🥞 Know-it-all's WHAT TO DO over the next TWO WEEKS (16 February through 1 March 2026)

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T H E   O L Y M P I C   M U S E U M
Open Tuesdays through Sundays 9h-18h, exceptionally open on Monday 16 February 2026
Lausanne, VD
Take advantage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games to visit the amazing museum on the lakeshore in Lausanne.

** MILANO CORTINA 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
6-22 February 2026
Celebration weekends combining sport, culture, big-screen viewing, musical evenings and live coverage of the highlights of the XXV Olympic Winter Games. Click here for more information.

** COOL RUNNINGS FILM
21 February 2026
La Lanterne Magique invites you to (re)discover the cult film "Cool Runnings". Based on actual events, this film tells the incredible story of Jamaica's first bobsleigh team at the Olympic Winter Games. An entertaining package that combines humour, emotion and the Olympic spirit. Click here for more information.

** POP-THEMED APRÈS-SKI EVENING: MCM TOP - 2000 ITALIAN FEVER
21-22 February 2026
Led by Le Collectif 52, The Olympic Museum restaurant will become a dance floor to beat the winter blues. An XXL musical journey through the first decade of the 21st century! With a mix of favorite hits and forgotten gems, this MCM Top evening will take you on a wave of nostalgia and shared euphoria. From 18 years old. Online ticket sales. Click here for more information.

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JUDITHA TRIUMPHANS: CONCERT ENSEMBLE AURISON
20-21 February 2026: Geneva
22 February 2026: Bernex (GE)
The Ensemble Aurison, a Geneva-based baroque ensemble of young musicians and singers produced by the association La Boîte à Musique, will showcase a rare and fascinating work for its first season: Juditha Triumphans, the only surviving oratorio by composer Antonio Vivaldi. Click here for more information.

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RENEGADE SAINTS: WINGING IT
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
20h
Geneva
An interactive dating improv show! You decide who connects, who gets dumped, and who falls in love! And even better, your bad dating stories directly fuel the scenes. Messy. Interactive. Cheeky. Basically: dating, but in improv form. Click here for more information.

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UNIGE: LE MYSTÈRE DES RÊVES. ENTRE NEUROSCIENCES ET PSYCHIATRIE.
Tuesday 17 February 2026
18h30-20h
Geneva
The mystery of dreams. between neuroscience and psychiatry. Free lecture in French. Why do we dream and what do our dreams really tell us? At the crossroads of neuroscience and psychiatry, this lecture explores the role of dreams in our mental balance, the emotional charge of nocturnal experiences, and the ability of the sleeping brain to imagine new futures. Click here for more information.

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Our free “Know-it-all's WHAT TO DO in the area” is kindly sponsored this week by: KIDS' FACTORY CREATIVE WORKSHOPS every Wednesday 13h-17h at Centre Manor Chavannes, Centre Manor Vevey, and Centre Manor Monthey. Free-of-charge and different theme each time. Click here for more information.

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R E P A I R   C A F É S
Repair cafés are set up for you can bring in items for repair, usually for free. Check link for more information, whether you need to sign up in advance or can just show up, and items accepted. We will post the links on our events calendar so check there often for each month.

** Thursday, 19 February 2026
Geneva: 18h-21h

** Saturday, 28 February 2026
Prangins: 11h-16h
Moudon: 9h-14h
Renens: 10h-17h
Morges: 14h-17h
Avry-sur-Matran: 14h-18h

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C A R N A V A L   2 0 2 6
These annual festivals take place everywhere but canton Geneva! However, there is an abundance of them in parts of Vaud, Valais, Fribourg cantons and across the border in France too. We will continue to list carnaval festivities each week on the article "Carnaval festivals 2026 promise to be loud, fun, entertaining, and simulating" at this link.

** VAL D'ILLIEZ, VS
13-16 February 2026
Click here for more information.

** ST-MAURICE, VS
12-16 February 2026
Click here for more information.

** EVOLENE, VS
11-17 February 2026
Click here for more information.

** MARTIGNY, VS
12-17 February 2026
Click here for more information.

** MONTHEY, VS
12-17 February 2026
Click here for more information.

** CRANS-MONTANA
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Click here for more information.

** PAYERNE
20-23 February 2026
Click here for more information.

** ANNECY: CARNAVAL VENITIEN
27 February through 1 March 2026
Click here for more information.

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CHAMPAGNE SUNDAY
Sunday, 8 March 2026 (sign up now)
Lausanne
More than a tasting, Champagne Sunday is an immersive celebration of Champagne’s elegance, diversity, and craftsmanship. For one day only, more than 60+ cuvées from 25 Champagne Houses and independent winemakers will gather at one of Switzerland’s most iconic addresses, the legendary Beau-Rivage Palace, offering guests a rare opportunity to taste, compare, and engage directly with the people behind the bottles. Click here to read our article.

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