International Festival of Song — DEIN LIED
Nine concerts spanning Belcanto, folk song, and pop in the castles of Franconia
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A Wandering Song Festival in Middle Franconia
The DEIN LIED Festival of Song is not a classic festival with a concentrated weekend, but a concert series running over seven months — from the end of April to the beginning of November. Seven venues in the district of Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim are used: Schloss Walkershofen near Obernzenn (opening), Schloss Frankenberg near Weigenheim, the Alte Bauhof in Bad Windsheim, the Kaffeehaus Dachsbach, the Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim, the Church of St. Bonifaz Bad Windsheim, the Weingut Schürmer in Ipsheim, and the Arvena Reichsstadt Hotel Bad Windsheim.
Program Focus: The Song in All Its Forms
In terms of content, DEIN LIED focuses on the song as a genre — in an unusually broad definition: from Italian Belcanto (art singing from the 18th/19th century) and Italian-German folk song tradition to opera arias and song galas (Mozart, Verdi, Wagner), sacred concerts, the Comedian Harmonists repertoire, and finally pop, songwriter, and jazz. The finale is a tribute to Leonard Cohen in November.
Castles and Special Locations as Concert Halls
The charm of the festival lies in the choice of venues. The castles of Walkershofen and Frankenberg are privately run noble residences with baroque halls and intimate acoustics. The Alte Bauhof in Bad Windsheim is a restored historic farm building, the Kaffeehaus Dachsbach a lovingly managed cultural venue with Viennese flair. The Freilandmuseum offers open-air concerts among historic farmhouses. This diversity of locations gives the festival its unmistakable profile.
A Festival of Manageable Size and Personal Character
DEIN LIED is not a large festival, but a curated series with a manageable hall size (mostly 80–250 seats per concert). This allows for encounters between artists and the audience that would be unthinkable in large concert halls. The Festival Concert Pass (a €5 discount per ticket for four or more bookings) makes the program an attractive season subscription for song lovers from Franconia.
DEIN LIED — edition 2026
The 2026 season is programmatically broad: from classical Belcanto to songwriter pop, from promenade concerts at the Freilandmuseum to sacred concerts at St. Bonifaz. The festival emphasizes the diversity of the song genre and shows how this form of singing remains alive in different contexts and times.
Highlight at the opening: the program "History of Belcanto" on April 25 at Schloss Walkershofen near Obernzenn. The unique atmosphere of the baroque castles suits the intimacy of the song form — singer and pianist just a few meters from the audience.
Programme DEIN LIED 2026
Saturday, April 25, 2026 — Schloss Walkershofen (Obernzenn)
- Opening Concert: History of Belcanto
Saturday, May 16, 2026 — Schloss Frankenberg (Weigenheim)
- Italian-German Serenade
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — Alter Bauhof Bad Windsheim
- Nevio meets Megan — Songwriter, Pop, Musical
Saturday, June 13, 2026 — Kaffeehaus Dachsbach
- Comedian Harmonists — Belcanto
Saturday, June 27, 2026 — Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim
- Italian-German Folk Songs (Promenade Concert)
Saturday, July 18, 2026 — Schloss Frankenberg
- Opera and Song Gala with works by Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner
Saturday, July 25, 2026 — St. Bonifaz Bad Windsheim
- Sacred Concert — Arias and Duets
Saturday, August 1, 2026 — Weingut Schürmer Ipsheim
- Latin, Jazz, Pop, and Classics
Saturday, November 7, 2026 — Arvena Reichsstadt Hotel Bad Windsheim
- Tribute to Leonard Cohen
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Highlights DEIN LIED 2026
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Getting There
The venues are located in the Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district in Middle Franconia, between Würzburg and Nuremberg. By car via the A7 (Würzburg–Ulm), the A3 (Würzburg–Nuremberg), or the B470 (Aischtal). Bad Windsheim has a train station; other locations are accessible via the Aischtal bus network.
Tickets
Contact: [email protected], Tel. 0172/6621002. Festival Concert Pass: €5 discount per ticket for four or more bookings. Individual prices vary depending on the concert and venue.
Venues
Schloss Walkershofen (Obernzenn), Schloss Frankenberg (Weigenheim), Alter Bauhof Bad Windsheim, Kaffeehaus Dachsbach, Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim, St. Bonifaz Bad Windsheim, Weingut Schürmer Ipsheim, Arvena Reichsstadt Hotel Bad Windsheim.
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Where it takes place DEIN LIED
Schlösser und Kulturorte im Landkreis Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim
Schloss Walkershofen, 91619 Obernzenn