Montreux Events

Annual Events

Address: Various locations, Cully CH-1096 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Blues Dates: March 27 - April 4, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

For 25 years, this baby brother to the Montreux Jazz Festival has thrived despite being less glamorous and lesser known. But this festival gets bigger annually, boasting more than 40,000 visitors a year. As with Montreux, you can find jazz as well as other genres, from funk to reggae and beyond. Past performers...

Address: Various locations, Montreux Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Choral Dates: April 14 - April 19, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

One of many world-renowned music festivals in Montreux, the Choral Festival attracts more than 15 choirs from 12 countries, including Russia, the Philippines, and all over Europe. The groups are judged by a jury of professionals and the winner goes home with an 8000 Sfr prize. Those who love good music in upscale...

Address: Grand Rue 100, Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux Category: Convention / Conference - Trade / Industry Specific Dates: April 21 - April 22, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Practitioners of the art of persuasion descend upon the municipality for the Oscars of the advertising world: the International Advertising and Multimedia Festival. It’s no coincidence that the shindig is held in the centre of artistic excellence that is Montreux: creativity is the cardinal virtue that’s rewarded...

Address: CP 38, Lutry CH-1095 Category: Sports Event - Bicycling Dates: May 31, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

More than 1500 participants ride different routes around Lake Geneva during this yearly event. The ride is timed, so technically it’s a race, but there are no rankings and not everyone is a serious cyclist - some participate just for the fun of it. The routes vary from 60-180 km (37-112 mi), and registration fees...

Address: Locations around Montreux, Montreux Category: Fair / Festival - Music Dates: September 5, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The late Queen front man is an icon in the city where he lived for several years: the bronze statue of Freddie that dominates the market place is Montreux’s stylish riposte to the Cristo Redentor and the Statue of Liberty. The memorial weekend sees pilgrims paying homage at his house and the original site of the...

Address: Christmas Village, Montreux Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: November 26 - December 24, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Montreux’s seasonal market puts a delightful spin on two words that can often spell trauma – Christmas shopping. The sheer quality of the products offered by artisans and craftspeople renders the hard sell redundant, and shoppers in Santa hats and even the occasional snowman costume make the business of finding that...

Address: Ballon Château d'Oex, Château d'Oex CH-1660 Dates: January 23 - January 31, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This part of Switzerland is well-known for flight sports. For one week in January, this area hosts an important gathering of hot-air balloon enthusiasts.