page_title: Vevey
section_title: Festivals
hierarchical_section_title: Vevey / Main sights / Festivals
caption_attribution_description: English: Feast of vinegrowers of Vevey Français&#160;: Fête des vignerons de Vevey
context_page_description: Vevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used.
  It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District. It is part of the French-speaking area of Switzerland.
  Vevey is home to the world headquarters of the international food and beverage company Nestlé, founded here in 1867. Milk chocolate was invented in Vevey by Daniel Peter in 1875, with the aid of Henri Nestlé.
  The residence of British American actor and comedian Charlie Chaplin was in Vevey, where he lived from 1952 until his death in 1977.
context_section_description: The Confrérie des Vignerons (Brotherhood of Winegrowers) organises the Winegrowers' Festival (Fête des Vignerons) four or five times each century (one per generation) to celebrate its wine-growing traditions and culture. On those occasions an arena for 16,000 spectators is built in the marketplace — the Grande Place, which is the second-biggest marketplace in Europe, after Lisbon, Portugal.
  The festivals date from the 18th century; the last five were in 1927, 1955, 1977, 1999, and 2019.
caption: Poster for the Fête des Vignerons from 1905
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