73rd Apple Blossom Festival Höchst im Odenwald
73rd edition – the first major spring festival in the Odenwald, four days around Montmélianer Platz
2026
About Apfelblütenfest Höchst
Apfelblütenfest Höchst — edition 2026
Four days of spring folk festival with a festival tent, amusement park, and festival parade. The organizers are the municipality of Höchst i. Odw. and the Höchst Trade Association. Free admission to all events.
Highlights Apfelblütenfest Höchst 2026
- 73rd edition
- Crowning of the Apple Blossom Queen Friday 7:30 PM
- Q6 Band Friday from 9 PM
- Festival parade Sunday
- Queen's Meeting with Mo-Gigs
- Evening of the Clubs with sports awards ceremony
- Children's Festival and DJ Bundy on Monday
- Free admission to all events
Programme Apfelblütenfest Höchst 2026
Friday, May 8, 2026 — Opening
- 7:30 PM — Crowning of the 73rd Apple Blossom Queen in the festival tent at Montmélianer Platz
- Following — Traditional beer tapping
- 9:00 PM — Q6 Band-Partykühe with Best of Schlager, Volxx-Rock, and Party Music (from spring festival to Oktoberfest repertoire)
Saturday, May 9, 2026 — Market Day
- Morning — Plant Bazaar at Montmélianer Platz
- Afternoon — TSV Flea Market
- All day — Festival operations, amusement park open
- Evening — Festival tent open
Sunday, May 10, 2026 — Festival Parade Day
- Morning — Grand Festival Parade through Höchst i. Odw.: floats, traditional costume groups, clubs, brass bands, Apple Blossom Queen with her court
- 2:30 PM — Mo-Gigs: musical afternoon with Queen's Meeting
- All day — Shopping Sunday in the town center with car show
- 7:00 PM — Evening of the Clubs: Sports awards ceremony, dance performances by the Carnival Club, demonstrations by the "Jumping Gums" of TSV Höchst
Monday, May 11, 2026 — Children's Festival and Finale
- 2:00 PM–4:00 PM — Children's Festival with hands-on activities and skill games by Höchst clubs
- 3:00 PM–6:00 PM — Family Afternoon with reduced ride prices from the showmen
- 7:00 PM — DJ Bundy provides the festival finale in the tent
Prices Apfelblütenfest Höchst 2026
Free admission to all events. Payment in the festival tent and at the rides.
Practical information — Apfelblütenfest Höchst
Getting There
By train: Höchst i. Odw. station on the Odenwaldbahn (Frankfurt–Eberbach), 5 minutes' walk to the festival grounds. By car: A3 exit Stockstadt, then B469. Park-and-Walk parking lots are signposted.
Admission
Admission to all events is free. Payment in the festival tent, at the stalls, and for the rides.
Tip
Families should plan for Monday afternoon (Children's Festival 2 PM–4 PM, reduced ride prices 3 PM–6 PM). Those who want to see the festival parade should come on Sunday afternoon and find a spot on the main street. Those who love the party atmosphere should come on Friday at 9 PM with the Q6 Band or on Monday at 7 PM with DJ Bundy.
The Odenwald's First Spring Festival
The Apfelblütenfest Höchst is the traditional season opener for the folk festival year in the Odenwald. The 73rd edition in 2026 marks an unbroken tradition since the 1950s – the festival has its own mythology of an Apple Blossom Queen, a festival parade, and a large amusement park, which brings a region between Aschaffenburg, Darmstadt, and Heidelberg to life anew each year.
Höchst im Odenwald
Höchst i. Odw. is a market town in the Odenwald district with around 10,000 inhabitants, located in the western Odenwald on the river Mümling. The municipality consists of several districts and, as a central town, plays an important role for the surrounding area. The central Montmélianer Platz – named after its French partner town – serves as the festival grounds, market square, and stage for Höchst's identity all in one.
Crowning of the Apple Blossom Queen
The kickoff on Friday evening, May 8th, 2026 at 7:30 PM, is the crowning of the 73rd Apple Blossom Queen in the festival tent on Montmélianer Platz, followed by the traditional tapping of the first beer keg. The Apple Blossom Queen represents the municipality throughout the year at festivals in friendly towns and at the Queen's meeting on Sunday afternoon.
Q6 Band, Mo-Gigs, and DJ Bundy
Musically, the festival offers three distinct acts throughout the weekend. From 9 PM on Friday, the Q6 Band-Partykühe will entertain the festival tent with "Best of Schlager, Volxx-Rock, and Party Music" – the repertoire ranges stylistically from spring festival to Oktoberfest sound. On Sunday after the festival parade, the Mo-Gigs take over from 2:30 PM with a musical afternoon, during which the Queen's meeting also takes place. From 7 PM on Monday, DJ Bundy will provide the festival finale in the tent.
Festival Parade, Plant Bazaar, and Flea Market
The festival parade on Sunday is the visual highlight: floats, traditional costume groups, clubs, brass bands, the Apple Blossom Queen with her court parade through Höchst's town center. Before that, on Saturday morning, there's the plant bazaar, and on Saturday afternoon, the TSV flea market. In parallel, a large amusement park with rides is set up, and Sunday is a shopping Sunday with open stores in the town center.
Sunday Evening – Evening of the Clubs
Sunday evening from 7 PM is dedicated to the "Evening of the Clubs": sports awards ceremony for the municipality, dance performances by the Carnival Club, and demonstrations by the "Jumping Gums" of TSV Höchst. This is not tourist entertainment, but genuine club culture that anchors the festival in the community.
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