Geneva City Guide - Special Events

International Motor Show
March
Palexpo
Website: www.salon-auto.ch

Music Festival
June
Many venues throughout the city.

Bol d'Or Regatta
June
Yachting race on Lake Geneva.
Port Noir
Website: www.boldor.ch

Cinélac, open-air film festival
July-August
Port Noir, Lake Geneva
Website: www.cinelac.ch

Musiques en Eté (Musical Summer)
Live concerts and recitals.
July-September
Various venues throughout the city

National Day
August
Celebrations, fireworks, bonfire and dancing.
Reformation Wall and Parc des Bastions

Fêtes de Genève
August
Street parades, street theatre and fireworks.
Throughout the city
Website: www.fetes-de-geneve.ch

Cinéma Tout Ecran
Annual international film festival.
October-November
Various venues
Website: www.cinema-tout-ecran.ch

Geneva Fair, Ideal Home Exhibition
Mid November
Palexpo
Website: www.foiredegeneve.ch

Fête de l'Escalade
December
Independence celebrations and parade commemorating defeat of the Savoyards in 1602, and the Course de l'Escalade (the Escalade Run).
Throughout the city
Website: www.escalade.ch