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Swiss National Day in Interlaken
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1 August 2027

 

Celebrate Swiss National Day in Interlaken
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**Experience how Holiday Region Interlaken maintains its various customs on Swiss National Day. Highlights include bonfires that are lit on the slopes of the surrounding mountains, as well as various folklore performances, from alphorn blowing to flag twirling and yodelling. A popular choice for kids is the torchlight parade and firework display.**

### 1 August at a glance

- Food/Drink: Various refreshment stands at the venue
- Location: Holiday Region Interlaken
- Entrance fee: The 1 August celebrations are free of charge

 

### 1 August celebrations in Interlaken

Paraglider Höhematte am 1. August

Celebrate the 1 August in Interlaken and experience a variety of customs and traditions. In the Kursaalgarden, 28 paragliders will unfurl the 26 canton flags in flight and get the festivities in Interlaken off to a flying start. This will be followed by a large folklore parade and a folk festival on the town hall square, with various folklore performances. A children's torchlight procession, various bonfires and a fireworks display will round off a day packed with Swiss tradition.

### Traditional celebrations across Holiday Region Interlaken

Fahnenschwinger am 1. August Umzug in Interlaken

Enjoy the many village festivals on Swiss National Day, with culinary delights and musical performances. Enjoy special National Day brunches in one of the many villages or in the Alps. As night falls, watch the blazing lights of the bonfires around the lakes of Thun and Brienz and admire the colourful firework displays reflected in the waters.

 

Program Swiss National Day Interlaken

11.00 h folkloric performances and welcome speech from Director of Interlaken Tourism in the Kursaal-Park, Fly-in by 28 paragliders and presentation of the cantonal flags of Switzerland15.15 h Folkloric parade 15.00 hSwiss National Day celebration on the Stadthausplatz Unterseen with musical entertainment20.00 h Swiss National Day celebration on the Stadthausplatz Unterseen21.00 h Children’s lantern parade21.15 h Open-air concert by the orchestra from Interlaken and Unterseen in front of the Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa22.00 hArtistic Firework

(Changes possible due to weather conditions)

 

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### That's why you have to attend the celebrations on 1st of August

- Spectacular paragliders with canton flags
- Folkloric parade
- Children’s lantern parade
- Bonfires across Holiday Region Interlaken
- Colourful firework displays
- Other celebrations across Holiday Region Interlaken

 

- Kinder mit Hinweisschild auf den 1. August Umzug
- Alphornbläser am 1. August Umgzug
- 1. August Umzug Tellspiele Interlaken
- Bierausschank 1. August
- Fahnenschwinger am 1. August Umzug in Interlaken
- 1. August Umzug Trychler Unterseen

 

### Your accommodation in Interlaken – for a stay brimming with tradition.

Celebrate a carefree National Day until late at night with an overnight stay in Interlaken.

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