Events in Appenzell

We offer exciting village tours for individuals and groups. Under the motto "Hereinspaziert", locals will give you an insight into the world of Gais: culture, history and enjoyment.

Would you like to know exactly how Switzerland's tastiest cheese is made?

Carl Lutz - Lifesaver from Walzenhausen

Find out more about 150 years of innovation in Heiden.

Appenzell music in the hotel lobby

Kommen Sie vorbei und verbringen Sie einen Abend mit spannenden Gesellschaftsspielen im Restaurant Rössli an der Weissbadstrasse.

Special exhibition about the forest with reference to Appenzell Innerrhoden and craft stations for children. From December 1, 2024 to September 7, 2025.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the initiator of the International Red Cross has opened its new, inclusive and multimedia exhibition.

Experience the world of herbs with all your senses and get closer to the well-kept secret: the original recipe for Appenzeller Alpenbitter with 42 exquisite herbs.

The international group exhibition on ceramics in contemporary art is the first exhibition in Switzerland to deal with current approaches to this medium.

Find out more about the origins of the Biedermeier village of Heiden. In addition to the village fire, the tour also covers the history of the spa town and famous personalities who left their mark on the region.

What do the cows do in winter and where are they in summer? What work is there to do on the farm? Four Appenzell farming families provide information right in the middle of the action.

It smells wonderful in the Bärli-Biber bakery! You can make a large Bärli-Biber yourself under supervision. There will also be a beaver tasting and a non-alcoholic aperitif.

Take a guided tour of the Appenzell Museum and learn more about Appenzell hand embroidery, traditional costumes, folk beliefs, peasant and furniture painting, customs and traditions and much more.

The Chügelibahn built by pupils invites you to play in the church tower when the weather is nice.

In conjunction with the special exhibition, the Museum Heiden is opening the exhibition with a vernissage.

The work "Farbentanz" is representative of many paintings by Josef Jakob Knechtle.

The colorful houses on the main street, the stately parish church, the castle, the Landsgemeindeplatz, Roman Signer's works of art on Adlerplatz, the living customs: all this offers a

The Locher Brewery Visitor Center offers a public beer tasting every Thursday (except public holidays).

Various Appenzell craftsmen and women will be showing you their handicrafts in the Appenzell Museum and will be happy to answer your questions.

Stobede" every Thursday evening at the Rössli folk music venue on Weissbadstrasse. Registration is recommended.

Meet up with like-minded people to play chess!

An atmospheric summer evening awaits you - with a relaxed atmosphere, cool water and delicious food.

Listen to Appenzell music from local bands! Every Thursday from June 5 to October 16, 2025, from 6.30 to 7.30 pm in the church of the Capuchin monastery.

Photographer Thomas Biasotto invites you to the exhibition of his latest book publication "The Dolomites" and the curated exhibition in the concept and culture space ink in Appenzell.

Countless Innerrhoden women earned their living with embroidery in the 19th and 20th centuries. Even today, some women still embroider the most delicate, artistic motifs and ornaments.

Conclave

Diesen Sommer wird der Park im Hof Weissbad zur Bühne für vier fantastische Künstler!

Rave on the mountain Daydance

Trouser seat in Appenzellerland

Every Saturday evening in July and August, a young Appenzell band plays at the Romantik Hotel Säntis.

Local farmers and small craftsmen offer their products for sale at this market.

So­wohl Klein als auch Gross sind herz­lich ein­ge­la­den ge­mein­sam in die zau­ber­haf­te Welt des Zir­kus ein­zu­tau­chen.

Die Wandernacht 2025 ist bereits ausgebucht. Im Dunkeln sieht man zwar weniger, dafür hört, riecht, schmeckt und fühlt man intensiver.

A special highlight of the KB Festival on July 12 is the unique KB concert on the Zielplatz. Authentic, touching and atmospheric - this is how the evening begins at 18.

Am Samstag, 12. Juli 2025, feiern wir im Herzen von Appenzell unser grosses 125-Jahr-Jubiläum – das KB-Fest. Von 11.00 Uhr bis 02.