Wilhelm Tell Festival
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media release: Come and enjoy a full weekend celebrating this historic presentation! Share with your family the story of Swiss independence, written by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. It's a live theater presentation with intricate costumes and a lively cast that includes goats, cows and horses. More than 200 local volunteers join to make each colorful performance come to life. Performances are staged in a beautiful outdoor setting, just a short distance from downtown New Glarus.
Tickets can be purchased day of the performance at the Tell Grounds: W5199 Hwy W, New Glarus, WI 53574
August 30, 2024 7pm - 9pm, New Glarus Village Park Gazebo - 319 2nd Street: New Glarus Kinderchor (children’s choir) and Laternenzug (Children’s Light Parade) Come be entertained and sing/walk along. Bring lantern or flashlight to bring a celebration of light to kick off the Wilhelm Tell Festival!
Main Event: Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1:00 – 4:00 PM, Wilhelm Tell Grounds: Wilhelm Tell Pageant. Ticketed entry. Wilhelm Tell Play |Music and Food | Usherette Dancing
Saturday, August 31 and Sunday September, 1, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Friends of the New Glarus Library Annual Book Sale
Located Inside the community room of the Village Hall - 319 Second Street, New Glarus, WI 53574
Sunday September 1, 2024, 9am-4pm: New Glarus Art in the Park - Located at 300 Railroad Street, New Glarus, WI 53574. Art and food for purchase- free entertainment