Name: 150 Years of Reyersbach Fire Brigade 2026
Start: 2026-07-18T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-19T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festplatz Reyersbach (Ortsteil Bastheim)

150 Years FF Reyersbach

About 150 Years FF Reyersbach

The Reyersbach Volunteer Fire Brigade is celebrating its 150th anniversary in the summer of 2026. A two-day anniversary festival is being organized from July 18 to 19, 2026, in the Reyersbach district of the municipality of Bastheim in the Rhön-Grabfeld district. With a ceremonial act, gala evening, formal ceremony, and culinary catering in the festival tent, the fire brigade comrades honor the history of a small, traditional local brigade in the Bavarian Rhön.

Dates 18 Jul — 19 Jul 2026

Venue Bastheim (09673)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

150 Years FF Reyersbach — edition 2026

From July 18 to 19, 2026, the Reyersbach Volunteer Fire Brigade (district of Bastheim, Rhön-Grabfeld district) is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The festival begins on Saturday from 4 PM with a gala evening and live music in the festival tent. On Sunday, a ceremonial act with a church service, formal ceremony, and a parade of neighboring brigades will follow. The festival ends late Sunday evening.

The Anniversary Festival "150 Years of FF Reyersbach" will be celebrated from Saturday, July 18, 2026, to Sunday, July 19, 2026, in the festival tent at the Reyersbach festival grounds. Festivities begin on Saturday from 4 PM, and the festival concludes around 10 PM on Sunday evening.

The organizer is the Reyersbach Volunteer Fire Brigade. A classic festival weekend is planned with a gala evening and live music on Saturday, followed by a church service, a ceremonial act with greetings from the municipal and fire brigade leadership, a formal ceremony with honors, and a parade of neighboring brigades on Sunday. In the festival tent, bratwurst, Schäufele (pork roast), regional specialties, and beer from the Bavarian Rhön will provide culinary delights.

Specific program details will be announced in the event calendar of the municipality of Bastheim (bastheim.de) and on the websites of the district's fire brigades (bastheim.feuerwehren.bayern).

Highlights 150 Years FF Reyersbach 2026

Anniversary of 150 years of the Reyersbach Volunteer Fire Brigade
Gala evening with dance music on Saturday
Church service and formal ceremony on Sunday
Parade of neighboring brigades through the village
Franconian catering in the festival tent

Programme 150 Years FF Reyersbach 2026

Saturday, July 18, 2026

4:00 PM: Festival begins at the tent in Reyersbach
Evening: Gala evening with dance music and catering

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Morning: Church service
Afternoon: Formal ceremony in the festival tent, honoring long-serving members
Late Afternoon: Parade of neighboring brigades through Reyersbach
Evening: Festival concludes in the tent

Prices 150 Years FF Reyersbach 2026

Admission to the festival grounds and tent is free. Food and drinks will be served in the tent at usual prices. Depending on the event, separate admission fees may apply for the gala evening – details from the municipality of Bastheim.

Practical information

Practical information — 150 Years FF Reyersbach

Getting There

By car via the A71 (exit Mellrichstadt) and the B 285 towards Bischofsheim, then exit to Bastheim and continue to Reyersbach. By train to Mellrichstadt and then by bus.

Admission

Admission to the festival grounds is generally free; individual events such as the gala evening may require separate tickets.

Notes

Festival begins on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 4 PM. Festival ends on Sunday, July 19, 2026, late in the evening.

Contact

Municipality of Bastheim, updates on bastheim.de and bastheim.feuerwehren.bayern.

Anniversary of a Small Brigade in the Rhön

The festival weekend "150 Years of Reyersbach Fire Brigade" marks a significant anniversary for one of the many small local brigades in the Rhön-Grabfeld district (Bavaria). The Reyersbach Volunteer Fire Brigade was founded 150 years ago in what is now a district of the municipality of Bastheim and has since not only responded to countless calls but also significantly contributed to village community life.

Reyersbach and the Rhön

Reyersbach is one of the districts of the municipality of Bastheim, which, with its few hundred inhabitants, is among the smaller municipalities in the Rhön-Grabfeld district. The district is located in northern Bavaria on the border with Hesse and Thuringia and is part of the UNESCO Rhön Biosphere Reserve. Here, the Volunteer Fire Brigade is not only an emergency organization but also a pillar of village social life: Maypole raising, carnival parades, and round anniversaries are organized shoulder-to-shoulder with other associations.

Festival Weekend with Fire Brigade Camaraderie

As is customary for many 150th-anniversary fire brigade celebrations in Bavaria, the program is likely to follow a classic structure: Gala evening on Saturday with dance music in the festival tent, ceremonial act on Sunday with greetings from political and fire brigade dignitaries, a formal ceremony with the presentation of honors, and a parade of neighboring brigades through the village. All of this is embedded in a festival tent operation with Franconian catering.

Tradition of Fire Brigade Anniversaries

Such 150th-anniversary celebrations are an important date in Bavarian fire brigade culture. Volunteer fire brigades were founded in many villages in Lower Franconia around 1875, triggered by reforms of the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior after the Franco-Prussian War. Today, FF anniversaries are more than internal fire brigade events: they become village festivals that make the cohesion of an entire community visible.

Organizers

The organizer is the Reyersbach Volunteer Fire Brigade in cooperation with the municipality of Bastheim and the neighboring brigades of the administrative union. The municipality of Bastheim will publish precise program details and participation information in its event calendar.