26.04.2024 - 28.04.2024 Grosse Berner Renntage – Bern’s Big Soapbox Race

The legendary soapbox race in Bern's Old City is three days of home-built gravity racers flying down the “Klösterlistutz” hill. The vehicles, construed by kids and teens, are proudly presented and sent speeding toward the finish line in a spectacular race.

In April, afternoons and weekends are filled with building, tinkering, perfecting, polishing with the aim to build the fastest – and most creative – soapbox car for the big race at the end of the month. The drivers’ skills are first put to the test on Friday, when the categories precision driving, pit stop, coasting, and brake test are on the programme. On Saturday, it’s time for the test runs, where the teams get to know the racetrack and experience the first adrenaline rushes. Sunday is the big day!

There are different racing categories and three runs in which the drivers and their soapboxes compete for the win.

  • Fact

    By the way: The traditional Bernese soapbox race is a fun, family-friendly event that is also officially listed as a living Swiss tradition alongside swimming in the Aare river and Yodelling.

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