Sechselauten (Spring Guild Festival) (Third Monday of April (2025: 28 April)). Zurich's traditional spring festival dating to medieval guild culture. Features a parade of Zurich's 26 guilds in historical costume and culminates in the burning of the Boogg, a snowman effigy; the speed of the…
Street Parade (Second Saturday of August (2025: 9 August)). Founded 1992. Officially a 'Demonstration for Love, Peace, Liberty, Generosity and Tolerance.' Draws approximately 1 million participants along a 2 km lakeside route, making it the world's most attended techno parade.
Zurich Film Festival (Late September to early October (2025: 25 Sep – 5 Oct)). Annual 11-day festival since 2005, held at multiple Zurich venues including the Zurich Opera House. Features first-, second-, and third-time directors in international competition.
Zurich Christmas Markets (Weihnachtsmarkt) (Mid-November to 23 December). Multiple markets run simultaneously: the Christkindlimarkt at the main train station (indoor, featuring a Swarovski crystal-decorated tree), Weihnachtsmarkt Doerfli in the Old Town (Niederdorf), and Wienachtsdorf at…