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Address: Sechseläutenwiese, Zurich 8001 Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: April 19 - April 20, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Zurich's spring festival celebrates the end of winter with a fantastic parade full of wild costumes, beautiful floats, hundreds of horses and a couple dozen music corps. After the parade, at 6pm sharp, a firecracker-stuffed effigy of the Böögg (the traditional Swiss symbol of winter) is set alight – the notion is that...

Address: Landiwiese, Zurich Category: Sports Event - Running Dates: April 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Although young by any standard, this race has earned a spot among the top marathons in Europe, if not the world. Most of the activity is centered at Landiwiese, the starting and ending point of the race, where you'll find plenty of vendors offering food, beverages and merchandise, plus a children's play area; the...

Address: Wallisellenstrasse 45, Hallenstadion, Zurich Category: Sports Event - Equestrian Event Dates: January 28 - January 31, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Horse lovers, take note: the CSI is one of the most prestigious show jumping tournaments in the world, attracting the most skilled equestrians who vie for one of the highest purses on the circuit. European, World and Olympic champions participate so the competition is fierce, but that just makes the show even more...

Address: Wallisellenstrasse 45, Zurich Hallenstadion, Zurich 8050 Dates: March 4 - March 7, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Art on Ice pairs music and ice skating, an idea that may not sound particularly novel. The difference here is that the music is mostly performed live by such well-known artists as Sarah Brightman, the Scorpions, Seal, Gloria Gaynor and Chris DeBurgh. World-class skaters in past years have included international...