Festivals, concerts & other events in Fribourg, Murten, Morat, Bulle, Gruyere, Estavayer, Switzerland
Stars of Sounds Murten is an open air music festival that takes place every year between Murten / Morat (July) and Aarberg (June), a small medieval city located not very far in Canton Bern. In 2019, the Murten concerts will take place from July 4 to July 6. International and local pop and rock artists participate to this musical event.
SlowUp is a one day free event where the road around the Lake Murten or Murteensee (in German) or Lac de Morat (in French) is closed to cars. The SlowUp name come from the word ” slow down – pleasure up”. This event is part of a network of 19 SlowUp events in Switzerland that gather more than 400 000 participants every year.
The Murten / Morat Light Festival is an event where the old town of Murten is going to turn into a lighting show of superlatives. Visitors will enjoy artistic productions on buildings, in the streets and on the towers of the town will immerse them into a mysterious and magic world.
The Avenches Tattoo is an international music festival has been clearly ranked the 2nd largest event of its kind in Switzerland. It is the only Tattoo that takes place in French speaking Switzerland. The invited high quality musical and choreographic marching bands put on spectacular shows that make the arenas pulsate with incredible sound and arouse the audience’s enthusiasm.
The 2018 edition of the Murten Classic Festival will take place from August 12 to September 2. The Murten Classic is a festival of classical music with concerts taking place in various locations across the city of Murten / Morat and the surrounding villages.
The Avenches Opera Festival takes place yearly since 1995 at the beginning of July in the beautiful historical location of the ancient Roman arenas, near the Lake of Murten / Morat. Past editions features famous opera such as Aida, Carmen, Nabucco, The Enchanted Flute, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Don Giovanni, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Bohème etc.
The Belluard Bollwerk International of Fribourg is an arts festival created in 1983. The 2018 edition will run from June 28 to July 7. It takes place every year during ten days and announces the summer in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland.
The International Festival of Sacred Music of Fribourg (Festival International de Musiques Sacrées, Fribourg) takes place in Fribourt on alternate years at the beginning of July. It is one of the great classical music events of the summer in Switzerland. Every year, more than 5’000 festival participants attend the concerts given in the extraordinary Baroque church of Saint-Michel College.
The Vintners from the Vully area around the Lake Murten / Morat will offer you a weekend of open wineries (caves ouvertes) from Friday May 18 to Sunday May 20 2018. This event is part of the annual Caves Ouverts (open wineries) that takes place in all the vineyards of the Canton de Vaud.
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