Events
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: секс порно эротика сексуальные 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
early July 2008: Allianz Swiss Open Tennis, Gstaad
www.allianzswissopengstaad.com
mid July 2008: Gurten Festival, Bern (mass hilltop rock festival)
www.gurtenfestival.ch
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
14-17 August 2008: 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