Here are some events which take place weekly or annually. If your tour happens to fall on this day, we will take you to see and experience them.

Chalandamarz This festival takes place annually on 1st March. Children celebrate it by dressing up in traditional Swiss costumes and gathering at certain places to chase the winter away by making loud noises with cow-bells worn around their waists etc. They also go into shops to ask for permission to "carol" in these shops.

1st August Brunch This is popularly taken on the morning of the Swiss national day. Visit an alp* in the mountain and try Swiss specialties cooked or made by farmers. * An alp is a place between a valley and a mountain where animals like cows, sheep, goats, pigs etc go to for their 3-month summer holidays.

Christmas Market Lots of handmade christmas gifts, local specialities like chocolates, cheese, air-dried meat etc are sold here. You may want to try Swiss bite size food like take-away raclette or little apple donuts with vanilla sauce / sugar or drink Glühwein, a warm spice wine. (Available from beginning December to 23 December.)

Traditional Christmas Carolling See how Christmas carolling is done in the Swiss countryside.

Saturday Morning Market - Bellinzona Stalls are set up along the main street at Piazza Collegiata. Vegetables, fruits, flowers, pasta, home-made jams, herbs, cheese, biscuits, cakes, souvenirs, accessories and many more can be found here. (No frogs, snakes etc.)

FIS World Cup 2008/2009 (Alpine Skiing) - St Moritz - Fri - Sun - 19 - 21 Dec 2008 (Ladies); Adelboden - Sat & Sun 10 & 11 Jan 2009 (Men); Wengen 16 & 18 Jan 2009 (Men).

Swiss Championship Bobsleigh & Skeleton (ladies & men) - Wed to Sun, 31 Dec 2008 to 4 Jan 2009.
The world's only natural-ice bobsleigh run.

Dog Sleigh Race - Graubünden Cup 2009 -Jan & Feb 2010.

Bob European Cup - Mon to Sun, 19 to 25 Jan 2009. Olympia Bob Run St Moritz-Celerina.

26th Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow, St Moritz - Thurs to Sun, 28 to 31 Jan 2009. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lake of St Mortiz. Top polo teams from four continents battle it out for global supremacy on the frozen lake.

White Turf St Moritz 2009 - Sun: 8, 15, 22 Feb 2009. 12 noon.
Horse-racing on a frozen lake. 102 years international horse-racing event - prestige & tradition since 1907.

Horn Sledging/Toboggan - Swiss Championship 2009 - Feb 2009.

World Cup Ski 2007 Finals in Lenzerheide - March 2009.

Surfing: Stimorol Engadinwind 2009 - Aug 2009. Lake of Silvaplana.
Windsurfing topshots from all over the world compete at the 32nd Engadin Surf Marathon.

Concert of Appenzell Music. Every Thurs (Jun to Sep) 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Appenzell, Weissbad, Hotel Loosmühle, Nov to Mar, every Sun, Music and Dance 3 p.m.

Appenzell, Urnäsh - New Year's Mummers (Silvesterklausen) - 31 Dec every year.

Appenzell, Urnäsch & Waldstatt - New Year's Mummers (according to the Julian Calendar) 13 Jan every year.