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The Alpine Events Calendar

The great Alpine events, month by month, linked to their official sites for this year’s dates where confirmed.

Last checked October 2026.

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January

  • Adelboden World CupAdelboden, Switzerland

    The men's Alpine Ski World Cup stops at Adelboden in the Bernese Oberland each January for its technical races, opening with the giant slalom.

  • Lauberhorn RacesWengen, Switzerland

    One of the classic men's World Cup weekends, held each January below the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, with super-G, downhill and slalom on the programme.

  • Snow Polo World Cup St. MoritzSt. Moritz, Switzerland

    Played on the frozen lake of St. Moritz since 1985, billed as the world's only high-goal polo tournament on snow; three days of play with social events on the lake and at the leading hotels. Visit website ↗

  • The I.C.E. St. MoritzSt. Moritz, Switzerland

    An international concours d'elegance on the frozen lake, with around 50 automobiles judged and then driven on the ice; it is held in January, and its Best in Show trophy was designed by Norman Foster. Visit website ↗

  • Cortina Ladies' World CupCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

    The women's World Cup returns to Cortina each January for downhill and super-G racing in the Dolomites.

  • Hahnenkamm RacesKitzbühel, Austria

    Men's World Cup races held each January on Kitzbühel's Hahnenkamm, with the Streif downhill as the centrepiece.

  • Snow Polo World Cup KitzbühelReith bei Kitzbühel, Austria

    Held each January on a snow field below the Wilder Kaiser since 2003, it has grown from four teams into an international tournament, with more than 110 horses and players from over 11 nations, and offers VIP tent hospitality by reservation.

  • Mozart Week (Mozartwoche)Salzburg, Austria

    The International Mozarteum Foundation's winter festival in Mozart's birthplace, running from late January into early February with leading artists and ensembles. Visit website ↗

February

  • White TurfSt. Moritz, Switzerland

    International horse racing on the frozen Lake St. Moritz on three Sundays in February since 1907, including gallop, trotting and skikjöring, in which skiers are pulled by riderless thoroughbreds. Visit website ↗

  • Garmisch-Partenkirchen World CupGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (Bavaria)

    The Bavarian Alps' World Cup venue hosts men's and women's downhill races in February.

March

  • Lucerne Festival in SpringLucerne, Switzerland

    A short spring weekend in late March from the Lucerne Festival, whose main season follows in summer (see August). Visit website ↗

  • Salzburg Easter FestivalSalzburg, Austria

    Founded in 1967 by Herbert von Karajan, it runs for ten days of opera and concerts from the Saturday before Palm Sunday to Easter Monday, in late March or April. Visit website ↗

April

  • Zermatt UnpluggedZermatt, Switzerland

    An acoustic music festival held each April since 2007, with more than 130 concerts on 17 stages in the village and on the mountain below the Matterhorn. Visit website ↗

May

  • Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'EsteCernobbio, Lake Como, Italy

    Held since 1929 and one of the most prestigious concours d'elegance in the world, it takes place each May at Villa d'Este and Villa Erba, organised by BMW Group Classic with the Villa d'Este hotel; around 50 cars compete in eight classes. Visit website ↗

  • Salzburg Whitsun FestivalSalzburg, Austria

    The Salzburg Festival's own short festival at Whitsun, in May or June, under the artistic direction of the mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. Visit website ↗

June

  • SchubertiadeSchwarzenberg, Austria

    Among the most important Schubert festivals in the world, it holds its June series in Schwarzenberg in the Bregenzerwald, with further series in Hohenems and a late-summer series back in Schwarzenberg. Visit website ↗

July

  • Amundi Evian ChampionshipÉvian-les-Bains, Lake Geneva, France

    One of the five majors of women's golf since 2013 and the only major played in continental Europe, held each July at the Evian Resort Golf Club above Lake Geneva.

