Central Switzerland Schwing and Alpine Festival

After 25 years, the Central Swiss Schwing and Alpine Festival returns to Arth this weekend. Under the motto “by the lake, on the mountain, in the festival grounds,” visitors can look forward to a four-day festival program featuring Schwing, music, festival activities, and social gatherings.

The festivities kick off on Thursday evening with the opening of the Schwingerdörfl and the Gabentempel. Festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. with the festival food stands, the Königsbar, the coffee shop, and the beer garden; the Gabentempel will be officially opened at 7:00 p.m. The prize hall features prizes with a total value of 222,000 Swiss francs. In the evening, the band “Echo vom Heubodä” will provide music and dancing in the coffee shop.

On Friday, the Schwinger-Chilbi is on the program. The Schwingerdörfli opens at 5:00 p.m., and the Gabentempel is open to visitors from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The 3fach Hirsche will set the mood in the Kaffeestube starting at 8:00 p.m., followed by DJ Sürä at the Roledi Bar starting at 9:00 p.m.

Saturday is dedicated to the next generation: The 83rd Schwyz Cantonal Junior Schwing Festival takes place in the Contratto Arena. Festivities begin at 8:00 a.m., with the first matches starting at 10:00 a.m. In the evening, DJ Dachs will get the crowd warmed up for ISAF Sunday at the Königsbar.

The sporting highlight follows on Sunday with the 119th Central Swiss Schwing and Alpine Festival. The festival grounds and food tents open as early as 5:30 a.m., and the opening rounds begin at 7:30 a.m. in the Contratto Arena with the 1st and 2nd rounds. In the afternoon, the program features the opening ceremony at 3:15 p.m., the sixth round at 3:45 p.m., and the final round at 5:00 p.m. The announcement of the rankings will take place at 6:15 p.m. in the Rigi festival tent, after which the festival will come to a lively close in the Schwingerdörfli.

From a sporting perspective, the audience can also look forward to an exciting field of competitors. Nine guest wrestlers from other regional associations will be participating: Florian Aellen (BKSV), Lukas Tschumi (BKSV), Janos Bachmann (NOSV), Domenic Schneider (NOSV), Oliver Hermann (NWSV), Niklaus Scherer (NWSV), Sascha Streich (NWSV), Victor Cardinaux (SWSV), and Dorian Kramer (SWSV). A total of 13 Swiss national champions are registered. The top contenders from Central Switzerland are Marcel Bieri, Lukas Bissig, and Michael Gwerder.

From a local perspective, the wrestlers from the Rigi Wrestling Association are of particular interest. Competing for the Rigi Association are Reto Andermatt, Lukas Fischlin, Benno Heinzer, Lukas Heinzer, Franz-Toni Kenel, Stefan Kennel, Pirmin Suter, and Pirmin von Rickenbach.

Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.