Les Hivernales

What Les Hivernales does

Les Hivernales is an annual winter music festival held in Nyon and Gland, Switzerland, now in its 16th edition (February 26 – March 1, 2026). Founded in 2010 by Jay Reuter, Jean-Christophe Buob, and Alain Reuge, the event takes place over three days across five to seven partner venues (including Salle Communale, L'Usine à Gaz, La Parenthèse, Fishermen's Pub, Backstage Pub, La Plage, and Salle des Marchandises), featuring electronic, rock, hip-hop, pop, and comedy performances with over 90% Swiss artists and a stated commitment to gender parity in programming. The festival is organized year-round by a 5-member committee supported by an expanded sector-manager group and 200+ annual volunteers sourced in part from social-integration partners (Equileo, Pro-Jet, Les Trico'leuses), drawing 4,500+ attendees.

The underlying operation is a community-event production model with no proprietary technology beyond standard event management: ticketing runs on the Infomaniak Events platform, marketing is led by volunteer-produced content on Instagram, TikTok, and physical flyers, and there is no app, API, or AI/ML technology disclosed. The core asset is the curated multi-venue programming and the social fabric around it.

The business model is a hybrid freemium/event model. Most performances are free admission; a subset of headline performances are sold through Infomaniak Events. A separate on-site transaction stream comes from two food trucks on the village square and beverage bars selling beer, wine, cocktails, rum, and hot cider. Revenue is supplemented by sponsorships from approximately a dozen local businesses (Loro, Naef, Centre Manor Chavannes, SPG, Oqio, Mobilière, Perrin Frères, and others) and institutional support from Ville de Nyon, Ville de Gland, Région de Nyon, and Canton de Vaud, plus cultural-foundation backing from Fondation SUISA. The customer base is individual festival-goers from the Nyon/Gland region and surrounding Swiss Romandie; there are no enterprise customers.

Name

Les Hivernales

Legal name

Les Hivernales

Website

https://leshivernales.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Les Hivernales is an annual winter music festival in Nyon and Gland, Switzerland, running 16 editions strong. It serves regional festival-goers across five to seven partner venues with mostly free admission, ticketed headline shows, and on-site food and beverage sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Festival

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Festival Organizers & Promoters (MPAGAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concert & Tour Promoters (MPAIAFAA), Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Live music festivals
• Winter music events
• Concert production
• Live entertainment
• Community music festival

Headquarters

HQ city

Nyon

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales: Revenue generated from paid concert tickets sold through the Infomaniak Events platform for select performances at the festival
2. Food and beverage sales: Revenue from food trucks on the village square offering food plates, and beverage sales including beers, wines, cocktails, arranged rum, and hot cider

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Les Hivernales is an annual winter music festival held across multiple partner venues in Nyon and Gland, Switzerland. The festival produces concerts spanning electronic, rock, hip-hop, and comedy, with over 90% Swiss artists and a commitment to gender parity in programming. Most performances are free admission, with select headline shows requiring paid tickets sold through the Infomaniak Events platform; on-site food and beverage sales supplement ticket revenue.

