EVENTS IN SWITZERLAND  Upcoming events and festiVALS 

 

Zürich
Zürich  Christkindli Market, at the ShopVille-RailCity
November 27 - December 24, 2009

Europe's biggest indoor market with more than 160 wooden chalets and a Christmas Tree, which is 50 feet high and decorated with over 5'000 Swarovski Crystal Ornaments.

www.christkindlimarkt.ch
Zürich
The singing christmas tree and Christmas Market at Werdmühleplatz
November 28 - December 23, 2009


At Werdmühleplatz, with the ‘Singing Christmas Tree’ children’s concerts, Zürich holds its latest and smallest Christmas market.

www.singingchristmastree.ch
Lucerne
Lucerne Festival
November 23 - 29, 2009

Lucerne in the Autumn: a Mecca for Piano Buffs. Masters from three generations will celebrate the high art of piano playing at this year's LUCERNE FESTIVAL at the Piano. www.lucernefestival.ch

Lucerne
Lozärner Wiehnachtsmärt
December 3 - 20, 2009

www.weihnachtsmarktluzern.com

Stein am Rhein (Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
Fairy Tale Town
December 1 - 31, 2009

Prior and during Christmas, Stein am Rhein turns into a fairy-tale town, attracting visitors from near and far with its richly decorated streets and squares.

www.maerlistadt.ch

Basel
Basel Christmas and Christmas Market
November 26- December 23, 2009

In the heart of the city centre, nestled in the seasonally decorated historic Old Town, is the extremely attractive and atmospheric Christmas market. At around 140 brightly lit stalls and wooden houses, dealers and handicraft workers from across Switzerland and the region offer their wares or demonstrate their skills. www.baslerweihnacht.ch

St. Moritz
White Turf St. Moritz
February 7, 14, 21, 2010

Guests from all over the world are delighted by the fine thoroughbreds from all over Europe and international jockeys who take part in the races at White Turf St. Moritz. On three Sundays in February, more than 30,000 spectators flock to the frozen expanse of the Lake of St. Moritz to witness the excitement and entertainment of the races against the magnificent backdrop of the mountains of the Engadine.

www.myswitzerland.com


For more information on these and other events visit Switzerland Tourism

www.myswitzerland.com/en/event_calendar