Name: Höchstädt Meadow Festival 2026
Start: 2026-07-24T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-26T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Berggaststätte Schlosshügel und Wiesenfestplatz Höchstädt

Wiesenfest Höchstädt

About Wiesenfest Höchstädt

Every two years, on the last weekend before the Bavarian summer holidays, the castle hill high above Höchstädt in the Fichtelgebirge transforms into the festival grounds of a classic Upper Franconian meadow festival (Wiesnfest). For three days, schoolchildren, clubs, and music bands march in the traditional festival parade, brass bands play in front of the historic mountain inn, and locals and summer guests from all over the Sechsämterland meet for festival beer, dancing, and tent revelry. A small, very Franconian summer tradition between Kösseine, Schneeberg, and Egertal.

Dates 24 Jul — 26 Jul 2026

Venue Höchstädt i.Fichtelgebirge (09479)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Wiesenfest Höchstädt — edition 2026

From July 24 to 26, 2026, Höchstädt in the Fichtelgebirge will celebrate its traditional meadow festival on the castle hill. The highlight is the festival parade on Saturday, July 25, starting at 1:00 PM, which leads schoolchildren, local clubs, and music bands up to the mountain inn. In the festival tent, brass and dance bands from Upper Franconia and the Egerland provide the atmosphere; admission to the festival grounds is free.

The 2026 Meadow Festival is listed in the municipality's official event calendar as a biennial highlight of the Höchstädt festival year. For three days, visitors can expect a classic Upper Franconian folk festival program: a festival parade on Saturday, a festival service and Frühschoppen on Sunday, a children's program and amusement park, as well as continuous operation of the festival tent on the castle hill. The event is organized by the municipality of Höchstädt i.Fichtelgebirge together with local clubs.

Highlights Wiesenfest Höchstädt 2026

Meadow Festival Parade on Saturday afternoon with schoolchildren in white shirts and flower crowns, brass music from Upper Franconia and the Egerland, far-reaching panoramic view from the castle hill over the Sechsämterland, festival service and Frühschoppen on Sunday morning, biennial tradition before the Bavarian summer holidays.

Programme Wiesenfest Höchstädt 2026

Friday, July 24, 2026

Evening opening with beer tapping on the Schlosshügel meadow festival grounds
Festival tent operation with Upper Franconian brass music

Saturday, July 25, 2026

1:00 PM — Meadow Festival Parade of schoolchildren, local clubs, and the fire department through Höchstädt up to the Berggaststätte Schlosshügel
Followed by festival operations on the Schlosshügel with brass bands and dance music
Evening festival tent operation until late at night

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Morning festival service and Frühschoppen
Afternoon children's program, family afternoon, amusement park
Evening winding down in the festival tent

Prices Wiesenfest Höchstädt 2026

Admission to the festival grounds on the castle hill and to the festival parade is free. Food and drinks are served in the festival tent at usual meadow festival prices; the same applies to the offerings in the amusement park.

Practical information

Practical information — Wiesenfest Höchstädt

Getting There

Höchstädt i.Fichtelgebirge is located in the Wunsiedel district in eastern Upper Franconia, between Marktredwitz and the Czech border. Accessible via the A93 (exit Thiersheim) or via the B303. The Wiesenfest grounds are located on the Schlosshügel above the village center – directions are signposted, and parking is available in the village area.

Admission

Admission to the meadow festival and the festival grounds is free. Food and drinks are offered in the festival tent and at the stalls at typical folk festival prices.

Tip

The festival parade on Saturday afternoon is the emotional highlight – with children in white shirts, flower crowns, and traditional music. The path up to the castle hill also offers a wide view over the Sechsämterland.

A Meadow Festival with a View

The Höchstädt Meadow Festival is one of Upper Franconia's classic summer festivals and has been held for generations on the Schlosshügel (Castle Hill) – a ridge above the village, where the current mountain inn is reminiscent of the former castle complex. Höchstädt in the Fichtelgebirge, a municipality with around 1,700 inhabitants in the Wunsiedel district, belongs to the so-called Sechsämterland on the border with the Czech Republic and shares a biennial meadow festival tradition with Thierstein: both towns celebrate the festival alternately in even-numbered years.

Festival Parade of Schoolchildren and Clubs

The highlight has always been the Wiesenfestzug (Meadow Festival Parade) on Saturday afternoon: Schoolchildren with flower crowns, ribbons, and traditional costumes march together with local clubs, the fire department, and the brass band from the village center up to the festival grounds on the castle hill. The parade is accompanied by music bands from the Fichtelgebirge and the neighboring Egerland – the connection to Bohemian culture still shapes the musical landscape of this region today.

From the Beer Tapping to the Frühschoppen

In the festival tent, Upper Franconian brass and dance bands provide the atmosphere; on Sunday morning, the traditional festival service followed by a Frühschoppen (morning pint) is on the program. There is also a small amusement park, stalls with Franconian bratwurst and cakes, and a children's program. The magnificent view from the castle hill over the Egertal valley towards Kösseine makes the festival grounds one of the most beautiful meadow festival locations in the Fichtelgebirge.

A Festival Before the Summer Holidays

The organizers deliberately schedule the meadow festival for the last weekend before the Bavarian summer holidays. It marks the convivial start to the holidays for schoolchildren and their families and is part of the communal annual cycle in Höchstädt – between the Landweihnacht (country Christmas) in Advent and the Kirchweih (church consecration festival) on the third weekend in September.