Title: Mother’s day brunch at a real castle!
Location: Montreux
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Description: A hot and cold buffet is offered on Mother’s day at the castle. A children’s workshop will allow moms to take some time off and enjoy their day.
Date: 2010-05-09
Title: Colza oil festival – Flower power
Location: Severy, Vaud
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Description: A weekend to find out all about a Swiss favorite: Colza oil. For more information call: +41 21 800 3333.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2010-05-07
Title: Garden show & market
Location: Geneva
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Description: Plants, flowers, food stands and more. At the Galiffe Park between Voltaire and St.-Jean neighborhoods. Sponsored by non-profit organizations.
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2010-05-08
End Time: 16:00
Title: Fleamarket for and by children
Location: Grand Sacconnex, Geneva
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Description: An annual flea market for children and by children. Kids sell their toys, buy or exchange them.
Soup is offered to all, bring some bowls and spoons!
Date: 2010-05-05
Title: Cycling: Tour de romandie
Location: Lake Geneva region
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Description: The race runs through the French-speaking region of Switzerland.
Start Date: 2010-04-27
End Date: 2010-05-02
Title: Young people at the ICRC museum
Location: Geneva
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Description: A day for young people and their families. Free admission under 16 years – no booking required.
Date: 2010-04-25
Title: Evening hike
Location: Burtigny, Vaud
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Description: An easy, fun, 3-hour/6-km guided hike for all. Kids 12 and over welcome. Why in the middle of week? To be able to hike under a full moon.
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-04-28
Title: Nordic walking with baby
Location: Crassier, Vaud
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Description: Get back in shape and power walk with your baby in tow.
Start Date: 2010-04-15
End Date: 2010-05-20
Title: Secondhand children’s clothing and toys sales
Location: Geneva and Lausanne
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Description: Two separate and unrelated events.
The first takes place in Lausanne at the Boveresses community center on Saturday 16 April.
The second one takes place in Geneva at the Sacre Cour church in Plainpalais on 17 April from 13:00 to 15:00.
Start Date: 2010-04-17
End Date: 2010-04-18
Title: The circus in Lausanne
Location: Lausanne
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Description: At Place Bellerive. An event for the whole family.
Start Date: 2010-04-07
End Date: 2010-04-21
Title: Fun and games night at the Chateau
Location: Montreux
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Description: Role-playing and board-games will take place between 19:00 and midnight, around the theme “Who killed Chillon Castle’s Constable?”.
Participants will be taken back to the court of Felix the fifth, anti-pope at Avignon, to solve a riddle. Masters of ceremonies from the Swiss Games Museum will oversee the games around the fireplace.
RSVP is required: soireejeux@chillon.ch
Date: 2010-04-24
Title: World book day
Location: Lake Geneva region, France
Description: Check your local library. Thousands of events are planned across Switzerland and France.
Date: 2010-04-23
Title: Hiking the Toblerones
Location: The Jura in Canton Vaud
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Description: If you are in shape and want to kick off your hiking season this is the event for you. Almost five hours of hiking the Jura in Canton Vaud.
For information call: +41 22 757 6757.
Date: 2010-04-25
Title: Learn how to massage a baby
Location: Crassier, Vaud
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Description: This is a how-to course for parents. Taught in French.
Start Date: 2010-04-14
End Date: 2010-05-12
Title: Music: The accordion in the world
Location: Geneva
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Description: Discover the accordion through performances, games and a fun lecture for all. Great activity for children and families.
A second performance takes place on 24 April at the City Library.
Start Date: 2010-04-17
End Date: 2010-04-24
Title: Theatre: The sound of music
Location: Geneva
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Description: English theater at its best. Enjoy an all-time classic live at the Leman Theater.
Start Date: 2010-04-23
End Date: 2010-04-25
Title: Geneva events: Exhibition of inventions
Location: Geneva
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Description: Inventors from all over the world come to Geneva to try to convert their inventions into cash. A fun activity for all.
Start Date: 2010-04-21
End Date: 2010-04-25
Title: Egg hunts in the Lake Geneva region
Location: Lake Geneva region
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Description: Find all public egg hunts in the Lake Geneva region.
Date: 2010-04-04
Title: Easter, jazz and brunch
Location: Prangins, Vaud
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Description: From 11:00 to 14:30, Easter celebration for families that also love jazz.
Date: 2010-04-04
Title: Egg hunt in Morges
Location: Morges
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Description: Find the eggs, put them in a basket and enjoy!
Date: 2010-03-31
Title: Snowshoeing by the moonlight
Location: Saint-Cerge
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Description: A guided two-hour snowshoeing tour by the full moon.
Start Date: 2010-03-28
End Date: 2010-03-30
Title: Musical theatre
Location: Cossonay
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Description: For kids and adults a fun, French-language singing piece.
Date: 2010-03-19
Title: Children’s theatre
Location: Annemasse, neighboring France
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Description: Court miracles is performed by actors and large puppets and promises to entertain children and adult alike. In French.
Start Date: 2010-03-03
End Date: 2010-03-06
Title: Cake and pastries buffet
Location: La Chaux, Vaud
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Description: Imagine eating lots of pastries on a lazy Sunday afternoon. That is what the Auberge Communale in La Chaux offers each Sunday until May.
Start Date: 2010-02-07
End Date: 2010-05-02
Title: Castle hopping/hike
Location: Nyon, Prangins and more
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Description: Spend the day seeing the castles in beautiful Vaud. An 8-km hike and tour that takes approximately 4.5 hours.
Date: 2010-02-27
Title: Storytelling in Divonne
Location: Divonne-les-bains, France
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Description: For children 3 to 6 years old.
Date: 10-02-2010
Title: Ice skating in Lausanne
Location: Lausanne
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Description: Ice skating in Lausanne. Monday thru Sunday starting at 11:00.
Start Date: 2009-12-05
End Date: 2010-02-28
Title: Guided tour through the Salt valley
Location: Bex, Vaud
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Description: A 3.5-hour guided hike to discover the “salt of life” trail in Canton Vaud.
Date: 26 Sep 2009
Title: Nuts festival
Location: Severy, Vaud
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Description: Share and enjoy walnut cracking in an 18th century traditional oil mill, watch kernels pressed into golden oil and take home your own bottle. All kinds of nuts varieties, nut oils, wines, locally brewed beers, children activities and more, a total nut festival.
Date: 19 Sep 2009
Title: World Trade Organization Open Day
Location: Geneva
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Description: Guided tours, art display, documentaries, food stands, children activities and much, much more. Program begins at 10:00.
Date: 06 Sep 2009
