Top Events

The Valais features exciting elite events from all areas of culture and sport. Everyone will find something here – as a passive observer or an active participant. Every event is the best in their class. Sports fans, cultural aficionados, music lovers and other connoisseurs will all get their money’s worth. Events are perfectly organised and staged in a wonderful atmosphere, surrounded by breathtaking scenery. A visit to one of the Valais’ elite events is always worth it.

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160 Events
Varen wine festival
22.09.2017 - 23.09.2017

Varen wine festival

Sion, Sitten, Fête du Goût, summer event, Valais
23.09.2017

Fête du Goût

Bagnes, Capitale de la Raclette, summer event, Valais
23.09.2017 - 24.09.2017

Bagnes Capitale de la raclette

Valais Cow Fights in Saas-Almagell
Various dates

Cow fights list

Foire du Valais in Martigny, trade fair in Valais
29.09.2017 - 08.10.2017

Foire du Valais

Leukerbad, 19th annual Swiss folk music weekend, summer event, Valais
29.09.2017 - 01.10.2017

Swiss Country music weekend

"Püru-Märt Cultura“ in Turtmann
30.09.2017

Püru-Märt Cultura

Bisse Gourmand, Vineyards, Sion, Valais
30.09.2017

Bisse Gourmand

Sedunum, event in Sion, Valais
13.07.2017 - 30.09.2017

Feodalia / Sound and light show

Valais Cow Fights in Martigny
01.10.2017

Cow fights Foire du Valais

Gampel, Lonza Market, summer event, Valais
14.10.2017

Fall Market "Lonza-Märt"

Chestnut festival in Fully, Valais
14.10.2017 - 15.10.2017

Chestnut Festival

Gampel, Bratsch, Jeizinen, 15th Jeizibärg-Course, summer, event, Valais
15.10.2017

Jeizibärg Mountain Race

Champéry, European Curling Championships 2014, winter event, Valais
19.10.2017 - 22.10.2017

Curling Masters

Sion, Sitten, Nuit Court Métrage, summer event, Valais
22.10.2017

Short Film's Night

Rally du Valais, summer event, Valais
26.10.2017 - 28.10.2017

The Rallye International du Valais

Chablais Hockey Trophy, winter event, Valais
08.11.2017 - 12.11.2017

International Chablais Hockey Trophy

Berg Buch Brig, summer event, Valais
08.11.2017 - 12.11.2017

BergBuchBrig

Visp, Martini Market, Event summer, Valais
08.11.2017

Martinimarkt

Night of the museums, event, Valais
11.11.2017

Museum night of Valais

Martigny, Martinach, Corrida, summer event, Valais
11.11.2017

Corrida of Octodure

Syrah Au Fil du Rhone, Wine, St-Maurice, Valais
16.11.2017 - 17.11.2017

Syrah au fil du Rhône

Advent Market in Fiesch, Goms, winter event, Valais
24.11.2017 - 26.11.2017

Gommer Adventsmarkt

Martigny, Martinach, Marché Artisans et Saveurs, winter event, Valais
24.11.2017 - 26.11.2017

The Flavours and Artisans Markets

Sierre, Siders, St. Catherine’s festival and market, summer event, Valais
24.11.2017 - 28.11.2017

St. Catherine’s festival and market

Sion, Sitten, Christmas Market, Event winter, Valais
08.12.2017 - 23.12.2017

Christmas Market

Sion, Sitten, Course Titzé de Noël, Event winter, Valais
09.12.2017

Course Titzé de Noël

29.12.2017

Gspotreijo – culinary snowshoe hike

Belalp Hexe, winter event, Valais
06.01.2018 - 13.01.2018

Belalp Witches’ Race

Carnival Evolène, Valais
06.01.2018 - 13.02.2018

Carnival Evolène

Saastal, Saas-Fee, Ice Climbing Worldcup, winter event, Valais
19.01.2018 - 20.01.2018

Ice Climbing Worldcup

Agrovina, vine fair in Martigny, Valais
23.01.2018 - 26.01.2018

Agrovina

Your Challenge vocational and training fair in Martigny, Valais
20.02.2018 - 25.02.2018

Your Challenge

Obergoms, 43. Int. Gommerlauf 2015, Goms, Event winter, Valais
24.02.2018 - 25.02.2018

Int. Gommerlauf

Crans-Montana, FIS European Cup Men, winter event, Valais
26.02.2018 - 28.02.2018

