Festivals in Switzerland

'''''L'Escalade, or Fête de l'Escalade''''' (from escalade, the act of scaling defensive walls), is an annual festival in Geneva, Switzerland, held each December commemorating the defeat of an attempt to conquer the Protestant city-state by the Catholic Duchy of Savoy in 1602. The celebrations and other commemorative activities are usually held on 12 December or the closest weekend.

The Sechseläuten (Zürich German: Sächsilüüte, "The six o'clock ringing of the bells") is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form, usually on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century.

circus festival

guild festival featuring a shooting competition

thumb|300px|Chalandamarz 2017 in Guarda, Switzerland|Guarda Chalandamarz is a traditional spring festival in Romansh-speaking and Italian-speaking parts of the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is celebrated on, and named for, the First of March (Calendae Martis) and marks the end of winter.

thumb|A marker commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Unspunnenfest Unspunnenfest is a festival held in the town of Interlaken, Switzerland, near the old ruin of Unspunnen Castle, in the Bernese Alps, approximately once every twelve years, most recently in 2017. The festival highlights traditional Swiss culture and features competitions of Steinstossen (stone throwing), Schwingen (wrestling) and yodeling. The stone-throwing competition uses an stone known as the Unspunnenstein ("Unspunnen Stone"), made of Aare granite from the Hasli valley.

thumb|Räbeliechtli lanterns

thumb|Silvesterklaus in Schwellbrunn. thumb|right|Silvesterkläuse in the Old Sylvester, 13 January 2010.

thumb|Klausjagen 2011 The Klausjagen ("Nicholas chase") festival takes place in the Swiss town of Küssnacht on the eve of Saint Nicholas Day. The festival, attended each year by about 20,000 people, consists of a parade of around 1,500 participants, and lasts far into the night.

International comic convention of Lucerne, in Switzerland