Festival De La Cité

This is an all out, all over town festival that has been going on in Lausanne every year since 1970. The first few times this fest was staged, it was mostly devoted to beer, of all things! Then it was wisely decided to add some culture to the mix, and these days you will find everything from classical music concerts to street performers, taking place both indoors and outdoors, for free and not-so-free. These several days in July are really a celebration of summer by both artists and the people who live here. Many of the events are held at Lausanne Cathedral.