AARGAU
Whip Cracking (Chlauschlöpfe) – tradition says that the noise from the cracking whips wakes up Saint Nicolas and lures him to town
- Various villages/towns throughout the Lenzburg region
- 11 – 15.12.2019
Appenzell Ausserhoden
Christmas Exhibition in Schwänberg’s Old Town Hall – the work of 15 artisans are on display in this special Christmas exhibition that includes local music and food
- Alte Rathaus, Schwänberg, AR
- 11 – 01.12.2019
Appenzell Innerhoden
Eating Chlausezüüg – a six-sided pyramid of baked goods decorated with sugary images called Devisli, the Chlausezüüg is a specialty that is available during the advent season at places such as Drechslerei Keller
- Drechslerei Keller and other locales in Appenzell Innerhoden
- Advent Season
Basel-Land
Nünichlingler – at 21:00 on 24. December, young men wearing dark clothes and cardboard tubes on their heads, march for 45 minutes through the town of Ziefen with large bells ringing from their necks
- Ziefen, BL
- 12.2019
Basel-Stadt
The Johann Wanner Christmas House – exquisite Christmas baubles, glass jewelry and straw jewelry for all your Christmas decorating needs
- Old Town, Basel-Stadt
- Mondays – Saturdays in store; Everyday online
Bern / Berne
Weihnachtsweg Heiligenschwendi - a 45-minute walk that displays the Christmas story through life-sized, handcrafted figurines at 6 different stations. Stop by station 6 on Sunday evenings for music, pastries and biscuits
- Schwendi, BE
- 12.2019 – 06.01.2020
Fribourg / Freiburg
Christmas Concert – taking place in the heart of Fribourg on the last Sunday before Christmas, this concert features Soprano Sophie Karthäuser, Mezzo Marie-Claude Chappuis and the Ensemble Claudiana
- Maigrauge Church, Fribourg
- 12.2019 at 15:00
Genève
Pictures with Père Noël – get a free with picture Santa Claus and one of his reindeer in the backdrop of a beautiful snowy setting
- 1st floor at the Centre Commercial de La Praille in Geneva
- 13, 16, 20, 23 of December, 2019