Name: Dorfkirchweih Auhausen-Dornstadt 2026
Start: 2026-05-08T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festplatz Auhausen / Klosterkirche Auhausen

Dorfkirchweih Auhausen

About Dorfkirchweih Auhausen

The Dorfkirchweih (village fair) in Auhausen, Dornstadt, and Lochenbach is one of the most traditional Kirchweihen in the Swabian Donau-Ries region. For four days, the village community gathers around the Romanesque Auhausen monastery church to celebrate together: with a festival tent, Wörnitz-Musikanten, a Kirchweih church service, the Dornstadt music band, a children's carousel, and the traditional Krenfleischessen (horseradish meat) on the final day. In 2026, the festival coincides with the 150th anniversary of the Dornstadt Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Dates 08 May — 11 May 2026

Venue Auhausen (09779)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Dorfkirchweih Auhausen — edition 2026

From May 8 to 11, 2026, the Auhausen, Dornstadt, and Lochenbach village community invites you to the Dorfkirchweih. Four days of events with a festival tent on Friday, children's program, Kirchweih church service in the Auhausen monastery church on Sunday, the Dornstadt music band, and the traditional Krenfleischessen on Monday. In 2026, the 150th anniversary of the Dornstadt Volunteer Fire Brigade will also be celebrated.

The 2026 Dorfkirchweih will take place from Friday, May 8, to Monday, May 11, 2026, in Auhausen. The organizer is the Dorfgemeinschaft Auhausen, Dornstadt und Lochenbach e.V. (Village Community Association).

On Sunday morning, as always, the Kirchweih church service will be held in the Romanesque Auhausen monastery church, followed by music in the festival tent for lunch. Monday is traditionally dedicated to the Krenfleischessen. The highlight of the 2026 edition is the 150th anniversary of the Dornstadt Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Highlights Dorfkirchweih Auhausen 2026

Kirchweih church service in the Romanesque Auhausen Monastery Church
Dornstadt Music Band on Sunday afternoon
Traditional Krenfleischessen on Monday
Children's program with carousel, chain flyers, shooting gallery
150 years of the Dornstadt Volunteer Fire Brigade — Pentecost anniversary

Programme Dorfkirchweih Auhausen 2026

2026 Program Overview (Typical Schedule of the Auhausen Kirchweih)

Friday, May 8, 2026
- from 11:00 AM — Lunch in the festival tent with traditional dishes
- from 2:30 PM — Children's carousel, chain flyers, and shooting gallery
- evenings — Festival tent program with live music (artists to be announced on the program page)
Saturday, May 9, 2026
- afternoons — Kindergarten performance, coffee and cake
- evenings — Festival tent with live bands
- all day — Children's rides
Sunday, May 10, 2026 — Kirchweih Sunday
- 10:00 AM — Kirchweih church service in the Auhausen monastery church
- 11:00 AM — Festive lunch accompanied by the Dornstadt Music Band
- afternoons — Coffee and cake, children's program
- evenings — Festival tent program
Monday, May 11, 2026
- 11:00 AM–2:00 PM — Traditional Krenfleischessen (pork with horseradish)
- until 4:00 PM — Children's rides

Pentecost Weekend 2026: 150th anniversary of the Dornstadt Volunteer Fire Brigade — a special festival program will be announced by the municipality.

Prices Dorfkirchweih Auhausen 2026

Free admission. Food, drinks, and rides are paid for on-site. Krenfleischessen on Monday at usual pub prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Dorfkirchweih Auhausen

Getting There

By car via the A 7 (exit Dinkelsbühl/Fichtenau) or via the B 25 / B 466. From Wassertrüdingen train station by bus or by call-a-bus taxi.

Admission

Free admission. Food, drinks, and rides are paid for on-site.

Accommodation

Inns in Auhausen, Wassertrüdingen, and Oettingen. Holiday apartments are also available in the surrounding villages.

Kirchweih on the Wörnitz

When the festival benches are set up in Auhausen on the weekend before Pentecost, the Dorfkirchweih begins. Three small villages celebrate together here: Auhausen, Dornstadt, and Lochenbach – all districts of the municipality of Auhausen in the Donau-Ries district, in the heart of the Swabian-Franconian border region. The event is organized by the Dorfgemeinschaft Auhausen, Dornstadt und Lochenbach e.V. (Village Community Association).

Auhausen Monastery Church — A Historic Backdrop

The center of the festival is the Romanesque Monastery Church of St. Maria and Gotthard, a landmark of the Wörnitz valley. On Kirchweih Sunday, the traditional church service takes place here – followed by a festive lunch, accompanied musically by the Dornstadt Music Band.

Festival Tent, Children's Carousel, and Closing Feast

The festival grounds in the village center offer a classic Kirchweih program: a children's carousel, chain flyers, and a shooting gallery for the little ones, and a festival tent with daily changing live bands for the adults. Regular performers include the Wörnitz-Musikanten, regional cover bands, and local village bands. A tradition is the Krenfleischessen on Whit Monday — a hearty closing meal of pork with freshly grated horseradish, which traditionally concludes the Kirchweih.

2026 — 150 Years of the Dornstadt Volunteer Fire Brigade

The 2026 edition coincides with a special anniversary: the Dornstadt Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrates its 150th anniversary. This makes the 2026 Dorfkirchweih a doubly festive weekend, with a program to be announced on the municipal website in the weeks leading up to the festival.

Auhausen in the Donau-Ries

Auhausen is located about 25 km northeast of Donauwörth on the southern edge of the Frankenhöhe, directly on the Wörnitz river. The region is characterized by small Protestant monastery villages, the nearby Hesselberg (the highest mountain in Middle Franconia), and the Romantic Road. A visit to the Kirchweih can be combined with a hike along the Wörnitz or an excursion to Wassertrüdingen.