AUDI FIS Ski World cup

Nendaz Freeride, Event winter, Valais
03.03.2018 - 14.03.2018

Nendaz Freeride

Saastal, Saas-Fee, Glacier Bike Downhill, winter event, Valais
10.03.2018

Glacier Bike Downhill

Rennfahrer bei der Allalin Abfahrt in Saas-Fee, Wallis
16.03.2018 - 17.03.2018

Allalin Races

St-Luc, Chandolin, First-Track Freeride - freeride competition, winter event, Valais
17.03.2018 - 18.03.2018

First-Track Freeride

Raquettissima, St-Jean, Valais
18.03.2018

Raquettissima / St-Jean

Rock the Pistes Festival - Portes du Soleil, winter event, Valais
18.03.2018 - 24.03.2018

Rock the Pistes Festival

Zermatt Unplugged, winter, Valais
10.04.2018 - 14.04.2018

Zermatt Unplugged

Patrouille des glaciers, Zermatt, Arolla, Verbier, Valais
17.04.2018 - 21.04.2018

Patrouille des Glaciers

Wine in Spring, Salgesch, Valais
21.04.2018

Wine in Spring

Solidair, summer, Valais
19.05.2018

Solid’Air

Sion, Sitten, SlowUp Valais, summer event, Valais
03.06.2018

SlowUp Valais

Festival Hérisson sous gazon, Charrat, Valais
16.06.2018 - 17.06.2018

Hérisson sous gazon

Valais apricots and abricotine
20.07.2018 - 22.07.2018

Apricot Festival

Flag throwing and Alphorn in Nendaz, summer, Valais
20.07.2018 - 22.07.2018

Alphorn International Festival

Cycling and Valais Wine Day, Sion, Vignes, Valais
01.08.2018

Cycling and Valais Wine Day

Siders, Sierre-Zinal Mountain Race, summer event, Valais
12.08.2018

Sierre-Zinal Mountain Race

Open Air Gampel, summer event, Valais
16.08.2018 - 19.08.2018

Open Air Gampel

Ovronnaz, Humagne en fête, summer event, Valais
10.11.2018 - 11.11.2018

Humagne en fête in Leytron

Bergdorf EM, summer event, Valais
12.06.2020

Bergdorf-EM

Perskindol Swiss Epic, Grächen - St. Niklaus, Zermatt, Verbier, Leukerbad, summer event, Valais
11.09.2017 - 16.09.2017

Perskindol Swiss Epic

Past
Bettmeralp, Gilihüsine, summer event, Valais
17.09.2016 - 18.09.2016

Gilihüsine

Past
Sheep procession, Gemmi-Leukerbad, summer, event, Valais
10.09.2017

Gemmi Sheep Procession

Past
Sierre, Siders, Salgesch, Vineyard hike, summer event, Valais
09.09.2017

Vineyard hike

Past
Zermatt, Shepherd Festival, summer event, Valais
10.09.2017

Shepherd Festival

Past
Bettmeralp, Riederalp, Fiescheralp, Aletsch Arena, Feast of traditions, summer event, Valais
11.10.2015

Feast of traditions

Past
Festival Terre des Hommes in Massongex, Valais, Switzerland
01.09.2017 - 03.09.2017

Festival Terre des Hommes

Past
Bicycle Day Chablais, Anniversaire, Valais 2015
18.06.2017

Chablais Bike Day (La fugue chablaisienne)

Past
Sion, Sitten, Swiss Jumping Championship Sitten Valais/Wallis, summer event
06.09.2017 - 10.09.2017

Jumping National de Sion

Past
Forum Valais, summer event, Valais
01.06.2017 - 05.06.2017

Forum Valais

Past
Velo, Sierre-Loye, Valais
09.07.2017

Sierre-Loye

Past
Festival Rilke
19.08.2016 - 21.08.2016

Festival Rilke

Past
Eleventh annual Zermatt Festival, summer event, Valais
08.09.2017 - 17.09.2017

Zermatt Festival

Past
Saastal, Saas-Fee, Nostalgic Culinary Mile, summer event, Valais
10.09.2017

Nostalgic Culinary Mile

Past
Bettmeralp, weekend at the lake, summer, Valais, The Weekend at the Lake will be concluded on Sunday with the 46th traditional Lake Festival.
29.07.2016 - 31.07.2016

Weekend at the Lake

Past
Verbier Bike Fest, Verbier, Valais
08.09.2017 - 10.09.2017

Verbier Bike Fest

Past
Valais Cow Fights, summer event, Valais
07.08.2016

Great Hérens Summer Holly Festival

Past
Zermatt, 47th annual Folklore Festival, summer event, Valais
13.08.2017

Folklore Festival

Past
Zermatt, Swiss Food Festival, summer, Valais, Our slogan is “Swissness and fine dining”.
11.08.2017 - 13.08.2017

