This annual charity Gala will be music to your ears (and hearts). An elegant black tie fundraising dinner that includes a personal appearance by Belinda Carlisle, an auction by Sothebys to raise money for a local charity.
Location: Hotel Kempinski – 19, Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva, 1201, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.100womeninhedgefunds.org/pages/genev…
Start date: 24 Nov 2011
Start time: 18:30
End date: 25 Nov 2011
End time: 1:00
The American alternative rock band is in Switzerland for a one-show only.
Location: Zurich
Link out: http://www.ticketcorner.ch/the-smashing-pumpkin…
Date: 2 Dec 2011
The popular Basel Christmas variety show Palazzo Colombino offers dinner and theatre at the Spiegelpalast, including acrobatics, and chamber orchestra music.
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.palazzocolombino.ch/
Start date: 27 Nov 2011
End date: 15 Jan 2012
Every year on the Saturday before the first Advent Sunday, St. Nicholas wearing a magnificent crown arrives in the charming village of Kägiswil near Sarnen. The crown represents the seven parish churches of the Canton Obwalden and their coats of arms.
Location: Kägiswil, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.nikolaus-kaegiswil.ch/
Date: 26 Nov 2011
The Christmas exhibition in the Doll’s House Museum displays hundreds of wonderful Christmas ornaments and gives visitors an impression of the splendour and diversity of the Victorian Christmas tradition.
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.puppenhausmuseum.ch/Overview.244+M5e…
Start date: 26 Nov 2011
End date: 12 Feb 2012
If you like purchasing artisan made gifts for the holidays, here’s the list you need to have handy.
Location: Switzerland
Link out: http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/service-updates…
Start date: 19 Nov 2011
End date: 1 Jan 2012
The Gruyeres castle invites you to see “alpine cribs” from Salzkammergut, Styria and the Austrian Tyrols.
Location: Gruyeres, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.chateau-gruyeres.ch/e/expos/prochain…
Start date: 19 Nov 2011
End date: 8 Jan 2012
The name of the race, Corrida Bulloise, is not related to bulls, just to Bulle. A municipality in the district of Gruyère in canton Fribourg.
Location: Bulle, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.corrida-bulloise.ch/cms/index.php?la…
Date: 19 Nov 2011
Zurich’s traditional Conelli Christmas Circus bridges the gap from classic to contemporary circus arts.
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.circus-conelli.ch/
Start date: 18 Nov 2011
End date: 2 Jan 2012
This one-of-a-kind winter event offers a showy combination of acrobatics, acting and music, all of which is incorporated into a Christmas story. In an impressive tent city at the “Offene Rennbahn” racecourse in Zürich-Oerlikon, Swiss stars such as Fabienne Louves and Isabel Florido, the break-dance group Stylize, and international artists provide a wide variety of entertainment.
Before the show, Swiss specialties will be served in the restaurants. The bar and foyer area also offer a wide selection of food and beverages.
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.swisschristmas.com/
Start date: 17 Nov 2011
End date: 31 Dec 2011
The Gasser Family Christmas Circus is a Christmas pleasure of a special kind. It stays from the end of November to the end of December in a central location at the Kreuzbleiche in St.Gallen. The cozy, well-heated tent is beautifully decorated and hosts a particularly impressive program. The daily evening show comes with a special candlelight dinner, which is served by the circus family.
Location: St-Gallen, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.weihnachtscircus.ch/
Start date: 17 Nov 2011
End date: 31 Dec 2011
A presentation and tasting of exclusive Scottish single malt whiskies from the different regions of Scotland, with a light Scottish dinner where you will have the chance to try a selection of Scottish and British cheeses. Sponsored by the British Swiss Chamber of Commerce.
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.bscc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_cont…
Date: 27 Oct 2011
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.goodnews.ch/events/details.html++/ev…
Date: 7 Nov 2011
Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.goodnews.ch/events/details.html++/ev…
Date: 24 Oct 2011
A three-day festival of antiques and more.
Location: Neuchatel
Link out: http://brocanteneuchatel.wifeo.com/la-grande-br…
Start date: 4 Nov 2011
End date: 6 Nov 2011
Part of the ATP World Tour
Location: Basel
Link out: http://www.swissindoorsbasel.ch/
Start date: 29 Oct 2011
End date: 6 Nov 2011
The first Lucerne International Film Festival to take place at the Hotel Palace, Grand Casino, Hotel Schweizerhof and the Art Deco Montana Hotel.
Location: Lucerne
Link out: http://www.lucernefilmfestival.com/index_en.html
Start date: 19 Oct 2011
End date: 22 Oct 2011
World Beat, pop, rock and more at this yearly festival.
Location: Basel
Link out: http://www.avo.ch/fr/
Start date: 21 Oct 2011
End date: 13 Nov 2011
At the Beyeler Foundation in Basel.
Location: Basel
Link out: http://www.basel.com/fr.cfm/pauschalen/kultur/o…
Start date: 2 Oct 2011
End date: 29 Jan 2012
One of the largest theater festivals in the country features troupes from all over the world.
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.theaterspektakel.ch/
Start date: 18 Aug 2011
End date: 4 Sep 2011
This is considered as one of the best antique markets in Northern Switzerland.
For more information call: +41 (0) 76 420 4999.
Location: Kirchberg, Switzerland
Start date: 12 Aug 2011
End date: 14 Aug 2011
Classical music at its best. The birth of Lucerne Festival dates from the gala concert that Arturo Toscanini conducted in front of Richard Wagner’s former home in Tribschen in 1938.
Location: Lucerne
Link out: http://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/
Start date: 10 Aug 2011
End date: 18 Sep 2011
One of the most important events in Switzerland.
Location: Locarno, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.pardo.ch/jahia/Jahia/home/lang/en
Start date: 3 Aug 2011
End date: 13 Aug 2011
Over 30 exhibitors will set up shop near the river.
For more information call: +41 (0) 76 443 4620, viksigrist@yahoo.de.
Location: Sensler, Switzerland
Start date: 23 Jul 2011
End date: 24 Jul 2011
At the Halle Polyvalente
1785 Cressier
Morat/Murten
For info: +41 (0) 26 534 1928.
Location: Morat, Switzerland
Date: 3 Jul 2011
With Linkin Park, Queens of the Stone Age and more.
Location: St-Gallen, Switzerland
Link out: http://openairsg.ch/
Start date: 30 Jun 2011
End date: 3 Jul 2011
The three-day festival includes outdoor parties, several gay and lesbian orientated parties, LGBT themed conventions, cultural and cinematic shows as well as a politically motivated party parade throughout the city centre.
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.zurichpridefestival.ch/
Start date: 17 Jun 2011
End date: 19 Jun 2011
The International Radio Festival (IRF) returns for its second year to Zurich. Over 30 of the most ground breaking and forward-thinking radio stations from across four continents, to present how the world sounds.
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Link out: http://www.internationalradiofestival.com/
Start date: 9 Jun 2011
End date: 19 Jun 2011
Over 25,000 runners take over the streets of Bern for a fun to run and to watch fest.
Location: Bern
Link out: http://www.bern.com/en/page.cfm/Kultur/TopEvent…
Date: 24 May 2011
Discover a rich variety of Emmental delicacies at the Original Gotthelf Market, build your own alphorn, or have a go at the traditional sports of Swiss wrestling and stone throwing.
Location: Bern
Link out: http://www.bern.com/en/page.cfm/bea_pferd
Start date: 29 Apr 2011
End date: 8 May 2011
