150th Founding Festival of the Marxheim Volunteer Fire Brigade
Three-day anniversary festival on the Danube
2026
About 150 Years FF Marxheim
150 Years FF Marxheim — edition 2026
The 2026 founding festival is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the brigade's founding in 1876. For three days, the festival tent at the Marxheim festival grounds offers a broad program: On Friday evening (May 1st), the Original D'Lechtaler Musikanten will open the festival days with traditional brass music. Saturday will feature a program for children and seniors in the afternoon, and from 7 PM, a party night with Jolly Sound. Sunday is dedicated to the grand parade starting at 2 PM, followed by the Frühschoppen with the Musikverein Fremdingen. The highlight at 6 PM will be the festival address by Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, before the Sykpirinha Band provides the closing entertainment.
Highlights 150 Years FF Marxheim 2026
- 150th anniversary of the Marxheim Brigade
- Grand parade on Sunday with partner brigades
- Festival address by Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann
- Original D'Lechtaler Musikanten, Jolly Sound, Musikverein Fremdingen
- One of the 16 fire brigade festivals in Donau-Ries 2026
Programme 150 Years FF Marxheim 2026
Friday, May 1st, 2026 (Evening of Entertainment)
- 7:00 PM: Festival opening in the tent
- Original D'Lechtaler Musikanten
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
- Afternoon: Program for children and seniors
- 7:00 PM: Evening of entertainment with Jolly Sound
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026 (Festival Day)
- 10:00 AM: Field service
- 2:00 PM: Grand parade through Marxheim
- Following: Frühschoppen with Musikverein Fremdingen
- 6:00 PM: Festival address by Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann
- Closing celebration with Sykpirinha Band
Prices 150 Years FF Marxheim 2026
Free admission to the festival grounds. Catering in the festival tent at usual festival prices: Maß of beer €9–10, Schweinsbraten approx. €14, Hendl €13, Steckerlfisch €14. Festival badges and brochures are available for a donation in support of the association.
Practical information — 150 Years FF Marxheim
Getting There
Marxheim is located in Donau-Ries on the B16 and is accessible via Donauwörth (B16/A8). Donauwörth train station, followed by bus or car to Marxheim. During the festival, signs will be posted from the town entrance to the festival grounds.
Admission
Free admission to the festival grounds. Food, drinks, and catering available in the festival tent on-site. A Maß of beer costs approximately €9–10, Schweinsbraten with dumplings around €13–15.
Tip
The parade on Sunday at 2 PM is the highlight of the three days – arrive early to secure a good spot along the parade route. Afterwards, the festival address by the Interior Minister in the festival tent offers political recognition of volunteer work in the Bavarian fire brigade landscape.
150 Years of the Marxheim Brigade
The Marxheim Volunteer Fire Brigade was founded in 1876, making it one of the oldest brigades in the Donau-Ries district (Bavarian Swabia). For its 150th anniversary, it invites you to a three-day founding festival from May 1st to 3rd, 2026, bringing together the entire Danube community of Marxheim and neighboring towns. The festival is one of 16 fire brigade anniversaries being celebrated in the Donau-Ries district in 2026 – a testament to the strong roots of tradition surrounding fire brigades and village communities in northern Bavarian Swabia.
Three-Day Festival Program
The festival weekend begins on Friday, May 1st, 2026, with the classic evening of entertainment in the festival tent. The Original D'Lechtaler Musikanten – a well-known brass band in the Donau-Ries region – will open the festival days with traditional music, accompanied by festival catering with local specialties. Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, will feature a program for children and seniors in the afternoon, followed by a big party night starting at 7 PM with the party band Jolly Sound. The highlight is Sunday, May 3rd, 2026:
- 2:00 PM: Grand parade through Marxheim with traditional costume groups, fire brigades from neighboring municipalities, music bands, and decorated vehicles
- Followed by a Frühschoppen (morning pint) with the Musikverein Fremdingen
- 6:00 PM: Festival address by Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann
- Closing celebration with the Sykpirinha Band (announced in some sources as »Meddl'r Musi«)
Tradition of the Fire Brigade Festival
Fire brigade anniversaries in Bavaria are far more than just club celebrations: they are meeting points for entire village communities, occasions for official honors, promotions, and awards for deserving firefighters, as well as a demonstration of the local commitment to volunteerism. Partner brigades from neighboring municipalities march in the parade, friendly associations send delegations, and hundreds – often several thousand – visitors from the entire region come together over the festival weekend.
Marxheim on the Danube
The municipality of Marxheim is located directly on the Danube, in the north of the Donau-Ries district. The mouth of the Lech River into the Danube is just a few kilometers away. This geographical location – at the intersection of Swabia and Old Bavaria – also shapes the festival program, where Swabian and Bavarian musical traditions meet.
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