| World of Golf |
Golf Exhibition, Jan, Palexpo |
| International
Motor Show |
Mar, Palexpo |
| International Exhibition of Inventions |
new techniques and products exhibition, early Apr, Palexpo |
| Geneva International Fair for Books |
press and multimedia fair, late Apr, Palexpo |
| Europ’Art |
international art fair, late Apr, Palexpo |
| Music Festival |
mid-Jun, many venues |
| Bol d’Or Regatta |
mid-Jun (weekend), Port Noir, Lake Geneva to Le Bouveret and back |
| Paléo Festival |
music festival, last full week of Jul, Nyon |
| Fourth of July Celebrations |
the largest outside the USA, 4 Jul, throughout the city |
| Montreux Jazz Festival |
Jul, Montreux |
| Cinélac |
open-air film festival, Jul-Aug, Port Noir, Lake Geneva |
| Eté Musicale (Musical Summer) |
live concerts and recitals, Jul-Sep, various venues |
| National Day |
fireworks, bonfire and dancing, 1 Aug, Reformation Wall and Parc des Bastions |
| Fêtes
de Genève |
street parades, street theatre and fireworks, early Aug, throughout the city |
| Le Bâtie Festival |
music and theatre, late Aug-mid-Sep, Batie Woods |
| Cinéma Tout Ecran |
annual international film festival, Oct, various venues |
| International Fair of Minerals, Fossils and Gems |
early Oct, Palexpo |
| Geneva Fair |
Ideal Home Exhibition, early-mid-Nov, Palexpo |
| Antiques Fair |
late Nov, Palexpo |
| Fête de l’Escalade |
independence celebrations and parade, 11 Dec (and weekend nearest to the 11th), throughout the city |
| Course de l’Escalade (the Escalade Run) |
11 Dec, throughout the city |
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