During the winter season 2022/23, the international Elephant Parade® will be visiting Flims Laax Falera. A total of 60 artistically painted elephant statues can be found in over 10 herds on the mountain and in the valley. Each statue, life-size baby elephants, are hand-painted and unique. The Elephant Parade was created in cooperation with Claudia Knie's agency "Events in Motion".
Since the Elephant Parade® began in 2006, the art elephants have travelled from exhibition venue to exhibition venue. Most of the time, these parades stopped in famous cities. But there is something very special about the Elephant Parade® - LAAX Edition. For the first time, the elephants are in a ski resort and therefore also for the first time in the snow!
On the mountain, the artificial elephants can be viewed directly from the edge of the piste during the ski day. In the valley, they stand next to winter hiking trails, valley stations or sights.
Of the total of 60 elephants, 37 are distributed in six herds on the mountain. In addition to elephants that have already taken part in other parades, there are also new elephants. Ride from herd to herd and enjoy a great day on the slopes.
All herd locations are marked with an elephant symbol on the winter map.
Elephant Parade® is a social enterprise and runs the world’s largest art exhibition of decorated elephant statues. Created by artists and celebrities, each Elephant statue is a unique art piece. The life-size, baby elephant statues are exhibited in international cities and raise awareness for the need of elephant conservation.
Would you like to have a mini elephant in your home? At the Original in Laax as well as at the Guest information Flims and Laax you can buy elephants from the herd and an art box with an elephant to paint yourself.
The elephants are available in the following size:
The colourful painting of the artificial elephants hardly hints at the sad background story: While on holiday in Thailand, Marc Spits, founder of Elephant Parade, met a female baby elephant named Mosha who had lost part of her leg due to a landmine accident.
Spits then founded Elephant Parade, which aims to raise awareness about the need to protect Asian elephants.
Take part in our painting competition and win a painting box with a white miniature elephant to paint yourself.
