Ehningen Pentecost Market

A Whit Monday that Ehningen Celebrates Together

When the Ehningen shops open their doors on Whit Monday, the market square fills up, and the first sausages sizzle on the grill in front of the town hall, the most important market day of the year begins in the community on the edge of the Schönbuch forest. The Ehningen Pentecost Market is an event with a long history — even in the days when Ehningen was still a farming village transitioning from the Schönbuch to the Heckengäu region, traders from the surrounding area would come to the town center on Whit Monday to offer their wares. Today, it has become one of the largest craft markets in the Böblingen district.

Around 130 Market Stalls

The market area extends around the market square and the adjacent streets. Around 130 stallholders set up their stalls from the early morning hours: Clothing in all price ranges, household goods and kitchen utensils, toys and sweets, tools, jewelry and fashion accessories, leather goods, plants and garden items, as well as a colorful mix of market classics. In between, there are a few stalls with regional specialties — Swabian Maultaschen to take home, honey from the Schönbuch, smoked trout, liqueurs, and jams from small manufactories.

TSV Ehningen Marquee

The gastronomic heart of the market beats in the TSV Ehningen marquee, which starts serving on Saturday and continues through Whit Monday evening. The marquee offers hearty classics — steaks, bratwurst, fries, salads, and drinks — at reasonable prices, with proceeds going directly to the club's youth work and sports departments. Those looking for a relaxed break from the market bustle during lunchtime will find their refuge in the marquee.

More Than Just a Market Day

The Ehningen Pentecost Market is not just a shopping day — it is the social meeting point of the community. Here, you meet neighbors you only see in passing otherwise, families from surrounding communities — Aidlingen, Hildrizhausen, Holzgerlingen — come together, gossip is exchanged, and the Pentecost weekend is concluded with a relaxed stroll through the market. It is precisely this mix of a craft market and village square that gives the festival its charm.

Ehningen — Community on the Edge of the Schönbuch

Ehningen (Böblingen district, district code 08115, approx. 8,800 inhabitants) is located between Stuttgart-Süd and Tübingen, at the transition from the Schönbuch to the Heckengäu. The community belongs to the Stuttgart region and is served by the S-Bahn — line S1 connects Ehningen directly with Böblingen, Stuttgart, and Herrenberg. The market square with the town hall and church forms the historic heart of the town and is the natural venue for a festival that has shaped the community for generations during the Pentecost Market.