Montreux
Montreux Jazz Festival
July 3-18, 2009
Since it began in 1967 when it was a three-day event, the Montreux Jazz Festival has become a stupendous 16-day affair, headlined by jazz, blues, rock, world-music, rap, electro, pop and soul luminaries
www.montreuxjazz.com
Locarno
Locarno International Film Festival
August 5 - 15, 2009
The Locarno International Film
Festival is one of the world's top
cinematic all-feature event where
experimentation & entertainment, the cultural & spectacular, meet and mix successfully.
Lucerne
Lucerne Festival
August 12 - September 19, 2009
The birth of the Lucerne Festival dates from the gala concert that Arturo Toscanini conducted in front of Richard Wagner's former home in Tribschen in 1938 and has become a summit of the world's most prestigious symphony orchestras. orchestras. www.lucernefestival.ch
Zurich
"Weltklasse Zurich"
August 28, 2009
"Wetklasse Zurich" has for decades bad the reputation of being the world's most renowned track-and-field event. www.weltklassezuerich.ch
Crans Montana
Omega European Masters
September 3 -6, 2009
For several years now, the European Masters have occupied a choice position in the calendar of the European Circuit.