Swiss Bakery to Celebrate Swiss National Day at Saturday Event

The Swiss Bakery and Pastry Shop, which has operated in Burke for more than 10 years, will provide food and desserts for a Swiss National Day celebration in Washington, DC Saturday.

The celebration will take place at the Embassy of Switzerland, located at 2900 Cathedral Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20008. Saturday's event, which is hosted by the Swiss Club of DC, is open to the public. The event will celebrate Swiss National Day and the Swiss Club of DC's 90th anniversary, according to their website.

The Swiss Bakery has two locations, one in Burke located at 9536 Old Keene Mill Rd., in the Burke Town Plaza and another in Springfield, located at 5224 Port Royal Rd., in the Ravensworth Shopping Center.

Although the DC celebration is on Saturday, the Swiss Bakery celebrated Swiss National Day Thursday at its Springfield location.

Every Aug. 1, the bakery serves up what’s called Swiss National Day Bread or First of August Bread, and sells it in stores and online.

“It is a zopf bread, but rather than baking it in the usual braid, it is a round loaf with a Swiss cross cut into the top and a small paper Swiss flag,” said Mary Pat with the bakery. 

The bread is one of the many desserts the bakery will prepare for Saturday’s event.

There will be plenty of Swiss food on hand at the event, as well as raffles, a moonbounce, traditional Swiss games and more.

See a full list of activities here.

Entry into the event is $25 for adults and $15 for children. The entry fee pays for the entertainment, Swiss food, non-alcoholic beverages and a Swiss lampion for children ages 2 to 12-years-old.

The gates will open at 4 p.m. and close at 6 p.m. The event itself will end after 8 p.m.

To learn more about the Swiss Bakery, visit www.theswissbakery.com.