Samichlaus in Bad Ragaz: a bishop and forty St Nicholases walk through the village
Checked at the source: date confirmed · as of 7 October 2026
Most villages send one St Nicholas. Bad Ragaz sends forty — led by a bishop, with Schmutzlis and lanterns, from the Föhrenwäldli woods to the Dorfbad. And while many societies move their evening earlier, Bad Ragaz keeps to 6 December.
📅 Date 2026 — and status
The date as the society published it for 2026. Where it only states its rule, the date derived from it is shown, marked as calculated.
Einzug der Samichläuse Bad Ragaz
confirmedSunday, 6 December 2026 · 1 day
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- Samichläuse Bad Ragaz (Auskunft: Heidiland Tourismus, Infostelle Bad Ragaz)
Not one Samichlaus but forty: a bishop leads 40 Samichlaus figures and Schmutzlis from the Föhrenwäldli through the village to the Dorfbad.
Source: Samichläuse Bad Ragaz (Auskunft: Heidiland Tourismus, Infostelle Bad Ragaz) · checked on 7 October 2026
🕐 Start time and sequence
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Start: 18:00
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| Session | Run | Opening hours | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Einzug der Samichläuse Bad Ragaz | Sun 6 Dec | 18:00 | confirmed |
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🚋 Route & transport with stop
- Assembly
- Föhrenwäldli
- Destination
- Dorfbad
📋 Notes from the organiser
- The Samichlaus figures are expected at the village hall around 6 pm; the Harmonie Bad Ragaz band plays while you wait.
- «A tradition of more than 60 years»: the bishop addresses the crowd, and he and the Samichlaus figures carry light into the village in their lanterns (Heidiland Tourism).
✨ What makes it unique
What sets this St Nicholas apart from every other isn't in the date.
Anyone seeing Bad Ragaz on this evening for the first time starts counting: a bishop, forty St Nicholases, their Schmutzlis, and in their lanterns the light they bring «into the village, into the houses and into the hearts», as Heidiland Tourism puts it. A tradition of more than sixty years that draws locals, holiday guests and hundreds of visitors from afar.
The route is short: from the Föhrenwäldli to the Dorfbad. At the village hall the Harmonie band plays while people wait; then the bishop speaks. And the date matters: of 7 confirmed events in our survey, 5 take place before 6 December — Bad Ragaz is one of the few that come on the day itself.
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🎯 Tips for the evening
Three tips for Bad Ragaz.
- 1Be at the village hall by 6 pmThat's where the Samichlaus figures are expected and where the band plays.
- 2Let the children countForty St Nicholases and a bishop: counting them is half the fun.
- 3Come by trainBad Ragaz has a station on the Sargans–Landquart line.
📊 Season comparison with nearby places
Where this event falls between the first Sunday of Advent and St Nicholas Day.
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- Bad RagazEinzug der Samichläuse Bad Ragaz
🗺️ Nearby — more St Nicholas events
Bad Ragaz is one of 6 arrivals in the ConvivaPlus St Nicholas survey (13 events). A week earlier, in Näfels, he arrives by carriage. Every form is in the St Nicholas calendar.
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In Näfels (Glarus), on the first Sunday of Advent.
Mostly: 5 of 7 confirmed events take place before.
In Fribourg, where he is the city's patron.
The ConvivaPlus verdict
Bad Ragaz combines the closeness of an arrival with the spectacle of a big parade; 6 pm works well for families.
Freshness note: Details from Heidiland Tourism's event page (graubuenden.ch). Check the date before you travel.
Check the latest: ConvivaPlus St Nicholas dataset 2026 – Bad Ragaz →
- ◆The saint's day holds: Bad Ragaz arrives on 6 December, while most confirmed events fall earlier.
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In Bad Ragaz, not one St Nicholas arrives but forty — led by a bishop, every 6 December.
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