Name: Freisinger Palmdult 2026
Start: 2026-03-21T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Marienplatz und Obere Hauptstraße

Palmdult Freising

About Palmdult Freising

The Freisinger Palmdult is the traditional spring market of the former episcopal city of Freising — and one of the classics in the Upper Bavarian Dult calendar. For three days around Palm Sunday, around 50 sales and food stalls transform Marienplatz and Obere Hauptstraße into a lively Dult square with crafts, household goods, sweets, and hearty delicacies. The organizer is the city marketing association Aktive City Freising. The Palmdult also includes a Sunday shopping event with all city centre shops, a small children's carousel, and the parallel Easter Egg Haferl Market.

Dates 21 Mar — 23 Mar 2026

Venue Freising (09178)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Palmdult Freising — edition 2026

The Freisinger Palmdult 2026 takes place from Saturday, March 21 to Monday, March 23 at Marienplatz and Obere Hauptstraße. Around 50 sales and food stalls with household goods, textiles, sweets, and Dult delicacies, a children's carousel, and a parallel Easter Egg Haferl Market. On Sunday, March 22, city centre shops will be open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The 2026 dates are confirmed by the event outlook of the city marketing association Aktive City Freising: Saturday, March 21, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday, March 22, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday, March 23, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is free.

On Sunday, almost all Freising city centre shops open between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Parallel to the Palmdult, the Easter Egg Haferl Market will showcase crafts related to Easter on Saturday and Sunday (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.). The current list of stalls and site map will be available shortly before the Dult on innenstadt-freising.de.

Highlights Palmdult Freising 2026

Sunday shopping in the city centre on March 22 (1 p.m. – 6 p.m.); Easter Egg Haferl Market parallel to the Dult; classic Dult delicacies and crafts.

Programme Palmdult Freising 2026

2026 Opening Hours

Saturday, March 21 — 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Dult + Easter Egg Haferl Market 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Sunday, March 22 — 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Sunday shopping for city centre shops 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Easter Egg Haferl Market 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Monday, March 23 — 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Assortment and Programme

Around 50 sales and food stalls at Marienplatz and Obere Hauptstraße
Classic Dult assortments: Household and kitchenware, textiles, jewellery, sweets
Food stalls with Dult bratwurst, steak rolls, and sweets
Children's carousel at Marienplatz
Accompanying event: Easter Egg Haferl Market with crafts

Prices Palmdult Freising 2026

Admission free. Food and purchases on-site at the stalls.

Practical information

Practical information — Palmdult Freising

Getting There

Freising is reachable in 25 minutes from Munich via the S 1 suburban train line (final stop Freising or Lerchenfeld). By car via the A 92 or B 11. City centre car parks at Marienplatz or Wörth.

Admission

Admission to the Dult is free. Purchases are made on-site at the stalls.

Opening Hours

Saturday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Sunday shopping for city centre shops 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.), Monday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Freisinger Palmdult — when spring arrives

When the cathedral sparrows circle loudly over the Domberg again and the first pussy willows bloom, it's time for the Palmdult in Freising. The name refers to the pussy willows (Upper German "Palm") as a symbol of spring — the Dult traditionally marks the final stretch before Easter and has been part of the Freising annual calendar for generations.

Freising — Episcopal City in the Freising District

Freising is the capital of the district of the same name in the state of Bavaria and is located north of Munich, at the intersection between Munich's commuter belt and the Hallertau hop-growing region. The city, with its distinctive Domberg (cathedral hill), the Episcopal Palace, and the Weihenstephan brewery (the oldest still existing brewery in the world), is one of the most traditional civic cities in Old Bavaria. It is precisely in this historic cityscape that the Palmdult takes place — an important piece of city centre identity.

Assortment and Stalls

Around 50 stalls are set up on Marienplatz and Obere Hauptstraße during the Dult. The assortment is a classic Southern German Dult mix:

Household and kitchenware (pans, pots, knives, kitchen gadgets)
Textiles and socks
Jewellery, leather goods, handicrafts
Sweets (Magenbrot, candied almonds, gingerbread)
Food stalls with Dult bratwurst and steak rolls

There is a small children's carousel for younger guests. Aktive City Freising is simultaneously organizing the Easter Egg Haferl Market with crafts related to Easter.

Sunday Shopping

A special feature of the Palmdult is the simultaneous Sunday shopping event. Almost all Freising city centre shops are open on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. — the Dult thus becomes a vehicle for revitalizing the entire city centre and is one of the most important events for the local retail trade in spring.

Three Dult Dates in the Freising Year

The Palmdult is not the only Dult date in the city calendar. In summer, the Spring Dult follows, and in autumn, the Kirchweihdult (in 2026 from October 10th to 12th) — the trio is among the firmly established events organized by the city marketing in the Freising district.