På gång i Gstaad, Switzerland under året

Mest folk — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

• Festival

  Sommets Musicaux

  28 jan – 8 feb · vanligtvisMusikfestival

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ski season (10 dec – 5 apr (vanligtvis)), Christmas and New Year (20 dec – 6 jan), New Year Music Festival (26 dec – 10 jan (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Sommets Musicaux (28 jan – 8 feb (vanligtvis)), Ski season (10 dec – 5 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Ski season (10 dec – 5 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Easter holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Stängt

  Between-seasons shutdown

  10 apr – 5 jun · vanligtvis

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

Pågår fortfarande: Ski season (10 dec – 5 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Spring holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Between-seasons shutdown (10 apr – 5 jun (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

• Öppning

  Walking season and alpine dairies

  15 jun – 10 okt · vanligtvisLedsäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Between-seasons shutdown (10 apr – 5 jun (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Swiss Open tennis, Summer holidays i Switzerland

• Festival

  Swiss Open tennis

  10–28 jul · vanligtvisSportevenemangTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Menuhin Festival

  15 jul – 5 sep · vanligtvisMusikfestivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Swiss National Day

  1 augNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Walking season and alpine dairies (15 jun – 10 okt (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Swiss National Day, Polo Gold Cup

• Festival

  Polo Gold Cup

  18–26 aug · vanligtvisSportevenemangTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Walking season and alpine dairies (15 jun – 10 okt (vanligtvis)), Menuhin Festival (15 jul – 5 sep (vanligtvis)), Swiss National Day (1 aug)

Mycket folk — Country Night Gstaad, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Country Night Gstaad

  8–16 sep · vanligtvisMusikfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Walking season and alpine dairies (15 jun – 10 okt (vanligtvis)), Menuhin Festival (15 jul – 5 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Autumn holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Walking season and alpine dairies (15 jun – 10 okt (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Öppning

  Glacier 3000 autumn skiing

  1 nov – 10 dec · vanligtvisSkidsäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

• Säsong

  Ski season

  10 dec – 5 apr · vanligtvis

  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.

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year

  20 dec – 6 janJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  New Year Music Festival

  26 dec – 10 jan · vanligtvisJul & nyårBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Glacier 3000 autumn skiing (1 nov – 10 dec (vanligtvis))