Name: Vitra Campus Summer Festival 2026 2026
Start: 2026-07-04T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-04T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Vitra Campus

Vitra Summerfest

About Vitra Summerfest

On Saturday, July 4, 2026, the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein invites you to its Summer Festival from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Admission is free. The program includes: guided tours of the Tane Garden House and Khudi Bari, workshops (notebook binding, animal sculptures, habitat building), a vintage flea market in the Fire Station, a scavenger hunt in the Oudolf Garden, face painting, live music on the lawn, and two ongoing special exhibitions (Hella Jongerius „Whispering Things" and Verner Panton „Shape, Colour, Space"), as well as food trucks (pizza, crêpes, coffee).

Dates 04 Jul — 04 Jul 2026

Venue Weil am Rhein (08336)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Vitra Summerfest — edition 2026

The Vitra Campus Summer Festival 2026 runs on Saturday, July 4, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Free admission. Guided tours of the Tane Garden House and Khudi Bari, workshops, vintage flea market in the Fire Station, scavenger hunt in the Oudolf Garden, face painting, live music. Special exhibitions Hella Jongerius „Whispering Things" and Verner Panton „Shape, Colour, Space".

Summer Festival 2026 in Weil am Rhein

The Summer Festival on July 4, 2026, is the central family event of the Vitra Campus. Eight hours of programming with free admission — suitable for family outings or architectural pilgrimages.

The campus showcases its iconic buildings (Hadid, Gehry, Andō, Herzog & de Meuron, Sanaa, Siza) alongside the current special exhibitions in the Design Museum and Schaudepot.

Highlights Vitra Summerfest 2026

Free admission to the entire Vitra Campus
Guided tours of Tane Garden House and Khudi Bari
Special exhibition Hella Jongerius at the Design Museum
Special exhibition Verner Panton at the Schaudepot
Vintage flea market in Zaha Hadid's Fire Station

Programme Vitra Summerfest 2026

Guided Tours (10:00 AM–6:00 PM, continuous)

Tane Garden House (Studio Tane) — short tours several times daily
Khudi Bari (Marina Tabassum) — short tours several times daily
Free-roam visit of the entire campus

Workshops (11:00 AM–5:00 PM)

Mini notebook binding
Animal sculptures from campus materials
Habitats (for children)

Activities

Vintage furniture flea market — Fire Station (Zaha Hadid)
Scavenger hunt in the Oudolf Garden
Face painting
Live music on the lawn
Outdoor play area

Current Exhibitions

Vitra Design Museum: Hella Jongerius — „Whispering Things"
Vitra Schaudepot: Verner Panton — „Shape, Colour, Space"

Food

Food trucks: Pizza, crêpes, coffee
Eames Café (regular hours)
Schaudepot Café (regular hours)
Picnic on the lawn permitted

Prices Vitra Summerfest 2026

Completely free admission to the Summer Festival. Workshops, guided tours, scavenger hunt, face painting — all included. Food trucks at usual market prices. Eames Café and Schaudepot Café open as usual. The vintage flea market has no entrance fee; only purchases are subject to charge.

Practical information

Practical information — Vitra Summerfest

Getting There

Vitra Campus, Charles-Eames-Straße 2, 79576 Weil am Rhein — directly on the border with Basel (Switzerland). By car via the A 5 (Weil am Rhein exit). Train: Weil am Rhein station (approx. 15 minutes walk) or bus 55 from Basel SBB. Parking available on campus.

Admission

Admission to the Summer Festival and all activities is free. Workshops and guided tours do not require registration — spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. In case of bad weather, the outdoor area may be restricted; the indoor program will run as scheduled.

Food & Drink

Food trucks offering pizza, crêpes, and coffee are located next to the Buckminster Fuller Dome. The Eames Café and Vitra Schaudepot Café are open as usual. Picnicking on the lawn is permitted — you are welcome to bring your own food.

The Vitra Campus — Architecture Park of the World

The Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein is one of the most remarkable architecture parks in the world. Since the late 1980s, buildings by Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Tadao Andō, Álvaro Siza, Herzog & de Meuron, Sanaa, Renzo Piano, Buckminster Fuller, Jean Prouvé, and many others have been assembled on the premises of the furniture company Vitra. The annual summer festival on the first weekend of July is an open house — with free admission, the public explores the collection and the current exhibition program.

Summer Festival 2026 — Saturday, July 4

The 2026 Summer Festival runs on Saturday, July 4, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. It is free and accessible without registration. The entire campus becomes an experience trail — from Zaha Hadid's iconic Fire Station (her first realized architecture worldwide) to Frank Gehry's Vitra Design Museum and Herzog & de Meuron's Vitra Schaudepot.

Current Special Exhibitions

The Vitra Design Museum is hosting the exhibition „Hella Jongerius: Whispering Things" — a retrospective of the Dutch designer focusing on materials, colors, and experimental furniture textiles. The Vitra Schaudepot features „Verner Panton: Shape, Colour, Space" — a tribute to the Danish designer of the famous Panton Chair and countless other design icons of the 1960s and 70s.

Guided Tours and Workshops

Free short guided tours of the Tane Garden House (a contemporary wooden architecture by the Japanese studio Tane) and the Khudi Bari (a lightweight emergency shelter concept by the Bangladeshi-German architect Marina Tabassum) will take place several times daily. Workshops between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM include notebook binding, animal sculptures made from campus materials, and habitat building for children and families.

Vintage Flea Market and Kids

A vintage furniture flea market is taking place in Zaha Hadid's Fire Station — older Vitra products and design pieces at special prices. A scavenger hunt is organized in the Oudolf Garden (designed by Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf). Face painting, an outdoor play area, and live music on the lawn under Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome characterize the family-friendly aspect.