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Travel information:

By public transport:

- By train - Olten railway station (distance to the festival site approx. 600m)

By car:

- Venue:

The history of the Puchheim folk festival:

1960

The forerunner of the Puchheim folk festival, which is still held today, was the municipality's millennium celebration in 1960. The hearty celebration was so popular with the people of Puchheim and the