About the event
Bern's onion market falls on Monday 23 November 2026 - always the fourth Monday in November. The official hours are 06:00 to 18:00, but the first sales start at about 04:00, and that early hour is the point: the stalls fill the lanes of the upper old town, Waisenhausplatz and Bundesplatz with onion plaits, wreaths and figures before the city is properly awake. Entry is free.
The market opens officially at 06:00 on Monday 23 November 2026, and the first sales happen around 04:00. That is the point of it: the stalls are set up and trading in the dark, across the upper old town, Waisenhausplatz and Bundesplatz, and the crowd that matters is there before the city wakes. Entry is free.
The date is fixed by rule, not by announcement: the fourth Monday in November, which is 23 November in 2026. Traders fill the lanes of the upper old town and the two squares with onion plaits, wreaths and figures. Officially the market runs 06:00 to 18:00; in practice it starts around 04:00 and thins out through the afternoon.
Key figures
Stay in Bern
Check-in 22 Nov, check-out 24 Nov 2026 — 2 nights around 23 November 2026. Change the dates to stay longer.
AREA
Find stays in BernGetting there
- AirportZürich Airport (ZRH), about 101 km
- Time zoneEurope/Zurich
Coming years
2027
Derived from the fourth-Monday-in-November rule that BLS states; Bern Welcome had not confirmed the 2027 date as of 2026-10-19.