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Friday, 15 June, 2012

The Weekender: Sailing along at Bol d'Or Mirabaud

For a dose of outdoor fun and sun this weekend, check out Europe’s biggest regatta, the Bol d’Or Mirabaud, in which 600 boats will set sail on Lake Geneva. Also today, summer festivals begin in Lausanne and Zurich. And in Zermatt, the Drummers and Pipers festival is on. WRS’s Dave Goodman and Celeste Neill have a full roundup:

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THIS WEEKEND

Bol d’Or Mirabaud, June 15-17

Lausanne Estivale, June 15—September 15

Zurich summer festival, June 15—July 8

Drummers and Pipers festival in Zermatt, June 15-17

Geneva Polo Club’s Arabian night, June 16

Geneva Amateur Operatic Society, From Flappers to Rappers, June 15-16

Sneakerness conference, June 16

Avenches Opera Festival with La Bohème, July 5-17

International Steam Festival, June 15-24

ONGOING

Diamond Jubilee events, starting June 2—through September

Seebad Enge Unplugged Festival, June 3 and throughout the summer

The Rimini bathing area in Zurich’s open air market, every Monday until September

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Geneva with free English guided tours, June 6 and every first Wednesday

Inline skating or roller skating from May 7 and every Monday from now until September

COMING UP

International truck and country festival in Interlaken, June 29—July 1

Titanic the musical, July 10—August 30

il TAVOLO Food Festival, June 27—July 1

Paleo festival, July 17-22

Montreux Jazz Festival, June 29—July 14

Red Hot Chili Peppers, July 3

Live At Sunset festival in Zurich, July 11-22

Hugh Laurie, July 21

Madonna, Letzigrund, August 18

Zurich Open Air, August 23-26

JLo, Hallenstadium, October 10

Alvin Ailey, Théâtre du Léman in Geneva, September 4

Ultravox concert in Zurich, November 1

Ultimate Guide to Swiss Summer Festivals 2012

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