Events in Bern Region - Autumn festivals and markets 2025

The legendary Biel summer festival par excellence! Every year it attracts around 100,000 visitors from near and far to Biel.

Zahlreiche Aussteller präsentieren sich auf der OHA Oberländische Herbstausstellung Thun mit ihren Produkten und Dienstleistungen aus Gewerbe, Landwirtschaft, Industrie und Handel.

For many, autumn is the best season to explore nature on foot. Experience the bright intense autumn colours in the vineyards on the north bank of Lake Biel.

Experience the "Züglete" at first hand. On this day, the farmers and their cows will move from the mountains through the promenade to the "Vorschess". The spectacle opens at around 9.30 a.m.

Numerous local wines to taste, more than 30 culinary specialities, various concerts, around 30 covered stalls, a funfair and its carousels. The children's day, its games, its tombola and its parade.

Stroll through the cosy town of Büren and be inspired by the wide range of products on offer at the autumn market.

Stroll through the market stalls, buy lovely souvenirs and enjoy the autumnal atmosphere at Ballenberg.

Ob Gross oder Klein, für jeden ist etwas dabei.

55. Spiezer Läset-Sunntig - Das ganze Dorf feiert den Beginn der Läset.

On Monday, September 18, the traditional Sichlete will take place on the Bundesplatz!

Traditioner Markt am Montag nach dem Spiezer Läset Fest Oberlandstrasse / Seestrasse

Experience a colorful parade and enjoy a cheerful festival with culinary delights and musical entertainment in the heart of Erlach, a medieval Stedtli on Lake Biel.

After a four-months summer spent in the hills, the colourfully decorated cattle returns to the valley on Saturday 27th of September 2025.

A magical Alpine procession in Plaffeien: thousands of festively decorated animals, a lively village with a market and entertainment as well as the unique atmosphere of a festival steeped in tradition.

A feast for the palate of all cheese lovers! In addition to a large selection of milk and cheese delicacies, a show dairy demonstrates the craft.

Locals and market traders from all over Switzerland offer culinary delights and handicrafts, farmers sort out unfinished business and everyone talks about the past summer.

The Huttwil Cheese Market is a presentation platform for the diversity of Swiss cheese. More than 30 cheese dairies and exhibitors with complementary offers await cheese lovers each year.

The festival full of tradition and culture.

From flax to linen

Ticino is home to Switzerland's finest chestnuts – treats that are so much more than the “heissi Marroni” found elsewhere in the country!

Automne Littéraire Gstaad - Gstaad Litetray Autumn is a forum for contemporary literature in the region of Gstaad.

The closing highlight of the festivities at the lake of Biel.

Biel also celebrates Onion Day. Neumarktplatz is already bustling with activity early in the morning.

The Zibelemärit Aarbärg was organised for the first time in 1972. In addition to the traditional onion and garlic products, clothes, jewellery, wooden items and toys are also on sale.

A winter-break celebration

The truffle and its unique aroma will be back on the weekend of 16-17 November 2025 in Murten. Come and meet the 22 exhibitors and let yourself be enchanted by this product of excellence.

The Zibelemärit is a traditional folk festival held on the fourth Monday of every November.