Samichlaus on the Schwägalp
Samichlaus, Schmutzli, and their two donkeys spend the afternoon on the Schwägalp below the Säntis.
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St. Gallen Christmas market
St. Gallen’s Christmas market on the Gallusplatz, under more than 600 lit stars across the old town.
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MiniMove St. Gallen
Free Sunday play in a school gym for babies up to kindergartners and their grown-ups. No sign-up.
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Frauenfeld Christmas Circus
A Christmas circus in a tent village in Frauenfeld, with acrobats, clowns, and live music.
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Märlistadt Christmas market in Stein am Rhein
A medieval old town turned into a fairy-tale Christmas market, with a shop-window story trail, a free carousel, and crafts.
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Samichlaus arrives by boat in Stein am Rhein
Samichlaus lands at the Stein am Rhein boat pier and walks through the Christmas market old town.
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Medieval craft market at St. Georgen Monastery, Stein am Rhein
A medieval craft market in the courtyard of Stein am Rhein’s monastery, held during the Märlistadt Christmas season.
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Winter in the Middle Ages walk in Stein am Rhein
A one-hour guided walk about how people in medieval Stein am Rhein got through winter.
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Silvesterchlausen in Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Costumed Silvesterchläuse with huge bells and headdresses go house to house in Appenzell villages on New Year’s Eve.
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40 Samichläuse parade in Bad Ragaz
A bishop leads around 40 Samichläuse and a Schmutzli through Bad Ragaz every December 6.