Fete De La Musique
This is the largest chain of music festivals held in Geneva, featuring over a hundred performances at more than thirty outdoor locations in the city.
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Festivals and Annual Events
This festival is celebrated to bid farewell to the winter season, according to an old tradition. It attracts a large amount of children as well as childish adults. Activities range from an array of masquerade sessions to food festivals, drinking, singing, and dances. The main event, marking the final departure of winter and the arrival of spring, is a merry procession through the city streets, starting at the Bridge of Bergues at midday, and, continuing throughout the city, ending at midnight, when the citizens give a massive roar of goodbye to the winter season.
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Festivals and events in Geneva
Showing 1–11 of 11 festivals
Plan around 11 festival seasons, public events, Ramadan/Eid periods, book fairs, art cycles, and winter food activity.
L'Escalade
This historic festival commemorates the anniversary of the successful defense of the city against an invasion by the Duke of Savoy in 1602, when the citizens of Geneva went up in arms in order to repel the Duke
Rolex Bol d'Or (Lake Sailing Regatta)
Hosted every year by the Societe Nautique de Geneve, the Rolex Bol d'Or is the most prominent sailing regatta in all of Europe, where more than 500 boats participate annually.
American Independence Day
This is a National Day celebration organized by the American International Club of Geneva, and features the largest display of 4th of July fireworks outside of the US.
Montreux Jazz Festival
It attracts a large number of music artists from around the world to perform in the series of concerts which lasts more than a fortnight along the shores of the lake.
Fetes De Geneve
Food stalls, live music, parades, performances, and rides for children as well as adults, provide a uniquely captivating experience for the crowd each day along the Lake Geneva.
Festival De La Batie
Organized particularly for artists, painters, graphic designers, and multimedia enthusiasts, this outdoor festival is aimed at bringing together like-minded, artistically creative and talented people from all o
Christmas Festival
If you find all the other festivals in the city too monotonous in nature, in terms of music, dance, food, and artistic performances, this festival is sure to bring a smile to your face.
Geneva Winter Carnival
This festival is celebrated to bid farewell to the winter season, according to an old tradition. It attracts a large amount of children as well as childish adults.
International Motor Show
Being one of the largest international shows to be organized in all of Europe, and undoubtedly the most prominent of the motor shows held around the globe, the Geneva Motor Show offers glitz and glamour when it
International Exhibition of Inventions
This is the largest such exhibition to be held anywhere in the world. Geneva's International Exhibition of Inventions has on display over a thousand new inventions and innovative products from around the globe.
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