Zuger Fasnacht 2025

Ever since the Middle Ages, central Switzerland has been celebrating «Fasnacht». A long-held tradition to go all out preceding the fasting season, your winter woes are sure to dissipate with all the confetti, music and dressed up crowds.

The main festivities will start on Shrove Thursday and end 6 days later in the early morning hours of Ash Wednesday. Kanton Zug too will be under siege by a variety of gaudy, historic and sometimes downright scary costumes as once again carnival descends on all municipalities.
 

In Stadt Zug, Fasnacht will start with a bang in the early morning hours of the 27th of February. The entire day will consist of plenty of noise, parades and activities – all in all, a fantastic day for everybody!

Program 

05.00 am - Wakeup call at the Landsgemeindeplatz. Free bus ride if you arrive from within the canton, free croissant, and coffee.

06.00 am - Family breakfast – alcohol-free breakfast in the Rathauskeller at Fischmarkt offered by the Zuger Chesslete Society.

09.00 am - Start of the Metalli-Guggete, guggen music concerts in the Metalli shopping center.

10.00 am until noon - Children's face painting and entertainment at the Bundesplatz.

11.30 am - Complimentary Risotto lunch at the Bundesplatz offered by local businesses and accompanied by guggen music.

2.30 pm - Traditional Children's parade with lots of themes and colorful costumes. Starts at Kolinplatz - Postplatz - Bundesplatz. Followed by a BIG CONFETTI BATTLE at the Bundesplatz.

4.00 pm - Children's entertainment at the Landsgemeindeplatz with many attractions and a drawing competition.

4.15 pm - End of day welcome concert at the main train station for all who had work that day.

7.30 pm - Chesselwy in the old town and at the Landsgemeindeplatz: guggen music across three stages until 01.30 am. Many tents, bars, and restaurants stay open until the early morning hours!

Complimentary busses at 1, 2 and 3 o’clock in the morning from Postplatz.

In addition, each municipality has its own carnival festivities so make sure to browse our list below to find out what’s happening near you (links to websites in German):

22.02.2025, Rigel-Digel-Ding-Dong, Walchwil, 7:30 pm, Website

27.02.2025, Children's Parade, Oberägeri, 2.00 pm, Website

28.02.2025, Fasnacht parade, Steinhausen, 2.30 pm, Website   

28.02.2025, Fasnacht parade, Rotkreuz, 2.45 pm, Website

01.03.2025, Night parade, Menzingen, 6.00 pm, Website

01.03.2025, Fasnacht parade, Herti Zug, 2.00 pm, Website

02.03.2025, Räbefasnacht, Baar, 2.30 pm, Website

02.03.2025, Wylägerer Fasnacht, Unterägeri, 1.45 pm, Website

03.03.2025, Children's parade, Baar, 2.30 pm, Website

04.03.2025, Fasnacht parade, Hünenberg, 2.30 pm, Website

04.03.2025, Grand finale burning of Räbechüngs, Baar, 7.45 pm, Website

04.03.2025, Fasnacht Parade, Oberägeri, 1.15 pm, Website

09.03.2025, Chrööpfelimee, Zug Old Town, 5.30 until 10.30 pm, Website

 

Image credits: Zuger Zeitung

Source: Zug Tourismus and www.zugerchesslete.ch