Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Gstaad, Zwitserland

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Zwitserland

• Festival

  Sommets Musicaux

  28 jan – 8 feb · meestalMuziekfestival

  Nine days of chamber music in the churches of Saanen and Rougemont and the chapel above Gstaad, staged in the middle of the ski season rather than around it. Small halls, so tickets go before the programme is out. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (10 dec – 5 apr (meestal)), Christmas and New Year (20 dec – 6 jan), New Year Music Festival (26 dec – 10 jan (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sommets Musicaux (28 jan – 8 feb (meestal)), Ski season (10 dec – 5 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (10 dec – 5 apr (meestal))

Druk — Easter holidays in Zwitserland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  Between-seasons shutdown

  10 apr – 5 jun · meestal

  Lifts stop, hotels close for their refit and the village goes back to being farmland for six weeks. November is the same again. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (10 dec – 5 apr (meestal))

Druk — Spring holidays in Zwitserland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Between-seasons shutdown (10 apr – 5 jun (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Opening

  Walking season and alpine dairies

  15 jun – 10 okt · meestalWandelseizoen

  The summer lifts and the alp dairies open together in the middle of June. The high pastures are worked and sell their own cheese at the door until the herds come down in autumn. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Between-seasons shutdown (10 apr – 5 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Swiss Open tennis, Summer holidays in Zwitserland

• Festival

  Swiss Open tennis

  10–28 jul · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  A week of clay-court tennis in a temporary stadium in the valley floor in late July, immediately after Wimbledon. It is the busiest the village gets in summer. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Menuhin Festival

  15 jul – 5 sep · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  Seven weeks of concerts in village churches and a tent above Saanen, founded by Yehudi Menuhin when he lived here. It runs right through the quiet part of the summer. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Swiss National Day

  1 augNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  1 August is a public holiday nationwide. Towns and villages hold speeches, lantern walks and bonfires, fireworks go up after dark unless a dry summer brings a ban, and most shops close. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Walking season and alpine dairies (15 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Swiss National Day, Polo Gold Cup

• Festival

  Polo Gold Cup

  18–26 aug · meestalSportevenementDruk

  Four teams on a grass field on the valley floor over a long weekend in late August, and the one time the summer here dresses up. Entry is free and the Saanen road fills from mid-morning. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Walking season and alpine dairies (15 jun – 10 okt (meestal)), Menuhin Festival (15 jul – 5 sep (meestal)), Swiss National Day (1 aug)

Druk — Country Night Gstaad, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Country Night Gstaad

  8–16 sep · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Two nights of American country acts in a tent by the station, running since 1989 and sold out long ahead. It lands when the walking season is at its best, so beds in the valley are scarce that weekend. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Walking season and alpine dairies (15 jun – 10 okt (meestal)), Menuhin Festival (15 jul – 5 sep (meestal))

Druk — Autumn holidays in Zwitserland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Walking season and alpine dairies (15 jun – 10 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Opening

  Glacier 3000 autumn skiing

  1 nov – 10 dec · meestalSkiseizoen

  The glacier above the pass opens for skiing in early November, weeks before anything in the valley, and is the only snow within reach until December. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Zwitserland

• Seizoen

  Ski season

  10 dec – 5 apr · meestal

  A wide, low, gentle area spread over several villages, which is why it is more about the walk back to the village than the vertical. Glacier 3000 above it holds snow far longer.

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  20 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The fortnight the chalets are all occupied and the promenade is the point rather than the piste. Rates are at their year's high and the good tables are booked from the autumn. Bron ↗

• Festival

  New Year Music Festival

  26 dec – 10 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarBoek vroeg

  Classical concerts across Gstaad, Rougemont, Saanen, Lauenen and Chateau-d'Oex from just after Christmas to just after New Year, timed for the people already in the chalets. Tickets move with the chalet bookings, not after them. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Glacier 3000 autumn skiing (1 nov – 10 dec (meestal))