Events calendar Romandy

A chamber music festival organised in June, in both churches and the various vaults of Cully. Each concert is preceded by a presentation of one hour on the music program or the composer whose songs will be played. Concerts also open on wine tastings!

This contemporary music festival, created in 2004 by a group of friends, gets the whole resort buzzing at the end of each season, in April, and welcomes more and more celebrities. At an altitude of 2,200 m, the sound goes beyond the peaks! Every year, more than 18,000 people enjoy the exceptional panorama and sway to the international DJs who set the resort alight. It's a short-lived whim that can be savored with intensity in the Valais Alps. Let's not forget that a caprice, in musical terms, is a free interpretation. So long live freedom!

Each year, the slowUp takes place: a day dedicated to soft mobility. The road surrounding Lac de Joux is then closed to traffic and reserved for bicycles, pedestrians, scooters or any other means of ecological displacement. Sports, cultural and culinary events invite participants to focus on landscapes.

In a folk atmosphere, with a market for traditional cheeses and costumes, the cows, decorated, returned to the plain. It's unavoidable if you're in the region.

Romont revives a medieval tradition. Totally veiled women accompany, in silence, a Christ wearing his cross. The procession, which attracts a large crowd, leaves the College and returns to it.

Running for a cause is the mission of the Geneva Harmony Marathon which is mobilized for UNICEF. Several types of courses are proposed: the marathon and relay marathon (42 km), the half-marathon (21 km), the Genevoise reserved for women (5 km), the junior races (from 1 to 3 km), the 10 km walk and Nordic walking, the team marathon and the half-chair race. Departures in the Geneva countryside and arrival in the heart of the old town under the ovations. Excellent organization and atmosphere always at the rendezvous!

The Archipel Festival offers contemporary music programmed in various venues dedicated to music: Conservatory, radio, theater, Victoria Hall... Since 1989 and every year, Archipel follows the evolution of contemporary music. This festival is interested in all forms of musical creation: scenic and multimedia works, improvisation, electro-acoustic music and sound installations. Archipel attracts a growing international and intergenerational audience.

On August^1st, flags and fireworks are displayed all over Switzerland. This magical spectacle commemorates seven hundred years of history.

International comics festival with exhibitions, film program, book signings and author presentations. This eventful festival attracts more and more fans every year. Authors come from several countries for the occasion. The program for each edition includes round tables, conferences, workshops, exhibitions and, of course, meetings with talented and promising authors.

Traditional festival in Montreux, with market/livestock competition, balls and concerts. Just before the Brent Fair, the Old Town hosts a typical Montreusian event: the Planches fair. For two centuries, we have been celebrating for a long weekend the end of the work of the fields and we come to the fair with its most beautiful cattle. Today, this old celebration is also accompanied by various animations, artisans' stands, but also vaults open until late in the night… An event not to be missed!

A convivial wine tourism event that allows you to discover the vineyards, wines and winegrowers of the canton. Local products to taste and 300 cellars to discover. This is an excellent way to discover the Swiss terroir and the six wine-producing regions of the canton of Vaud: La Côte, Bonvillars, Côtes de l'Orbe, Lavaux, Vully and Chablais. The wine growers will tell you about their know-how and, above all, you will learn to differentiate between the different grape varieties such as Chasselas, Pinot Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon. White and even red, the wines are divine!

Everyone is well aware that eating well is good health. The real taste, the taste of products from local producers. It is during the national week that Geneva celebrates taste. You are invited to discover the cuisine and products of the Swiss cantons. The city of Geneva encourages restaurants and coffee shops to favour local local products and to promote sustainable development through the development of gastronomy. This week in particular allows you to taste healthily prepared dishes

A must-see! A race of more than45,000enthusiasts of all levels running through the streets of the old town of Geneva. A popular race that brings everyone together in a good mood. Here the importance is not to finish classified, but really to participate and animate this day in memory of the glorious victory of the Genevans against the Duchy of Savoy on December 12, 1602 "The Climb". This winter race is for everyone, high level athletes or amateur runners, children and adults. The distances covered vary from 2 to 8 km depending on the category.

