Candle dipping in the canton of Bern 2026
One day, 2 places: on Wednesday, 11 November, Münsingen and Hilterfingen (Hünibach) start at the same time.
✓ Checked at the source · as of 5 October 2026 · 1 date still to come
Candle dipping in the canton of Bern
4 places, each with dates and a checked source
📅 6 runs 2026 with start and end
3 of the canton's 6 candle-dipping workshops are in Bern alone.
- Meeting point
- Schlossstrasse 5, 3110 Münsingen
- Organiser
- Verein Schlossstrasse 5
The dipping takes place in a workshop and community house with open studios, a wood workshop and a Repair Café — and the association expressly takes bookings from school classes outside opening hours.
Good to know- The association has not yet published daily hours or prices for 2026 (as of 05.10.2026); the page lists the run as a «preview».
Source: schlossstrasse5.ch · checked on 5 October 2026
- Start
- 13:00–19:00
- Opening hours
- By booking only, in 2-hour slots: Wednesday 11 Nov 13:00–19:00 · Thursday 12 Nov and Friday 13 Nov 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–19:00 · Saturday 14 Nov 09:00–17:00 · Sunday 15 Nov 10:00–16:00 · Monday 16 Nov and Tuesday 17 Nov 13:00–19:00 · Wednesday 18 Nov 13:00–17:00
- Meeting point
- Gewächshaus der Gartenbauschule Hünibach, Chartreusestrasse, 3626 Hünibach
- Organiser
- Kerzenziehen Hünibach
Candles are dipped in the greenhouse of the Hünibach horticultural school — for the second time in 2026 — and by booking only: two-hour slots with seven places each for those dipping.
Good to know- Priced by weight: candles CHF 31.– per kilo; floating candles, tealights and torches at unit prices. Cash or Twint. Children aged 5 to 8 accompanied; bring a cloth and a transport box.
- Parking is very limited along Chartreusestrasse.
Everything on Hilterfingen · Hünibach→
Source: kerzenziehen-huenibach.ch · checked on 5 October 2026
- Meeting point
- Kirchgemeindehaus Marien, Untergeschoss, Wylerstrasse 26, 3014 Bern
- Organiser
- Reformierte Kirchgemeinde Bern-Nord und Katholische Pfarrei St. Marien
The lowest published wax price in the whole survey: CHF 3.– per 100 grams — level with the Stephanus parish house in Basel, which charges the same for coloured stearin.
Good to know- As of 08.09.2026 the organiser publishes the period and the price, but not yet any opening hours («a flyer with opening hours and further details will follow»).
- Mind the address: the event is not held in the Markuskirche, but in the Marien parish house at Wylerstrasse 26.
Everything on Bern · Wylerquartier→
Source: kirchen-nordquartier-bern.ch · checked on 8 September 2026
- Start
- 14:00–18:00
- Opening hours
- Saturday to Monday 14:00–18:00 · Tuesday 14:00–19:00 · Wednesday 14:00–18:00
- Meeting point
- Thomaskirche Liebefeld, grosser Saal, Buchenweg 21, 3097 Liebefeld
- Organiser
- Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde Köniz, Kirchenkreis Mitte
Five days of beeswax in the large hall of the Thomaskirche, CHF 3.50 per 100 grams — and the proceeds are donated.
Good to know- On Sunday 22 November there is a craft activity for children in the workshop (14:00–15:00 and 15:30–17:00); on Wednesday 25 November at 16:00 a Christmas story in the children's corner.
Everything on Köniz · Liebefeld→
Source: kg-koeniz.ch · checked on 5 October 2026
- Start
- 10:00–20:00
- Opening hours
- Sun 29.11 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00) · Mon 30.11 to Sat 05.12 10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:00) · Sun 06.12 10:00–15:00 (last entry 14:00)
- Meeting point
- Unterer Waisenhausplatz, 3011 Bern
- Organiser
- Verein «Kerzenziehen für Jung und Alt, Bern»
The only heated candle-dipping marquee in the survey that staggers its stations by body height: 8 stations at different heights so children and adults can dip side by side. First held in 1991.
