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Friday, 9 December, 2011

The Weekender: It's the most wonderful time of the year

Geneva celebrates its favourite traditional festival of the year, the Fête de l’Escalade, this weekend. Christmas markets are bustling. And Fanfaredeloup Orchestra has put together a tribute to the works of the late great Frank Zappa. WRS’s Dave Goodman and Celeste Neill have all those events and more for your weekend:

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THIS WEEKEND

Fête de l’Escalade, Geneva, through Sunday

Morges Indoor Market at the train station, through Sunday

Yverdon-les-Bains Christmas market, through Dec. 24

Geneva International Horse Show, December 8-11

ONGOING

Zurich Christmas Market, through December 31

Arbres en lumières in Geneva, through January 9

Songbird Festival in Davos December 8-17

Snow nights, Corvatsch in Silvaplana, every Friday from December 9

Saint-François Christmas Market, Lausanne, through December 25

Basel Christmas market, through December 23

Montreux Christmas market, through December 24

Clowns and Calories in Winterthur, through January 29

Solothurn art supermarket, through January 6

Christmas Circus in St Gallen, through December 31

COMING UP

Every Cent Counts (Jeder Rappen zählt) benefit concerts, Lucerne, Dec. 12-17

Red Hot Chili Peppers, December 13 Hallenstation in Zurich

Santa’s village in Biel, starting Tuesday, Dec. 13

Viva Zappa at the Alhambra, Geneva, Dec. 15-20

Stomp, Zurich, Jan. 24-29

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