Throughout the year New Glarus has many interesting and fun Festivals. Starting with our Winterfest in January going through October with Oktoberfest, you'll enjoy the festivities and activities at our Festivals. Bring the whole family and enjoy New Glarus.
January 13-15, 2012 Winterfest All Veterans 26th Anniversary Reunion. (Events and celebrations open to the public.)
Veterans and their families and friends gather for a weekend of socializing and remembrance. Events include the Burning of Winter Ceremony, a nighttime parade, the Fireman's dance, a village-wide poker run, the famous Winterfest Auction and a buffet banquet and dance.
http://www.ngmusicfest.com NEW GLARUS IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR FAMILY FUN, MUSIC AND MORE THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! THE FUN BEGINS ON SATURDAY WITH A 5k RUN/WALK, CO-ED VOLLEYBALL AND A GREAT DAY OF MUSIC! COME BACK ON SUNDAY FOR A KICKBALL TOURNAMENT, A 4H PETTING ZOO AND MORE GREAT MUSIC ALL DAY STARTING AT 11:30 am. DON’T MISS A VARIETY OF LOCAL TALENT MONDAY AND A FURNITURE WITH FLAIR AUCTION IN THE PARK ALL WEEKEND… THE NEW GLARUS MUSICFESTIVAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, FOOD, BEVERAGES, GAMES, FACE PAINTING, MUSIC AND MORE! DON’T MISS A MINUTE!
June 8 - 10, 2012 11th Annual Roger Bright Memorial Polkafest Free Music and Dancing the entire weekend!
Polkafest pays tribute to the late Roger Bright, the local musician and bandleader who was well loved in the polka world. Dancing begins on Friday night with a free performance by the Roger Bright Memorial Band in the Polkafest tent (downtown New Glarus).
June 22, 2012 Lions BBQ Village Park
June 22-24, 2012 Heidi Festival/Taste of New Glarus
Join us for our annual Heidi Festival and Taste of New Glarus! The last full weekend in June. Heidi Festival weekend is filled with great food, entertainment, music, and fun for the whole family. The Heidi events are complemented by the Taste of New Glarus. Downtown streets will be lined with food stands and colorful sidewalk sale displays. Taste of New Glarus is your opportunity to sample locally produced foods and beverages. Downtown merchants will feature special bargains for shoppers. Craft fair in the park. Sat. 9:00am - 5:00pm Sun. 9:00am to 4:00pm
The weekend highlight is the presentation of Johanna Spyri's classic play, Heidi. It's the heartwarming story of the young girl with braids, Heidi, her gruff grandfather, and their love of the Majestic Alps of Switzerland. Four performances are staged by local actors in a warm presentation that includes live goats and kittens on stage! Spend a weekend enjoying New Glarus. Come experience the ethnic spirit and the European flavor that residents have nurtured-and love to share-for over 150 years.
Ticket Info: Heidi Play 12/over $8.00; 11/under $6.00 Four performances are held in the air-conditioned New Glarus High School. Friday Evening, June 22 - 7:30pm Saturday, June 23 - Two performances 10:00am and 1:30pm Sunday, June 24 - 1:30pm
Maxwell Street Days All weekend A weekend for the bargain hunter in your family. Dont Miss the Sidewalk Sales.
August 5, 2012 Swiss Volksfest (Swiss Independence Day).
We celebrate Swiss Independence Day with a program of traditional Swiss entertainment. The celebration is held at the Tell Shooting Park, 1/2 mile north of New Glarus on County Hwy O. The entertainment includes choral folklore music, yodeling, flag throwing, thalerschwingen, alphorn playing, and accordion music. The Volksfest program runs from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, followed be dancing from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. A modest admission fee is charged at the door. www.newglarusmaennerchor.org
August 5, 2012
Alphorn Man Sprint Triathlon
Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 2012
Wilhelm Tell Festival
Flyer and application for Wilhelm Tell Art Festival - Click Here - for .pdf document
Come and enjoy this unique ethnic presentation! Share with your family the story of Swiss independence , written by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. It's a live theater presentation with intricate costumes and a lively cast that includes goats, cows and horses. More than 200 local volunteers join to make each colorful performance come to life. Performances are staged in a beautiful outdoor setting, just a short distance from downtown New Glarus. Visit http://www.wilhelmtell.org/
Wilhelm Tell Drama - at the Tell Grounds on Hwy. W, east of New Glarus. Saturday - English presentation at 1:00 p.m. pre-entertainment at 12:30pm, Sunday's English presentation begins at 1:00p.m. pre-entertainment at 12:30pm. Tent Camping - Tell Grounds Saturday, 5pm until Sunday 10am. No pets, please. $15 / person camping fee is charged to cover costs. Family rates are available. Children's Laternenzug - Friday evening at 8:00pm Downtown. Yodel Concert downtown New Glarus - Sat. at 6:30pm. Yodel Contest - Fest Tent - Sunday at 6:30pm. downtown New Glarus. Interfaith Worship at the Ruetli - Sun. 9:15am. Tell Grounds Book Sale - Friends of New Glarus Library - Sun. 9am -5pm., Village Hall Outdoor Art Fair - 50th annual Wilhelm Tell Festival Art in the Park, Sunday, 9:00am. to 4pm. in Village Park.
Ticket Info. Advanced Sale Reserved Seats All ages ...................$10.00
Day of the Performance (General Admission only) Adults......................$10.00 Students (K-12).........$5.00
To order tickets for Tell Drama or to reserve a campsite, please send a check or money order to: Wilhelm Tell Community Guild, Box 456, New Glarus, WI 53574. Please specify the performance day, and the performance for which you wish to have tickets. Free parking and shuttle service are provided for your convenience at the Tell Grounds. No pets, please.
September 8, 2012
Schuetzen Fest
Schuetzen Fest is back!! The traditional Swiss Schuetzen Fest is revived this year with small-bore (.22) shooting competition open to the public. The event begins at 7:30am on Sat., Sept. 10th at the Wilhelm Tell Grounds. A picnic and prize ceremony will follow the competition at the Wilhelm Tell Shooting Park Barn. Three position shooting - standing, kneeling, and prone will be the main event with trophies and prizes. Men, women and children are encouraged to compete. Both individual and team scores will be used so recruit your team and start practicing! For more details check out the website. http://www.ngschuetzenfest.com/
September 29, 2012 Kilby Supper (Swiss United Church) offers visitors a taste of community life. The church Kilby Supper has roots in the traditional Swiss celebration of Kirchweihe. This church gathering, an annual event in Switzerland, presents a special meal to welcome church members back from their summer of farming in the high mountain meadows of the Alps.
September 28 - 30, 2012 Oktoberfest
Free Admission to the festival tent all weekend! Oktoberfest presents many activities and events in Downtown New Glarus featuring: *Live Music *Great Food *Big Cheese Fondue Pot *Wagon Rides *Chainsaw Carving *Plus Plenty of Family Fun Live Music in Festival Tent all Weekend Downtown New Glarus!
October 7, 2012 Harvest Fest at the Swiss Historical Village Museum.
The Swiss Historical Village will present a live cheese making demonstration Sunday, Oct. 9, beginning at 10a.m., in the Historical Village cheese factory. Cheese Masters from around Wisconsin will make Swiss and other favorites in the antique copper cheese vats using production methods dating to the 1800's.
For details of these events, call New Glarus Visitor Information at (800) 527-6838 or (608) 527-2095.
