Seasons & Festivities

Christmas, Easter, barbecue season, 1 August, fondue winter: this group collects the seasonal guides. What a festive meal for four costs, when seasonal goods reach the shelves, which products get cheaper as the year goes on, and how to plan a celebration without improvising at the end.

Seasonal prices follow a calendar: some items stay in the range for a few weeks only, others go on promotion just before the day itself. The guides record those windows with their date and their source, for seven Swiss chains and all 26 cantons, in four languages.

How to use them: the guide supplies the menu and the quantities, the app turns them into the shop. A recipe becomes a shopping list, with this week’s prices next to it. Free, no account needed. As of September 2026.

All guides in this category (19)

Paper pop-up raclette meal with cheese, potatoes, cold cuts and a yellow cheese ribbon.

How Much Does a Raclette Night Really Cost in Switzerland?

Hosting raclette for 4? Plan CHF 50-70 at full price, CHF 30-45 with Aktion timing. Real cheese, potato, and charcuterie costs across 7 Swiss retailers.

A fondue fork lifts a bread cube with a strand of melted cheese.

How Much Does a Fondue Night Cost in Switzerland in 2026?

Fondue for 4: CHF 32-42 before drinking wine, CHF 45-60 with wine and extras in the worked basket. See the item list and restaurant price examples.

Close-up of a spiral-peeled mandarin with cinnamon, star anise and a fir sprig.

Christmas Grocery Shopping in Switzerland: The Plan That Actually Works

When stores close, what to buy when, Fondue Chinoise vs Raclette, the Dec 22-26 timing window. The Swiss Christmas grocery plan that actually works.

Four felt shops, three closed and one open, with a felt rabbit and egg basket.

Easter Grocery Shopping in Switzerland: The Honest 2027 Guide

4 days closed, 1 day open. The honest Swiss Easter shopping guide: opening hours, what to buy, and how to dodge the Maundy Thursday crowds.

Three increasingly generous rows of aperitif snacks on white marble beside six glasses.

Swiss Apéro for 6 People: What It Actually Costs in 2026

A real Swiss apéro for 6 costs CHF 48 to CHF 251 depending on style and store. Three shopping lists with prices at Migros, Coop, Aldi, Lidl and Denner.

Meat, charcoal and side dishes on a checked cloth, separated by yellow ribbons.

Cheap grilling and BBQ basket in Switzerland

How to build the cheapest grilling and BBQ basket in Switzerland for summer 2026: meat, charcoal and sides across Migros, Coop, Aldi, Lidl and Denner.

Village market with fruit, cheese and bread; a hiker seen from behind fills a bag.

Hiking and picnic food in Switzerland: a light, affordable trail basket

What to pack for a hike in Switzerland on a budget: bread, hard cheese, dried meat, nuts, dried fruit and water, plus where to buy it cheaply.

Seasonal wheel of felt and wool fruit and vegetables on a pale background.

What fruit and vegetables are in season in Switzerland, and when?

Which fruit and vegetables are in season in Switzerland, and when? Month-by-month table (source: gemuese.ch, Swiss Farmers' Association).

Oil and coffee frozen mid-pour beside a sealed tin and a strawberry.

Black Friday groceries in Switzerland: real bargains or just hype?

Black Friday groceries in Switzerland 2026: what is genuinely worth stocking up, and how to use the unit price to spot inflated reference prices.

Felt scene with a grill, scored sausages, corn, bunting and a yellow lantern.

Swiss National Day BBQ 2026: what does the 1 August grill cost at Migros, Coop, Aldi, Lidl & Denner?

What does the 1 August (Swiss National Day) BBQ cost in 2026? Cervelat, sausages, buns, charcoal and beer at Migros, Coop, Aldi, Lidl and Denner compared.

Autumn market with chestnuts, pumpkins, quinces and mushrooms.

Game meat prices in Switzerland: when does the season start, and what does game cost?

Game meat prices in Switzerland: the 2026 season opens in September. Cantonal hunting dates, kilo prices for roe deer and venison, origin, and Metzgete.

Gouache table scene with broth, four fondue forks and four fans of sliced meat.

How Much Does Fondue Chinoise Cost per Person in Switzerland?

200–250 g of meat per person and CHF 34.90 to CHF 102 per kilo: the full cost breakdown for a Swiss fondue chinoise at home, plus Aktion timing.

Paper pop-up Christmas cookies with an oversized yellow block of butter.

Swiss Christmas Cookies: What Does Home Baking Really Cost in 2026?

Butter mountain, cocoa price, promotion rhythm: what really drives the cost of Swiss Christmas baking in 2026, plus live offers from 7 chains.

Retro poster of a chalet Advent calendar in snow with one illuminated opening.

Advent Calendar Prices in Switzerland: What One Door Actually Costs

What does an advent calendar cost per door and per 100 g of chocolate? The arithmetic, when chains put calendars out, and the sourced reference prices.

Retro poster of a panettone mountain with a red funicular and smaller distant peak.

Panettone prices in Switzerland: from 7 to 70 francs

What a panettone costs in Switzerland: four price tiers from CHF 10.00 to CHF 50.00 per kilo, which chain sells which brand, and the RSI blind test.

Amber glaze pours over a tied roast in a copper roasting pan.

Festive Roast Prices in Switzerland: What the Cost per Person Really Depends On

Roast, fillet in pastry, Christmas turkey: what drives the price per kilo, when festive roasts go on offer, and what Rappn shows you live by canton.

A paper pop-up chestnut stall with paper steam and an opened chestnut.

Chestnut prices in Switzerland: the street stand, the supermarket and Ticino

100 g of hot chestnuts at the stand, the kilo in the shop and the Ticino lane: a dated price table with its sources plus the current offers live.

Retro poster of a Valais autumn feast with chestnuts, a long table and red vineyards.

Brisolée, Bénichon and Saint-Martin: what a Romandy autumn feast costs per person

Romandy’s three autumn feasts: 2026 dates, per-person quantities and restaurant prices, CHF 54.00 to CHF 75.00. The shopping list, free in Rappn.

A glass jar with a red wax seal, yellow gasket and completely blank label.

Foie Gras in Switzerland: Who Sells It, Who Does Not, and What the Law Requires

Foie gras in Switzerland: production banned, importing legal. Who sells it, who does not, and the wording required from July 2027. Live offers by canton.