Name: Bamberger Weinfest 2026
Start: 2026-05-21T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-25T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Maximiliansplatz (Maxplatz)

Bamberger Weinfest

About Bamberger Weinfest

In the heart of beer country, Bamberg celebrates Franconian wine for five days every year. On Maximiliansplatz (Maxplatz) in the center of the UNESCO World Heritage city, four renowned Franconian vintners and the Bamberg City Marketing transform the historic cobblestones into a lively wine garden – around 40 selected Franconian wines by the glass, culinary specialties from fish to tarte flambée, and a different live band on stage every evening. Free admission, Whitsun weekend, pure Franconian lifestyle.

Dates 21 May — 25 May 2026

Venue Bamberg (09461)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Bamberger Weinfest — edition 2026

The 15th Bamberg Wine Festival takes place from May 21 to 25, 2026, on Maximiliansplatz. Opening on Thursday at 6:30 PM by Franconian Wine Queen Angelina Seiler. Four Franconian vintners, around 40 wines, daily live bands. Saturday evening Peter Maffay Tribute, Sunday Rock'n'Roll with The Wild Bobbin Baboons from Koblenz.

The 15th edition of the Bamberg Wine Festival opens on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 6:30 PM with the official opening by Franconian Wine Queen Angelina Seiler. Until Monday, May 25, 2026, Maxplatz will once again transform into a Franconian wine garden.

As in previous years, four wineries from Mainfranken will personally present their current vintages – Behringer, Biegner, Goger, and Schmitt. They are joined by Bamberg's Silvaner from the Stiftsgarten am Michaelsberg. The gastronomic offerings range from fish specialties to tarte flambée.

The live bands on the stage in the center of the square change daily. Highlights: Saturday evening a Peter Maffay cover band, Sunday evening Rock'n'Roll with The Wild Bobbin Baboons from Koblenz, who have been performing for over 25 years.

Highlights Bamberger Weinfest 2026

Official opening by Franconian Wine Queen Angelina Seiler
PETER – Tribute to Maffay on Saturday evening
Rock'n'Roll with The Wild Bobbin Baboons on Sunday evening
Around 40 selected Franconian wines, personally presented by four vintners from Mainfranken
Bamberg's Silvaner from Michaelsberg directly from the monastery garden

Programme Bamberger Weinfest 2026

Thursday, May 21, 2026

6:30 PM — Official opening by Franconian Wine Queen Angelina Seiler
from 7:00 PM — Live music (opening band), wine service at all stands

Friday, May 22, 2026

from 5:00 PM — Wine service, live band on the Maxplatz stage

Saturday, May 23, 2026

from 2:00 PM — Wine service, culinary offerings from fish to tarte flambée
Evening Program — PETER – Tribute to Maffay: Peter Maffay cover band with his greatest hits

Sunday, May 24, 2026 (Whitsun Sunday)

from 12:00 PM — Whitsun Sunday, all-day wine service
Evening Program — Rock'n'Roll evening with The Wild Bobbin Baboons (Koblenz), classics from over 25 years of band history

Monday, May 25, 2026 (Whitsun Monday)

from 12:00 PM — Last day of the festival, live music until the evening
Evening — Festival winding down on Maxplatz

Prices Bamberger Weinfest 2026

Free admission. Glasses of wine, food, and drinks are paid for directly at the stands. Prices are in line with typical Franconian wine festival prices (glass of wine from approx. €4–5).

Practical information

Practical information — Bamberger Weinfest

Getting There

Train: Bamberg Hbf, from there a 10-minute walk to the city center. Car: A70/A73 exit Bamberg-Ost or Memmelsdorf, use public transport – parking in the old town is very limited, parking garages Geyerswörth, Schönleinsplatz, Hochzeitshaus.

Admission

Free admission. Glasses of wine, food, and drinks are paid for directly at the stands.

Best Time to Visit

Thursday evening (opening with the Franconian Wine Queen) and Sunday/Monday (Whitsun weekend). The weather is classically changeable – bring a jacket.

Wine in Beer Country

Bamberg is famous for its beer, its smoked beer, its breweries. It is all the more unusual that the UNESCO World Heritage city in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg is dedicated to Franconian wine once a year. The Bamberg Wine Festival on the Whitsun weekend has been a fixture in the city's event calendar since 2011 – the 15th edition will take place in 2026.

Who Celebrates on Maxplatz

The organizers are Stadtmarketing Bamberg e.V. and Zametzer & Krohn GbR. Four Franconian wineries personally present their current vintages on-site:

Weingut Behringer from Abtswind
Weingut Biegner from Prichsenstadt
Weingut Goger from Sand am Main
Weingut Schmitt from Bergtheim

In addition, there is a local Silvaner from the Stiftsgarten am Michaelsberg – Bamberg's answer to Franconian wine, straight from the monastery vineyard above the city.

Culinary Delights and Stage

The menu ranges from fish specialties to tarte flambée and Franconian classics – wine pairings instead of a beer stronghold. Every evening, a different live band takes over the small stage in the center of Maxplatz: Schlager, Oldies, Pop, Classics. Sipping and swaying are explicitly encouraged.

Bamberg, the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Maxplatz is located in the center of Bamberg's Old Town, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. Visitors to the wine festival can combine their visit with a stroll through the island city, a visit to Bamberg Cathedral, or a guided tour of the cathedral. Immediately following the wine festival, the season of Bamberg's beer gardens begins – the perfect bridge between the two Bamberg worlds.