100 Years Fire Brigade Schwallungen — Anniversary Festival
Anniversary Festival for the 100th Anniversary of the Volunteer Fire Brigade in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen District
About 100 Years FFW Schwallungen
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A Century of Volunteer Fire Protection
The Volunteer Fire Brigade Schwallungen was founded in 1926 and will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2026. The municipality of Schwallungen is located in the Werra Valley, in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, between Meiningen and Bad Salzungen. An anniversary of this magnitude is cause for a ten-day festival program in rural Thuringia — the entire community pitches in.
Program Highlights
The anniversary festival runs from June 5th to 14th, 2026, and combines various formats:
- Ceremonial Act with acknowledgments, thanks to volunteers, and representatives from politics and the fire brigade association
- Firefighting Demonstrations and competitions among fire brigades from the district
- Family Days with hands-on activities for children, bouncy castle, fire engine experience
- Festival Tent with catering, live music, dance evenings
- Grand Parade through the town with historic fire engines, friendly brigades, and local clubs
Schwallungen Celebrates Together
As with any major anniversary in a rural community, clubs, schools, kindergartens, and neighboring brigades take on parts of the program. The entire festival weekend thrives on joint setup, catering by local restaurateurs, and the efforts of hundreds of volunteers.
100 Years FFW Schwallungen — edition 2026
Ten Days of Anniversary Program
The 2026 festival program is spread over two weekends and the intervening week. The focus days are the two weekends with family programs, concerts, and the grand parade on the final Sunday.
Expected Schedule
- Fri, June 5 – Sun, June 7 — Opening weekend with ceremonial act, festival tent opening, live music, family program
- Mon, June 8 – Fri, June 12 — Week program: lectures on fire brigade history, school projects, technical demonstrations, concert evenings
- Sat, June 13 — Competitions of fire brigades from the district, dance evening in the festival tent
- Sun, June 14 — Grand parade through the town with historic fire engines, friendly brigades, and clubs; followed by a closing in the festival tent
Detailed program from spring 2026 on schwallungen.de.
Programme 100 Years FFW Schwallungen 2026
Program Items (Highlights)
- Ceremonial act with honors and speeches
- Dance evenings and live music in the festival tent
- Family day with bouncy castle, fire engine, hands-on activities for children
- Firefighting competitions and demonstrations
- Grand parade on the final Sunday with historic fire engines
Highlights 100 Years FFW Schwallungen 2026
- 100 Years Volunteer Fire Brigade Schwallungen
- Ten festival days with festival tent and live music
- Parade with historic vehicles on the final Sunday
- Competitions of brigades from the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
Prices 100 Years FFW Schwallungen 2026
Free admission. Food, drinks, and special programs with individual prices.
Practical information — 100 Years FFW Schwallungen
Getting There
Schwallungen is located on the B19 federal highway in the Werra Valley, easily accessible from Meiningen, Bad Salzungen, or Schmalkalden. By car via A71 (exit Meiningen-Süd), then B19. By train: Regional train Werra-Bahn with a stop in Wernshausen, from there a short distance.
Admission
Free admission. Food, drinks, and individual program items with separate prices.
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Where it takes place 100 Years FFW Schwallungen
Festplatz und Ortsmitte Schwallungen
Festplatz, 98590 Schwallungen, 98590 Schwallungen