Name: Arnstorf Volksfest 2026
Start: 2026-08-04T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-09T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Marktplatz Arnstorf

Arnstorf Volksfest

About Arnstorf Volksfest

The Arnstorfer Volksfest is one of the most traditional Volksfests in Lower Bavaria. Since 1886, it has been celebrated on the first Sunday in August on the market square — with a wooden festival tent for around 4,000 visitors, festival beer from the local Deym brewery, and a five-day program of concerts, a parade, youth evening, children's afternoon, and seniors' afternoon. Volksfest culture in the market town of Arnstorf, where Lower Bavaria still tastes like home.

Dates 04 Aug — 09 Aug 2026

Venue Arnstorf (09277)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Arnstorf Volksfest — edition 2026

From August 4 to 9, 2026, Arnstorf will celebrate its traditional Volksfest on the market square. Wooden festival tent for around 4,000 visitors, festival beer from the Deym brewery in a stone mug, opening concert, parade, show night, children's afternoon, and seniors' afternoon. Tradition since 1886.

The Arnstorf Volksfest 2026 will take place from Tuesday, August 4, to Sunday, August 9, 2026, on Arnstorf's market square. First celebrated in 1886, the festival is now entering its 140th year — while retaining its characteristic style with a wooden festival tent, Deym festival beer in a stone mug, and a five-day program.

Organized by the market town of Arnstorf under the leadership of Thomas Unverdorben, the program runs from the festival kickoff on Friday through the party nights on the weekend to the classic seniors' and children's afternoons in the second half of the festival.

Highlights Arnstorf Volksfest 2026

Traditional wooden festival tent for around 4,000 guests
Deym brewery festival beer in a stone mug
Parade on the opening day
Children's afternoon with balloon distance competition
Seniors' afternoon, a tradition for decades

Programme Arnstorf Volksfest 2026

Program Pillars (to be confirmed)

Friday — Festival kickoff with a concert in front of the tent and a festive parade, followed by beer tapping
Saturday — Show night with a party band, youth evening
Sunday — Morning pint, family day with carousel discounts, showmen, and rides
Monday — Children's afternoon with balloon distance competition, performance by the Arnstorf brass band, face painting
Tuesday — Seniors' afternoon with relaxed catering in the festival tent, traditional folk music, café service

Prices Arnstorf Volksfest 2026

Free admission. Festival beer, food, showmen, and rides are paid for on-site at the respective listed prices. Family offers on Sunday and Monday are partly discounted.

Practical information

Practical information — Arnstorf Volksfest

Getting There

Arnstorf is located in the Rottal-Inn district on the B 388 between Vilsbiburg and Pfarrkirchen. By train to Eggenfelden or Mühldorf, then by bus to Arnstorf.

Admission

Admission to the festival grounds and tent is free. Festival beer, rides, and showmen are paid for on-site.

Tip

Those who want to experience the historic wooden festival tent architecture in peace should come on Sunday afternoon or Tuesday (Seniors' Afternoon — quiet and well-attended). Sunday's Family Day is the most child-friendly option.

Since 1886: Volksfest Culture in the Rottal-Inn District

The Arnstorf Volksfest looks back on a particularly long history: first organized as an agricultural exhibition in 1886, it already celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2011. This makes it one of the oldest continuously celebrated Volksfests in the Rottal-Inn district — a region that consciously distinguishes itself from the major Volksfest destinations in Bavaria with its mix of agriculture, medium-sized businesses, and Lower Bavarian lifestyle.

Wooden Festival Tent for Around 4,000 Visitors

A hallmark of the festival is its traditional wooden festival tent with space for around 4,000 visitors. The tent is rebuilt year after year — a festival tent that clearly recalls the Volksfests of past generations in its appearance and is therefore a sought-after image for photo reports.

Deym Brewery and Stone Maßkrug

The festival beer is supplied by Brauerei Deym, a private brewery from Arnstorf that brews a special batch for the Volksfest every year. Served in a classic Stein-Maßkrug (stone liter mug), it is one of the unmistakable markers of the Arnstorf Volksfest.

Five-Day Program

Friday: Festival kickoff with a concert in front of the tent and parade, followed by beer tapping
Saturday: Show night with a party band, youth evening
Sunday: Morning pint, family day, rides and showmen in the hustle and bustle
Monday: Children's afternoon with program and balloon distance competition
Tuesday: Seniors' afternoon with catering and a relaxed program

Identity That Connects Generations

The Volksfest in Arnstorf is not the largest in the region — the Volksfests in Dingolfing, Eggenfelden, or Pfarrkirchen attract larger crowds. But it is precisely the manageable size that makes the Arnstorf festival special: people know each other here, club evenings are not staged but are genuine club life, a liter of beer still costs what you expect, and the wooden festival tent is a central marker of identity.