Its agenda of festivals and cultural events alternates theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, jazz, and even open-air cinema on the lakeside. Every summer, classical music concerts are held in the courtyard of the Town Hall , while jazz and brass bands perform in the parks and along the lake. The fairs and trade shows represent further attractions throughout the year with the Automobile Show, the Inventions and New Techniques Fair, the International Book and Press Fair and the International Luxury Watch Exhibition , etc. The Bol d Or annual sailing regatta has been held in June every year for more than half a century and brings together more than 600 boats and their crew. This is to commemorate the battle which took place on the 11th of December 1602 between the Savoyards and the inhabitants of Geneva.
Every year there are a number of celebrations in Geneva.
Every year around that time, the Escalade is celebrated to remind the people of Geneva of this historic occasion. People dressed in historical costumes proceed through the streets of the town and an evening torch-light parade is held. Children disguise themselves and go to caf s singing Escalade songs. All the confiseries in town sell the marmite d'Escalade, a small pot made of chocolate or nougat and filled with marzipan vegetables. These pots commemorate a certain M re Royaume who killed an invader by pouring the boiling contents of her soup pot over him from her window.