Lifestyle & Entertainment 2026

The Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix | Geneva brings SailGP’s F50 foiling catamarans back to Lake Geneva after the championship’s Swiss debut there in 2025. For 2026, 13 international teams are expected to race, with the boats capable of approaching 100 km/h. Racing is currently scheduled from 3:30 PM to 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday, with three races planned each day, weather permitting.

Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana hosts its Milan Fashion Week Opening Gala Dinner at Palazzo Reale, bringing together the Italian fashion industry for one of the week's key invitation-only evenings. The Gala also celebrates the inauguration of the Dalí e la Moda Exhibition, which opens at the museum alongside Fashion Week.

Château de Versailles will open some of its most historic rooms on October 3 for the ninth ADOR Gala Dinner, the annual fundraising evening organized by Les Amis de l’Opéra Royal in support of the Opéra Royal’s musical season.

The evening begins with Champagne in the Salle des Croisades before moving to the Opéra Royal for a concert devoted to Mozart, Rossini and Donizetti. Belgian soprano Gwendoline Blondeel will perform alongside soloists from the Académie de l’Opéra Royal, with the Chœur et Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal conducted by Gaétan Jarry.

The ADOR Gala unfolds across the château. After the concert, you continue to the Salon d’Hercule for cocktails, followed by a musical interlude in the Chapelle Royale and a walk through the Grands Appartements. Dinner is served at 9 PM in the Galerie des Batailles, the monumental gallery created under Louis-Philippe and lined with paintings recounting major episodes of French military history.

The final part of the evening moves into the Galerie des Glaces for an after-party and fireworks, offering access to rooms that are normally experienced very differently during public visiting hours.

Black tie applies, with tuxedos and evening wear requested. Places are limited.

Hong Kong welcomes the inaugural Festival of Connoisseurs, a new premium lifestyle exhibition bringing superyachts, supercars, private aviation, fine jewellery and watches, art and other collector categories together under one event. Organized by Informa Markets, the 2026 edition serves as the festival’s first launch ahead of its full-scale expansion in 2027. AsiaWorld-Expo will host the main program, introducing a format designed to expand across landmark locations throughout Hong Kong in future editions.