Geneva offers a large variety of shows. 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. In summer there are four popular festivities : On 4th of July, the biggest American Independence Day celebration outside the United States the 1st of August, the Swiss National Day The Geneva Festival (Fêtes de Genève) with splendidly decorated floats and magnificent fireworks and during the last week of August and beginning of September, La Bâtie Festival de Genève, attracting thousands of people who come to enjoy live music and theatrical performances all over town. No doubt one of the most popular local events is L'Escalade commemorating the Duke of Savoy's failed attempt to seize the town by surprise the night of December 11-12, 1602. 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 cafés 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 Mère Royaume who killed an invader by pouring the boiling contents of her soup pot over him from her window. 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.