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SHINY GENEVA
Post Tenebras Lux / Starting 21st January

To all our friends commuting in Geneva to enjoy a deserved snow break in the Alps... where all the ski resorts are open, It's not too late to enjoy also some festive atmosphere in the city ! During this Covid crisis, we all deserve it.

The illumination project “Post Tenebras Lux” was created by Guillaume Barazzone. One day he decided to give more life to Geneva. After all, post Christmas is a colourful and joyful holiday too.

More than half a million of lamps and 14 km of tinsels all over trees. Every year, La Ville de Geneve participates in the creation of our beautiful town decorations.

www.ville-ge.ch/genevaluxfestival

GENEVA INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW JUMPING
December 9-12

World class athletes and magnificent horses promise to impress us on the upcoming 60th edition of the Concours Hippique International de Genève (CHI).

Since its debut in 1926, the CHI Geneva has been one of the world’s most prestigious equestrian competitions. Each year, Palexpo, welcomes the very best riders of the planet on the biggest indoor arena. And this year, it is going to be a war of giants.

Join approximately 40,000 spectators on this show of skill and beauty !

www.chi-geneve.ch

83E COUPE DE NOEL - WINTER SWIMM !
18th of December - Geneve

Geneva’s oldest sporting event is of course the famous Coupe de Noel! A very original swimming competition, during which every participant, must swim 125 meters in the freezing cold waters of Lake Leman. La Coupe de Noel is the biggest outdoor swimming competition in open water and of course a real challenge for those who participate and a fascination for those who simply watch. This year the event will take place on December 18th and is estimated to attract approximately 1,500 participants for its 83th edition, a rather impressive figure considering that the water temperature is expected to be less than 12° C…

The funny costumes, high spirits and a glass of hot wine are the secret weapons of those brave, cold-defying people!

www.gn1885.ch

GENEVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GIFF until 14th November

The 27th edition of the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) hosts five Competitions for feature films, TV series and immersive works as well as seven convergent or tribute sections (out of competition).

The GIFF is offering for its next edition two calls for works open to European series and international digital works.

For short films, the selection has been entrusted since 2018 to the International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur programming team, which presents its National Competition in November in Winterthur, then in Geneva at GIFF.

www.giff.ch

MONTREUX JAZZ
Until 30th October

The musical event of the season, here it is: the Montreux Jazz. The Léman festival is back on the front of the stage with a second edition that is more autumnal than ever. From October 27 to 30, the Petit Palais will be the scene of exclusive concerts with warm and jazzy tones.

Autumn of Music, here is the sweet name of the new edition which will soon resonate in this unique architectural setting. On the menu for the festivities: unprecedented encounters with big names in jazz, legendary concerts, unmissable jam-sessions and workshops ...

www.mjaf.ch/en/

BOOK FAIR IN GENEVA
21st - 24th October

At the heart of this unprecedented approach, the desire to place literature in unique environments and to make it dialogue with all forms of art in order to offer a new perspective on the book and the actors who animate it.

The fair in the city offers multiple opportunities to (re) discover works, authors or quite simply literature from a different angle!

www.salondulivre.ch