Name: 150 Years Volunteer Fire Brigade Buchdorf 2026
Start: 2026-06-26T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-28T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festgelände Buchdorf

150 Years FFW Buchdorf

About 150 Years FFW Buchdorf

Buchdorf, a small market town about 10 kilometers north of Donauwörth, celebrates the 150th anniversary of its Volunteer Fire Brigade from June 26th to 28th, 2026. Three days of festivities on the Buchdorf festival grounds with a ceremonial act, a formal reception, a church service, and a grand parade, for which the patron fire brigade Bergstetten and brigades from the entire Donau-Ries district are expected. In 2025, the traditional request for patronage already took place in Bergstetten — preparations have been underway for over a year.

Dates 26 Jun — 28 Jun 2026

Venue Buchdorf (09779)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

150 Years FFW Buchdorf — edition 2026

The founding festival, officially listed in the festival calendar of the Donau-Ries District Fire Brigade Association, runs from Friday, June 26th, to Sunday, June 28th, 2026, on the festival grounds in Buchdorf. Three days of program with the opening ceremony on Friday evening, a formal reception on Saturday, and a grand parade with the patron fire brigade Bergstetten on Sunday. In 2025, the traditional request for patronage already took place — preparations are underway with great effort.

The 150th anniversary of the FFW Buchdorf is one of the central fire brigade festivals in the Donau-Ries district in 2026. The parade on Sunday will be accompanied by music bands from the region and is expected to lead several hundred festival guests in uniform and traditional costume through the town.

As with comparable brigade anniversaries, the festival grounds will feature a large marquee, catering stands, a small stage, and an area for club displays. The patron fire brigade Bergstetten (city of Kaisheim) officially accepted the patronage on July 19th, 2025.

Highlights 150 Years FFW Buchdorf 2026

Formal reception on Saturday evening with honors
Church service of the parish of St. Ulrich (in its 300th anniversary year)
Grand Sunday parade with patron fire brigade Bergstetten
Festival evenings with live music and dancing

Programme 150 Years FFW Buchdorf 2026

Friday, June 26, 2026

Evening — Festival opening with beer tapping, first festival evening with live music in the marquee

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Afternoon/Evening — Formal reception with greetings from the town of Buchdorf, the Donau-Ries District Fire Inspection, and the patron fire brigade Bergstetten
Honoring of long-serving active members and members
Festival evening with dancing and music

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Morning — Church service of the parish of St. Ulrich (also the start of its own 300th parish anniversary in the 2026 festival year)
Noon — Grand parade through Buchdorf with the patron fire brigade Bergstetten and brigades from the Donau-Ries district
Afternoon–Evening — Festival closing in the marquee with music and catering

Detailed times, music band lineups, and assembly plans will be communicated in the weeks before the festival on the FFW Buchdorf website and via the Donau-Ries District Fire Brigade Association.

Prices 150 Years FFW Buchdorf 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks will be sold on-site. Festival badges will be offered by the festival committee.

Practical information

Practical information — 150 Years FFW Buchdorf

Getting There

Buchdorf is located on the B 25 between Donauwörth and Treuchtlingen, near the A 7 (Monheim exit) and the A 8 (Augsburg-West exit). By train to Donauwörth (10 km) and then by bus or taxi.

Admission

Free admission. Food, drinks, and festival badges will be sold on-site by the festival committee.

Parade

The Sunday parade is expected to start around noon through the town center. Exact assembly times will be published on the FFW Buchdorf website.

Accommodation

Hotels and guesthouses in Donauwörth, Wemding, and Treuchtlingen (10-25 km).

Tip

Combine your visit with a tour to Harburg Castle (10 km) or the Nördlinger Ries — Europe's largest intact meteorite crater.

Buchdorf on the Augsburg–Donauwörth Railway Line

Buchdorf is a municipality in the Donau-Ries district, located at the transition between the Swabian Jura and the Swabian Danube Valley. With around 1,600 inhabitants, it is manageable, and with three highly engaged districts (Baierfeld, Eggelstetten, and the main town Buchdorf), it is vibrant — club life is intense, and the Volunteer Fire Brigade Buchdorf e.V. is one of the oldest and most stable clubs. The brigade was founded in 1876, a time when hundreds of volunteer fire brigades emerged throughout Bavaria, often after devastating village fires against which the old water-sprayer guilds were powerless.

Request for Patronage in Bergstetten — The Traditional Kick-off

Bavarian brigade anniversaries don't start on the festival weekend itself, but months beforehand: with the request for patronage (Patenbitten). The celebrating brigade solemnly marches to a neighboring town to ask another brigade to take over the honorary patronage for the parade. On July 19th, 2025, this request for patronage took place in Bergstetten (part of Kaisheim) — with a music band, festival ladies, and a humorous negotiation phase where the Buchdorf members playfully presented their request to the Bergstetten comrades. Mayor Walter Grob (Buchdorf) and Mayor Martin Scharr (Kaisheim) were present, as were representatives of the Donau-Ries district fire inspection. The FFW Bergstetten accepted the patronage — the formal start for the festival year 2026.

Three Days of Program at the End of June

The actual festival weekend runs from Friday, June 26th, to Sunday, June 28th, 2026, on the festival grounds in Buchdorf. The schedule follows the classic pattern of Bavarian 150th brigade anniversaries: opening ceremony with beer tapping on Friday evening, formal reception with honors on Saturday evening, church service and grand parade on Sunday morning, and closing festivities on Sunday afternoon. Several dozen brigades from the entire Donau-Ries district and beyond are expected.

2026 — Festival Year in Donau-Ries

Buchdorf is not alone: in the Donau-Ries district, several brigades are celebrating their 150th anniversary in 2026, including Bollstadt (Harburg, May 1st-3rd), Aufhausen (Forheim), Enkingen (Nördlingen, July 2nd-5th), Hohenreichen, and Baldingen. The District Fire Brigade Association Donau-Ries maintains a festival calendar on its website (kfv-donau-ries.de) — a remarkable concentration, due to the wave of founding in the 1870s.

Buchdorf's Double Anniversary: 150 Years FFW & 300 Years Parish

In addition, Buchdorf is celebrating a second anniversary in 2026: the parish of St. Ulrich is celebrating its 300th anniversary. Both anniversaries will be celebrated jointly in the town — a double festival year intended to strengthen Buchdorf's identity and connect generations.