Swiss Events Calendar

November 13, 2008 by Pegagus Pendrean

Swiss Events Calendar Here is a list of the major upcoming events in Switzerland during November…Please make a note in your diary or, better yet, keep checking back with us…

NOVEMBER 2008

Zurich Auto Show – www.auto-zuerich.ch – The largest multi-brand car show in German-speaking Switzerland at Messe Zurich;
Nov. 13-24 – Geneva Fair – www.foiredegeneve.ch – Over 600 exhibitors from the fields of habitat, gastronomy, fashion and art.
Nov. 13 – Dec. 31 – Salto Natale circus, Zurich – www.saltonatale.ch – The new show is a fusion of artistry and dance with a wonderful story. For full concert, cinema and theater listings in Switzerland try these sites: Ticketcorner; sortir.ch (French only);starticket;Classicpoint.ch (German only);MySwitzerland.com;
Nov. 14 – Jan. 3 – Solothurn Swiss Art Supermarket – www.kunstsupermarkt.ch
Over 5,000 unique works of modern and contemporary art at affordable prices
Nov. 16 – Concert: Morgan Heritage – Lausanne – Reggae (CHF 35/40) 8 pm – lesdocks.ch
Nov. 17-23 – Lucerne Festival at the Piano – e.lucernefestival.ch – Top pianists from all over the world perform.
Nov. 20 – Lecture: Fashion Photography, The Seductive Appeal – www.samah.ch – Shawn Waldron, Archive Director for Publications, talks about the four commandments of the fashion photographer: lighten, brighten, slim and smooth at the Museum d’art et d’histoire in Geneva.
Nov. 20-23 – Creativa, Lausanne – www.creavenue.com – Get inspired at the annual arts & crafts exposition at Beaulieu.
Nov. 20 – Jan. 2 – Lighting of the World’s Largest Timepiece, Zurich – www.bahnhofstrasse-zuerich.ch – The installation on Bahnhofstrasse by two young Zurich architects features 275 rods with almost 250,000 individual light-emitting diodes.
Nov. 21 – International Sports Night Davos – www.sportnacht.ch – Gala evening to honor Swiss athletes
Nov. 21 – Concert: Puppetmastaz – Lausanne – Hip-Hop (CHF 25/30) 9 pm – lesdocks.ch
Nov. 21-23 – Blickfang – www.blickfang.com/Zuerich – Design fair for furniture, fashion and jewelry
Nov. 22-26 – Basel tanzt – www.baseltanzt.ch – International dance festival featuring world class ballet at St. Jakobshalle
Nov. 22-30 – 39th Salon des Antiquaires – www.e-antiquites.ch – One of the most popular antique shows in Europe, this year featuring works by Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel at Beaulieu
Nov. 22 – Jan 4 – Live on Ice – www.liveonice.ch – Ice-skating on Lake Zurich at the Lake Side Casino Zurichhorn. Entrance is free, skates can be rented.
Nov. 24 – Bern Onion Market – berninfo.com – The colorful Zibelemarit festival is a favorite local tradition. Every year on the fourth Monday of November, Bern’s area farmers bring more than 50 tons of onions and garlic to sell in braided strands in the federal capital’s center, some starting as early as 5 am. Expect bushels of merriment, particularly in the form of confetti tossing and gluwein guzzling, well into the evening.
Nov. 25 – Dec. 23 – Basel Christmas and Christmas Market – www.messen-maerkte.ch or www.baslerweihnacht.ch. In the heart of the seasonally decorated historic Old Town
Nov. 26 – Concert: Dagoba + Soulless – Lausanne – Metal (CHF 20/25) 8:30 pm -lesdocks.ch
Nov. 26 – Dec. 24 – International Christmas market, Geneva – www.wwsa.ch – Vendors sell Christmas decorations, crafts and gifts at Place de la Fusterie.
Nov. 27 – Lecture: Fashion Photography, The Seductive Appeal – www.samah.ch – Tony Penrose, director of the Lee Miller Archive and the Roland Penrose Collection, speaks about Lee Miller, a female pioneer in fashion photography at the Museum d’art et d’histoire in Geneva.
Nov. 27-30 – Whiskyship and Cigar Festival – www.whiskyship.ch – International experts and bon vivants meet at Zurich’s Burkliplatz Pier to taste more than 850 traditional single malts and 300 selected cigars from around the world.
Nov. 27 – Dec. 28 – Montreux Christmas Market – www.montreuxnoel.ch – One of Switzerland’s most beautiful Christmas markets, with more than 100 stands along the lakefront.
Nov. 28-30 – St. Moritz City Race – www.stmoritz-cityrace.ch – Celebrities and slopes mix as this long weekend celebrates the new season with a charity race, live music, a fashion show, and sledging for all. Proceeds go to Right to Play.
Nov. 28 – Dec. 24 – Zurich Christmas Fair – www.christkindlimarkt.ch – Europe’s biggest indoor market, held at Rail City, with more than 160 wooden chalets and a 50-foot Christmas tree decorated with over 5,000 Swarovski Crystal Ornaments.
Nov. 28 – Dec. 24 – Marche de Noel, Lausanne – www.noel-lausanne.ch – Christmas market at the city center in Place St-Francois
Nov. 28 – Dec 31 – Barstreet Festival Lucerne – www.barstreet.ch – More than 30 bars host special party events
Nov. 28 – Jan. 4 – Festival Arbres & Lumieres, Geneva – www.arbresetlumieres.ch – Light installations and decorations add artistry throughout the city center.
Nov. 29 – Concert: Everlast – Lausanne – Hip-hop Blues (CHF 35/40) 8:30 pm – lesdocks.ch
Nov. 29 – Basel City Run – www.stadtlauf.ch – A race that passes along the longest illuminated Christmas road in Europe, famous for its unique atmosphere.
Nov. 30 – Christmas procession Zurich – www.samichlaus-zuerich.ch – At 5 p.m. the procession starts at Usteristrasse between Globus and Bahnhofstrasse and continues through Bahnhofstrasse until Burkliplatz.
Nov. 30 – Dec. 23 – The Singing Christmas Tree – www.singingchristmastree.ch – At Werdmahleplatz, a unique holiday treat: the city’s best children’s choirs sing out from inside the tree, with traditional Christmas market and hot wine in the surrounding platz.