Name: Heilsbronn Kirchweih 2026
Start: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Innenstadt Heilsbronn rund um das Münster

Heilsbronn Kirchweih

About Heilsbronn Kirchweih

The Heilsbronn Kirchweih is the largest folk festival (Volksfest) in the former monastery town of Heilsbronn in the Middle Franconian district of Ansbach. For five days in October, the festively decorated town center around the famous Heilsbronn Minster transforms into a festival ground: traditional Kirchweih procession, beer tapping, a funfair with rides, stalls, gastronomic offerings, and a Sunday shopping event. The festival offers a varied program for all ages. Organized by the town of Heilsbronn with its Office for Culture and Tourism.

Dates 08 Oct — 12 Oct 2026

Venue Heilsbronn (09571)

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Edition 2026

Heilsbronn Kirchweih — edition 2026

The Heilsbronn Kirchweih 2026 will take place from Thursday, October 8, to Monday, October 12, 2026. Five days of folk festival in the town center around the Minster: Kirchweih procession, beer tapping, funfair, stalls, musical entertainment, and Sunday shopping.

The Heilsbronn Kirchweih 2026 is scheduled for October 8 to 12, 2026. For five festival days, the festively decorated town center around the Minster transforms into a festival ground: the traditional Kirchweih procession marks the start, followed by the beer tapping. The funfair with rides, stalls, catering, musical entertainment, and a Sunday shopping event shape the program for all ages.

Highlights Heilsbronn Kirchweih 2026

Kirchweih procession for the festive opening
Beer tapping
Funfair with rides
Sunday shopping
Sacred concerts in the Heilsbronn Minster
Festival setting around the former Cistercian monastery church

Programme Heilsbronn Kirchweih 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026 — Opening

Kirchweih procession for the festive opening
Beer tapping — official opening of the Kirchweih
Funfair and festival operations in the town center

Friday to Saturday, October 9–10, 2026

Festival operations with rides, stalls, and catering
Musical entertainment

Sunday, October 11, 2026 — Main Day

Sunday shopping (shops usually open 1:00 PM–6:00 PM)
Festival operations and family program around the Minster
Sacred concerts in the Heilsbronn Minster

Monday, October 12, 2026 — Winding Down

Conclusion of the Kirchweih with festival operations and funfair

Detailed program from the Office for Culture and Tourism of the Town of Heilsbronn (heilsbronn.de).

Prices Heilsbronn Kirchweih 2026

Admission to the festival grounds is free. Rides have their own tariffs on site. Sunday shopping on the festival Sunday.

Practical information

Practical information — Heilsbronn Kirchweih

Getting There

Heilsbronn is located on the Ansbach–Nuremberg railway line (RB stop Heilsbronn), a short walk from the station to the town center. By car, take the A6 (Lichtenau or Neuendettelsau exit), with parking available on the outskirts of town.

Admission

Admission to the festival grounds is free. Rides have their own tariffs. Sunday shopping on the festival Sunday (shops usually open 1:00 PM–6:00 PM).

Accommodation

Inns in Heilsbronn and hotels in Ansbach (20 km) and Nuremberg (30 km).

Contact

Town of Heilsbronn, Office for Culture and Tourism. Program available at heilsbronn.de/en/culture-tourism/events/markets-festivals-events/kirchweih-heilsbronn.

Heilsbronn Kirchweih — Folk Festival in the Monastery Town

Heilsbronn is a town in the Ansbach district in the Bavarian administrative region of Middle Franconia, located between Ansbach and Nuremberg on the railway line. It is primarily known for the Heilsbronn Minster, the monastery church of the former Cistercian Abbey of Heilsbronn and the burial place of the Burgraves of Nuremberg and Hohenzollern Margraves. The Kirchweih is the town's largest social event and takes place annually in October.

Procession and Beer Tapping

The festive opening is traditionally marked by the Kirchweih procession, which kicks off the weekend. With the beer tapping, the Kirchweih is officially opened. Afterwards, the town center transforms into a festival ground with rides, shooting galleries, stalls, and gastronomic offerings.

Program Around the Minster

The festively decorated town center around the Minster offers a varied program for all ages: musical entertainment, stalls, crafts, and a funfair. The highlight is the Sunday shopping event, when shops open in the afternoon (usually 1:00 PM–6:00 PM) and the whole town is bustling.

Minster and Minster Concerts

The Heilsbronn Minster is not only an architectural landmark but also a concert venue: as part of the Kirchweih and the town's cultural activities, sacred concerts are held in the Minster. Special exhibitions — such as the recent one on the burial place of an Elector Princess — uniquely combine folk festival and high culture.

Heilsbronn in the Rangau

Heilsbronn is located in the Rangau, the hilly landscape between Ansbach and Nuremberg. The Kirchweih is an expression of the vibrant club and civic culture and a tourist attraction for the entire region — a folk festival with a monastic heritage as its backdrop.