What's on in Grindelwald (Jungfrau), Switzerland through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  World Snow Festival

  19–24 JanMajor festival

  Teams carve three-metre blocks of snow into sculptures in the village centre over a week in January, free to walk around, and they stand until the first warm spell takes them. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Ski season (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Ski season (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Easter holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

• Closure

  Between-seasons shutdown

  20 Apr – 25 May · usually

  After the lifts stop the village empties: hotels take their annual break, the high trails are still under snow and the Jungfraujoch railway is the main thing still running. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Spring holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Between-seasons shutdown (20 Apr – 25 May (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Nature

  Alpine meadows in flower

  10 Jun – 20 Jul · usuallyWildflowers & blooms

  The meadows below the Eiger north face and up towards the Bachalpsee flower for about six weeks after the snow leaves, which is also when the hay is cut and the smell follows you.

• Season

  Trail and hut season

  15 Jun – 15 Oct · usuallyTrail seasonBook early

  The Eiger trail and the huts under the north face clear from mid-June, and the walking runs to about the middle of October before the first snow closes the higher paths.

Busy — Summer holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Alpine meadows in flower (10 Jun – 20 Jul (usually)), Trail and hut season (15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Trail and hut season (15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Trail and hut season (15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Autumn holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Closure

  Autumn lift maintenance

  20 Oct – 10 Dec · usually

  Most of the mountain railways stop for their annual overhaul between the walking and skiing seasons, so November is the one month the village has little to offer either way. Source ↗

Still on: Trail and hut season (15 Jun – 15 Oct (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Autumn lift maintenance (20 Oct – 10 Dec (usually))

Busy — Christmas holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  Ski season

  15 Dec – 15 Apr · usually

  One pass over Grindelwald, Wengen and Muerren, with the Eiger Express putting you at 2,300 metres twenty minutes from the village. Low altitude at the bottom, so spring snow goes fast.

Still on: Autumn lift maintenance (20 Oct – 10 Dec (usually))