Zuger Fasnacht 2026

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. Canton 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 12th of February. The entire day will consist of plenty of noise, parades and activities – all in all, a fantastic day for everybody!

Schedule

05.00 am - Wakeup call at the Landsgemeindeplatz. Free bus ride if you arrive from within the canton, free weggli, 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 - Bahnhofstrasse. Followed by a BIG CONFETTI BATTLE at the Bundesplatz.

4.00 pm - Children's entertainment at the Landsgemeindeplatz with many attractions.

4.10 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 four stages. Many tents, bars, and restaurants stay open until the early morning hours!

Complimentary buses from 2 o’clock in the morning.

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):

07.02.2026, Rigel-Digel-Ding-Dong, Walchwil, 7:30 pm, Website

13.02.2026, Fasnacht parade, Steinhausen, 2.00 pm, Website

13.02.2026, Children's parade, Rotkreuz, 3.00 pm, Website

14.02.2026, Fasnacht parade, Herti Zug, 2.00 pm, Website

15.02.2026, Räbefasnacht, Baar, 2.30 pm, Website

15.02.2026, Wylägerer Fasnacht, Unterägeri, 1.45 pm, Website

16.02.2026, Children's parade, Baar, 2.30 pm, Website

17.02.2026, Fasnacht parade, Oberägeri, 1.15 pm, Website

17.02.2026, Fasnacht parade, Hünenberg, 2.30 pm, Website

17.02.2026, Grand finale burning of Räbechüngs, Baar, 7.45 pm, Website

22.02.2026, Chrööpfelimee, Zug Old Town, 5.00 until 10.30 pm, Website

Please note that this list is by no means exhaustive and it is worthwhile finding out what is happening near you!

 

Image credits: Zuger Zeitung

Source: Zug Tourismus and www.zugerchesslete.ch