A fine initiative where the inhabitants of Geneva take the reins of the animation of their district. They are entrusted with the keys to the public space for the setting up of a popular festival where the aim is to bring people together and create proximity between neighbours. This citizen dynamic gives rise to a convivial entertainment with magic shows, concerts, creative workshops, etc. The whole neighbourhood is mobilized and of course invites passers-by and travellers to discover their program. Good moments of sharing and local encounters!

A city turned towards culture and sharing it with the greatest number of people. Carouge comes out of winter and wakes us up with a beautiful cultural and artistic program to announce spring and renewal. The festival is above all a place of exchange where our spirit opens up to various artistic universes, such as plays... Culture is everywhere and, in a ephemeral way, is invited in many cultural and symbolic places such as the Théâtre de Carouge, the Cinéma Bio and in shops.

Heading for South American culture with this festival which succeeds every year in the challenge of making Latin American cinema discoverable, put forward during more than two weeks in various places in French-speaking Switzerland and neighbouring France. The main screenings take place in Geneva cinemas such as the Cinéma Grütli, Cinéma Bio in Carouge.... A programme with the discovery of independent authors as well as committed films and documentaries highlighting human rights.

The 7th art holds a beautiful place in Geneva, that of bringing together all the professionals of the moment. This atypical festival of international renown unites cinema, television and new forms of digital creations. Audiovisual art in all its splendour ensures you during a week of discoveries and sensory experimentation. The often professional festival-goers are projected in a universe that can be fantastic, playful, dreamlike by the 3D projections in which they become actors. A plunge and a total immersion in visual creativity and the first to discover short films in preview. Meetings with professionals, filmmakers and new talents await audiovisual enthusiasts at the Tous Écrans Festival. A technological and above all an artistic escape.

Santa's House at Rochers-de-Naye is a must-see if you have young children. Located at an altitude of 2,042 meters, you can visit Santa's house and office by taking the Santa Train, a small cogwheel train. The climb itself is well worth the detour, offering panoramic views of the surrounding mountains. Once there, children will have the chance to meet the real Santa and leave with a small gift. Enchanting characters and decorations add to the magical atmosphere. In addition to the visit to the house, the town of Montreux offers many other activities and events to celebrate Christmas, such as the Christmas Market on the Place du Marché, the Quais en fête and the Cabane des Bûcherons, as well as events at the Château de Chillon.

An Italian theatre built in 1837, the Théâtre populaire romand has a hall decorated in a Louis XV style, with masks of the Comédie in particular. The programme is varied: classical and committed theatre, comedy, song, dance, humour, young audiences..

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Geneva's music festival goes beyond boundaries. It is the event of Grand-Geneva for which makes every one travels as the programme is rich! The Music Festival is a real institution and an event which makes Geneva move. Organised by the town and the Culture department, this great popular festival gathers all the generations who have come to share a moment around world music. Hundreds of concert of every style and for every one are organised in the streets of Geneva, near the harbour in various places, from the simplest to the most prestigious ones during 3 days full of emotions on the two banks with numerous events and musical animations. The atmosphere is unparalleled. You can eat everywhere at stands of the Village of associations (profits going to cultural, social, educational and humanitarian works), with specialities from across the world. This event forms part of sustainable development and actions are set including waste management with drink pumps and eco-friendly flasks; cups are prohibited.

Popular, convivial, cheerful and familial, the fanfares remind us of beautiful ceremonies, large gatherings, processions and parades. Organized by several entities, during the second half of the month, Mai en Fanfares offers a multiple programme of concerts in different places in the city and wandering onto the streets. It is possible for walkers, lovers of popular or scholarly music, to listen to two or even three concerts held by different musical groups in the evening, the same day, at the same place.

A prestigious event enlivens Palexpo every early December. The exclusive meeting of horse show lovers and riding enthusiasts. Created in 1926, it is one of the most luxurious international horse competitions. The world's best riders participate. The CHI won the title of world best competition 6 times. Presently, the CHI has become Switzerland's first {1}indoor cross{/1}, and was mentioned as being exceptional by participants and spectators. 7 equestrian disciplines on the poster, including obstacle jumps, horse teams, aerobatics, cross and dressage. A high quality and unique show in Switzerland with 40 000 visitors. So go, at a gallop, and don't hesitate to choose from the various packages offered: VIP offers, cocktail space, etc…