Christmas and New Year in Wengen

From 24 December 2026 to 1 January 2027, Wengen settles into its quiet festive season. The car-free village trades traffic for lantern light, carols and the smell of mulled wine, and the mountains do the rest.

In the village

The days before Christmas bring a mulled-wine festival to the village square, where you can stand with a warm cup and watch the light go off the peaks. The Wengen music society gives a Christmas concert, and on 25 December an open-air Christmas mass is held at the forest edge, with a bonfire and carols under the trees. Festive lights run the length of the car-free main street, the ice rink stays busy through the week, and the whole village keeps the slow, walkable pace that makes Wengen what it is at this time of year.

Into the New Year

The week between Christmas and New Year is made for short ski days, long lunches and early dark evenings. On 31 December the village gathers on the main street to see the year out, with a toast among neighbours and guests rather than a stage and a countdown clock. It is an easy, sociable way to cross into the new year, and you are never more than a few minutes' walk from your room when you have had enough of the cold.

Practical information

Dates: 24 December 2026 to 1 January 2027
Where: throughout the car-free village of Wengen
Christmas mass: 25 December, open-air at the forest edge, with a bonfire and carols
New Year's Eve: 31 December, gathering and toast on the village street
Note: the full 2026/27 programme is published closer to the date

Plan your stay

Wengen fills for the festive week, and staying at Victoria Lauberhorn, a Faern Collection Hotel, puts the square, the skating and the main-street celebrations a few steps from your door. From the centre of the village you can ski by day and walk home to warmth by evening, with the station and the Männlichen cable car right outside. Book your Christmas or New Year stay well ahead, as these are the busiest nights of the winter.