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.

159 Events

Flag throwing and Alphorn in Nendaz, summer, Valais

21.07.2017 - 23.07.2017

Alphorn International Festival

Vercojazz, Vercorin, Valais

28.07.2017 - 30.07.2017

Vercojazz

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

Täschalp run and Alpine Celebration

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

Shepherd festival on Gemmi

Cycling and Valais Wine Day, Sion, Vignes, Valais

Cycling and Valais Wine Day

Guiness Irish, summer event, Valais

03.08.2017 - 05.08.2017

Guinness Irish Festival

Verbier Festival, summer event, Valais

21.07.2017 - 06.08.2017

Verbier Festival

Celebration Intercultural of the Mountain in Evolene, CIME, Wallis

10.08.2017 - 15.08.2017

CIME

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

11.08.2017 - 13.08.2017

Swiss Food Festival

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

Sierre-Zinal Mountain Race

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

Folklore Festival

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

Alpine festival on the Triftalp

Sion, Sitten, Sion Festival, summer events, Valais

16.08.2017 - 03.09.2017

Sion Festival

Open Air Gampel, summer event, Valais

17.08.2017 - 20.08.2017

Open Air Gampel

Nendaz, Grand Raid, summer event, Valais

18.08.2017 - 19.08.2017

Grand Raid BCVs

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

19.07.2017 - 19.08.2017

PALP Festival

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

Riverside Gourmet Walk

Orgue Ancien, summer event, Valais

15.07.2017 - 19.08.2017

Ancient Organ Festival

Zermatt, Third annual Matterhorn Ultraks trail race, summer event, Valais

25.08.2017 - 26.08.2017

Matterhorn Ultraks - Trail

nendaz trail, valais, event

Nendaz Trail

The Book Festival in St-Pierre-de-Clages

25.08.2017 - 27.08.2017

The Book Festival

Amigne on the road, Wine, Vétroz, Valais

25.08.2017 - 26.08.2017

Amigne on the road

Bärgüf, Valais

Bärgüf

The Alpen Brevet Furkapass

The Swiss Cycling Alpenbrevet

Open air theater in Zermatt near the Matterhorn, Valais, Switzerland

06.07.2017 - 27.08.2017

Freilichtspiele Zermatt: Open-Air Theater

Festival Musikdorf Ernen, summer event, Valais

30.06.2017 - 27.08.2017

Festival Musikdorf Ernen

Ultra Trail Mont-Bland, summer event, Valais

28.08.2017 - 03.09.2017

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc ®

Festival Terre des Hommes in Massongex, Valais, Switzerland

01.09.2017 - 03.09.2017

Festival Terre des Hommes

Sierre, Siders, Salgesch, The VINEA Swiss wine fair, summer event, Valais

01.09.2017 - 02.09.2017

VINEA, the Swiss wine fair

Wii Grill Fäscht, Valais

Wii-Grill Fäscht

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.