  • Montreux Jazz FestivalMontreux, Lake Geneva, Switzerland

    Founded by Claude Nobs in 1967 and held each July on the shore of Lake Geneva, with concerts in the Stravinski Auditorium and the Montreux Jazz Lab. Visit website ↗

  • Verbier FestivalVerbier, Switzerland

    A classical music festival held each summer since 1994, from mid-July into early August, with more than 60 concerts and 100 masterclasses centred on the Salle des Combins. Visit website ↗

  • Gstaad Menuhin FestivalGstaad, Switzerland

    Founded in 1957 by the violinist Yehudi Menuhin and running from mid-July to early September, with more than 60 concerts in the Festival Tent and the village churches of Saanen, Rougemont and Lauenen; Daniel Hope is artistic director. Visit website ↗

  • Bregenz FestivalBregenz, Lake Constance, Austria

    Opera and orchestral concerts from late July to late August on the world's largest floating stage on Lake Constance; founded in 1946. Visit website ↗

  • Salzburg FestivalSalzburg, Austria

    For six weeks from late July through August, Salzburg hosts one of the world's leading festivals of opera, theatre and classical music. Visit website ↗

  • Generali OpenKitzbühel, Austria

    An ATP 250 clay-court tournament held each July in Kitzbühel. Visit website ↗

  • Coppa d'Oro delle DolomitiCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

    First run in 1947 as a speed race, it is now a regularity rally through the Dolomite passes for historic cars built up to 1971. Visit website ↗

  • Austrian Grand PrixSpielberg, Austria

    Formula 1 at the Red Bull Ring, in the mountains of Styria. Visit website ↗

August

  • Hublot Polo Gold Cup GstaadSaanen, Switzerland

    Held each August on the Saanen airfield near Gstaad, it is one of Switzerland's most traditional polo tournaments, with international teams.

  • St. Moritz Gourmet FestivalSt. Moritz, Switzerland

    Founded in 1994 and held for three decades in late January, it is now held in late August, bringing guest chefs to the first-class hotels of the Upper Engadine.

  • Lucerne Festival in SummerLucerne, Switzerland

    Since 1938 the summer festival has brought leading orchestras, conductors and soloists to Lucerne, now at the KKL Luzern on the lake, from mid-August to mid-September. Visit website ↗

  • Locarno Film FestivalLocarno, Lake Maggiore, Switzerland

    One of Europe's leading international film festivals, held each August on the shore of Lake Maggiore. Visit website ↗

  • Passione EngadinaSt. Moritz, Switzerland

    A celebration of Italian classic cars, with particular attention to the smaller and often overlooked Italian marques, shown along Via Serlas at the end of summer. Visit website ↗

September

  • Omega European MastersCrans-Montana, Switzerland

    A DP World Tour event first played in 1923 as the Swiss Open and held since 1939 at Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, where it is played each September on the Severiano Ballesteros course. Visit website ↗

  • Bernina Gran TurismoBernina Pass (St. Moritz), Switzerland

    A historic hill climb for a field of about seventy cars over 5.7 km of the Bernina Pass road from La Rösa to Ospizio Bernina, with regularity and competition classes. Visit website ↗

October

  • Sölden World Cup OpeningSölden, Austria

    The Alpine Ski World Cup season opens in Sölden in the Ötztal each October with giant slalom races.

November

  • Gurgl World CupObergurgl-Hochgurgl, Austria

    Men's and women's World Cup slalom races held in Gurgl, in the upper Ötztal, each November.

December

  • Val d'Isère World CupVal d'Isère, France

    The men's World Cup comes to Val d'Isère each December, with giant slalom on the programme.

  • CHI GenevaGeneva, Switzerland

    The international horse show founded in 1926 and held each December indoors at Palexpo; it is one of the four Majors of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping and has been voted the best show in the world ten times. Visit website ↗

  • Saslong ClassicVal Gardena, Italy

    Held for nearly 60 years shortly before Christmas, with super-G and downhill on the 3,446-metre Saslong below the Sassolungo, finishing in Santa Cristina.

  • Alta Badia World CupAlta Badia, Italy

    Men's giant slalom and slalom on the Gran Risa in the Dolomites, a course with gradients up to 69%, held in late December for four decades.

  • 3TreMadonna di Campiglio, Italy

    The men's World Cup slalom at Madonna di Campiglio in the Brenta Dolomites, held just before Christmas.

  • Bormio World CupBormio, Italy

    Men's World Cup speed races between Christmas and New Year in the Valtellina.

That makes 40 entries in all.

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