Gurtenfestival
Festival · Köniz (Gurten), Bern · since 1977
Every summer, the Gurten near Bern becomes a festival site. The programme mixes rock, pop, hip-hop and indie and has been running since 1977. Emerging acts play on the Waldbühne, selected through a contest.
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Applications open on 6 January 2027
There is no public route for the main stages. For the Waldbühne, you apply with your mx3 profile.
Waldbühne (new talent) · Contest · 2027 edition
Opens on 6 January 2027, deadline 24 January 2027 · Registration from 6.1.2027 via mx3, public voting until 24.1., live final on 13.2.2027 at the Mühle Hunziken.
A public vote and a jury choose six acts for the live final. The winner plays at the festival on the Waldbühne.
Source: gurtenfestival.ch, checked on 7 November 2026As of 7 November 2026 See all festival deadlines
At a glance
- Place
- Köniz (Gurten), Bern
- Type
- Festival
- Size
- large
- Founded
- 1977
- Genres
- Hip-hop, Indie, Pop, Rock