Altmühlsee Festival

A festival that spans the entire lake

The Altmühlsee in the Franconian Lake District (Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district) is already a magnet for water sports enthusiasts, cyclists, and day-trippers in the summer. On the day of the Altmühlsee Festival, it becomes the largest contiguous festival stage in Middle Franconia: live bands from the rock and rockabilly genres play simultaneously on five lake centers.

The five venues

• Seezentrum Schlungenhof — main center on the south bank
• Surfzentrum Schlungenhof — own stage at the surfing area
• Seezentrum Muhr am See — north bank
• Seezentrum Wald — west bank (e.g., Hot Road Gang 2026)
• Freizeitanlage Mörsach — east bank

Mobility: Shuttle and Ferry Betty

The highlight of the festival: instead of a fixed stage area, a shuttle bus and the excursion boat Betty connect the five venues. The 5-euro festival wristband allows unlimited use of both transport methods — a concept rarely found elsewhere in Germany.

Music: Rock and Rockabilly as the core

For years, the festival has focused on rock and rockabilly — a core identity that also shapes the audience. Weekend tourists, families, and residents of the neighboring communities of Gunzenhausen, Muhr am See, and Pfofeld mingle amidst swinging, mod-style, and classic rocker looks.

The Franconian Lake District

The Altmühlsee is part of the Franconian Lake District — a system of artificially created lakes between the Altmühl and Brombachsee, established in the 1980s and now one of Bavaria's most popular recreational areas. The festival utilizes this geography like no other event in Middle Franconia.