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The friendly Course des Pavés (or pavement race) is open to both beginners and seasoned runners. With a start in La Neuveville's old town, the race includes a Nordic walking event, a charity…
The Course de L'Escalade fun run through Geneva's Old Town takes in some of the city's finest historical sites. Thousands of enthusiastic runners wind their way through the narrow streets of…
A refreshing alternative to the commercial side of Christmas, Klausjagen is celebrated each year in the Swiss village of Küssnacht. Surrounded by torchbearers, St Nicholas is accompanied by an…
With a fantastic view over Lake Geneva, the Signal de Bougy family park includes a model farm, a mini golf course and daily entertainment.
Piu' Gusto (meaning "more taste"), held at the Centro Esposizioni Lugano, is an exhibition fair dedicated to gourmet food and drink. Thousands of visitors revel in a rich cornucopia of…
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…
The annual Christmas Cup swimming competition is a chance for all the family to test their nerve - and temperature threshold. All ages battle it out in a freezing Lake Geneva, on the quay of…
Zurich's traditional festival of floating lights, Lichterschwimmen returns for Christmas. Primary school children release hundreds of miniature candle boats from the Stadthausquai quay, to…
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Zurich, the Amadeus Choir perform two Christmas Concerts at the Kirche St Peter und Paul. On the programme is a rendition of Mozart's Mass in C minor, the…
Over 150,000 revellers line the banks of the River Limmat and Lake Zurich to hear church bells chiming in the New Year, followed by fireworks. Mulled wine, food stalls, live bands and DJs keep…
If you think Switzerland is just about mountains and snow, give the Lucerne Carnival (or Lozärner Fasnacht) a chance. The entire town goes crazy with a lantern-lit parade, musical groups and…
Berne bids farewell to winter with one hell of a party. The three-day Berne Fasnacht carnival celebrations are a riotous affair, as the city's streets come alive with brass bands, hook-nosed…
Basel Carnival kicks off with the Morgenstreich - at 4am Basel's electricity is turned off and the streets are illuminated by torch lights. The Carnival Queen is crowned in a solemn ritual…
Crans-Montana's Mardi Gras promises plenty of fun in the snow for young visitors. A colourful procession winds its way through the resort and leads the children, Pied Piper-style, to the Etang…
After spinning around on ice rinks all winter, see how it's really done at the Art on Ice winter extravaganza. Top international sequin-clad ice skaters, world-famous pop acts and a dynamic…
On Museum Night Berne many of the Swiss capital's museums, special collections and cultural projects keep their doors open until the early hours. A fleet of special buses ferries night owls…
In 2009 the Italian chocoholic's delight, Eurochocolate, moves to Lugano in Switzerland, and is renamed More Chocolate. Events include chocolate-related city tours and a chocolate spa where…
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…
The three-day Lausanne carnival offers food stands, street theatre, processions, confetti fights, live music, DJs until late and much more.
This colourful town fair in Delémont, the capital of the Swiss Jura, gives visitors the chance to enjoy local colour and hospitality. It draws substantial numbers of visitors and features…
