Zauberwald Lenzerheide 2026: light art and concerts in the winter forest — and the ticket rides the PostBus
✓ Checked at the source · as of 12 October 2026
Since 2013 a piece of forest on the Lenzerheide has turned into a festival: light art along the loop, concerts on the forest stage, chamber music in the snow and stories for children. 20 nights in December, and with a ticket the PostBus takes you there for free.
📅 Lit days 2026/27 — date and status
Open on 20 of the 21 calendar days – in between, the door stays shut.
Zauberwald Lenzerheide
✓Friday, 11 December 2026 – Thursday, 31 December 2026 · 21 days
- Organiser
- Verein Lenzerheide Zauberwald
Source: zauberwald.ch · checked on 12 October 2026
🕐 Lighting times and closed days
Usually open until 22:30 – longer than 6 of the 9 events with a published closing time.
Fri 11 to Thu 31 December 2026, daily 5–10.30 pm (closed Mon 14 Dec) · Classic Corner 5.30/6.30/7.30 pm · kids' act 6–6.30 pm · concert 8.15–9.45 pm · on 24 Dec light art only, 5–7.30 pm
🗓️ Is it lit today?
20 days with something on, 6 of them on a Saturday or Sunday – enter your day and the check tells you what is open.
📅 Visit-day check
Pick the day you are free — the answer comes from the verified ConvivaPlus dataset, not from a run you have to work out in your head.
| Session | Run | Opening hours | Date set? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zauberwald Lenzerheide | Fri 11 Dec – Thu 31 Dec21 days | Fri 11 to Thu 31 December 2026, daily 5–10.30 pm (closed Mon 14 Dec) · Classic Corner 5.30/6.30/7.30 pm · kids' act 6–6.30 pm · concert 8.15–9.45 pm · on 24 Dec light art only, 5–7.30 pm | confirmed |
Calculated from the ConvivaPlus dataset — every row with its own source above.
📍 Start & getting there — where it begins
- Meeting point
- Parkplatz Fadail, Lenzerheide (Gratis-Shuttle 17–22.30 Uhr alle 15 Minuten oder 15 Minuten zu Fuss)
🔦 Good to know from the organiser
What the organiser spells out: what happens if it rains and what to bring.
- In bad weather
- Openair bei jeder Witterung; bei Gefahr wird unterbrochen.
- The forest closes to walkers at 4.30 pm and the festival opens at 5 pm. Limited wheelchair access; cards are not accepted everywhere — bring cash.
✨ What to expect
Since 2013 the Zauberwald has been part of Christmas in the Graubünden mountains. Light installations line the forest loop, concerts play on the forest stage, the Classic Corner offers chamber music at 5.30, 6.30 and 7.30 pm, and for the youngest, storytellers tell tales in the middle of the forest.
Two days are different: on Monday 14 December the forest is booked for a private party and closed to the public. And on Christmas Eve the stage and the market village take a break, but the light art stays on. From 4.30 pm the forest is closed to walkers so it can be prepared for the evening.
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🎯 Tips for the evening
A festival in the forest. What to know beforehand.
- 1Late in the seasonA date for late deciders: 13 of the 16 events with a fixed date have already started before.
- 2Bring cashCard payment is only possible in places; the organiser recommends cash.
- 3Avoid 14 DecemberOn that Monday the Zauberwald is booked for a private party.
- 4Wheelchairs: limited accessThe site is only partly accessible for wheelchair users.
- 5By car: Fadail car parkCHF 5 per vehicle; no overnight parking from 11 pm.
📊 Lit days compared with the neighbours
On 20 days Zug is on as well – two places in one outing.
Each bar is one light, dark this one, pale the nearest ones.
🗺️ Nearby — more lights
The Zauberwald has a partner event in the lowlands: the Zauberpark at Zurich Airport, which starts in November. For a second evening in the snow: the Chemin des Lanternes in Crans-Montana, free and into March.
All 23 verified lights in Switzerland in the overview.
Lights nearby
❓ FAQ — in short
Answers from the verified dataset — no date is carried over from the previous year.
People also ask
Related questions from our magazine
Yes, as a partner event: the Zauberpark at Zurich Airport.
The Chemin des Lanternes in Crans-Montana.
All verified lights in the overview.
The ConvivaPlus verdict
The Zauberwald is the light festival for a whole evening in the mountains: light, music and food in the forest, and the PostBus ride is already paid for. Do not forget cash.
Freshness note: Dates, times and notes read at the source on 12 October 2026.
Check the latest: ConvivaPlus light trails dataset 2026/27 – Vaz/Obervaz · Lenzerheide →
- ◆It only starts at 17:00 – an evening outing.
🗓️ At the same time in the canton of Grisons
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