Name: Fuchsmühl Community Festival 2026
Start: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-21T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Marktplatz und Festzelt Fuchsmühl

Community Festival Fuchsmühl

About Community Festival Fuchsmühl

Every two years, the market town of Fuchsmühl in the Upper Palatinate Steinwald forest transforms into a large festival meadow: The Fuchsmühl Community Festival is jointly organized by around 25 local associations and is the most important summer date in the market calendar. In 2026, the festival will take place on the weekend of June 20th and 21st, 2026 – with a new festival tent, into which the associations have invested together for the first time, plus brass music, Franconian-Upper Palatinate cuisine, and the traditional program around the market square.

Dates 20 Jun — 21 Jun 2026

Venue Fuchsmühl (09377)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Community Festival Fuchsmühl — edition 2026

The Fuchsmühl Community Festival 2026 will take place on the weekend of June 20th and 21st. Around 25 local associations are organizing the event; for the first time, a new, jointly financed festival tent will be used. On Saturday evening, June 20th, from 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM, Pirker Blechmusi will play. Sunday features a festival parade, a ceremony, and a musical brunch.

What's New in 2026

The associations have decided to co-finance their own festival tent from the festival fund (around €13,749). This means the 2026 Bürgerfest will be held for the first time in new, association-owned infrastructure – the program can be expanded, and the festival gains independence.

Program Overview

Saturday, June 20th: Festival opening, festival catering, in the evening Pirker Blechmusi (7:00 PM–12:00 AM)
Sunday, June 21st: Festival service, festival parade, ceremony, musical brunch, festival closing in the evening

Association Participation

Around 25 associations from Fuchsmühl provide catering together: fire department, shooters, sports, youth groups, traditional costume groups, and parish community – each association takes on a shift or a stall.

Highlights Community Festival Fuchsmühl 2026

New, association-owned festival tent (Premiere 2026)
Pirker Blechmusi live Saturday 7:00 PM–12:00 AM
Festival parade on Sunday
Around 25 local associations working together

Programme Community Festival Fuchsmühl 2026

Program Weekend June 20–21, 2026

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Afternoon: Festival opening with the mayor, beer tapping, program by the youth groups of the associations
Festival catering with Upper Palatinate specialties and draft beer
7:00 PM–12:00 AM — Pirker Blechmusi live (Bohemian, Pop, Rock) in the new festival tent

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Morning: Festival service
Festival parade of the local associations through Fuchsmühl
Ceremony with guests of honor from the market town and Tirschenreuth district
Musical brunch with a local brass band
Afternoon: Family program, games for children, coffee and cake from the associations
Evening: Festival closing

Detailed program and times will be published by the association committee about four weeks before the festival – you can find dates on the Pirker Blechmusi events page for the Saturday evening live slot.

Prices Community Festival Fuchsmühl 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks in the festival tent at usual association prices – dishes €8–€14, drinks €3–€5. Revenue supports the association work of the participating associations.

Practical information

Practical information — Community Festival Fuchsmühl

Getting There

By car via the A93 (Mitterteich exit) and then via the B299 to Fuchsmühl. By train: nearest station is Wiesau (Oberpfalz), then take a bus or taxi to Fuchsmühl.

Festival Location

Market square and festival tent Fuchsmühl. The associations set up the festival around the market square, with a festival tent, association stalls, and a music stage.

Admission

Admission to the Bürgerfest is traditionally free; revenue is generated through catering and a tombola.

Accommodation

Accommodation options in the Steinwald: Inns in Fuchsmühl, Wiesau, Pullenreuth, and in neighboring towns.

The Village Celebrates Itself — Every Two Years

In the Upper Palatinate, there is a special form of association festival that does not exist in this density in any other German region: the Bürgerfest (community festival), which is not supported by a single association but by a federation of all local associations. In Fuchsmühl, in the Tirschenreuth district, around 25 associations – from the fire department and shooting club to the traditional costume group and sports club to the parish community – jointly manage setup, catering, and the program. The Bürgerfest takes place alternately with other major events, usually every two years.

New Festival Tent in 2026

For the 2026 edition, the Fuchsmühl associations decided on an important investment: The festival fund, saved over many years – around €13,749 – was used to co-finance the purchase of their own festival tent. This allows the Bürgerfest to plan independently of external tent rental companies and with an expanded program.

Fuchsmühl in the Upper Palatinate Steinwald Forest

Fuchsmühl is located in the Steinwald Nature Park, one of the most characteristic low mountain range landscapes in the Upper Palatinate. The town is also a pilgrimage site: the Church of Maria Hilf attracts pilgrims from all over Bavaria every year. The Bürgerfest and the pilgrimage are separate occasions – the Bürgerfest is the secular village festival celebrating community life and conviviality.

Program: Brass Music, Festival Catering, Community Life

The character of the festival is clearly Upper Palatinate-Bohemian. Brass music dominates the musical program – in 2026, the regionally known Pirker Blechmusi will play on Saturday, June 20th, from 7:00 PM to midnight. In addition, there will be a festival parade, a ceremony, performances by the youth groups of the associations, festival catering with Upper Palatinate specialties, draft beer, and the Maypole theme, which also finds its place at the Bürgerfest.