Swiss Food Festival

Past
Nendaz, Grand Raid, summer event, Valais
18.08.2017 - 19.08.2017

Grand Raid BCVs

Past
Zermatt, Third annual Matterhorn Ultraks trail race, summer event, Valais
25.08.2017 - 26.08.2017

Matterhorn Ultraks - Trail

Past
15. Gemmi Triathlon, Leukerbad, summer, Valais, Swimming in Géronde Lake, cycling to Leukerbad and running on the Gemmi – these are the challenges that await those participating in Leukerbad’s 28-kilometre-long Gemmi Triathalon.
02.09.2017

Gemmi triathlon

Past
The last open-air festival of the summer, Valais
07.09.2017 - 09.09.2017

Tohu-Bohu Festival

Past
Sierre, Siders, Salgesch, The VINEA Swiss wine fair, summer event, Valais
01.09.2017 - 02.09.2017

VINEA, the Swiss wine fair

Past
Goûts de Terroir, Morgins, summer, Valais, The “Goûts du Terroir au Fil de l’Eau” (Local Flavours Along the River
19.08.2017

Riverside Gourmet Walk

Past
Sion, Sitten, Swiss Jumping Championship Sitten Valais/Wallis, summer event
14.09.2016 - 18.09.2016

Swiss Jumping Championship

Past
Zermatt, Valais, Wallis, Vallese, Sommer, été, estate, summer, Invited mountain guides accompanied by a guest will travel up onto the Gornergrat, allowing them to be the first to take advantage of the Matterhorn Whymper Pass.
05.06.2015 - 06.06.2015

Gornergrat and Mountain Guides' Festival

Past
Fascinating campfire stories under a full moon on the Bettmerhorn, Bettmeralp, Valais
02.07.2016

Fascinating campfire stories under a full moon on the Bettmerhorn

Past
Medieval celebration in Saillon, Valais
09.09.2015 - 13.09.2015

Medieval Fair

Past
Raclette Day, summer event, Valais
20.08.2016

Valais Raclette Day

Past
Vercojazz, Vercorin, Valais
28.07.2017 - 30.07.2017

Vercojazz

Past
Verbier Impulse, festival, music, Marlon Roudette, Valais
15.04.2017 - 17.04.2017

Verbier Impulse

Past
Raclette in Ovronnaz, Valais
17.09.2017

Fromage & Cime

Past
Amigne on the road, Wine, Vétroz, Valais
25.08.2017 - 26.08.2017

Amigne on the road

Past
Prim Vert Martigny, spring fair in Valais
27.04.2017 - 30.04.2017

Prim'vert

Past
Celebration Intercultural of the Mountain in Evolene, CIME, Wallis
10.08.2017 - 15.08.2017

CIME

Past
ViFra, spring fair in Visp, Valais
12.05.2017 - 17.05.2017

Vifra

Past
Brisolée, hot chestnuts with Valais dried meat, cheese and fruit, local speciality from Valais
22.10.2016

Visp Brisolée

Past
Martigny, Martinach, Retro Weekend, summer event, Valais
24.10.2015 - 25.10.2015

Retro Weekend Trient Nostalgic Train

Past
Orgue Ancien, summer event, Valais
15.07.2017 - 19.08.2017

Ancient Organ Festival

Past
Vines in Visperterminen, Heidadorf, Valais
25.05.2017 - 27.05.2017

Valais wines: open cellar

Past
Half-Marathon Aletsch, Bettmeralp, summer, Valais, For many years the Bettmeralp has hosted a challenging glacier race along the Aletsch Glacier.
18.06.2017

Aletsch Half-Marathon

Past
Regional music festival in Unterbäch, Valais
09.06.2017 - 11.06.2017

Regional music festival

Past
Saastal, Saas-Grund, Come experience local customs and folklore at the traditional alpine festival on the Triftalp above Saas-Grund this year, summer, Valais
15.08.2017

Alpine festival on the Triftalp

Past
Festival hik and nunk, Monthey, Valais
17.09.2016 - 18.09.2016

Festival hik and nunk

Past
The Alpen Brevet Furkapass
26.08.2017

The Swiss Cycling Alpenbrevet

Past
Guiness Irish, summer event, Valais
03.08.2017 - 05.08.2017

Guinness Irish Festival

Past
Ultra Trail Mont-Bland, summer event, Valais
28.08.2017 - 03.09.2017

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ®

Past
Operette Leuk, Valais
05.08.2015 - 22.08.2015

Operette Leuk "Die Zirkusprinzessin"

