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Santa Claus World Championship
The Santa Claus World Championship in Samnaun sees teams of Father Christmases battle it out in all kinds of festive disciplines. Watch them climb chimneys, decorate gingerbread and deliver…
Unrivalled in its pomp and revelry, Geneva's Escalade includes demonstrations, tours, music and re-enactments which take place all over the city. The event marks the victory over the Duke of…
Klosters rings in the New Year with its traditional "Hotschrennen", or pig race. Ten locally reared pigs race through the village cheered on by crowds thronging the streets. The victorious pig…
St Moritz's Schlitteda Engiadinaisa is for anyone who dreams of sleighing through wintry landscapes. The locals dig out the old sleighs, don their traditional clothes, look for a good horse…
Adelboden's Horäschlittä-Renä is no ordinary sled race. It revives the Alpine custom of storing hay on mountain pastures in Finneln containers, which farmers brought down to the valley on…
The Cresta Run at St Moritz Tobogganing Club is one of winter sport's legendary, and most dangerous, challenges. Each year the run opens for the brave and the crazy to take their chances on the ice.
Bettmeralp Waterslide Competition
Braving the elements, thick-skinned participants at the Bettmeralp Waterslide Competition slip on wetsuits or fancy dress costumes, get onto their skis and snowboards and attempt to be the one…
Some boil them, some fry them, but the residents of Berne opt for Egg Bashing. Locals bring brightly painted Eier to Berne's central Kornhausplatz square and smash them to smithereens in a…
This is 'direct democracy' in a rarely seen form. Every year, citizens of the Swiss canton of Appenzell come together on Landsgemeindeplatz square for Landsgemeinde - to elect the local…
Head to the Swiss Alps for a beauty contest with a twist this summer. Wild whiskers and marvellous moustaches are the focus of Chur's Alpine Beard Festival, a highlight of the popular…
Teddy collectors, creators and those with a soft spot for cuddly toys gather each year at the Swiss Teddy Festival. Held at the Schützenhaus Albisgütli, it promises a weekend of family…
Every year, the AIDS Solidarity Charity organises a night of TV zapping all over France and Switzerland. This date is in Geneva's Arena. During the night, giant screens project the best bits…
Each year Richterswil on Lake Zürich goes back to its organic roots. The Räbechilbi Richterswil, Europe's largest turnip festival, celebrates the humble vegetable with a fair dedicated to the…
