A (musical) folk culture festival at a unique location! This year with Cuba as the guest country!

An incomparable and memorable experience in the heart of Switzerland.

The OBWALD: A (musical) folk culture festival at a unique location that brings a piece of the big, wide world to Obwalden, sets contrasts and builds bridges, confronts and connects at the same time. A cultural experience that creates unforgettable moments and leaves lasting memories. The OBWALD creates a space in which music comes together that would otherwise not come together.

The Obwald is based on the idea of creating a place where music comes together that would otherwise not. Every year, various folk musicians from a guest country are invited to perform at the Obwald. At the same time, folk music groups from Switzerland also perform on the OBWALD stage. This gives the audience a unique insight into the musical diversity of folk music from the host country and Switzerland.

Rumba and Son are coming to OBWALD in 2025: We welcome Cuba! The OBWALD stage will thus become the setting for the stories of Cuban sounds. Stories of challenges, of courage and of the unshakeable ability to maintain a zest for life despite difficult circumstances. While in Cuba these sounds are played on the streets of Havana or on an improvised stage in Matanzas, this summer they will unfold their full magic in the most beautiful forest clearing in Switzerland at OBWALD. We are particularly looking forward to the unforgettable encounters between Cuban and Swiss folk musicians, who together will create a musical interplay that will be remembered for its uniqueness.

Program:
Wed: Dryygänger-Aabä, concert starts at 20:00
Thu - Sat: Walden-Bar open from: 17:00, concert start: 20:00
Sun: Walden-Bar open from: 11:30 am, concert start: 11:30 pm


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