Wilhelm Tell Festival
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Annual event, 8/31-9/2, Wilhelm Tell Grounds & downtown New Glarus. Friday: Laternenzug (kids' lantern parade) 8 pm. Saturday: Pageant 1 pm ($10), Yodel concert 7 pm. Sunday: Art in the Park 9 am-4 pm (Village Park); Book sale 9 am-5 pm (Village Hall); Pageant 1 pm ($10).
Friday, August 30
6:30 PM – Free Concert, Swiss UCC Church Lawn
Kinderchoir Concert – New Glarus youth sing time-honored Swiss folk songs for your listening pleasure
Wilhelm Tell Swiss Miss Dancers – Sweet little girls of New Glarus dance their special Wilhelm Tell dances
Adult Yodel Showcase – Youth and adult
We welcome the public to sign up to sing and or yodel your favorite Swiss Folk Song for the audience. Number of entries will be determined based on time available. We cannot guarantee an open slot to perform. Please use the link to our contact form page or sign up the night of the show with Kinderchoir directors Kevin and Holly Lague. We Can't wait to hear your voice! Sign up today!
Laternenzug (Children’s Lantern Parade) Immediately following the Yodel Showcase, downtown New Glarus
Saturday, August 31
1:00 PM Wilhelm Tell Pageant, Wilhelm Tell Grounds, W5199 Hwy W
7:00 PM,
New Glarus Fest Haus 106 3rd Ave: Wilhelm Tell Alpine Music Showcase, with Performances by the New Glarus Männerchor and Jodler Club.Free of Charge
8:30 PM, in front of Fest Haus: Street Dance, immediately following Männerchor and Jodler Club Performance. Free entry to Street Dance.
Sunday, September 1
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Art in the Park, Downtown Village Park. Free of Charge
Interested in having a booth at the Wilhelm Tell Festival Art in the Park? Download an Application
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Friends of the New Glarus Library Annual Book Sale, Located Inside the community room of the Village Hall
1:00 PM Wilhelm Tell Pageant, Fest grounds.
