This little town situated at the heart of the viticultural region Lavaux, in the canton of Vaud, is more commonly know for being Nestlé's worldwide headquarters.
Towards 1770, the Confrere des Vignerons assumed the objective of encouraging the perfecting of wine-growing and rewarding the winegrowers/labourers for the quality of their work instead of focusing on possible gaps in knowledge. Today it has become the first living Swiss tradition to have been recognised by UNESCO.
The Fête des Vignerons has not stopped growing, both in terms of the importance of the event and in terms of its artistic quality. The musical and poetic patchwork of the first Fêtes of the 19th century, where people were happy with an arrangement of words of circumstance on popular, well-known tunes, has been succeeded by Fêtes in which recognised artists created original and coherent pieces.
The challenge for the organisers of the Fête des Vignerons is to ensure both the expression of the aesthetic will of directors and the technical realization of a temporary stage space, which must accommodate many thousands of performers.
The Fête des Vignerons is an open-air spectacle not to be missed, paying homage to viticultural traditions many centuries old of an entire region with a spectacular show and coronation of the vineyard hands. The arenas are built for a month of performances starting July 18th, 2019. This year's arena is expected to host up to 20,000 spectators, all gathered to be part of the celebration en masse.
Venue: Fête des Vignerons
Where: Vevey "Ville en Fête" (map)
Date: July 18th to August 11th, 2019
Tickets available online: https://www.fetedesvignerons.ch/en/about/the-fete/
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