17-20 July 2025 – Festival to dance together – Röthenbach im Emmental
A festival to dance together
At our festival you can get to know and experience various folk and standard dances in workshops during the day and continue dancing in the evening with live music and practice them in a different atmosphere.
The festival day …
… begins at 9 am with a workshop to smoothly wake up your body (e.g. yoga). Then the dance workshops follow. After the lunch break further dance workshops take place, and at the end you can relax again (e.g. stretching).
The workshops take place simultaneously in three big tents, which are open to all sides. This means: you always have the choice between 3 different dances and can decide and also change spontaneously in between.
The evening program starts at 8:30 pm with a short show, where professionals manifest their skills and where other surprises are presented. Then starts the first ball or concert, closely followed by the second and third – on Friday and Saturday the dancing and celebrating usually continues until after 3 am.
You can participate in the balls and concerts whenever you want or just watch if you feel like it. The dance steps, which were learned during the day or the day before, certainly fit to the music. If you’re still unsure, simply copy from your neighbour and let yourself be guided and carried away.
Moving Encounters
The festival is a place where many different people come together. It is a place to discover, learn, exchange skills and simply have a lot of fun together with dance and music!
„Vertanzt“ is …
- for everybody: young & old, experienced dancers or those with two left feet
- in big tents on a meadow in a beautiful landscape
- in a summery open-air atmosphere
- with a varied programme
- without the need to bring a dancing partner
- at affordable prices
We are an international festival and communicate as much as we can multilingually – or with hands and feet, meaning dancing. Our festival cultivates its local roots. We look for regional suppliers whenever possible and attach importance to good networking and cooperation with the host community. Our organisation is based on voluntary work and equality of all participants. Out of this philosophy, the musicians and dance teachers – called artists by us – do not receive a direct monetary remuneration, but unforgettable days together in the Emmental. A large number of volunteers make the festival possible. Interested in volunteering with our festival organisation?
Tickets
Vertanzt offers day tickets, which allow you to participate in every workshop and concert, from early till late. There is no need to register for the workshops.
There are also single evening tickets for only the concerts and balls available. Please buy them directly at the festival and only for the same evening (admission from 7:30 pm). So you can join the evening events the day of your arrival and locals can come over after their working day. The day ticket always includes the evening.
At first we only sell 3-day and 4-day tickets. Tickets for shorter stays will be available at a later date. This allows us to regulate the number of visitors and observe a certain limit.
Starting this year, children between 7 and 12 also need a ticket. Children up to 6 years still participate for free.
You want to be sure to take part at the festival? Then book a 4-day-pass or register as a volunteer. Persons who volunteer for one or two days can already purchase tickets for the other festival days when they do not volunteer. For more information please contact our volunteer manager Raffael.
- You can buy tickets for 1, 2, 3 or all 4 days. You can buy them without a specified date, so you can use them whenever you want.
- Multi-day tickets are only valid on consecutive days.
- Additional tickets that you buy later can not be taken into account for a multi-day ticket, meaning they cost the full price for 1, 2 or 3 days.
- The presale tickets will be converted into a bracelet at the festival ticket office. Your bracelet will be the real entry ticket.
- Tickets can not be exchanged. Unused presale tickets can be transferred to another person.
- There are reduced prices for children (7-12), teenagers (13-18), students with student ID card (up to 30), residents of Röthenbach i. E., holders of Kulturlegi and association members: choose the applicable ticket category and show your proof of eligibility at the ticket office.
- Children up to the age of 6 do not need a ticket. However they still have to register at the ticket office, so that we can check the age and issue a bracelet.
PRICES 2025
| Prices from June 1st | Early booker until May 31st | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| regular | reduced* | children (7-12) | regular | reduced* | children (7-12) | |
| 1 day | CHF 70 | CHF 60 | CHF 10 | not available | not available | not available |
| 2 days | CHF 135 | CHF 120 | CHF 20 | not available | not available | not available |
| 3 days | CHF 195 | CHF 175 | CHF 30 | CHF 180 | CHF 160 | CHF 25 |
| 4 days | CHF 250 | CHF 225 | CHF 35 | CHF 230 | CHF 205 | CHF 30 |
* = teenagers (13-18 years), students (up to 30 years), holders of KulturLegi, residents of Röthenbach i. E., club members, children between 7 and 12 years need a children’s ticket, children up to the age of 6 participate for free
Evening ticket: 40 CHF regular / 35 CHF reduced / 7 CHF for residents of Röthenbach
Ticket sales start on April 19th, right here on the Tickets page.
