Hohenberger Wiesenfest
Historic homeland and school festival since 1823 with Margrave Play
About Wiesenfest Hohenberg
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A Homeland Festival with Almost 200 Years of Tradition
The Hohenberger Wiesenfest has been celebrated since 1823, making it one of the oldest Wiesenfeste in the Northern Bavarian region. It is deeply ingrained in the consciousness of the small town in the far northeast of the Fichtelgebirge and brings together locals, former Hohenberg residents, and numerous guests from near and far every year on the third weekend of July.
The Historic Margrave Play of 1663
The centerpiece of the festival is the historical reenactment of an event that actually took place in 1663: At that time, the local Margrave of Brandenburg, a cousin of the Elector of Brandenburg Christian Ernst, visited Hohenberg with his wife Erdmuthe Sophia, Princess of Saxony, and a large retinue. The four then-mayors presented the Burgrave with petitions for the restoration of rights that had been abolished during the Thirty Years' War. Schoolchildren from the Schirnding-Hohenberg primary school perform this play in magnificent historical costumes for a large audience in the square in front of the castle.
Procession and School Festival Character
Following this, a colorful procession with many guests of honor winds through the town. The Wiesenfest is explicitly a school and homeland festival: it deliberately avoids modern amusement rides and focuses on school plays, club performances, and communal celebration – a preserved piece of lived festival culture.
Cross-border Encounter Festival
For several years now, the Hohenberger Wiesenfest has been celebrated together with the neighboring Czech municipality of Libá as an encounter festival – a symbol of good neighborliness in the formerly divided border region. The festival is considered intangible cultural heritage of Bavaria.
Wiesenfest Hohenberg — edition 2026
On the third weekend of July 2026, Hohenberg a.d.Eger will celebrate its traditional Wiesenfest. The festival weekend combines a homeland and school festival with cross-border encounters: school plays, club performances, and communal celebrations shape the event, deliberately without modern amusement rides. The highlight is on Sunday with the historic Margrave Play – schoolchildren from the Schirnding-Hohenberg primary school reenact the Margrave's visit of 1663 in magnificent costumes in the square in front of the castle. Afterwards, a colorful procession with numerous guests of honor winds through the town. The celebration is held together with the neighboring Czech municipality of Libá.
Programme Wiesenfest Hohenberg 2026
Festival Weekend, July 18–20, 2026
- Friday, July 18 — Festival opening with inauguration, music, and festival activities
- Saturday, July 19 — Festival activities, club and school performances, encounter program with partner municipality Libá
- Sunday, July 20 — Highlight: historic Margrave Play (reenactment of the Margrave's visit in 1663) by schoolchildren from the Schirnding-Hohenberg primary school on the castle square; followed by the grand procession with guests of honor through the town
Deliberately without modern amusement rides: The focus is on school plays, club activities, and communal celebration. The exact schedule will be published by the City of Hohenberg before the festival.
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Getting There
Hohenberg a.d.Eger is located in the Wunsiedel district of the Fichtelgebirge on the Czech border, accessible via the A93 (exit Marktredwitz) and the B303.
Admission
Admission to the homeland festival is free; food and drinks are sold on-site.
Tip
The historical Margrave Play, followed by the procession, traditionally takes place on Sunday – the highlight of the festival weekend.
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Where it takes place Wiesenfest Hohenberg
Festplatz / Schlossplatz Hohenberg a.d.Eger