1 August 2025
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.
Food/Drink: Various refreshment stands at the venue
Location: Holiday Region Interlaken
Entrance fee: The 1 August celebrations are free of charge
Celebrate the 1 August in Interlaken and experience a variety of customs and traditions. In the Kursaal Park, 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.
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.
Spectacular paragliders with canton flags
Bonfires across Holiday Region Interlaken
Colourful firework displays
Children’s lantern parade
Other celebrations across Holiday Region Interlaken
Celebrate a carefree National Day until late at night with an overnight stay in Interlaken.
(Changes possible due to weather conditions)