Storytelling Festival with Crafts Market Abenberg Castle

Abenberg Castle in the Roth district – one of the most beautiful preserved hilltop castle ensembles in Central Franconia – has been the venue for a festival of the art of storytelling for several years. The Storytelling Festival with Crafts Market combines the tradition of oral storytelling with the experience of a medieval site: narrow spiral staircases, halls, inner courtyards, and castle walls become stations where storytellers perform in turn.

The storytelling format is deliberately not overloaded with music or staging, but relies on the pure power of the voice: guided tours of stations, small groups, intensive encounters between storytellers and the audience. The material includes folk tales, Franconian legends, international myths, historical anecdotes, and original stories.

In parallel, a Franconian crafts market opens at the castle: blacksmithing demonstrations, felting, pottery, woodturning, basket weaving – alongside stalls with artisan crafts, regional products, and food. The festival is explicitly family-friendly but also suitable for adults seeking refined storytelling evenings.

The venue is Abenberg Castle in the town of Abenberg (Roth district, Bavaria), one of the most important stops along the Castle Road. The castle houses the Bobbin Lace Museum and the House Communication Museum, independently runs a dense program of events, and cooperates with the neighboring Hotel Burg Abenberg.