fairground, Munich

Richard Bartz, Munich aka Makro Freak · 2007-03-10

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Zürich

Jakub Hałun · 2025-03-30 12:39:13

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Bernese Oberland

Rectilinium · 2024-05-04 15:03:52

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Verona

Didier Descouens · Taken on 5 May 2006

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Venice / Mestre

kallerna · 2024-12-11 18:06:30

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Salzburg

Uoaei1 · 2023-06-07 16:30:55

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Munich

Dietmar Rabich · Taken on 31 July 2011, 17:25

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Augsburg

Gerd Eichmann · 2018-04-28 14:00:35

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Vienna

Dietmar Rabich · Taken on 17 June 2018, 09:38

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Milan

Steffen Schmitz · 2016-06-27

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Lake Como

Daniel Case · 2016-06-23

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Dolomites

H. Zell · 2017-09-21

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Florence

Rhododendrites · 2023-10-06 10:45:11

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Rome

Wilfredor · 2024-02-13 09:56:20

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Alpine village (Hallstatt)

Kevin Poh · 2012-05-15 22:27:25

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Knabenschiessen

Adrian Michael · Taken on 10 September 2023

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Innertkirchen Alpabfahrt

Maud Richard · 2014-10-04 11:34:41

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A Fribourg désalpe — the same tradition, not the Innertkirchen event itself.

Tocatì — Street Games Festival

Roberto Ferrari from Campogalliano (Modena), Italy · 2009-09-27 16:56

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Emmental Alpine Descent

JoachimKohler-HB · 2019-05-01 17:45:19

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Emmental landscape rather than the descent itself.

Oktoberfest

Schlaier · 2009-09

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Costume & Riflemen's Parade

Jan Czeczotka · 2024-09-22 12:40:28

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Rupertikirtag

Eweht · 2014-09-23 16:41:17

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Wiener Kaiser Wiesn

Marie Zörnpfenning · 2014-10-12 14:48

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The Wiener Wiesn-Fest, of which the Kaiser Wiesn is part.

Mendrisio Grape Festival

Uwelino · 2014-04-15 07:27:05

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The town of Mendrisio rather than the festival.

Swiss Désalpe weekend

Björn S. · Taken on 28 September 2013

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A désalpe at L'Etivaz — one of several that share the weekend.

Turamichele Family Festival

Renardo la vulpo · 2023-09-24

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Oktoberfest Landlords' Concert

Renardo la vulpo · 2024-09-21

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Venice Biennale Arte

Fred Romero · 2017-08-16 17:18:41

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The Biennale grounds at an earlier edition.

Lugano Autumn Festival

Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland · 2021-01-29 16:06

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Lugano rather than the festival itself.

Oktoberfest Finale & Gun Salute

Strubbl · Taken on 20 April 2024, 12:29:00

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The Bavaria statue, where the closing gun salute is fired.