Candle dipping in the canton of Bern 2026
3 verified candle-dipping offerings in the canton of Bern – with run, opening hours, prices and a source per entry.
All offerings in the canton
The first verified candle dipping in the canton of Bern opens on Friday, 20 November 2026.
The organiser has published this 2026 date themselves.
- 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: To the organiser's page · checked on 8 September 2026
The organiser has published this 2026 date themselves.
- 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: To the organiser's page · checked on 8 September 2026
The event usually takes place, but the 2026 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: To the organiser's page · checked on 8 September 2026
What these numbers mean
In the canton of Bern we hold 3 candle-dipping offerings in 1 places, 2 of them with a confirmed run. Every entry was read individually at the organiser; where nothing is published, that is shown as open and not as an estimate.
- Bern · Wylerquartier — Kerzenziehen im Kirchgemeindehaus Marien, Reformierte Kirchgemeinde Bern-Nord und Katholische Pfarrei St. Marien, Friday, 20 November 2026.
- Bern · Waisenhausplatz — Kerzenziehen auf dem unteren Waisenhausplatz, Verein «Kerzenziehen für Jung und Alt, Bern», Sunday, 29 November 2026.
- Bern · Bahnhofplatz — Kerzenziehen im Innenhof des Berner Generationenhauses, Berner Generationenhaus in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Verein UND Generationentandem, not published yet.
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