SCHÄFERWOCHENENDE
Overview
Intro
Experience Traditions
On the first weekend in September, the residents of Naters celebrate the traditional “Schäful” festival on Belalp. The sheep, which have spent the summer in the Aletsch Valley, are headed back down to the valley. Guests can look forward to a traditional program featuring delicious Valais specialties and plenty of folk music that invites everyone to dance.
Schedule
On Saturday, the shepherds drive the sheep from the Aletschji to the Aletschbord. Once they reach the top, they are warmly welcomed by the numerous guests. Later in the afternoon, the animals are driven to the Färricha—these are stone-walled sheep pens. On Sunday, the sheep are separated so that each farmer can see if all of his sheep have made it back.
Date: September 5 and 6, 2026
Program:
Saturday, September 5, 2026
12:00 PM: Start of “Schäful” on Belalp with food service
12:30 p.m.: Puppet theater
from 1:00 p.m.: Shepherding traditions between the Aletschbord and the Färricha
2:30 p.m.: Arrival of the sheep at the Aletschbord
5:00 PM: Award ceremony for the “Flower Sheep” with “Flower Getti” Grand Councilor Karl Kummer
6:00 PM: Herding the sheep into the Färrich, followed by dancing and a “meat feast” in the restaurants on Belalp
Extra trips from Blatten at 8:50 p.m. / 9:50 p.m.
Extra trips from Belalp at 9:20 p.m. / 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 6, 2026
8:00–9:00 a.m.: Meat soup with bread and cheese for everyone at the Färrichlift
9:00 a.m.: Sheep drive (Lüsga)
10:00 a.m.: Mass
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
| Contact address |
Burgerschaft Naters
Schulhausstrasse 1 3904 Naters +41 27 923 06 10 burgerschaft@naters.ch |
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| Location |
3914 Belalp Switzerland |
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Event dates
- 05 September 2026
- 06 September 2026