Good to know- Mind the last entry: it is one hour before closing, and on the final Sunday as early as 14:00. Anyone going by the closing time instead of the last entry arrives too late.
- Prices: beeswax CHF 4.20/100 g, coloured wax CHF 4.00/100 g.
- Time needed according to the organiser: beeswax candle thickness 1 (2 cm) one hour, thickness 2 (5 cm) 2 to 3 hours. Coloured wax is much faster (thickness 1: 30 minutes).
- With beeswax you can dip up to 8 candles at once, with coloured wax only one.
- Schools and groups only Mon–Fri in the morning (09:00–10:30 or 10:30–12:00), 90 minutes maximum, registration mandatory up to two weeks before the start. Registered groups receive a 10% discount.
Everything on Bern · Waisenhausplatz→
Source: kerzenziehen.ch · checked on 8 September 2026
The event usually takes place, but the date has not been published yet. We keep checking.
- Meeting point
- Berner Generationenhaus, Bahnhofplatz 2, 3011 Bern
- Organiser
- Berner Generationenhaus in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Verein UND Generationentandem
The only place in the survey with a tiered solidarity price: you choose the price per candle yourself — CHF 4.– for a small budget, CHF 8.– to cover costs, CHF 12.– as a solidarity price.
Good to know- As of 08.09.2026 the page still shows last year's edition. We do not carry it forward; the 2026 date is open.
- The dipping takes place in wooden huts in the inner courtyard; hosts help where needed.
Everything on Bern · Bahnhofplatz→
Source: begh.ch · checked on 5 October 2026
🕐 Opening hours and last admission
«14 November to 12 December» helps nobody who has to take an afternoon off. Here are the days it actually opens and the hour you are still let in — several venues close admission a full hour before the door.
By booking only, in 2-hour slots: Wednesday 11 Nov 13:00–19:00 · Thursday 12 Nov and Friday 13 Nov 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–19:00 · Saturday 14 Nov 09:00–17:00 · Sunday 15 Nov 10:00–16:00 · Monday 16 Nov and Tuesday 17 Nov 13:00–19:00 · Wednesday 18 Nov 13:00–17:00
Saturday to Monday 14:00–18:00 · Tuesday 14:00–19:00 · Wednesday 14:00–18:00
Sun 29.11 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00) · Mon 30.11 to Sat 05.12 10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:00) · Sun 06.12 10:00–15:00 (last entry 14:00)
🏘️ 4 municipalities with organiser and run
3 of the 6 offerings in the canton of Bern take place in Bern alone — the rest spread across 3 other municipalities. For 4 of them we keep a page of their own: prices, minimum age and the gaps in the middle of the run.
- Münsingen — Kerzenziehen an der Schlossstrasse 5, Verein Schlossstrasse 5, 11 November 2026.
- Hilterfingen · Hünibach — Kerzenziehen Hünibach im Gewächshaus der Gartenbauschule, Kerzenziehen Hünibach, 11 November 2026.
- Bern · Wylerquartier — Kerzenziehen im Kirchgemeindehaus Marien, Reformierte Kirchgemeinde Bern-Nord und Katholische Pfarrei St. Marien, 20 November 2026.
- Köniz · Liebefeld — Kerzenziehen in der Thomaskirche Liebefeld, Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde Köniz, Kirchenkreis Mitte, 21 November 2026.
- Bern · Waisenhausplatz — Kerzenziehen auf dem unteren Waisenhausplatz, Verein «Kerzenziehen für Jung und Alt, Bern», 29 November 2026.
- Bern · Bahnhofplatz — Kerzenziehen im Innenhof des Berner Generationenhauses, Berner Generationenhaus in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Verein UND Generationentandem, not published yet.
📍 Address and access of the venues
Candle dipping rarely happens where you would guess: the parish hall behind the church, a tent on the school grounds, a workshop in a back yard. Hence every published location separately.
