Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Bern, Zwitserland

Druk — Christmas holidays in Zwitserland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Munsterplatz bell-ringing (31 dec – 1 jan)

Druk — Berner Fasnacht, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Berner Fasnacht

  19–21 febCarnavalDruk

  Three days from the Thursday after Ash Wednesday: the bear is let out of its cellar at eight in the evening, then guggenmusik cliques and a Saturday parade through the arcades. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Berner Fasnacht (19–21 feb)

Druk — Easter holidays in Zwitserland, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Graniummarit (Geranium Market)

  20–30 apr · meestalGroot festival

  The oldest and only market of its kind in Switzerland, a single spring day when Bundesplatz fills with geranium and balcony-plant stalls timed to the traditional post-frost planting weekend. Bron ↗

Druk — Spring holidays in Zwitserland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Aare swimming season

  20 mei – 15 sep · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The city swims in the river, not a pool: in at Eichholz, out at the Marzili, and the current does the work. The Aare stays glacier-cold well into June and the exit steps are the whole skill.

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aare swimming season (20 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Gurtenfestival, Summer holidays in Zwitserland

• Festival

  Gurtenfestival

  15–18 julMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Four days on the hill above the city, reached by the funicular, which means the crowd is with you on the way up and again at midnight on the way down. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Swiss National Day

  1 augNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  1 August is a public holiday nationwide. Towns and villages hold speeches, lantern walks and bonfires, fireworks go up after dark unless a dry summer brings a ban, and most shops close. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aare swimming season (20 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Swiss National Day, Buskers Bern

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  Buskers Bern

  6–8 augKunstenfestivalDruk

  Street performers take over the old town lanes for three evenings on a hat-money basis. The arcades funnel the crowds, so the centre is slow going after seven. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aare swimming season (20 mei – 15 sep (meestal)), Swiss National Day (1 aug)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aare swimming season (20 mei – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Autumn holidays in Zwitserland, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Rendez-vous Bundesplatz

  17 okt – 21 novLicht & vuur

  A free projection show on the parliament building, three times a night for about five weeks. It is the reason the square is busy on a cold Tuesday in November. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Zibelemarit onion market, Christmas markets

• Festival

  Zibelemarit onion market

  23 novGroot festivalDruk

  On the fourth Monday of November the old town becomes a market of onion braids from four in the morning, with confetti, onion tart and mulled wine. It is over by six in the evening. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Christmas markets

  28 nov – 24 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Two markets, on the Waisenhausplatz and under the Munster, both small enough to walk in twenty minutes. The arcades keep the rain off, which is more useful here than the size. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rendez-vous Bundesplatz (17 okt – 21 nov)

Topdrukte — Christmas markets, Christmas holidays in Zwitserland

• Festival

  Munsterplatz bell-ringing

  31 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaar

  Locals gather outside the cathedral with their own glasses as the tower keeper strikes the 700-year-old bell twelve times, then rings the rare full chime for fifteen minutes to welcome the new year. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas markets (28 nov – 24 dec)