Name: Heimat- und Erntedankfest Hemmersdorf 2026
Start: 2026-09-12T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-13T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festgelände am Kunstrasenplatz Hemmersdorf

Erntedankfest Hemmersdorf

About Erntedankfest Hemmersdorf

On the second weekend of September, Hemmersdorf, a district of Rehlingen-Siersburg in the Saarlouis district, celebrates its local and harvest festival. Festival tent with live music on Saturday, Frühschoppen and lunch on Sunday – and at 1:30 PM the grand parade through the village, one of the most beautiful harvest festival parades in the Saarland's Niedtal.

Dates 12 Sep — 13 Sep 2026

Venue Rehlingen-Siersburg (10044)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Erntedankfest Hemmersdorf — edition 2026

Heimat- und Erntedankfest 2026 in Hemmersdorf: Saturday evening live music with ReSet, Sunday Frühschoppen, lunch, and from 1:30 PM the traditional harvest festival parade through the village center.

The Heimat- und Erntedankfest 2026 takes place on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th. The organizer is FSV Hemmersdorf, the venue is the festival grounds at Ewald-Bauer-Platz.

Highlights Erntedankfest Hemmersdorf 2026

Traditional harvest festival parade with floats and harvest crown
Live music with ReSet in the festival tent on Saturday evening
Extensive cake buffet during Sunday's Frühschoppen
Free admission

Programme Erntedankfest Hemmersdorf 2026

Saturday, September 12, 2026

from 7:30 PM — Live music with the band ReSet (Rock/Pop/Cover) in the festival tent
Food and drinks from FSV Hemmersdorf

Sunday, September 13, 2026

from 11 AM — Frühschoppen with brass music, lunch, and cake buffet
1:30 PM — Harvest festival parade from 'Zum Grafenthal' via Lothringer Straße, Niedaltdorfer Straße, Im Wulart, Blumenstraße, Am Kindergarten to Ewald-Bauer-Platz
afterwards — Festival finale at Kunstrasenplatz with music and catering

Prices Erntedankfest Hemmersdorf 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks payable in cash.

Practical information

Practical information — Erntedankfest Hemmersdorf

Getting There

By car via the A8 (exit Rehlingen-Siersburg) or the B406 from Saarlouis. By train to Niedaltdorf station (RB73), from there a few minutes' walk to the village.

Parking

Many streets are closed during the parade. Parking is available on the sports field and along the access roads.

On Site

Food and drinks in the festival tent, payment mostly cash only. Cake buffet on Sundays from 11 AM.

Tips

For the parade on Sunday at 1:30 PM, find a spot along the route in good time – Niedaltdorfer Straße offers the best view. Those who want to photograph the festival: the harvest crowns are the most beautiful motif.

One Village, One Tradition

Hemmersdorf is a district of the municipality of Rehlingen-Siersburg on the Nied river, on the western edge of Saarland, near the border with Lorraine. Here, harvest thanks are celebrated not only in church but also in clubs – above all by FSV Hemmersdorf, which has been organizing the major local and harvest festival on the second weekend of September for decades.

When is the festival held?

The Heimat- und Erntedankfest 2026 runs on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th, 2026. The venue is the festival grounds at the Kunstrasenplatz, Ewald-Bauer-Platz.

What awaits you

Saturday Evening – Live Music

From 7:30 PM, the festival tent fills up. Traditionally, the band ReSet plays a rock, pop, and cover program on stage. People dance, drink, eat – the Saarland version of an Oktoberfest, just without Lederhosen and a Maßkrug.

Sunday – Frühschoppen and Parade

From 11 AM, Frühschoppen with brass music in the festival tent, plus lunch and an extensive cake buffet, which the women of FSV bake in the weeks before the festival.

The Parade – The Centerpiece

At 1:30 PM, the traditional harvest festival parade starts. The route leads from the meeting point 'Zum Grafenthal' through Lothringer Straße, Niedaltdorfer Straße, Im Wulart, Blumenstraße, Am Kindergarten and ends at Ewald-Bauer-Platz at the Kunstrasenplatz. Floats with harvest crowns and harvest symbols, traditional costume groups, music clubs, clubs in historical costumes – a showcase of village life.

Why this parade is special

Harvest thanks are still widely celebrated in Saarland, but few villages organize parades of this magnitude. Hemmersdorf is an exception here. The neighboring communities of Schwarzenholz and Gresaubach also have their own parades on the same weekend – anyone spending a harvest festival weekend in the Niedtal can experience three of them.

Location and Surroundings

Hemmersdorf is located in western Saarland, about 15 km northwest of Saarlouis. Within reach: the Saarschleife near Mettlach, the Lorraine town of Bouzonville, the Niedtal valley with Niedaltdorf. Those who visit the region combine the harvest festival with hiking along the Nied and Saar rivers.