Scargada - Alpabzug in Brigels
Around 600 festively decorated animals descend from five Brigels alps to the Plaun Rueun meadow in this Romansh-named cattle descent, the largest single-gathering Alpabzug in the Surselva.
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"Thusis's beloved two-day village festival fills the Neudorfstrasse with food stalls, live music and community spirit against the dramatic backdrop of the Via Mala gorge country."
Thusner Dorffest
"The climax of Valposchiavo's week-long Settimana della castagna, this open-air sagra at the Casai Sports Centre in Campascio features chestnut markets, the local Marunat association roasting brasché over open fires, and the full flavours of the Italian-speaking Grisons valley."
Sagra della castagna di Campascio
"An 11.6 km alpine hike through Lower Engadin peaks doubles as a tasting trail for around 25 Swiss mountain breweries, ending with a live concert at the festival site in Ramosch."
Bergbierfestival Tschlin
"Every September since 2015, up to eight Simmental farming families lead flower-crowned herds through Gstaad's promenade every 30 minutes from 9:30 am, accompanied by Trychler cowbell clubs, yodellers, and a farmers' market of Saanenland specialities."
Gstaad Züglete
"Each September Saturday, herds from a different one of Mels's 26 alp farms descend into the village in full floral regalia, with market stalls selling alp and farm produce at the historic village square."
Alpabfahrten Mels
"The very first Federal Youth Yodelling Festival in Swiss history brings over 1,000 young yodellers, alphorn blowers and flag-wavers to the iconic mountain village of Grindelwald for three days of competitive performances and open-air folk tradition."
Eidgenössisches Jugendjodelfest 2026
"The Hinterfeld Alpine Cooperative's 100 decorated cows descend to the Uri village of Wassen for a full day of alphorn music, open-air cheese dairy, craft market and folk dancing below the famous triple-spired church."
Alpabzug Wassen
"Farmers from the Neuenalp and neighbouring alps lead fully decorated herds of cows and goats through Appenzell's Hauptgasse in an unscripted working tradition that has shaped the village calendar for generations."
Alpabfahrt Appenzell
"For nearly 300 years in the Justistal above Lake Thun, farmers have gathered at the Spycherberg to divide the summer's alpine cheese by a centuries-old ritual before driving their decorated cattle back down to Sigriswil."
Chästeilet im Justistal