Name: Gottvaterbergfest Auerbach 2026
Start: 2026-05-31T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-31T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Gottvaterberg / Gottvaterbergkirche

Gottvaterbergfest

About Gottvaterbergfest

On the Gottvaterberg above Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, the Gottvaterbergfest is celebrated on Trinity Sunday: festive church service at the mountain church, accompanied by a Weißwurst breakfast, lunch, and coffee. One of the traditional mountain festivals of the Amberg-Sulzbacher Land – between incense and bratwurst aroma, holy water and regional beer.

Dates 31 May — 31 May 2026

Venue Auerbach i.d.OPf. (09371)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Gottvaterbergfest — edition 2026

The "Gottvaterbergfest zur Hl. Dreifaltigkeit" (Gottvaterberg Festival of the Holy Trinity) in 2026 takes place on Sunday, May 31, from 9 AM to 4 PM on the Gottvaterberg in Auerbach i.d.OPf. The organizer is the parish of St. Johannes der Täufer Auerbach.

On Sunday, May 31, 2026 (Trinity Sunday), the Auerbach parish celebrates the Gottvaterbergfest of the Holy Trinity on Gottvaterberg from 9 AM to 4 PM. The festive service at the mountain church is the central focus. Around the service, there will be a Weißwurst breakfast, morning pint (Frühschoppen), lunch, and afternoon coffee – the festival combines spiritual celebration and convivial refreshment in one.

Highlights Gottvaterbergfest 2026

Festive service for the Holy Trinity on Gottvaterberg, Weißwurst breakfast and Frühschoppen, lunch, and afternoon coffee, traditional mountain festival of the Amberg-Sulzbacher Land.

Programme Gottvaterbergfest 2026

Sunday, May 31, 2026 — Gottvaterberg (9 AM–4 PM)

Morning — Weißwurst breakfast and Frühschoppen
Festive service for the Holy Trinity at the Gottvaterbergkirche
Lunch — Mittagstisch
Afternoon — Coffee and convivial conclusion

The exact schedule for the festive service will be announced by the Auerbach parish before the festival.

Prices Gottvaterbergfest 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks are paid for on site.

Practical information

Practical information — Gottvaterbergfest

Getting There

The Gottvaterberg is located above Auerbach in der Oberpfalz (Amberg-Sulzbach district). Travel via Auerbach; the ascent to the mountain church is on foot.

Admission

Entry is free; food and drinks are paid for on site.

Mountain Festival in the Amberg-Sulzbacher Land

The Gottvaterbergfest is one of the traditional mountain festivals of the Amberg-Sulzbacher Land – a group of pilgrimage and mountain festivals centered around seven well-known mountain churches, where physical and spiritual well-being go hand in hand. It is celebrated on the Gottvaterberg above the town of Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, around the Gottvaterbergkirche.

The centerpiece is the festive service for the Holy Trinity on Trinity Sunday. Around the service, the parish ensures physical well-being with a Weißwurst breakfast, morning pint (Frühschoppen), lunch, and afternoon coffee. After a break, the Gottvaterbergfest has been celebrated again since 2023 – a living piece of Upper Palatinate pilgrimage culture between incense and bratwurst aroma, holy water and regional beer.

Faith and Sociability

The festival combines the spiritual character of a mountain pilgrimage with the conviviality of a folk festival (Volksfest). It is a meeting point for the parish community and an attraction for pilgrims and day-trippers from the entire Amberg-Sulzbach district.