8 -11 September 2011, Zürich

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Conference dinner tickets available until 5th September.


The denkfest languages are English and German. All daytime talks from Friday to Sunday will be simultaneously translated into the other language.

A standup lunch will be served from Friday to Sunday (included in the day, two day, festival and gold passes). A vegetarian dish will be offered on all three days. If you need special diet for health reasons please get in touch with us by email so that we can inform our caterer.

Day and two day passes

For Friday, Saturday and Sunday single day passes are available for CHF 90 to 110. Two day passes are available for Friday/Saturday (CHF 190) and for Saturday/Sunday (CHF 175).
The passes contain for the respective day(s):

• entry to all daytime events
• break refreshments and standup lunch

• a ticket for the local public transport network! The printed festival pass is valid as a ticket for the tariff zones 10 (City of Zürich) and 21 (airport region). If you arrive at Zürich airport or Zürich main station you won’t have to worry about buying tickets for trains, trams or buses. The tickets are even valid for the boats on the river Limmat and the Lake of Zürich (but only within the City boundaries).

• use of a headphone for the simultaneous translation.

Festival pass

The festival pass includes

• entry to the blogger panel on Thursday
• all daytime events from Friday till Sunday
• the apéritif on Thursday evening as well as break refreshments and stand-up lunches from Friday till Sunday
• entry to the film «The moon conspiracy» on Friday evening (German with English subtitles).
• a ticket for the local public transport network from Thursday till Sunday!
• a CHF 10 discount on the Thursday night show by the Comedian Vince Ebert (note however, the show’s in German, sorry)
• use of a headphone for the simultaneous translation.

Edu pass

The edu pass entitles one to take part in one of the teacher workshops and to attend the talks on Friday morning. The apéritif on Thursday evening and the standup lunch on Friday are included. The edu pass costs CHF 85.

Teacher workshop

The two teacher workshops take place in parallel on Thursday, one will be in English, the other in German. Enrollment costs CHF 40 and includes the apéritif that is served afterwards and an entry to the film «No Dinosaurs in Heaven». Teachers who buy a festival pass do not need to pay extra for workshop participation.

Blogger panel

The blogger panel on Thursday evening is free for everyone! Listen to skeptic bloggers from the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Romania talk about what keeps them going, how they aim to address their audiences, etc.

Gold pass

A lot of voluntary work has been put into the denkfest. Nevertheless, festival pass sales will most likely only cover about 70% of the costs. The gap is partially filled through contributions from trusts, the City and the Canton of Zürich and company sponsors.

The gold pass allows private individuals to support the denkfest and receive a counter value. The gold pass includes all elements of the festival pass. Additionally, all evening entertainment is included as well as three signed books by denkfest speakers. Unlike the festival pass, the gold pass can be transferred to another person. It costs CHF 1000.

Comedy with Vince Ebert (in German)

The well-known German physicist turned comedian Vince Ebert will show excerpts of his two most current shows «Denken lohnt sich» and «Freiheit ist alles» (thinking’s worth it and freedom is everything) – what could fit better at the thought festival of the Freethinkers?
Tickets for festival pass bearers are CHF 28, anyone else can buy a ticket for CHF 38.

Film: No Dinausaurs in Heaven

No Dinosaurs in Heaven is a film essay that examines the hijacking of science education by religious fundamentalists in the United States. It weaves together two strands: an examination of the problem posed by creationists who earn science education degrees only to advocate anti-scientific beliefs in the classroom; and a visually stunning raft trip down the Grand Canyon, led by Dr. Eugenie Scott, that debunks creationist explanations for its formation.
Eugenie Scott, who will also speak on Saturday morning during the «skeptical views on religious claims» block, will give a short introduction to the film.
Tickets are CHF 5. Participants of either of the teacher workshops can attend the film for free.

Film: The Moon Conspiracy (Die Mondverschwörung)

German with English subtitles. On Friday evening Thomas Frickel’s film will premiere in Switzerland and is shown with English subtitles for the very first time. The director sent the TV journalist Dennis Mascarenas on a fascinating investigative trip to moon worshippers and conspiracy theorists. The trip is funny in the beginning but then ends in mental abysses where Rudolf Steiner and Adolf Hitler meet (edp film).
Included in the festival pass. Separate ticket CHF 15.

Conference dinner with science slam

The conference dinner is a wonderful opportunity to strike up a conversation with fellow participants and the speakers. Additionally you can watch four science slammers present own research in a humorous manner and in no more than ten minutes.
CHF 85, for students: CHF 75 (drinks not included). Conference dinner tickets were available until Spetember 5th. Ask on site if you still want to join in.