Autumn Festival at the Franconian Open-Air Museum Bad Windsheim

The 2026 Autumn Festival at the Franconian Open-Air Museum Bad Windsheim will take place on the weekend of September 19 to 20. The museum grounds will become the stage for the agricultural harvest work of past eras.

The focus will be on harvest work, freshly pressed apple juice, steamed potatoes, dried fruit, ground grain, and baked goods from the historic ovens. The oil mill will be in operation, craftsmen will demonstrate their skills in the workshops, and weaving will be demonstrated at the Köblerhaus. Around 1 p.m. on both days, a harvest parade will move across the grounds. On September 20, there will also be a special exhibition tour.

Schedule

• Harvest work in fields and farmyards
• Pressing apple juice, steaming potatoes, drying fruit, grinding grain
• Oil mill in operation
• Baked goods from historic ovens
• approx. 1:00 PM: Harvest parade (both days)

Crafts and Beekeeping

• Historic crafts in the workshops
• Weaving at the Köblerhaus
• Museum beekeeper: Frame construction (Sun 11:30 AM–12:30 PM, materials €1.50), log hive information station
• Special exhibition tour on September 20

• Experience agricultural harvest work like in the old days
• Apple juice pressing and historic oil mill in operation
• Harvest parade around 1 p.m. on both days
• Historic crafts and museum beekeeping
• Authentic experience at Southern Germany's largest open-air museum

Date

Annually on a September weekend. 2026: September 19 to 20.

Getting Here

The museum is located at Eisweiherweg 1 in Bad Windsheim. Arrive by car via the A7 (exit Bad Windsheim) or A3. By train to Bad Windsheim station, then a few minutes to the museum.

Admission

Regular museum admission applies. Small fees may apply for individual hands-on activities (e.g., frame construction with the beekeeper, material costs €1.50). Current prices at freilandmuseum.de.