Week-end au bord de l'eau
The Festival
The Festival “Week-end au bord de l’eau" litterally translated "The week-end by the edge of the lake" was founded in 2007. The Festival has gained an audience since then from all over Switzerland and the neighbouring countries through an advanced programming, friendly atmosphere and its idyllic setting by the lake in the middle of the Swiss Alps. It is organised the first week-end of July every year.
| The city of Sierre, city of sun By population, Sierre sits as the second town of the Valais Alps – 17,000 inhabitants grace the “City of Sun” with their presence. The physical attributes of the region have barely changed – the sun remains as warm, and the old village has evolved into an animated, welcoming and generous little town.Sierre has also developed into a studying town, by the implementation of the specialised higher education institutes, one for economics and business, the other in the area of Beaux Arts. |
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Mediterranean stopover, Geronde lake |
Festival concept
The Festival is organized every year the first weekend of July (beginning of school holidays). It puts in the place of honour groove music and visual arts through swiss and international artists. Many animations will brighten the Festival up like a petanque tournament, street arts and summer activities. As the holiday approaches, the goal of the Festival is to absorb the people in a eco, festive, hot and relaxed atmosphere, while proposing a high quality programming that can be approached and appreciated by everybody.
| Visual arts Several arts forms are programmed like live painting, balloon modelling, abstract creations and videos. |
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| Summer activites The Festival is aslo proposing many "fun" activities for the whole family. |
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Sustainbale developpement
The festival support a sustainable developement policy for all its actitivies.
| Environnemental sphere | Social sphere |
| - Sorting waste (glass, alu, pet, paper) - Reusable glass system (with deposit) - Biodegradable dishes process - LED lights low energy - Public transport for all - Sensibilisation through eco activities - Ecobox distribution |
- Free entrance to minors (form signature) - Free entrance for elderly care homes - Free entrance for disabled people - Disabled people access and toilets - Intergeneration and cooperation game - Kids space with activities - Prevention & sensibilisation to dangers |
| Economical sphere |
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| - Touristic promotion of the area - Priority to work with locals company - Promotion of local ground products - Partnership with campings of Sierre - Collaborationwith B&B and hotels - Work with jobless programm people (COREM) - Partnership with HES-SO Tourism & Social |
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Festival finance
The Festival association is a non lucrative association. It is managed by a full volunteer comitee of 12 people responsible each of one or several sectors. Since 2011, accouting and administration are managed by professionnal companies.
The Festival budget is financed by 50% ticketing, 25% food & beverage, 15% sponsoring and 10% of grants.
The city of Sierre is according a yearly grant of 15'000 CHF.
Facts & Figures 2011 edition of the Festival :
320 volonteers
5000 people such visitors from Germany, France, Italy, and UK
14 internationals bands & DJ's
6 Swiss artists 3 from Valais
Several street art performance and artistic intervention
An exhibition about the Trash Vortex
An extended partnership with the HES-SO University (Tourism Section & Health Social Section)
A sustainable developpement system first in Swiss french part of Switzerland
1.39 tons of waste (690 kg of glass - 850 kg ordinary waste ) : 250 g by visitors