- Meeting point
- Schlossstrasse 5, 3110 Münsingen
- Meeting point
- Gewächshaus der Gartenbauschule Hünibach, Chartreusestrasse, 3626 Hünibach
- Meeting point
- Kirchgemeindehaus Marien, Untergeschoss, Wylerstrasse 26, 3014 Bern
- Meeting point
- Thomaskirche Liebefeld, grosser Saal, Buchenweg 21, 3097 Liebefeld
- Meeting point
- Unterer Waisenhausplatz, 3011 Bern
- Meeting point
- Berner Generationenhaus, Bahnhofplatz 2, 3011 Bern
🎒 Age and price — the minimum the organiser asks
Below age five some venues take nobody at all; elsewhere you pay by weight and only learn that at the scales. These details sit on no aggregator page — they sit here, as published.
- Good to know
- The association has not yet published daily hours or prices for 2026 (as of 05.10.2026); the page lists the run as a «preview».
- Good to know
- Priced by weight: candles CHF 31.– per kilo; floating candles, tealights and torches at unit prices. Cash or Twint. Children aged 5 to 8 accompanied; bring a cloth and a transport box. · Parking is very limited along Chartreusestrasse.
- Good to know
- As of 08.09.2026 the organiser publishes the period and the price, but not yet any opening hours («a flyer with opening hours and further details will follow»). · Mind the address: the event is not held in the Markuskirche, but in the Marien parish house at Wylerstrasse 26.
- Good to know
- On Sunday 22 November there is a craft activity for children in the workshop (14:00–15:00 and 15:30–17:00); on Wednesday 25 November at 16:00 a Christmas story in the children's corner.
- Good to know
- Mind the last entry: it is one hour before closing, and on the final Sunday as early as 14:00. Anyone going by the closing time instead of the last entry arrives too late. · Prices: beeswax CHF 4.20/100 g, coloured wax CHF 4.00/100 g. · Time needed according to the organiser: beeswax candle thickness 1 (2 cm) one hour, thickness 2 (5 cm) 2 to 3 hours. Coloured wax is much faster (thickness 1: 30 minutes). · With beeswax you can dip up to 8 candles at once, with coloured wax only one. · Schools and groups only Mon–Fri in the morning (09:00–10:30 or 10:30–12:00), 90 minutes maximum, registration mandatory up to two weeks before the start. Registered groups receive a 10% discount.
- Good to know
- As of 08.09.2026 the page still shows last year's edition. We do not carry it forward; the 2026 date is open. · The dipping takes place in wooden huts in the inner courtyard; hosts help where needed.
📊 Season comparison of the runs in this canton
The offering in Münsingen runs 18 days, the one in Köniz (Liebefeld) just 5 — same canton, a season of 26 calendar days. The bar shows where each offering sits in the window, and who has closed before others open.
📭 1 date open — and why they stay listed
1 offering in the canton of Bern has no published 2026 run yet — and stays listed anyway, marked open instead of filled in from last year. We write no date we have not read at the source; the gap is information in itself.
- Bern · Bahnhofplatz — not published yet. Source
🗺️ 5 cantons compared
10% of all offerings we verified across Switzerland fall in the canton of Bern: 6 of 58. The table sets it beside the other 4 cantons with a page of their own — and shows where the survey grows next.
In the canton of Bern we hold 6 candle-dipping offerings in 4 places, 5 of them with a confirmed run. Every entry was read individually at its source; where nothing is published, that is shown as open and not as an estimate.
| Canton | Events | date set | First date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 24 | 20 | 2 November 2026 |
| Bern | 6 | 5 | 11 November 2026 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 3 | 23 November 2026 |
| Aargau | 3 | 3 | 18 November 2026 |
| Zug | 3 | 2 | 3 November 2026 |
❓ Common questions about the canton
Short and sourced: every answer is calculated from the 6 checked entries for the canton of Bern, not estimated.
How we check
Every date comes from the organiser's, the municipality's or the canton's own site — never from an aggregator, never copied over from last year. Next to each source is the date we last read it.
Where only a fixed rule is published, such as the eve of St Nicholas' Day, we work out the date and label it “calculated from the fixed rule”. Anything not yet published stays open — we don't guess.
Something missing or changed? A note below is enough; we check it at the source.
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