Welcome to the Swiss-American Friendship Society of Denver
The SAFS is a non-profit organization dedicated to foster and advance friendship and goodwill between the people of the state of Colorado and Switzerland through social and cultural programs. We strive to serve all persons having a natural interest in the two nations.
Scroll down or visit our calendar page for event information including our monthly Stammtisch gatherings and to our membership join page for information on joining our club. Existing members, navigate over to our manage account page to update your membership for 2026. Consular questions and other resources are found on our Useful-Links page and visit our President’s Corner for a message from our new SAFS President Will Currat.
Follow and interact with us on social media! Instagram and Facebook.
Thank you for your support as SAFS Members. Bis bald, à bientôt! 🇨🇭
Welcome to Fall
Thank you everyone for a great summer! We hosted a ton of great events including our 2nd year of camping and our favorite annual tradition- The First of August Celebration. We have a couple of new events this fall including golf, a movie night and pumpkin carving. We hope to see you there!
This year we have really been trying to focus on our members. New members and old members who have been with us for years! If you do not already know, the Swiss American Friendship Society is a registered Non-profit organization, this means that we don’t make a profit off of you or the money you pay towards event registrations, the only thing we want to do is bring us all together over our shared love of Switzerland!
Since we are a non-profit, the registration fee that you pay each year is important to us. We use this money to give experiences back to you. This year we have already held a member’s brunch (sponsored by Telluride Stone) and given free trucker hats to members that joined us at the Aurora Fest Parade of Nations. We are also covering the cost of camping and will be hosting a free Christmas party for Member children. We respect that not everyone may want to pay the membership fee, especially if you only come to one event per year, but we hope that you will consider becoming a member and supporting our club!
I'd love to hear from you, as we are always looking for ways to improve the club and make your membership dollars spread further. If you have any feedback or suggestions for new events please don't hesitate to contact me by phone at 720-988-9893 or email at info@safs.us .
Á la prochaine.
William Currat, SAFS President
Merchandise for Sale
In case you missed them at our First of August Celebration, we have special edition SAFS hats for sale! These are red and white trucker style hats. On the front there is a leather patch with a laser engraved SAFS logo.
Hats are $20 each.
If you are interested please send us an email to info@safs.us and we can process your order. We can bring the hat to a future event or you can pick-up in the Lakewood area. For an additional fee we are also able to ship.
We also still have this year’s Swiss pin available for purchase. The pin this year has a unique feature, you can un-velcro it, remove the pin and replace it with a key ring to make it a keychain! Please email us if you are interested in purchasing a pin. We can ship for an additional fee.
Pins are $5 each.
Upcoming Events
Pumpkin Carving and
Halloween Cookies
Sunday October 25th, 2026
10am - 2pm
Arvada Elks Club
5700 Yukon St, Arvada, CO 80002
Join us for a new family event! Pumpkin carving and Halloween cookies.
Please bring your own pumpkin. We will have carving tools and carvers available to help scoop pumpkins.
Cost
Member Children: Free
Non-Member Children: $5
Please RSVP on our website!
Registration will open on Friday Oct 2nd.
Register Here
Registration opens on Monday October 12th
Registration closes on Sunday November 1st
On Oct 12th you can Register Here!
SAFS Annual Jass Tournament
Sunday November 8th
9:30am - 4:00pm
The Knolls Clubhouse
3400 East Geddes Drive
Centennial, CO 80122
Join us for six rounds of Schieber style Jass with two trophies: 1 for overall highest score and 2 for single round highest score. Each players lowest round is dropped at the end.
Cost
Members- $25
Non Members- $40
Prices include non-alcoholic drinks, lunch and after three rounds and a dessert following the tournament. Please bring your own wine or beer.
Event registration link below. The member price is available after you log into your account. You can register online and pay at the event by checking the box for “Pay at the Event” option and then please bring cash or check to the event. If you are not able to register online you can mail a check to the address below. If you do this please send us an email at info@safs.us to with the names of those you are registering.
Total number of players will be capped at 36.
Mail Checks to:
Daniel Rupp
466 Muirfield Circle
Louisville, CO 80027
Swiss Film Club
Rescheduled to November
Die Schweizermacher (The Swissmakers)
Join us for a unique experience. We will be viewing an authentic Swiss movie. This is a famous 1978 Swiss satirical comedy film. The rating for this film is 12 years and older.
More information coming soon including times and location.
SAFS First Wednesday
Stammtisch South
Wednesday October 7, 2026
Flyte Co Tower
3120 Uinta St, Denver, CO 80238
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Join us for a Tour of the Tower and Stammtisch!
Join us an SAFS favorite!
At 6pm we have arranged tour of the Air Control Tower for the old Stapleton Airport. This is a fun and unique tour by an expert guide with tons of pictures and local history, truly a must do!
The Tour is an additional $13 per person, please arrive early to pay the tour fee and sign a waiver. No kids are allowed on the Tower tour and you must be able to walk up approximately 10 flights of stairs, there is no elevator!
The Stammtisch fun will begin immediately following the tour around 7pm!
Random Fifth Wednesday Stammtisch
Wednesday September 30, 2026
Waldschänke Ciders & Coffee
5:30 - 8:30pm
Simply show up to any of our Stammtisch events and look for our tables with Swiss flags. Optionally, for more updated information, visit our website's calendar page 🇨🇭 our Facebook 🇨🇭 or email us so we can get an estimated head count. 🍻
Important Information for Swiss Citizens Living Abroad
On Tuesday Sept 16, 2025, the Swiss Consulate aired two Webinars with important information regarding taxes and finance questions for Swiss citizens living abroad: dual taxation, pensions, wealth management, inheritance etc. If you were not able to join the live Webinars the recordings from the presentations can be found here.
See the Swiss Community Website for more information.
Social Media Connections
Follow our Calendar Page for a list of upcoming events and registration information.
Follow our Swiss-American Friendship Society Instagram Feed (last four posts above),
Like and Follow us on Facebook and join our FB group to interact with other local Swiss.
SAFS Membership
Welcome to the Swiss-American Friendship Society!
We welcome all new and renewing Members to update their membership through our website's
New Online Membership Portal
including a new direct, donation based registration payment link.
Thank you and Bis Bald! 🇨🇭
William Currat
SAFS President