It’s time for the Züri Fäscht, a gigantic festival which takes over downtown Zurich once every four years. Bratwurst stands, concert stages, carnival rides, and caipirinha stands have sprouted up all over the place in anticipation of an estimated 2 million visitors this weekend. For a city with a population of less than 400,000, that’s a whole lot of people.
The official website, despite its oh-so-handy countdown clock, is relatively void of information, since the organizers are dead set on selling everyone 5-franc information booklets with the schedule of events. With succulent offerings such as an air guitar contest and a giant slip-and-slide competition, I expect this book to be worth every rappen. Or not. I’ll let you know.
That looks like a lot of fun! Can’t wait to read your report…
I missed this festival by two days…..so I can’t wait to see what I missed…by Tuesday all that was left was the ferris wheel..closed and coming down….quite a sad sight acutally…..just posted some Zurich pics on my blog too.
Gk