Cattle show Heiden/Grub
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 standing along the lakeside avenue and in the village, individual farmers parade in the traditional Sennisch style, i.e. in the same order as for the Alpabzug and in the appropriate traditional costume of 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 9.30 a.m. the cattle are driven up
- At 10.15 a.m. there is a public guided tour of the cattle show (registration required)
- From 1.30 p.m. the award ceremony takes place
- At 3.30 pm is "Abloo": the animals are brought back to the farms.
- The evening is rounded off in a local pub with a critique of the show and
prize-giving ceremony.
Followed by a cozy party with singing, cheering and dancing.
Good to know:
- The festival restaurant is located above the cattle showground on Dunantplatz,
run by the Eugster family
- There is a straw castle for children
- Several market stalls with bread, clothes, sweets and local specialties are on site.
and local specialties are on site
- Parking is available behind the church and on Gruberstrasse
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
| Contact address |
Gemeindeverwaltung Heiden
Kirchplatz 6 9410 Heiden 071 898 89 89 gemeinde@heiden.ar.ch |
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| Location |
Dunant-Platz Seeallee 9410 Heiden Switzerland |
| Event Homepage | https://appenzellerland.ch/de/informieren/typisch/braeuche-tradition/viehschauen.html |
| 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
- 03 October 2026