Kultursommer Arosa

From June to October, Kultursommer Arosa turns the village and the open-air Waldbühne into a stage for more than 100 concerts, plays, readings and talks. During a stay at Altein between June and September 2026, you catch the heart of the programme, from the chamber-music concert that opens the season to classical and folk evenings, theatre and literary readings.

The festival

The Kultursommer is built on variety. Classical concerts sit alongside Bergkirchli evenings, folk music and yodelling, theatre productions, literary readings and events made just for children. Many performances take place outdoors on the Waldbühne, a scenic forest stage a short walk above the village; others are held at the Bergkirchli or elsewhere in Arosa. The season opens with a chamber-music festival and runs on almost daily through the summer, so there is usually something on whatever evening you are here. If the weather turns, a performance moves indoors at short notice: a sign near the path up to the Waldbühne, and the festival website, give word roughly two hours before the show. On several Mondays through the summer the Waldbühne belongs to the children, with theatre groups, musicians and puppeteers putting on shows of their own, a regular fixture of the programme.

Highlights

A few evenings stand out from this year's calendar:

• Kammermusikfest zur Kultursommereröffnung, 4 July, 18:15: the season-opening chamber-music concert, with violinist Sebastian Bohren, recorder virtuoso Maurice Steger and harpsichordist Martin Zimmermann.
• "Grandhotel XY ungelöst" and "The Bear" by William Walton, 23, 25 and 26 July, 18:15: Operetta Ardez's double bill on the Waldbühne, pairing a comic murder-mystery operetta with Walton's chamber opera.
• kapelle hägere and Yodelduett A-Stimmig, 29 July, 17:00: an evening of regional folk music and yodelling.
• "Grenzenlos lüpfig" with Silvia Conzett, 26 August, 17:00: a talk on the history of folk music in Graubünden.

Practical information

When: June to October 2026, with the core season around Arosa running June to September; performances most evenings.
Where: the open-air Waldbühne above the village, the Bergkirchli, and other venues around Arosa.
Tickets: CHF 20 for adults and CHF 15 up to age 17; children up to 12 free with an adult; KulturLegi holders 50 per cent off. The evening box office opens 30 minutes before each show.
Getting there: the venues are a few minutes' walk from the hotel. The full programme and any weather changes are on the festival site, arosakultur.ch.

Plan your stay

Altein, a Faern Collection Resort, sits in the centre of Arosa within a few minutes' walk of the Waldbühne and the village venues, an easy base for a summer of culture. Come down for an afternoon children's show or head up for an evening concert, then round off the night in the restaurants and bars without needing to travel. On a free afternoon, unwind in the spa before the evening's performance. The programme moves between the Waldbühne, the Bergkirchli and venues at the far ends of the village, and from mid-June to mid-October the local bus is covered by the free Arosa Card you receive at check-in. Come and spend a cultural summer with us in Arosa.