Swiss Top Events

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Lucerne Festival brings world-famous orchestras, legendary conductors, and acclaimed soloists to idyllic Lake Lucerne. Together with some 100,000 international visitors each year, these artists celebrate a festival of music in the outstanding Concert Hall, which is renowned both for its phenomenal acoustics and for its exquisite architecture.

05 September 2024 // Hosting the best athletes from Switzerland, Europe, and the World, Weltklasse Zürich once again combines breathtaking performances of track and field heroes with the magical atmosphere at Letzigrund Stadium. In addition, one discipline will be chosen to represent the sport event at Zurich main station.

4, 11, 18 February 2024 // The fascination for the world’s only horse race on a frozen lake has remained for generations. Featuring traditional skikjöring, flat, trotting and pony races, White Turf St. Moritz attracts VIPs from around the globe, locals and betting enthusiasts alike.

07 – 17 August 2024 // Every summer since 1946, the Locarno Film Festival has brought the world’s most innovative cinema to the shores of Lake Maggiore. Thanks to its free spirit, the Festival has become an incubator of ideas and new projects, with educational and cultural activities organised throughout the year.

09 – 12 May & 13 August – 15 September 2024 // Lucerne Festival ranks among the leading international presenters of classical music, offering various festivals throughout the year. The main festival, which takes place in summer, showcases the world’s most-renowned symphony orchestras, conductors, and soloists, as well as the young artist generation and contemporary music. The other festivals include Lucerne Festival Forward in November, which is focused on contemporary music, the Spring Festival, and the Piano Fest curated by pianist Igor Levit. Together with the Summer Festival, they attract classical music fans from all over the world.

12 – 14 January 2024 // In January 2024, the 94th International Lauberhorn Races will be held in Wengen in the beautiful Bernese Oberland. The world’s best Alpine skiers will compete in the Super-G on Friday, on the legendary Lauberhorn downhill slope on Saturday, and in the Slalom on Sunday.

05 – 08 September 2024 // The Omega European Masters, which takes place in Crans-Montana (VS), has been offering its 50,000 spectators magical moments in a breathtaking Alpine environment ever since 1939. Professional golfers from all over the world come to compete in the most stunning setting of the DP World Tour schedule.

13 – 16 June 2024 // The New York Times dubbed it the Art Olympics, Vogue called it ‘the most beautiful temporary museum in the world’, and Le Monde simply hailed it as ‘the best in the world’. Art Basel, the premier international art show, attracts and inspires art lovers from across the globe year after year.

05 – 20 July 2024 // The Festival is famous for its exceptional heritage and legendary concerts. With its intimate ambience and renowned hospitality, it offers a unique experience for artists and public alike.

Entering a new era, Swiss Top Events’ dedication to sustainability promises a bright future for the organisation, elevating it to new heights, fostering collaboration, promoting diversity, and ensuring that each event leaves a positive, lasting impact on society.

When Christoph Joho, co-director of Weltklasse Zürich, arrives at his office every morning after a vitalising jog, it is not only his devoted enthusiasm for athletics that drives him.

Swiss skiing legend Bernhard Russi conquers the slopes with unparalleled finesse, leaving behind an inspiring legacy that continues to captivate winter sports enthusiasts worldwide.

Carlo Janka won the Lauberhorn downhill race in 2010 and still remembers every millisecond of the experience. A chat about childhood dreams, thigh burns and feelings of nostalgia.

To succeed on the Lauberhorn downhill run, you need courage, strength, technique, and be able to keep a cool head. Follow us on a virtual ride down Switzerland’s most famous slope!

Let’s climb into this time machine and turn the dial back to August 6th 1971. Back to the day of an exciting première. The first-ever Piazza Grande screening at the Locarno Film Festival. Ticino-based architect Livio Vacchini came up with the idea to transform the entire piazza into a open-air cinema. Gazing out onto the square in the centre of the city from his office window, he realised that it would be a fantastic location for the festival.

When the flood light poles of Letzigrund Stadium shine their gleaming light on the arena, the Weltklasse Zürich venue looks like a gigantic spaceship that just landed in the city. Perhaps, the architects’ intention had been to point to the fact that Letzigrund Stadium is an ideal stage for extra-earthly performances.

When the flood light poles of Letzigrund Stadium shine their gleaming light on the arena, the Weltklasse Zürich venue looks like a gigantic spaceship that just landed in the city. Perhaps, the architects’ intention had been to point to the fact that Letzigrund Stadium is an ideal stage for extra-earthly performances.

If you are interested in experiencing the best of the best and golf is your passion, Switzerland should be at the top of your list: breathtaking views, celebrity-designed golf courses, exclusive networking possibilities, world class hospitality, top notch organisation are offered almost everywhere in the country.

Art Basel, founded by Basel gallerists Ernst Beyeler, Trudl Bruckner, and Balz Hilt, launches with 90 galleries and 20 publishers from 10 countries, attracting 16,300 visitors at the inaugural show.

Valeria Walther participated for the first time in a White Turf skijoring race in St. Moritz at the age of 18. In this discipline, horsewomen stand on skis and are pulled by the horse across the racecourse on a rope. The start is ­explosive, and fights for position are tough. In 2019, 21-year-old Valeria won a silver medal. Next year, the native from neighbouring Pontresina will fight for a place on the podium for the sixth time in a row.

In 1907, an exclusive international event took place on Lake St. Moritz for the first time. Now, carried out every year, White Turf is one of Switzerland’s top events. Horses and jockeys from all corners of the globe compete on the frozen lake. It’s a place to enjoy a stroll, clink glasses with friends and acquaintances, to see and be seen a small, elegant world filled with energy, passion and leisure.