Cherry Storm of Zug
Overview
When the legendary Chriesigloggä bells of St. Michael’s Church ring at noon, the Chriesisturm—a spectacular race featuring 10 two-person teams and 8-meter-long cherry ladders—begins in Zug’s Old Town near the Liebfrauen Chapel, 5 children’s teams with shorter cherry ladders, and 5 women with cherry huts. This crowd-pleasing event marks the official start of Zug’s cherry season and is one of the city’s most important social occasions.
After the race, the award ceremony—accompanied by music—and the traditional Chriesisturm feast take place on Landsgemeindeplatz, featuring cherry sausage, Zuger Kirsch, and Zuger Kirschtorte.
On the same day, the traditional cherry sale takes place on Landsgemeindeplatz, where cherry farmers from across the Zug region offer table cherries fresh from the tree, including rare delicacies from standard cherry trees. You can also purchase cherry sausages, kirsch, cherry cakes, and other cherry specialties.
You are warmly welcome to Zug, the “Cherry City,” with its 400-year-old, vibrant cherry culture.
Would you like to learn more about cherries in the Zug-Rigi region? Then we recommend the 600-page book “CHRIESI, Cherry Culture Around Lake Zug and the Rigi,” published by DNS-Transport Zug (Ueli Kleeb and Caroline Lötscher), priced at 88 francs, which can be ordered directly at www.chriesi.ch. The publication was awarded a gold medal at the “Swiss Print Award 2019.”
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
| Contact address |
Geschäftsstelle
IG ZUGER CHRIESI Interessengemeinschaft zur Förderung der Zuger Kirsche Postfach 7334 6302 Zug +41 (0)41 728 22 31 kontakt@zugerchriesi.ch |
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| Event Homepage | https://www.zugerchriesi.ch |
| Price |
Free admission
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| Opening hours |
11:00 a.m. Start at the festival tent on Landsgemeindeplatz
Starting at 11:00 a.m. Cherry sale
11:50 a.m. Welcome at Liebfrauenkapelle in Zug’s Old Town
12:00 p.m. Ringing of the Chriesigloggä bells
12:00 p.m. Start of the men’s ladder race
12:05 p.m. Start of the Women’s Hut Race 1
12:10 p.m. Start of the Guild Ladder Race
12:15 p.m. Start of the Women’s Hut Race 2
12:20 p.m. Start of the Children’s Ladder Race (Relay)
1:00 p.m. Awards ceremony at Landsgemeindeplatz
2:00 p.m. End of festivities at Landsgemeindeplatz
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Event dates
- 21 يونيو, 2027
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Altstadt Zug
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