Get your ticket for the 77th Upper Valais Tambour and Piper Festival 2018 in Saas-Balen. Discounted tickets can be purchased until May 31st.
77th Upper Valais Tambour and Piper Festival June 15th - 17th, 2018
From June 15th - 17th, the 77th Upper Valais Tambour & Piper Festival will be taking place in Saas-Balen with more than 1'200 active participants. For three whole days, this little village in the Saas valley will be filled with the sound of drums and pipes, people in picturesque uniforms and traditional dresses, and many more musical and culinary delights. Enjoy the sights and sounds of this special event!
Program
Friday, June 15th, 2018
Festival tent
The Upper Valais wizard and cabaret artist Lionel Dellberg will lead you through the evening.
- 08.30 p.m.: TPV Rhone
- 09.00 p.m.: TPV Stalden
- 09.45 p.m.: Adamo
- 11.30 p.m.: Melissa Naschenweng
Balmerstübli
- 09.45 p.m.: Spitzbüebu
Wiistübli
- Trio CHriitergeischt
Saturday, June 16th, 2018
Festival tent
The Upper Valais wizard and cabaret artist Lionel Dellberg will lead you through the evening.
- 07.00 p.m.: TPV Eisten
- 07.30 p.m.: Ländlerkapelle Mischabel
- 08.05 p.m.: TPV Saas-Grund / Staldenried
- 08.45 p.m.: Red Hot Chili Pipers
- 09.20 p.m.: TPV Visperterminen
- 09.55 p.m.: Tambouren Kirchberg
- 10.45 p.m.: Stromstoss-Örgeler
Balmerstübli
- 12.00 a.m.: Ländlerkapelle Mischabel
Wiistübli
Walliser Örgeler
Sunday, June 17th, 2018
Martin Steiner will lead you through the day.
South side round church
- 07.30 a.m.: Arrival of associations
- 08.45 a.m.: First interaction
- 08.55 a.m.: Welcoming by president of organizing committee Bruno Kalbermatten
- 09.00 a.m.: Festival service
- 09.50 a.m.: Flag presentation
- 10.00 a.m.: Second interaction and veteran distinction, third interaction
- 10.40 a.m.: Wine offered by commune Saas-Balen, start concerts part 1
- 11.40 a.m.: Decampment to festival hall
Festival hall sports ground
- 11.45 a.m.: Concert of the wind orchestra Alpenrösli Saas-Fee
- 12.00 p.m.: Lunch
- 12.30 p.m.: Start concerts part 2
- 02.00 p.m.: BIG FESTIVAL PARADE
- 03.30 p.m.: Start concerts part 3
- 04.55 p.m.: Speech of the association president Marcel Theler
- 05.00 p.m.: Award ceremony
- Afterwards musical entertainment by Walter Keller
Further information: www.tpv2018.ch
Street Food & Kids-Place
Street Food
In addition to musical entertainment, the TPV Saas-Balen also focuses on culinary delights. A large number of stands offer a wide selection of food options in the Street Food concept:
- Bella Italia
- Asia Town
- Balmerstübli
- Hännustall
- and much more: www.tpv2018.ch/street-food
Kids Place
- Face painting
- Riding for kids
- Shooting galery
- Duck fishing
- Bouncy castel
- Kids carousel