February
Mövenpick Art on Ice, annual skating show with live
music
(website: www.artonice.ch), 6-8 Feb 2003, Hallenstadion
Fasnacht, Zurich Carnival, Feb, throughout the city
April
Sechseläuten, Zurich Spring Festival, 20-21 Apr,
throughout the city, especially on the Sechseläuten field
near the Opera
June
Mercado Latino, Latin American festival (website:
www.caliente.ch), mid-Jun, Volkhaus, Helvetiaplatz
Zürcher Festspiele, theatre, opera and concerts,
Jun-Jul, various venues
Open-air cinema, Jul-Aug, Zürichhorn Gardens
August
Ironman Switzerland Triathlon, 4 Aug, Landiwiese
Street Parade, techno music parade, 10 Aug, throughout
the city
Zürcher Theaterspektakel, avant-garde drama, 15
Aug-1 Sep, Landiwiese and ten venues in the city
September
Knabenschiessen Festival, shooting competition, market
and funfair, early Sep, around the Albisguetli butts to the
southwest of the city
Züri Jazz Woche, early Sep, various venues
October
Swisscom Challenge, women’s indoor tennis championships,
mid-Oct, Kloten, Schluefweg Arena
Halloweenfestival, late Oct, Zürich Eventhallen
550, Abb Arena
November
Expovina, floating wine exhibition, first half Nov,
Bürkliplatz
Sechstagerennen, six-day cycling race, end Nov-early
Dec, Hallenstadion
December
Silvesterlauf (New Year’s Eve Race), 10,000 runners
participate in a 1.4-9.8km (1-6-mile) race, 31 Dec, through
the old city along Bahnhofstrasse
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