Fleggafescht Börstingen

Fleggafescht — Börstingen's Village Festival

The Fleggafescht is the traditional summer village festival of Börstingen, a district of the municipality of Starzach. The venue is the village center around the village square — not a festival ground in a green field, but the village itself becomes the festival. It takes place every year on the first weekend in August; in 2026, this falls on August 1st and 2nd. The Börstingen village museum — the “Kulturtankstelle” — remains closed on the festival Sunday because its members are involved in the festival.

What to Expect

A village festival in the classic sense: Club stalls offer homemade food — Swabian snacks, cakes, Maultaschen, grilled steaks —, live music provides the marquee atmosphere on Saturday evening, and the Sunday morning concert with brass music brings tradition to life. The atmosphere is familiar and relaxed — Börstingen has around 1,000 inhabitants, and the festival has just the right scale for striking up conversations at the next table.

Börstingen and the Kulturtankstelle

Since the 1971 administrative reform, Börstingen has been part of the municipality of Starzach in the Tübingen district — along with Bierlingen, Felldorf, Sulzau, and Wachendorf. The village is located in the upper Neckar valley between Tübingen and Horb am Neckar. A special feature is the Kulturtankstelle, a village museum in a former gas station, supported by the Friends of Home and Culture Association Börstingen. The association is committed to preserving local history and culture — and, of course, to the Fleggafescht.

Preserving Tradition

The Fleggafescht is one of those typical Swabian village festivals that would have long disappeared without the support of associations, without the voluntary commitment of local clubs, and without the will to preserve tradition. In Börstingen, it has been running for decades — and is one of those events that hold village life together beyond the weekend. Anyone who wants to experience the Tübingen region off the beaten tourist path can enjoy a relaxed Sunday here on the first August weekend.