Samichlaus on the Schwägalp
Samichlaus, Schmutzli, and their two donkeys spend the afternoon on the Schwägalp below the Säntis.
Samichlaus, Schmutzli, and their two donkeys spend the afternoon on the Schwägalp below the Säntis.
Wooden chalets on Neuchâtel’s Place du Coq-d’Inde in the old town, open most of Advent.
Neuchâtel’s lakeside Christmas market has a yurt with fairy tales, face painting, and visits from Père Noël.
St. Gallen’s Christmas market on the Gallusplatz, under more than 600 lit stars across the old town.
A small Sunday-evening village market in the Simmental where kids decorate gingerbread and meet Samichlous.
Samichlaus and Schmutzli visit Bern’s Dählhölzli zoo with a story and a Chlaus bag for every kid.
A small indoor Christmas craft market in Riehen’s Landgasthof hall, with a café, on the first Advent weekend.
Samichlaus walks from Aarau’s town church through the old town on the market’s opening evening, then hands out treats to kids.
Zofingen’s old-town Christmas market has a carousel, a medieval market, and camel rides on Saturday.
Aarau’s old-town Christmas market runs Thursday to Sunday over three December weekends, with a kids’ carousel and candle dipping.