Brienz Christmas market: here the Räbeliechtli procession only comes at the end of November
✓ Checked at the source · as of 20 October 2026
In German-speaking Switzerland the turnip-lantern processions belong to early November. In Brienz the procession comes three weeks later – right through the Christmas market.
📅 Dates 2026 — when and where
Erlebnis Weihnachtsmarkt Brienz
✓Saturday, 28 November 2026 – Sunday, 29 November 2026 · 2 days
- Organiser
- Weihnachtsmarkt Brienz
Source: weihnachtsmarkt-brienz.ch · checked on 20 October 2026
Each bar is a documented run. Dark = this market, pale = the nearest ones. Read only a single date and you miss that a neighbouring market has already closed when this one opens.
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- Brienz, Marktgelände
📋 Good to know before you go
- 2026 programme according to the organiser: Sat 28 Nov 17:30 Räbeliechtli procession through the market · 17:00 and 19:00 Angels Gospel Singers concert (Reformed church, free entry, collection) · Sun 29 Nov 15:00 CD launch 'Händyfieber uf isem Älpli' (Reformed church). As of 20.10 the organiser did not show the 2026 market hours on its site.
✨ Highlights on site
What sets this market apart from every other one is not in its run dates.
Räbeliechtli – lanterns carved from turnips – mean early November: most of the processions we list in German-speaking Switzerland fall in the first two weeks of the month. In Brienz it comes on Saturday 28 November at 17:30 – and not through the village but through the market. An autumn custom that here becomes the start of Advent.
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🗺️ Nearby markets
When the other processions take place is shown in the ConvivaPlus overview of Räbeliechtli processions. In the canton of Bern the overview of Bernese Christmas markets lists Brienz together with Thun, Huttwil and the city markets.
On the same weekend the Huttwiler Wiehnachtsmärit is open in the region too, on its last two days. Nationwide the densest market day of the season is 5 December 2026, with 45 markets open at the same time.
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Among others Brienz and Thun; the list checked at the sources is in the Bernese cantonal overview.
Thun, in 2026 until 23 December, with food and drink also on 27 and 28 December.
The ConvivaPlus verdict
When we last checked: Date and programme from the organiser (weihnachtsmarkt-brienz.ch, 2026 programme), read on 20 October 2026. 2026 market hours not published.
Check the latest: ConvivaPlus Christmas market dataset 2026 – Brienz →
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How we check
According to the ConvivaPlus calendar, 30 of the 77 confirmed events this season start earlier than this one and 35 later.
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.
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