Name: Bad Urach Town Festival 2026
Start: 2026-07-25T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-26T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Marktplatz Bad Urach

Bad Urach Town Festival

About Bad Urach Town Festival

On the weekend of 25 and 26 July 2026, Bad Urach celebrates its 12th Town Festival on the historic Market Square. For two days, music clubs and bands will perform on the stage; around the square, local clubs and initiatives will provide guests with food and drinks. The city's cultural department coordinates the program, which brings the core of Bad Urach's summer club life to the fore — music groups, sports clubs, cultural initiatives, citizen groups. Free admission. The market square with its old town hall, the collegiate church of St. Amandus, and the half-timbered facades offers a picturesque backdrop.

Dates 25 Jul — 26 Jul 2026

Venue Bad Urach (08415)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Bad Urach Town Festival — edition 2026

The 12th Bad Urach Town Festival will take place on Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26, 2026, on the Market Square. Music clubs, bands, and a communal gathering will characterize the weekend. Local clubs and groups will offer food and drinks around the square. Coordination: Bad Urach Cultural Department (Hermann-Prey-Platz 1). Free admission. Travel by Ermstalbahn recommended.

Bad Urach Town Festival 2026 — 12th Edition

The 12th edition of the Bad Urach Town Festival once again offers the proven format on the Market Square: music clubs and bands on the central stage, club stands all around, catering by sports and cultural clubs, kindergarten groups, and church communities. The event thrives on the voluntary work of Bad Urach's citizens and the city's cultural department.

As always, the town festival also offers a good opportunity to discover the Swabian Jura town in the summer: the old town with its half-timbered houses and collegiate church, the thermal springs of the Albtherme, and the nearby Urach Waterfall are all easily accessible.

Highlights Bad Urach Town Festival 2026

12th Edition of the Bad Urach Town Festival
On the historic Market Square in the Swabian Jura town
Music clubs and bands on the festival stage
Club catering by sports, cultural, and civic groups
Backdrop: Half-timbered buildings, St. Amandus Collegiate Church, old town hall
Free admission

Programme Bad Urach Town Festival 2026

Program July 25–26, 2026

Saturday, July 25, 2026: Festival opening at midday, music clubs and bands on stage, club stands, catering
Sunday, July 26, 2026: All-day Market Square festival, music, communal lunch, family activities
Bands and music clubs will alternate on stage
Club stands will offer regional specialties: bratwurst, Maultaschen, Swabian sausage specialties, cakes
A detailed schedule will be published by the cultural department shortly before the festival weekend

Prices Bad Urach Town Festival 2026

Free admission to the entire festival grounds. Food and drinks at club prices — proceeds go to the participating clubs.

Practical information

Practical information — Bad Urach Town Festival

Getting There

Train: Ermstalbahn to Bad Urach, then a 10-minute walk to the Market Square. Connections in Metzingen from Stuttgart and Reutlingen.
Car: B28 to Bad Urach, parking available on the outskirts (Höhenpark and Volkspark) — city center will have restricted traffic during the festival.

Admission

Free admission to the Market Square and all events.

Opening Hours

Saturday and Sunday
Program generally from midday until evening
Bands play from the afternoon onwards

Tip

Combine your visit with a trip to the Albtherme Bad Urach thermal spa or a walk to the Urach Waterfall — the nearest major waterfall in the Swabian Jura is only 4 km from the Market Square.

Bad Urach Town Festival — Club Festival on the Market Square

Since its relaunch in the 2010s, the Bad Urach Town Festival has established itself as the city's popular summer meeting point. The 12th edition in 2026 will take place on 25 and 26 July in the central Market Square, the historic heart of the Swabian Jura town. Unlike the region's large, commercial town festivals, the Bad Urach Town Festival is consciously a club festival — coordinated by the city's cultural department, supported by music clubs, sports clubs, and cultural initiatives.

Program — Music Clubs, Bands, and Club Catering

On the festival stage in the center of the market square, music clubs, town bands, and bands will alternate on both days. The musical spectrum ranges from brass music (classic Swabian, march-style, and concert) to rock cover bands and jazz and pop acts. Around the square, club stands are set up: sports clubs offer crêpes and non-alcoholic drinks, the music club serves Pils and its own wine, the fire department and the Red Cross are also present, and the kindergarten sells cookies.

Bad Urach Market Square — The Backdrop

The Bad Urach Market Square is one of the most beautiful squares in the Swabian Jura: surrounded by historic half-timbered buildings from the 15th–17th centuries, with the late Gothic collegiate church of St. Amandus and the old town hall in the background. During the town festival, the outdoor seating of the restaurants is extended; the square can accommodate several hundred guests.

Bad Urach — Swabian Jura and Thermal Spa

Bad Urach (approx. 12,500 inhabitants, Reutlingen district, postal code 08415) is located in a valley of the Swabian Jura. Known as a spa town with thermal springs and for its intact half-timbered old town; a tourist destination for the Urach Waterfall in the immediate vicinity and Hohenurach Castle. The town festival is one of the most important civic festivals of the summer — alongside the traditional Schäferlauf (shepherds' run, held every four years).