Name: Founding Festivals of the Fire Brigades Dingolfing-Landau 2026 2026
Start: 2026-05-30T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-06T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Verschiedene Festplätze im Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau

Founding Festivals FF Dingolfing-Landau

About Founding Festivals FF Dingolfing-Landau

In the district of Dingolfing-Landau (Lower Bavaria), six volunteer fire brigades are celebrating their founding anniversaries with multi-day founding festivals in 2026. From the Pentecost weekend with the Prunn volunteer fire brigade (May 30-31) to the early autumn finale in Ganacker (September 4-6), a series of village festivals with marquees, brass band music, parades, banner godmothers, and festive services will take place throughout the summer. The district fire brigade association Dingolfing-Landau coordinates the dates; the individual brigades—Prunn, Haberskirchen, Mengkofen, Frauenbiburg, Dornwang, and Ganacker—organize their festivals independently.

Dates 30 May — 06 Sep 2026

Venue Dingolfing (09279)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Founding Festivals FF Dingolfing-Landau — edition 2026

Six founding festivals of the volunteer fire brigades in the district of Dingolfing-Landau between May and September 2026: FF Prunn (May 30-31), FF Haberskirchen (June 4-7), FF Mengkofen (July 3-6), FF Frauenbiburg (July 10-12), FF Dornwang (July 24-26), and FF Ganacker (September 4-6). Each brigade celebrates with a marquee, parade, brass band music, and festive service.

2026 is a festival year in the district of Dingolfing-Landau: Six volunteer fire brigades are celebrating their founding festivals with multi-day festival weekends. The district fire brigade association centrally coordinates the dates.

The festival season opens on the Pentecost weekend with the FF Prunn (municipality of Mengkofen) on May 30 and 31, 2026. This is followed by the FF Haberskirchen (municipality of Frontenhausen) with a four-day festival from June 4 to 7 — usually over the Corpus Christi weekend. In July 2026, three more brigades will join: the FF Mengkofen (July 3-6), the FF Frauenbiburg (municipality of Dingolfing, July 10-12), and the FF Dornwang (municipality of Mengkofen, July 24-26). The festival autumn is heralded by the FF Ganacker (municipality of Pilsting) from September 4 to 6.

The individual programs — parade, festive service, festival evening with brass band music, homeland evening — are published before each festival by the respective brigade and via the district fire brigade association.

Highlights Founding Festivals FF Dingolfing-Landau 2026

Six founding festivals in one summer in the district of Dingolfing-Landau
Pentecost opening with FF Prunn
Grand main town festival of FF Mengkofen in early July
Festival autumn finale with FF Ganacker in September
Central coordination by the District Fire Brigade Association Dingolfing-Landau
Parades, festive services, and homeland evenings at each brigade

Programme Founding Festivals FF Dingolfing-Landau 2026

Overview of the Six Festival Weekends 2026

May 30-31, 2026 — FF Prunn (Municipality of Mengkofen)

Pentecost weekend festival, festival grounds in Prunn

June 4-7, 2026 — FF Haberskirchen (Municipality of Frontenhausen)

Four-day founding festival, often on the Corpus Christi weekend

July 3-6, 2026 — FF Mengkofen (Municipality of Mengkofen)

Main town founding festival with a large parade

July 10-12, 2026 — FF Frauenbiburg (Municipality of Dingolfing)

Festival weekend with Sunday parade

July 24-26, 2026 — FF Dornwang (Municipality of Mengkofen)

Three-day festival weekend at the end of July

September 4-6, 2026 — FF Ganacker (Municipality of Pilsting)

Late summer festival to conclude the season

The detailed programs of the individual brigades will be published through the official channels — website kfv-dgf-lan.feuerwehren.bayern as well as the websites of the individual fire brigades.

Prices Founding Festivals FF Dingolfing-Landau 2026

Free admission to all six festivals. Food and drink in the marquee at usual prices: liter of beer €8-10, half chicken €10-12, bratwurst roll €3.50-4. Festival badges for supporters often available for a small fee (€3-5).

Practical information

Practical information — Founding Festivals FF Dingolfing-Landau

Getting There

By car via the A92 (Munich–Deggendorf), exit Dingolfing, then country roads to the individual festival locations. By train to Dingolfing (Munich–Plattling railway line), from there local bus lines or taxi to the surrounding festival locations. Detailed directions depending on the festival location can be found on the respective brigade's website.

Admission

Free admission to all six festivals. Food and drink (beer, snacks, half chicken, bratwurst) at usual festival tent prices.

Accommodation

Hotels and guesthouses in Dingolfing, Landau an der Isar, Frontenhausen, and Mengkofen. Reservations are recommended on festival weekends.

Six Brigades, One Festival Summer in Lower Bavaria

In the district of Dingolfing-Landau, the volunteer fire brigades are more than just emergency organizations—they are the backbone of village life. When a brigade celebrates its founding festival (often for its 100th, 125th, or 150th anniversary), the entire village becomes a festival ground: a marquee, beer tapping ceremony, parade with all surrounding brigades, a festive mass with banner consecration, and days of brass band music. In 2026, there are six such founding festivals on the calendar—spread between Pentecost and early autumn.

The Six Festival Weekends 2026

FF Prunn — May 30 and 31, 2026 (Pentecost weekend, municipality of Mengkofen)
FF Haberskirchen — June 4 to 7, 2026 (municipality of Frontenhausen)
FF Mengkofen — July 3 to 6, 2026 (municipality of Mengkofen)
FF Frauenbiburg — July 10 to 12, 2026 (municipality of Dingolfing)
FF Dornwang — July 24 to 26, 2026 (municipality of Mengkofen)
FF Ganacker — September 4 to 6, 2026 (municipality of Pilsting)

The dates are centrally coordinated by the District Fire Brigade Association Dingolfing-Landau e.V. and published on its website—a deliberate arrangement to allow neighboring brigades to participate as guest brigades without overlapping dates.

Course of a Typical Founding Festival

In the Dingolfing-Landau district, the format follows a well-established tradition: Thursday or Friday, beer tapping and opening with a stand concert; Saturday, a homeland evening with brass band music, traditional dance, or a party band; Sunday, a festive service in the marquee or parish church, followed by a grand parade with all neighboring brigades, traditional costume groups, music bands, and floats. The event usually concludes with a joint morning pint and a festival finale on late Sunday evening or Monday.

Lower Bavaria and its Fire Brigade Tradition

The district of Dingolfing-Landau is one of Bavaria's economically strongest regions (BMW plant Dingolfing) and at the same time one of its most culturally traditional—the Danube-Isar plain with its village churches and baroque pilgrimage churches shapes the landscape and festival scene. Over 100 volunteer fire brigades are organized in the district fire brigade association; every year, several of their brigades celebrate founding festivals, to which the entire district pays attention.

Significance for the Region

Beyond their importance within the fire brigade community, these festivals are pillars of village life: they collect donations for vehicles and equipment, they bring young and old together, and they keep the Lower Bavarian festival culture alive—from the stand concert and the banner godmother to the grand parade.