Top Events
Brächete Zäziwil
Riffling, retting, breaking, scutching, heckling, spinning, spooling, weaving – the annual flax breaking festival, just like the old days.
Using old tools of the trade, women in traditional dress demonstrate the process of transforming flax into beautiful table cloths, linens and much more.
At the market stands you'll find regional specialties (cheese, braided bread, Schlüfchüechli, Brächete-Brönnts schnapps), plus many traditional products, such as wood items and pottery.
Held the last Wednesday of each September.
Program:
Starting at 9:00 a.m.: Brächete and market / coffee shop in the sports hall (Zelgweg 2), food and drink the whole day
Starting at 8:00 p.m.: Food, bar and dancing
Contact/Information:
Brächete Zäziwil
Verkehrsbüro
Gemeindevewaltung
CH-3532 Zäziwil
Tel: +41 (0)31 710 33 33
Emmental Swiss Wrestling Festival
This traditional festival is held in the Emmental Region once a year (spring/summer). The Swiss national sport combines athleticism with folklore and tradition.
The wrestlers face each other in a sawdust ring and fight by the sport's established rules.
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Gotthelf Märit (Gotthelf Market) Sumiswald
Each June, market vendors don their traditional garb and join craftsmen and folk musicians in transporting you back to a bygone day.
On the 9th june 2012, nearly forgotten trades and handicrafts are brought back to life for this special day. Step back in time while enjoying the market's entertainment and many attractions.
Contact/Information:
Tourist Information Sumiswald
Train Station Sumiswald-Grünen
T +41 (0)58 327 54 80
info@gotthelf-maerit.ch
www.gotthelf-maerit.ch
Napf Marathon
The Napf Marathon is held every fall in the heart of the Emmental. The 42.195 kilometer route leads you through the typical landscape of the Emmental Region.
The route travels along wild and romantic paths, over the rolling hills of the Trub Valley to the landmark Napf Mountain, in part along the Grenzpfad Napfbergland trail.
Contact/Information:
www.napf-marathon.ch
General Information:
Blunier-EDV GmbH
Sägegasse
CH-3556 Trub
Tel: +41 (0)78 802 79 44
www.blunier-edv.ch
meldestelle@napf-marathon.ch
Organizing Committee:
Hans Beyeler
Kanalweg 13
CH-3555 Trubschachen
Tel: +41 (0)34 495 59 06
organisation@napf-marathon.ch
Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival 2013
From 30 August to 1 September, Burgdorf in the Emmental will play host to the Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival (Eidgenössisches Schwing- und Älplerfest) 2013.
Sports event with a folk festival twist
From 30 August to 1 September, Burgdorf in the Emmental will play host to the Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival (Eidgenössisches Schwing- und Älplerfest) 2013.
This festival is Switzerland’s largest recurring sporting event and one of the country’s most significant folk festivals. It is held every three years, in a different location each time.
More than 250,000 visitors are expected and around 50,000 individuals will follow the events of the traditional Swiss sports of Schwingen (Swiss wrestling), Hornussen (a traditional team sport, which involves throwing and catching a type of puck called Hornuss) and Steinstossen (stone throw) live at the “Emmental Arena”, the largest stadium in Switzerland, and at the other competition venues.
Emmental and the sport of Schwingen
Schwingen, man-to-man combat in sawdust, is a modern sport which has successfully retained its original roots and traditions. It is for this exact reason that the ESAF festival is such a perfect fit for the green, hilly Emmental – as among these rolling hills along the Emme river, visitors encounter both living traditions and vibrant 21st century life.
In addition, the Emmental is one of the historic areas of origin of the sport of Schwingen.
The Emmental is famed for its hospitality. This is apparent from the many guests who spend holidays or enjoy excursions here every year.
Coupled with our legendary reliability and our passionate commitment to perfect organization, the ESAF 2013 festival is in great hands ‘at home in the Emmental’.
