Local Events
www.la-gruyere.ch
www.moleson.ch
www.myswitzerland.com
January
mid January: World Cup downhill ski racing, Wengen – www.lauberhorn.ch
late January: Inferno giant-slalom ski race, Murren – www.inferno-muerren.ch
late January: International Balloon Festival, Chateaux d’Oex – www.festivaldeballons.ch
February
mid February: Mardi Gras Carnival, various locations, Bern – www.baernerfasnacht.ch
March
early March: International Motor Show, Palexpo, Geneva – www.palexpo.ch
late March: Xtreme Snowboarding Championship, Verbier – www.xtremeverbier.com
April
April to September: ÑÐµÐºÑ Ð¿Ð¾Ñ€Ð½Ð¾ Ñротика ÑекÑуальные девушки traditional Valaisian cow fights – across the canton of Valais – www.valaistourism.ch
April: Fete du Soleil, Lausanne – www.carnavalausanne.ch
May
early May: International Jazz Festival, Bern – www.jazzfestivalbern.ch
late May: Ascent and celebration of the cows to the Alpine pastures, Moleson and other nearby villages – www.moleson.ch or www.la-gruyere.ch
June
until September: open-air performances of the play William Tell, Interlaken – www.tellspiele.ch
mid June: Medieval festival at the Chateau du Gruyeres – www.chateau-gruyeres.ch
July
early July: Festival de la Cite, Lausanne (free open-air performances and music) – www.lausanne.ch
first half of July: Opera Festival, Avenches (open-air performances in a Roman amphitheatre) – www.avenches.ch
4 July: US Independence Day celebrations, Geneva (the largest outside the USA) – www.genevatourism.ch
early July: Estawake – International Wake Board Contest, Estavayer-le-Lac – www.free4style.com
first half of July: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux – www.montreuxjazz.com
mid July – early August: Verbier Festival (world renowned classical soloists and conductors) – www.verbierfestival.com
mid to late July: Beach Volley Ball Grand Slam, Gstaad – www.beachworldtour.ch
mid to late July: Paleo Festival, Nyon (huge rock and dance festival)
late July – early September: Menuhin Festival, Gstaad (top classical performances) – www.menuhinfestivalgstaad.com
August
end of July-mid August: Fetes de Geneve, Geneva (fireworks, parades and concerts) – www.fetes-de-geneve.ch
1 August: National Holiday – fireworks, folkloric shows, parades and more, all over the country
mid-August: Polo Gold Cup, Gstaad – www.pologstaad.ch
September
late September: Fete de la Desalpes, Charmey (festival bringing the cows down from the Alpine pastures for the winter) – www.charmey.ch
October
mid October: Benichon de Montagnes, Charmey (folklore festival) – www.charmey.ch
November
late November: Onion Market, Bern (traditional folk festival with more than 50 tons of onions, and other market stalls for local produce and wares) – www.bern.ch
December
most of December: Christmas Market, Bern – www.bern.ch
mid December: Christmas Market, Murten – www.murtentourismus.ch