Gemmi triathlon

Sion, Sitten, Swiss Jumping Championship Sitten Valais/Wallis, summer event

06.09.2017 - 10.09.2017

Jumping National de Sion

The last open-air festival of the summer, Valais

07.09.2017 - 09.09.2017

Tohu-Bohu Festival

Crans-Montana Omega, Golf, summer event, Valais

07.09.2017 - 10.09.2017

Omega European Masters

Verbier Bike Fest, Verbier, Valais

08.09.2017 - 10.09.2017

Verbier Bike Fest

SwissPeak Trail in Le Bouveret, Valais, Switzerland

08.09.2017 - 10.09.2017

SwissPeaks Trail

Eleventh annual Zermatt Festival, summer event, Valais

08.09.2017 - 17.09.2017

Zermatt Festival

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

Vineyard hike

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

Nostalgic Culinary Mile

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

Gemmi Sheep Procession

Zermatt, Shepherd Festival, summer event, Valais

Shepherd Festival

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

11.09.2017 - 16.09.2017

Perskindol Swiss Epic

Temps du cornalin, Valais

Le Temps du Cornalin

Raclette in Ovronnaz, Valais

Fromage & Cime

Varen wine festival

22.09.2017 - 23.09.2017

Varen wine festival

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

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

Püru-Märt Cultura

Bisse Gourmand, Vineyards, Sion, Valais

Bisse Gourmand

Sedunum, event in Sion, Valais

13.07.2017 - 30.09.2017

Feodalia / Sound and light show

Valais Cow Fights in Martigny

Cow fights Foire du Valais

Chestnut festival in Fully, Valais

14.10.2017 - 15.10.2017

Chestnut Festival

Gampel, Lonza Market, summer event, Valais

Fall Market "Lonza-Märt"

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

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

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

Martinimarkt

Ovronnaz, Humagne en fête, summer event, Valais

10.11.2017 - 11.11.2017

Humagne en fête in Leytron

Martigny, Martinach, Corrida, summer event, Valais

Corrida of Octodure

Night of the museums, event, Valais

Museum night of Valais

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

Course Titzé de Noël

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

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

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

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

Wine in Spring

Sion, Sitten, SlowUp Valais, summer event, Valais

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

Bergdorf EM, summer event, Valais

Bergdorf-EM

Trail Verbier St-Bernard, summer event, Valais

07.07.2017 - 09.07.2017

Trail Verbier St-Bernard

Siders, Sierre Blues Festival, summer event, Valais

06.07.2017 - 08.07.2017

Sierre Blues Festival

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

Visp Brisolée

Martigny, Martinach, Retro Weekend, summer event, Valais

24.10.2015 - 25.10.2015

Retro Weekend Trient Nostalgic Train

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

Thermal springs hike for gourmets

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

Gratzugnacht

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.

Matterhorn Eagle Cup

Zermatt Marathon, summer event, Valais

Gornergrat Zermatt Marathon

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

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

Saas Gourmet Trail

Vines in Visperterminen, Heidadorf, Valais

25.05.2017 - 27.05.2017

Valais wines: open cellar

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

Choir Gletscherecho from Saas-Fee, Jodlerfest

03.07.2015 - 05.07.2015

West-Swiss Yodel Festival

Event High Five by Carlsberg, Verbier, Valais

Verbier High Five by Carlsberg

Bicycle Day Chablais, Anniversaire, Valais 2015

Chablais Bike Day (La fugue chablaisienne)

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

Thermal bath Leukerbad, Valais, summer

11.06.2016 - 19.06.2016

Thermal Health Days

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

Feast of traditions

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

Festival Rilke

19.08.2016 - 21.08.2016

Festival Rilke

Polaris Festival, Valais

09.12.2016 - 11.12.2016

Polaris festival

Swiss yodelling festival, yodel, brig, Valais

22.06.2017 - 25.06.2017

Swiss Yodelling Festival

Forum Valais, summer event, Valais

01.06.2017 - 05.06.2017

Forum Valais

Sion, Sitten, Swiss Jumping Championship Sitten Valais/Wallis, summer event

14.09.2016 - 18.09.2016

Swiss Jumping Championship

Bettmeralp, Gilihüsine, summer event, Valais

17.09.2016 - 18.09.2016

Gilihüsine

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

Aletsch Half-Marathon

Festival hik and nunk, Monthey, Valais

17.09.2016 - 18.09.2016

Festival hik and nunk

Regional music festival in Unterbäch, Valais

09.06.2017 - 11.06.2017

Regional music festival

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

Fascinating campfire stories under a full moon on the Bettmerhorn

Raclette Day, summer event, Valais

Valais Raclette Day

Velo, Sierre-Loye, Valais

Sierre-Loye

Operette Leuk, Valais

05.08.2015 - 22.08.2015

Operette Leuk "Die Zirkusprinzessin"

