2 - 3 Feb (annual)
FIS Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup: St Moritz
St Moritz, Switzerland
The best female skiers are in the Swiss resort of St Moritz for the latest round of the Alpine World Cup, featuring downhill and Super G competitions.
8 - 9 Mar (annual)
FIS Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup: Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Crans-Montana in Switzerland hosts the latest round of the Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup, featuring downhill and combined competitions.
20 June - 13 July
Zurich Festival
Zürich, Switzerland
The Zürich Festival presents a unique combination of theatre, opera, dance and music.
4 - 19 July
Montreux Jazz Festival
Montreux, Switzerland
The best-known music festival in Switzerland, held annually on the shorts of lake Geneva.
25 July-7 Sep
Yehudi Menuhin Festival
Gstaad, Switzerland
Yehudi Menuhin founded this festival in 1956 to bring chamber music to the swanky Swiss Alps resort of Gstaad. Well, it seemed like reason to enough at the time. The event has grown and the concerts are held in the churches and surrounding villages. World-renowned solists also perform.
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4-7 Sep (annual)
Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland
The Alpine course of Crans-sur-Sierre hosts the Omega European Masters, one of the top competitions on the European Tour.
27 Nov
Santa Claus World Championship
Sammaun, Switzerland
St Nick gets to show his competitive edge in this odd but colourful contest in Sammaun. There's no milk and cookie eating, but previous years have seen reindeer rodeo, sledging and skiing on primitive skis.
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3 Dec (annual)
St Moritz Christmas Market
St Moritz, Switzerland
If you haven't finished your Christmas shopping come the beginning of December, this is the place to go. Tree decorations, woodcraft, dolls and snacks -nothing you actually need- are hyper inflated and put on display for purchase.
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