Past
Thermal bath Leukerbad, Valais, summer
11.06.2016 - 19.06.2016

Thermal Health Days

Past
Sion, Sitten, Sion Festival, summer events, Valais
16.08.2017 - 03.09.2017

Sion Festival

Past
Crans-Montana Omega, Golf, summer event, Valais
07.09.2017 - 10.09.2017

Omega European Masters

Past
Graatzugnacht, Fiesch-Eggishorn, summer, Valais, ‘Der Gratzug chunnt‘ (The Wild Hunt Cometh
22.07.2016

Gratzugnacht

Past
Bärgüf, Valais
26.08.2017

Bärgüf

Past
Map from the wine tour Vinissima in Chamoson
25.05.2017 - 27.05.2017

Vinissima - Cellars’ Open House

Past
Morgins, Giant Advent Calendar, winter event, Valais
01.12.2016 - 24.12.2016

Giant Advent Calendar

Past
11th Winter Season Opening, winter event, Valais
17.12.2015

Winter Season Opening

Past
Grimentz, Zinal, Féeries de Noël, winter event, Valais
10.12.2016 - 11.12.2016

Big Christmas market

Past
24rd Horu Trophy Zermatt, curling tournament, winter event, Valais
12.01.2017 - 15.01.2017

Horu Trophy, curling tournament

Past
The Book Festival in St-Pierre-de-Clages
25.08.2017 - 27.08.2017

The Book Festival

Past
Champéry, European Curling Championships 2014, winter event, Valais
12.10.2015 - 17.10.2015

European Curling Championships

Past
Cycling for children, event, valais
10.06.2017

Cycling for children 2017

Past
Zinal, Mauler Cup, Event winter, Valais
21.01.2017 - 22.01.2017

Mauler Cup in Zinal

Past
Leukerbad, 58th annual Gemmi shepherd festival, summer event, Valais
30.07.2017

Shepherd festival on Gemmi

Past
Patrouille des Aiguilles Rouges
26.03.2017

Patrouille des Aiguilles Rouges

Past
19.07.2017 - 19.08.2017

PALP Festival

Past
Les Vins du Valais Wineries autumn open days, winter event, Valais
01.11.2016 - 24.12.2016

Wineries Open Day autumn and Advent

Past
KulTour Leuk, Valais
13.05.2017 - 13.05.2017

Culture and vine in Leuk

Past
Morgins, Rallye du Goût, winter event, Valais
28.01.2017

Rallye du Goût

Past
Artist at the Artistika in Visp, Valais
18.03.2017

Artistika

Past
Saastal, Saas-Fee, Saas-Fee Filmfest (SFFF
28.03.2017 - 01.04.2017

Saas-Fee Filmfest

Past
Swatch Xtreme Verbier 2015 by The North Face®, winter event, Valais
01.04.2017 - 09.04.2017

Swatch Xtreme Verbier

Past
Morgins, Famigros Ski Day, winter event, Valais
15.01.2017

Famigros Ski Day

Past
Morgins, Home decoration and Renovation Exhibition, winter event, Valais
01.04.2016 - 03.04.2016

Home decoration and Renovation Exhibition

Past
Open air theater in Zermatt near the Matterhorn, Valais, Switzerland
06.07.2017 - 27.08.2017

Freilichtspiele Zermatt: Open-Air Theater

Past
Morgins, Oxfam Winter Trail, winter event, Valais
04.03.2017 - 05.03.2017

Oxfam Winter Trail

Past
Morgins Festival, summer event, Valais
03.12.2016

C'est l'Hiver ! Morgins Festival

Past
T-Bar Morgins Free Session powered by Dakine, winter event, Valais
20.02.2016 - 21.02.2016

Morgins Free Session

Past
nendaz trail, valais, event
25.08.2017

Nendaz Trail

Past
Albinen, Leukerbad, Valais Cow Fights in Snow, winter event, Valais
25.03.2017

Valais Cow Fights in Snow

Past
SwissPeak Trail in Le Bouveret, Valais, Switzerland
08.09.2017 - 10.09.2017

SwissPeaks Trail

Past
Caprices Festival, Crans-Montana, Events, Music, Valais
06.04.2017 - 09.04.2017

