Weekend of Traditions Bettmeralp

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Cultivated with pride, lived out with joy – that is certainly true of the traditions and customs in the Aletsch Arena. The delightful Weekend of Traditions means that anyone can experience this living approach to history for themselves. Prepare to find yourself transported back to a time when running water and electrical sockets were still something of a luxury.

Programm

Friday, 19.09.2025
18.00 | Candlelight dinner “Anno Domini” style at Restaurant Alpina, Bettmeralp
18.30 | Guided village tour of Betten-Dorf with Edelbert Mattig, including fascinating legends told by Martin Nellen
Afterwards | The municipality of Bettmeralp invites you to an apéro

Saturday, 20.09.2025
Our food, our crafts, our traditions! On Saturday, a lively street festival awaits you with traditional music, local craftsmanship, and delicacies from days gone by.

10.30 | Church service with musical accompaniment by the yodel choirs Hassmatten and Gunzgen at the chapel “Maria zum Schnee”
11.30 | Parade of the Challenclub and the traditional costume ladies
Live music and concerts
Opening of the strolling mile (street festival) with:

  • Accordion music “Äs geid de scho”
  • Pipe Band Young Rhone
  • Yodel choirs Hassmatten & Gunzgen
  • Lasenberg
  • Angelo Seematter
  • Walter Keller
  • LiJaGos
17.30 | Tombola draw at the village square
21.00 | Dance at Dancing Alpfrieden with DJ Fabio

Sunday, 21.09.2025
Gilihüsine – On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the past, the playful people of Bettmer would head up to Lake Bettmersee. On the gently rising meadow below the lake, they played Gilihüsine – an ancient and original form of Hornussen – with great passion and dedication. This wonderful old tradition is being revived on the Bettmeralp. Whether young or old, experienced or beginner, everyone is warmly invited to watch, try it out, or even join a team and play along.

10.00 | Information on the technique and development of the Gilihüsine
10.30 | Tournament start for adults with a maximum of 16 teams
12.00 | Children’s tournament
13.00 | Continuation of the adult tournament
16.00 | End of the tournament
Afterwards | Get-together and relaxed closing of the event

Registration of the teams: info@aletscharena.ch

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General information

  • Registration required

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Location and Contact

Infocenter Bettmeralp
Hauptstrasse 87
3992 Bettmeralp - Bettmerstafel

Contact person

Kontakt- und Servicecenter Aletsch Arena
Furkastrasse 39
3983 Mörel-Filet

Organizer

Aletsch Arena AG
Furkastrasse 39
3983 Mörel-Filet

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Location and Contact

Infocenter Bettmeralp
Hauptstrasse 87
3992 Bettmeralp - Bettmerstafel

Organizer

Aletsch Arena AG
Furkastrasse 39
3983 Mörel-Filet