Youth Festival “Solennität”
Overview
Intro
The Youth Festival commemorates the 1476 Battle of Morat/Murten. The colorful Youth Festival features many activities and the finely decorated city fountains.
Floral decorated children’s floats glide through the town; with church celebrations, dancing, round dancing, games, crossbow shooting and a disco rounding out the day, Everyone meets in the evening at the “Solo-Pintli”, the fun place for cozy socializing around some food-specialties.History:Murten has been celebrating its victory of the Swiss in the Battle of Murten in 1476 since the 16th century. Burgundy’s Charles the Bold suffered his second defeat against the Confederates and their allies in June 1476. Since the 19th century, this commemoration day developed into the Youth Festival which is annually celebrated on June 22nd.
| Contact address |
Region Murtensee / Région Lac de Morat
3280 Murten +41 (0)26 670 51 12 info@regionmurtensee.ch |
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| Location |
Region Murtensee / Région Lac de Morat Case postale 3280 Murten Switzerland |
| Event Homepage | https://fribourg.ch/en/regionmurtensee/events/youth-festival-solennitat/ |
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Event dates
- 22 June 2026