Baar light trail 2026/27: nearly 2,000 lights at the foot of the Baarburg — and on New Year's Eve they stay on until half past midnight
✓ Checked at the source · as of 12 October 2026
At the foot of the Baarburg, in the Wishalde, nearly 2,000 LED lamps switch on on 27 November 2026. About one and a half kilometres long: left to the Heiligkreuz chapel, right to the forest sofa with a fire. No booking, no admission, and on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve the lights stay on until 12.30 am.
📅 Lit days 2026/27 — date and status
Lichterweg Baar
✓from 27 November 2026 · end not published
- Organiser
- Verein Lichterweg Baar
Source: lichterweg-baar.ch · checked on 12 October 2026
🕐 Lighting times and closed days
It starts at 18:30 – later than 13 of the 15 events with a published start time.
“Lights on” on Friday 27 November 2026 at 6.30 pm · then daily from about 5 to 10 pm, Fri and Sat until 11 pm, on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve until 12.30 am
🗓️ Is it lit today?
📅 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? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lichterweg Baar | from Fri 27 Novend not published | “Lights on” on Friday 27 November 2026 at 6.30 pm · then daily from about 5 to 10 pm, Fri and Sat until 11 pm, on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve until 12.30 am | confirmed |
Calculated from the ConvivaPlus dataset — every row with its own source above.
📍 Start & getting there — where it begins
- Meeting point
- Kapelle Wishalden am Fuss der Baarburg (Parkplätze bei der ehemaligen Spinnerei)
🔦 Good to know from the organiser
What the organiser spells out: prices and registration.
- The 2026/27 programme is published as a draft “still without guarantee”. It includes: Samichlaus at the forest sofa on 8 Dec (5 pm), open singing on 9 Dec, a legends walk on 13 Dec (adults CHF 15, children free), “lights off” on 3 or 10 January 2027.
- No booking, no admission fee. Good footwear recommended.
✨ What to expect
The trail sits in a historic spot: at the foot of the Baarburg, with a view over the village and, on clear days, all the way to the mountains. It forks: left to the Heiligkreuz chapel, a place of reflection, right to the forest kindergarten's “forest sofa”, where a fire burns.
The Lichterweg Baar association usually opens on the Friday before Baar's Christmas market and closes on the first or second Sunday in January. In between there is a small programme on some evenings: Samichlaus at the forest sofa, open singing, a legends walk and an evening with hot punch from Baar's two churches. The association itself calls its 2026/27 programme a draft without guarantee.
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🎯 Tips for the evening
Free and no registration. What you should still know.
- 1Park at the former spinning millThe association asks visitors to use the car park at the former spinning mill.
- 2Good shoesIt is a path along the forest edge, not a pavement. Good footwear is recommended.
- 3For early planners: 9 of the 16 events with a fixed date start later than this one.
- 4From 18:30It only starts at 18:30 – an evening outing.
📊 Lit days compared with the neighbours
Where this light falls between October and March.
Each bar is one light, dark this one, pale the nearest ones.
🗺️ Nearby — more lights
Two more trails shine in the canton of Zug: the Zugerberg light trail from 6 December 2026, reached by funicular, and the Chomer Liechtliweg along the lake. All three are on the canton page.
All 23 verified lights in Switzerland in the overview.
More light trails and shows in the canton of Zug
All of the canton of Zug→Just across the canton border
❓ FAQ — in short
Answers from the verified dataset — no date is carried over from the previous year.
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Yes, 1.2 kilometres from the top station to the nativity scene.
On the Chomer Liechtliweg, lit by volunteers.
All verified Zug lights on the canton page.
The ConvivaPlus verdict
Baar is the light trail for a spontaneous evening: no registration, a fire and a chapel, and long nights at Christmas and New Year. For a specific programme evening it is worth checking the association's site, as the programme is still a draft.
Freshness note: 2026/27 programme per the association “draft, without guarantee”; end date provisional. Read at the source on 12 October 2026.
Check the latest: ConvivaPlus light trails dataset 2026/27 – Baar →
- ◆An evening of punch: on 16 December the Reformed and Catholic churches of Baar serve hot punch for everyone at the chapel.
🗓️ At the same time in the canton of Zug
How we check
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✨ Light trails · 12 October 2026