Valais Cow Fights Finals in Aproz

06.05.2017 - 07.05.2017

Hérens national cow fighting final in Aproz

Musician in Martigny during the festival of the 5 continents. Valais

23.06.2017 - 24.06.2017

The 5 Continents Festival

24rd Horu Trophy Zermatt, curling tournament, winter event, Valais

12.01.2017 - 15.01.2017

Horu Trophy, curling tournament

KulTour Leuk, Valais

13.05.2017 - 13.05.2017

Culture and vine in Leuk

Morgins, Rallye du Goût, winter event, Valais

Rallye du Goût

Medieval celebration in Saillon, Valais

09.09.2015 - 13.09.2015

Medieval Fair

Grimentz, Zinal, Féeries de Noël, winter event, Valais

10.12.2016 - 11.12.2016

Big Christmas market

Artist at the Artistika in Visp, Valais

Artistika

Morgins, Home decoration and Renovation Exhibition, winter event, Valais

01.04.2016 - 03.04.2016

Home decoration and Renovation Exhibition

Dreamago, Valais

11.05.2017 - 16.05.2017

DreamAgo

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

20.02.2016 - 21.02.2016

Morgins Free Session

Morgins Festival, summer event, Valais

C'est l'Hiver ! Morgins Festival

Valais Cow Fights, summer event, Valais

Great Hérens Summer Holly Festival

Morgins, Oxfam Winter Trail, winter event, Valais

04.03.2017 - 05.03.2017

Oxfam Winter Trail

Prim Vert Martigny, spring fair in Valais

27.04.2017 - 30.04.2017

Prim'vert

Swatch Xtreme Verbier 2015 by The North Face®, winter event, Valais

01.04.2017 - 09.04.2017

Swatch Xtreme Verbier

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

Valais Cow Fights in Snow

Morgins, Famigros Ski Day, winter event, Valais

Famigros Ski Day

ViFra, spring fair in Visp, Valais

12.05.2017 - 17.05.2017

Vifra

Saastal, Saas-Fee, Saas-Fee Filmfest (SFFF

28.03.2017 - 01.04.2017

Saas-Fee Filmfest

11th Winter Season Opening, winter event, Valais

Winter Season Opening

gourmet walk along the high walls

09.06.2017 - 10.06.2017

Gourmet walk along the high walls

Les Vins du Valais Wineries autumn open days, winter event, Valais

01.11.2016 - 24.12.2016

Wineries Open Day autumn and Advent

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

Bruson Freeride and Yeti Party

Caprices Festival, Crans-Montana, Events, Music, Valais

06.04.2017 - 09.04.2017

Caprices Festival

Zinal, Mauler Cup, Event winter, Valais

21.01.2017 - 22.01.2017

Mauler Cup in Zinal

Patrouille des Aiguilles Rouges

Patrouille des Aiguilles Rouges

Cycling for children, event, valais

Cycling for children 2017

Champéry, European Curling Championships 2014, winter event, Valais

12.10.2015 - 17.10.2015

European Curling Championships

Map from the wine tour Vinissima in Chamoson

25.05.2017 - 27.05.2017

Vinissima - Cellars’ Open House

Verbier Impulse, festival, music, Marlon Roudette, Valais

15.04.2017 - 17.04.2017

Verbier Impulse

Morgins, Giant Advent Calendar, winter event, Valais

01.12.2016 - 24.12.2016

Giant Advent Calendar

Nendaz Freeride, Event winter, Valais

10.03.2017 - 15.03.2017

Nendaz Freeride

Ice in Leukerbad, International Day of Water, Valais

International Day of Water

Festival Couleur Pavé

Sierre, Salgesch and surroundings

Sierre, Salgesch and surroundings Switzerland

The “Couleur Pavé” festival offers children’s entertainment, free concerts, street theatre, small restaurants and a relaxed atmosphere in the town centre. http://www.valais.ch/en/events/events/top-events/festival-couleur-pave Festival Couleur Pavé

Festival Couleur Pavé

Sierre, Salgesch and surroundings 16°

Sierre, Salgesch and surroundings 16°

Festival Couleur Pavé

The “Couleur Pavé” festival offers children’s entertainment, free concerts, street theatre, small restaurants and a relaxed atmosphere in the town centre.

Date:

14.07.2017 - 18.08.2017

Destination:

Sierre, Salgesch and surroundings