Every spring in Valais, the local Eringer cows battle it out to be declared «Queen of Queens». It's not like bullfighting, where a human fights a bull to the death. The «Combat de Reines» features cows with blunted horns vying for dominance of the herd. The annual events draw up to 50,000 spectators.
Gurtenfestival 2025
Event Dates:
16 July, 2025 - 15:00 - 19 July, 2025 - 23:45
The Gurtenfestival is one of Switzerland's loveliest festivals, up on a hill on the outskirts of Bern. This year's line-up includes Will Smith, Macklemore, Nina Chuba, Franz Ferdinand, Steiner & Madlaina and many, many more.
Details on the programme are here.
All other information is on the festival website.
When: 16 - 19 July 2025
Where: Gurten, in Bern. Take the train to Bern, then tram no. 9 to Wabern, and finally the Gurtenbahn funicular up the hill to the Gurten.
Included in your festivalticket is the transfer (Zones 100/101) from Bern train station to the Gurtenfestival.