Caprices Festival

Past
gourmet walk along the high walls
09.06.2017 - 10.06.2017

Gourmet walk along the high walls

Past
Festival Musikdorf Ernen, summer event, Valais
30.06.2017 - 27.08.2017

Festival Musikdorf Ernen

Past
Siders, Sierre Blues Festival, summer event, Valais
06.07.2017 - 08.07.2017

Sierre Blues Festival

Past
Zermatt Marathon, summer event, Valais
01.07.2017

Gornergrat Zermatt Marathon

Past
Once a year Leukerbad is the place to be for all those interested in literature. Mountains, water and words, that's how we can describe the literature festival of Leukerbad, summer, Valais
01.07.2016 - 03.07.2016

International Literary Festival

Past
Event High Five by Carlsberg, Verbier, Valais
08.04.2017

Verbier High Five by Carlsberg

Past
Trail Verbier St-Bernard, summer event, Valais
07.07.2017 - 09.07.2017

Trail Verbier St-Bernard

Past
Festival Couleur Pavé, Siders, Sierre, summer, Valais, The “Couleur Pavé” festival offers children’s entertainment, free concerts, street theatre, small restaurants and a relaxed atmosphere in the town centre.
14.07.2017 - 18.08.2017

Festival Couleur Pavé

Past
Swiss yodelling festival, yodel, brig, Valais
22.06.2017 - 25.06.2017

Swiss Yodelling Festival

Past
24. Matterhorn Eagle Cup, Zermatt, Golf, summer, Valais, The Matterhorn Eagle Cup doesn’t take place on a normal golf course, but in the Alpine landscape, in the midst of natural surroundings, between Rotenboden and Riffelberg in the Gornergrat area.
30.07.2016

Matterhorn Eagle Cup

Past
The Täschalplauf is a mountain running event that introduces guests and participants to the natural beauty and culture of this delightful region, Täsch, summer, Valais
30.07.2017

Täschalp run and Alpine Celebration

Past
Leukerbad, 4rd annual culinary thermal springs hike, summer event, Valais
15.07.2017

Thermal springs hike for gourmets

Past
Verbier Festival, summer event, Valais
21.07.2017 - 06.08.2017

Verbier Festival

Past
Musician in Martigny during the festival of the 5 continents. Valais
23.06.2017 - 24.06.2017

The 5 Continents Festival

Past
Choir Gletscherecho from Saas-Fee, Jodlerfest
03.07.2015 - 05.07.2015

West-Swiss Yodel Festival

Past
Wii Grill Fäscht, Valais
02.09.2017

Wii-Grill Fäscht

Past
Ice in Leukerbad, International Day of Water, Valais
22.03.2017

International Day of Water

Past
Temps du cornalin, Valais
16.09.2017

Le Temps du Cornalin

Past
Bruson, Val-des-Bagnes, Events, Bruson Freeride and Yeti Party, Valais
04.02.2017

Bruson Freeride and Yeti Party

Past
Dreamago, Valais
11.05.2017 - 16.05.2017

DreamAgo

Past
Valais Cow Fights Finals in Aproz
06.05.2017 - 07.05.2017

Hérens national cow fighting final in Aproz

Past
Festival week-end au bord de l'eau, Lac de Geronde, Sierre, Siders, summer, Valais, The music and visual arts event! Three days of concerts and events in an idyllic setting by the Lac de Géronde.
30.06.2017 - 02.07.2017

Festival Week-end au bord de l'eau

Past
Saastal, Saas-Fee, Gourmet-Trail, summer event, Valais
18.06.2017

Saas Gourmet Trail

Past
Polaris Festival, Valais
09.12.2016 - 11.12.2016

Polaris festival

Past
Cycling and Valais Wine Day
Sion/Sitten, Fully, Saillon, Chamoson - Saint-Pierre-de-Clages, Crans-Montana, Sierre, Salgesch and surroundings, Varen
Sion/Sitten, Fully, Saillon, Chamoson - Saint-Pierre-de-Clages, Crans-Montana, Sierre, Salgesch and surroundings, Varen Switzerland
Thanks to this event, participants can discover the Valais vineyards on bike in the company of professional cyclists and other well-known athletes, politicians and cultural figures from the Valais. Participants will enjoy socialising and tasting local products at the start and finish area. Cycling and Valais Wine Day

Cycling and Valais Wine Day

Thanks to this event, participants can discover the Valais vineyards on bike in the company of professional cyclists and other well-known athletes, politicians and cultural figures from the Valais. Participants will enjoy socialising and tasting local products at the start and finish area.

Date:

01.08.2018


Destination:

Sion/Sitten, Fully, Saillon, Chamoson - Saint-Pierre-de-Clages, Crans-Montana, Sierre, Salgesch and surroundings, Varen