The Five Senses Nativity Scene

Come and discover, every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the largest evolving nativity scene ever displayed in the Jura!

- A universe to smell – a life to listen to
- Elements to taste
- Thousands of details to observe – a setting you can touch

The Five Senses Nativity Scene will be on display in Porrentruy from 30 November 2025 to 18 January 2026. This immersive and free exhibition invites everyone to discover a 17th-century Sicilian village that transforms throughout Advent until Christmas night, in a rich and meticulously crafted setting.

Created with nearly 10 tonnes of material, it engages sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch to awaken our emotions. The nativity scene thus becomes a true inner journey, where beauty, tenderness and spirituality meet.

Around the exhibition, concerts, lectures, activities and meditations offer new ways of experiencing Advent. The organizers are still looking for volunteers to help with staffing and welcoming the many visitors.

Around the nativity scene, several spiritual and artistic activities will invite young and old to experience Christmas differently.

Seasonal breakfast – followed by a guided tour with the creator of the nativity scene.
• Saturday, 6 December, 9–11 a.m., Centre Les Sources, Porrentruy

“Rendez-vous sous l’Étoile”, performance by the Vaud-based burlesque religious theatre company A fleur de ciel.
• Sunday, 7 December at 4 p.m., St. Peter’s Church

Organ and St. Cecilia Choir concert of Porrentruy
• Sunday, 21 December at 5 p.m., St. Peter’s Church

Lecture by Abbé Bernard Miserez on the theme of inclusion–exclusion
• Sunday, 28 December at 5 p.m., St. Peter’s Church

“The Bible with All the Senses” – experiencing the Bible in a way that goes beyond knowledge! Our senses (hearing, sight, speech, touch, smell) will introduce us to the Advent Gospels and help us playfully prepare for Christmas and then to live from the mystery of the Incarnation!
• Thursday, 4 December, 7:30–9 p.m., St. Peter’s Church
• Tuesday, 9 December, 7:30–9 p.m., St. Peter’s Church
• Tuesday, 16 December, 7:30–9 p.m., St. Peter’s Church
• Thursday, 8 January, 7:30–9 p.m., St. Peter’s Church
• Thursday, 15 January, 7:30–9 p.m., St. Peter’s Church

Musical meditations around the Five Senses Nativity Scene
• Monday, 1 December: Waiting – vigil, 7:30–8:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church
• Thursday, 11 December: Desert – prayer, 7:30–8:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church
• Sunday, 4 January: Following Mary – listening and witnessing, 5–6 p.m., St. Peter’s Church
• Monday, 12 January: Beginning – continuity, 7:30–8:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church

Primary school singing
• Monday, 15 December: 15-minute concert with the children of the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades of Juventuti Primary School (about 50 children), 6 p.m., St. Peter’s Church