New New Year's Eve on 31 December 2025

The Schuppel (group of Silvesterchläuse) move from house to house, different every year and following their secret route. Go on a search and follow the sounds of the Silvesterchläuse.

Urnäsch

5 o'clock

Urnäsch village square for the Frühchlausen
Enjoy the Silvesterchlausen above all acoustically. Flashing lights and mobile phone lights can distract from the mystical, sensual and sonorous atmosphere.

6 o'clok

Around the village

Discover Silvesterchläuse while hiking? You may encounter them on these routes:
Chräg-Dorf or Dorf-Dürrhalde

10 - 13 o'clock

Village center

in the afternoon

Village center and around the village

in the evening

Visit to the restaurants

Teufen

11 - 14 o'clock

In the village centre, road closed, between 10.50 - 13.30 replacement buses run between Teufen and Lustmühle

Hundwil

in the morning

In the area nearby (e.g. Buchberg, Ramsten (Alpenrose))

in the afternoon

In the area Mühle, Mittledi and in the outlying districts

in the evening

In the village and in the restaurants (Chlausebeizli Läbel)

Schwellbrunn

early morning

On farms in the outlying districts

morning - evening

In the village

in the evening

In the restaurants in the village

Stein AR

in the morning

In and around the village

in the evening

Traditional «9i-Chlause» on the village square
Route and further information see www.stein-ar.ch

Schönengrund

from 6 o'clock

Silvesterchläuse start outside the village, for example in Schwellbrunn, Urnäsch or Hemberg

in the afternoon

Possibly a few in the village of Schönengrund

in the evening

Visit the restaurants in Schönengrund, for example the Restaurant Ochsen, possibly at around 10 pm. It ends at midnight.

Waldstatt

 

Possibly in the outlying districts of Waldstatt

Herisau

in the morning

In the outlying districts (e.g. Saum, Schachen, Nieschberg, Ifang)

at noon

In and around the village

Speicher

 

Only a few groups of Silvesterchläuse which might be in the village centre around midday

Bühler

 

Only a few groups of Silvesterchläuse

Information without guarantee.
For further information, please contact us at +41 71 364 26 40 or urnaesch@appenzellerland.ch

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