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Autumn activities

In autumn, the Bern Region reveals its full diversity: deep-blue lakes, impressive mountain scenery, culinary delights and living traditions invite you to explore. Make the most of the golden season, as it lasts only a few weeks.

Autumn hiking

Autumn in the Region of Bern offers fantastic hiking opportunities, from relaxing nature trails through to challenging hiking tours. Explore our hiking tips for the golden season.

Mountains for excursions

A paradise for winter sports fans and unspoiled nature in summer: The region’s mountains offer a variety of exciting activities in every season.

Wellness

If you are seeking tranquillity, relaxation and indulgence, the Region of Bern is the perfect place. Its variety of wellness offers invite you to relax and unwind.
Experiences

Short autumn getaway

If you are planning a short autumn getaway, we have plenty of tips for excursions, including accommodation and dining suggestions.

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Gelmerbahn, Haslital
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Offers for the autumn holidays

Discover the Bern Region with the getaway that suits you best!

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Food & drink

With over 1,200 Gault-Millau points, regional specialities and culinary influences from around the world, the Bern Region is a paradise for food lovers and gourmets.

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Family experiences

From playgrounds and family-friendly hikes to winter sports for children: here you will find the best experiences for families in the Bern region.

Mountain bike tours

The majority of our recommended MTB tours are tailored towards mountain bikers with moderate biking skills and are ideally suited for levels 0 to 2 on the Single Trail Scale.

Museums

How was Albert Einstein? How do you build an alphorn? How did our ancestors live? Come to the many museums in the Region of Bern to find the answers.

Twann, Jura & Drei-Seen-Land
5 September – 25 October 2026

Wine festivals in the Bern Region

Wine festivals in the Bern Region celebrate local winegrowing traditions in spring and autumn. Around Lake Biel and Lake Thun, parades, open wine cellars, tastings, market stalls, concerts and regional specialities await.
3 – 24 September 2026

Alpine cattle ascents and descents in the Bern Region

The spectacular alpine ascents and descents in the Bern Region mark the start and end of the alpine summer, when animals move up to the alps and return decorated in autumn.
Gstaad Züglete
5 September 2026

Gstaad Züglete

Cowbells tinkling high and low, dairy cows festooned with flowers – Gstaad’s traditional Züglete is an event well-worth experiencing. It’s the time when local farmers bring their herds of cows back down to the valley and lead them through the village in a colourful procession.
Foire de Chaindon in Reconvilier (BE), Biel Seeland & Grand Chasseral
6 & 7 September 2026

Agricultural Fair of Chaindon in Reconvilier (BE)

The Agricultural Fair of Chaindon in Reconvilier is the leading agricultural fair in the Grand Chasseral region and delights families with rides, animals, entertainment and food stalls.
Chästeilet Justistal
18 September 2026

Chästeilet in the Justistal

Every year in September, the farmers of the Justistal come together for the Alpabzug, the day the cattle is brought back down to the valley from the summer pastures. In the idyllic valley of Sigriswil, in keeping with a century-old custom, farmers then share the alpine cheeses produced over the summer.
Thunersee Wasserzauber, Ferienregion Interlaken
25 September – 25 October 2026

Thuner Wasserzauber

Thuner Wasserzauber in Thun is a free open-air water show with music, lights and lasers in the Aare basin, with two shows daily in all weather conditions.
26 & 27 September 2026

Chästeilet in Wengen

The Chästeilet in Wengen celebrates Alpine traditions with cheese sales, folklore, a food market and live music. A lively festival for locals and visitors alike.
AlpKultur® Tage Lenk, Lenk
10 & 11 October 2026

Lenk Alpine Festival

Traditional workshops, Miss Dairy Cow competitions, a hearty alpine farmer’s breakfast, and Hornussen sports: all that and lots more await you as an experience during the Lenk Alpine Festival.
17 October – 21 November 2026

Rendez-vous Bundesplatz in Bern

In the autumn the spectacular ‘Rendez-vous Bundesplatz’ event plunges Bern’s Bundeshaus (Federal Palace) in fantastic colours, images and sounds. These productions are guaranteed to delight the audience’s eyes and ears.
Late October – early November 2026

Halloween in the Bern Region 🎃

Experience spooky and fun Halloween events in the Bern Region: pumpkin farms, parties, kids’ events, ghost tours, markets and dinners.
23 November 2026

Onion Market in Bern

Once a year, onions and garlic take over the City of Bern. During the Zibelemärit, the city smells of onion tarts, onion soup and mulled wine.
November – 31 December 2026

Christmas markets in the Bern Region

As the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer, and as the aroma of gingerbread fills the air and those first tentative snowflakes are falling, it’s the time for the Christmas markets to open.

Summer operating times of mountain railways

Harder Kulm, Interlaken

Viewing platforms

It is said that strength lies in peace and where could be a better place to find this peace than the rooftops of the world, the mountain peaks between earth and sky.

Waterfalls

Hiking in the Bernese Oberland means discovering a world of breathtaking waterfalls. The Lauterbrunnen valley alone has 72 waterfalls to admire.