How to get to Röthenbach im Emmental
We want to encourage as many visitors as possible to use public transport to get there. From Bern you can easily get to Röthenbach i.E. by public transport every half hour within one hour:
- S2 from Bern to Signau
- Continue by bus to Röthenbach Dorf (terminus)
- The festival office is right on the corner in the middle of the village
- Only a few steps to the campsite
ATTENTION: Parking for caravans and cars are limited. We recommend the use of public transportation.
If you want to come with your own two or four wheels, you can get to Röthenbach from every direction:
- From north via Burgdorf, Signau
- From south via Thun
- From west and motorway A6: exit Kiesen (no. 15), then continue via Oberdiessbach, Linden
- From east via Lucerne through Entlebuch
- Parking fee at the festival is CHF 7 per day and car
The fee for a caravan is CHF 16 per day. The number of caravan pitches is limited, please book in advance. - The signposted parking spaces are to be used (available from Wednesday 12 pm (noon) until Monday 12 pm (noon))
- The campsite is closed for cars. It is only possible to unload material directly next to it.
Accommodation
The Vertanzt camp site is situated in a very cosy location next to a stream, it is exclusively for festival visitors and 100% free!
- Open from Wednesday 12 pm (noon) to Monday 12 pm (noon)
- WCs and showers available
- 2 minutes walk to the town centre
- 20 minutes walk to the festival area
- You may use simple gas heaters for your food; but making a campfire is not allowed
- Out of consideration for other guests, no dogs are allowed on the premises
- No cars allowed on the camp site
- Note: Röthenbach is at an altitude of 800m > At the campsite it can be chilly at night and a good sleeping bag is highly recommended
- No registration necessary
For families:
- Dedicated camping area right next to the festival grounds, reserved for families
- Opening hours: Wednesday 12h thru Monday 12h
- Price: CHF 16.- per tent and night (bring your own tent)
- There are toilets and a water station on the festival grounds. The showers are located in the village center
- You may use simple gas heaters for your food; but making a campfire is not allowed
- Out of consideration for other guests, no dogs are allowed on the premises
- Note: Röthenbach is at an altitude of 800m > At the campsite it can be chilly at night and a good sleeping bag is highly recommended
- Please reserve your spot via email to info@vertanzt.ch
For those who are afraid of rain or don’t like to sleep on the ground, there is a dormitory in the school building. You are closer to the showers and faster at breakfast!
- Many beds in the dormitory, divided into several rooms – one of them only for women
- Bring your own sleeping bag, mattresses are available
- 18 CHF per night
- Open from Wednesday 6 pm to Monday 11 am
- Note: numerous people sleep in the same room > take earplugs with you
- Reservation is recommended via info@vertanzt.ch
Since no cars are allowed on the camp site, there is a caravan parking available for caravans and campers:
- 5 minutes walk to the centre of the village or next to the festival site
- No electricity/no water available
- Open from Wednesday 12 pm (noon) to Monday 12 pm (noon)
- Parking for CHF 16 per day
- Reservation required via info@vertanzt.ch
There are only few holiday homes, hotels and guesthouses in Röthenbach and surroundings, which can be booked directly at the providers. Experience shows that the closest rooms are quickly booked out!
A few guest rooms are provided by private persons in the village.
Food
For a delicious start into the day, there is a breakfast buffet in the village centre in the morning (CHF 10). Open from Thursday morning to Monday morning.
For lunch and dinner our canteen team cooks fresh and imaginative meals – now directly on the festival site.
- Full menu, incl. salad and fruits
- Lunch / dinner from 17 CHF
- Vegetarian and meat menu, usually also with a vegan option
- The kitchen team caters for special requests such as gluten-free food as far as possible
- Children’s portions
Various food stalls directly at the festival area and our cosy festival bar ensure that hungry stomachs are fed all day long and even at late hours and that thirsty throats do not dry out…
- Snacks, e.g. Chäs-Plättli, Pizza, Crêpes
- Kafi & Gipfeli before the first workshop
- Ice Cream & Sweets
- Drinks
Self-catering is easy as well:
- Drinking water on the festival grounds is always free of charge.
- In Röthenbach „downtown“ you can find small shops with everything you need to survive (but probably not the special gluten-free muesli bars).
- A lounge tent with tables and benches offers a closed dining and sitting area for all.
Looking for more variety?
- Restaurants directly in the village: Moospintli
- Excursions to restaurants in the surroundings (We recommend „Schallenberg“ or „Piste- und Wanderstübli Skilift Chuderhüsi“ for the view!)