What is Saengerfest?

Saengerfest 2018 is an international Swiss singing and yodeling festival hosted by The Toledo Swiss Singers in Toledo in June 2018.

The Singers are part of North American Swiss Singing Alliance (NASSA), made up of 14 choirs from Canada and the U.S. Hundreds of singers from around North America will descend upon the Glass City for the long summer weekend.

The groups will compete at a Prize Singing Competition, along with performing a Grand Concert together on the evening of June 30 on the historic stage of the renovated Valentine Theatre in Downtown Toledo. (Both of these are open to the public so we hope you'll join us for these must-hear events.)

Saengerfest 2018 marks the culmination of three years of preparations for The Toledo Swiss Singers. Groups compete internationally every three years.

The most recent competition and festival was held in June 2015 in New Glarus, Wis. The Toledo Swiss brought home gold and silver prizes from the Prize Song Competition singing.

And now, Toledo is in the spotlight and we hope you will join us for the weekend, especially at the Grand Concert on June 30!

The Chicago Tribune recently said Toledo was "worth a visit." Read the full article.  

Watch the singers perform "Edelweiss" at the Saengerfest 2015 Grand concert in New Glarus, Wisconsin:


Video courtesy Swiss Center of North America's YouTube channel.