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Folk music to fall for

A double bass, a fiddle, a dulcimer and a dance floor – that’s all the people of Appenzell need to be able to celebrate until the early hours. The charming custom of the “Stubete”, a relaxed get-together of folk musicians, is highly popular to this day.
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Albanifest in Winterthur (ZH)

Last weekend in June The festival of St. Alban's in Winterthur is somewhat exceptional since it is based on an historical event but has only recently been instituted. The last weekend in June, the old city center of Winterthur is transformed into a fairground with dozens of openair eating places, more than twenty dance and light entertainment orchestras, several amusement stands, and an enormous Chilbi, or fair-ground carnival, with rides and stalls.
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Landsgemeinden

The Landsgemeinde is an original form of Swiss direct democracy and a unique event of its kind in the world. It takes place the last Sunday in April and the first Sunday in May.
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William Tell Open-Air Theatre

The tradition of the William Tell Open-Air Theatre in Interlaken began in 1912. Since then, Friedrich Schiller's play "William Tell" has been performed from 1912 to 1914, from 1931 to 1939 and every year since 1947, in the Rugen woods in Matten. Performances were only interrupted during the two world wars.
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Yodelling fair high above Grindelwald

At Bachläger Alp on First mountain (at 2,000 m), there is every year a folk festival at the beginning of July.
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"Les Médiévales" in Saint-Ursanne (JU)

The medieval festival “Les Médiévales” takes place in Saint-Ursanne every other year during the second weekend in July. To the delight of several thousand spectators, the festival portrays during the three days of the event some of the activities typical of the Middle Ages as well as the atmosphere and mood in such a city at that time in history.
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St.Gallen Festival

Every year in June or July, the monastery courtyard with its magnificent baroque cathedral in the St.Gallen Abbey District is transformed into an opera setting. And this is where the St.Gallen Festival takes place.
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Wrestling on Stoosberg Mountain

In addition to wrestling, typical Swiss folklore - yodelling, flag waving, alphorn blowing and lively popular music are part and parcel of the program. The festival attracts countless visitors every year.
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Chestnut Festival

For centuries the sweet chestnut was the most important staple food in Ticino. Even today the spiny fruit takes center stage at many festivals.
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Kinderfest in St.Gallen (SG)

Every three years before summer vactions (1998, 2001, 2004, ....)Every three years, the city of St.Gallen in Eastern Switzerland celebrates its children's festival as a traditional city event in which most of the people participate. The festival originated in old school customs celebrated on St. Gregory's Day, in memory of Pope Gregory I.
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Schutzengelfest (AI)

Second Sunday in JulyWildkirchli is a cave situated in the Alpstein range in Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden. It has become renowned for its prehistoric finds. On the second Sunday in July, the festival of the guardian angel is held there.
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Swiss National Day, August 1st

Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291 Since 1891, the first of August has been celebrated as Swiss National Day. The date refers to a historic alliance concluded in 1291 by the three cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden. This alliance was to become the focal point around which the Switzerland of today was built over the next 500 years.
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Der Bachfischet in Aarau (AG)

An einem Freitag im SeptemberAarau wird nicht nur von der Aare, sondern auch vom Stadtbach durchflossen, einem künstlich angelegten Wasserlauf, der früher das unentbehrliche Nass von einer Quelle in die Stadt führte.
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Horse Show in Saignelégier (JU)

Second weekend in AugustSince its inception at the end of the nineteenth century, the Saignelégier Horse Show had as its objective the recognition and promotion of a native breed of horse: the Franches-Montagnes. Initially held with an important cattle market, the festivities have evolved largely into a horse show.
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Rigi folklore day

Get carried away by the music and songs that enthuse the Swiss. The mood is infectious. Against the backdrop of the Alps, folklore is twice as enjoyable.
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Cow fights in Valais (VS)

Cow fights take place throughout the region in which the Hérens breed has its home (Central Valais, Valle d'Aosta in Northern Italy).
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Customs & Tradition Events in Summer and Autumn

Summer

Folk music to fall for

Albanifest in Winterthur (ZH)

Landsgemeinden

William Tell Open-Air Theatre

Yodelling fair high above Grindelwald

"Les Médiévales" in Saint-Ursanne (JU)

St.Gallen Festival

Wrestling on Stoosberg Mountain

Chestnut Festival

Kinderfest in St.Gallen (SG)

Schutzengelfest (AI)

Swiss National Day, August 1st

Der Bachfischet in Aarau (AG)

Horse Show in Saignelégier (JU)

Rigi folklore day

Cow fights in Valais (VS)

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Autumn

Älpler Festival Lenk

Cattle descent from Alpine pastures

Alpine Cattle Descent Charmey

The Lake Schwarzsee Cattle Descent

Boéchet – désalpe à la jurassienne

"Chästeilet" - The dividing of the cheese on the Hasliberg

Parade of the Eringer Cows

Aelplerchilbi (OW/NW)

The Entlebuch alpine cattle descent

Urnäsch alpine procession

The Flimserstein alpine cattle descent

Fulehung

Prättigau Alpine Festival with colorful Cattle Descent

Schafscheid (dividing up of sheep on their return at the end of the summer)

When the Alpine farmers leave the Alpine pastures ....

Bénichon

Zibelemärit in Bern (BE)