Product overview

Les Hivernales is an annual music festival held in Nyon and Gland, Switzerland. The festival is in its 16th edition (2026) and takes place from February 26 to March 1, 2026. The festival features performances across six venues: Salle Communale, L'Usine à Gaz, La Parenthèse, Fishermen's Pub, Backstage Pub, and La Plage. The 2026 edition includes artists such as Blaise Bersinger, Charles Nouveau, Forma, Jeremy Crausaz, Etienne Machine, KATAVIA, TAFTA, Âme DJ, Black Space, Trikk, Duk & Greek, CHAUFAU, Cocon Javel, Lulu Van Trapp, ARØNE, KEMMLER, RAIMUNDAAAAAA, Cérémonie, Colour of Rice, September Again, Mindless Crowd, TwoM & G-raF, Black Paps, Julien Vertigo, Blonde Platine, and Matteo Baima. The festival is organized by a committee of 5 members with support from over 200 volunteers. Ticketing is handled through Infomaniak Events platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Les Hivernales Music Festival (Annual Edition) Annual three-day winter music festival held across multiple partner venues in Nyon and Gland, Switzerland, featuring over 25 concerts in electronic, rock, hip-hop, and comedy genres, with more than 90% Swiss artists and gender parity in programming. The festival is open to the general public with free admission for most performances.
• On-site Food and Beverage Service On-site food and beverage service at the festival village square, featuring two food trucks selling food plates and beverage bars serving beers, wines, cocktails, arranged rum, and hot cider for festival-goers.
• Paid Festival Tickets (Infomaniak Events) Paid tickets for select headline performances of the festival, sold online through the Infomaniak Events ticketing platform for the individual consumer/festival-goer.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,500+ festival-goers annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville de NyoncoreOthersMunicipal government of Nyon, primary host city of the festival. Provides institutional support and endorsement for the annual winter music festival.
• Ville de GlandcoreOthersMunicipal government of Gland, secondary host city of the festival.
• Région de NyoncoreOthersRegional development organization supporting cultural events in the Nyon area.
• Canton de VaudcoreOthersCanton government providing cantonal-level support and funding for the festival.
• InfomaniakcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology company providing online ticketing platform (Infomaniak Events) for festival ticket sales.
• Fondation SUISAminorOthersSwiss music rights foundation supporting composers and music publishers.
• EquileominorOthersSocial integration organization, partner providing volunteer or community support.
• GobeletminorOthersSustainable cup/glass provider for the festival.
• Les Trico'leuses (Unyon NordEst)minorOthersElderly women's association that traditionally knits accessories (gloves, hats, scarves) for the festival.
• Pro-JetminorOthersYouth association supporting professional integration, providing volunteer support for festival setup and kitchen duties.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Montreux Jazz Festival: Iconic Swiss music festival held annually in Montreux on Lake Geneva. Comparable as a long-established Swiss festival with multi-venue programming and strong institutional backing, though at significantly larger scale and broader genre scope.

Direct peers

• Rock Oz'Arènes: Swiss music festival held in Avenches with multi-stage programming. Comparable as a regionally curated festival organizer in French-speaking Switzerland, featuring similar volunteer-driven operations and audience profile.
• Greenfield Festival: Swiss rock and metal open-air festival held in Interlaken. Comparable as a multi-stage Swiss music festival with similar volunteer and sponsor structure, though specializing in rock rather than the broader genre mix of Les Hivernales.
• Gurtenfestival: Swiss music festival held on Bern's Gurten hill, featuring multi-stage programming across electronic, rock, hip-hop, and pop. Comparable as a regional multi-venue Swiss festival with similar attendee scale and curated artist roster.
• OpenAir St. Gallen: Long-running Swiss open-air music festival in St. Gallen. Comparable as an established multi-stage Swiss music festival with similar organizational complexity, sponsor mix, and genre-diverse programming targeting a regional audience.
• Caprices Festival: Swiss electronic and live music festival held in Morgins and Martigny. Comparable as a multi-venue, regionally curated Swiss festival with strong electronic-music programming and a similar mid-sized attendee base.
• FestiNeuch: Swiss open-air music festival held in Neuchâtel with multi-stage programming across genres. Comparable as a mid-sized Swiss regional festival organizer focused on French-speaking Switzerland with similar venue-partnership and volunteer-driven operations.

Regional players

• Paléo Festival Nyon: Switzerland's largest open-air music festival, also held in Nyon. Comparable as a Swiss Romandie-based music festival promoter, but operates at vastly larger scale (six-figure attendance) and during summer rather than winter, making it a benchmark rather than direct competitor.
• La Route du Rock: French winter and summer music festival collection held in Saint-Malo and Paris. Comparable as a curated multi-venue music festival with strong volunteer involvement and similar programming philosophy emphasizing indie, electronic, and emerging artists.
• Les Eurockéennes de Belfort: Major French music festival held near the Swiss border in Belfort. Comparable as a multi-stage European festival with a similar mid-to-large scale operating model and shared cross-border audience draw with the Lake Geneva region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LesHivernalesFestival
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-hivernales

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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