Cattle show Walzenhausen
Overview
Intro
In the fall, when the farmers return from the Alps with their cows, the cattle shows take place in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Prizes are awarded for the most beautiful and best performing cows.
To the delight of the numerous spectators, individual farmers parade in the traditional Alpine style, i.e. in the same order as for the Alpabzug and in the appropriate traditional costume in yellow pants with a red breast cloth or the working day costume from outside Rhodes. Everyone enters the area under a wooden triumphal arch decorated with fir branches, flowers and ribbons.
The cattle are tethered to long poles according to predetermined categories. The judging panel, consisting of experienced farmers, now begins its work. They judge the animals according to their beauty and performance and rank them in the correct order. The most beautiful animals are decorated with a wreath of paper flowers. Young breeders are also allowed to take part in many shows and exhibit their goats.
Timetable:
- At 9 a.m., the cattle are brought up
- From 13:30 the award ceremony takes place
- At 16:00 hrs is "Abloo": the animals are brought back to the farms.
- The cattle show evening is on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7.30 pm in the multi-purpose hall in Walzenhausen.
This is followed by a cozy party with singing, cheering and dancing.
Good to know:
- Festive restaurant, chestnuts + sausages at the school building
- Playground next to the fairground
- Parking: at the Wilen parking lot
- Some of the farmers come from Lachen and walk through the whole village to Wilen.
The farmers from St. Margrethen come to the festival site by cattle trailer.
- The journey from Oberegg or Berneck should be possible without any problems.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
| Contact address |
Gemeinde Walzenhausen
9428 Walzenhausen +41 71 886 49 80 gemeindekanzlei@walzenhausen.ar.ch |
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| Location |
Grund 542 9428 Walzenhausen Switzerland |
| Event Homepage | https://appenzellerland.ch/de/informieren/typisch/braeuche-tradition/viehschauen.html |
| Arrival |
Schauplatz in der Wiese gegenüber von Just-Gebäude
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| Opening hours |
Zwischen 08:30 und 09:30 Uhr findet die Auffuhr statt
Zwischen 15:00 und 16:00 Uhr findet die Abfuhr statt
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Event dates
- 07 October 2026