Isnyer Kinder- und Heimatfest
Over 400 years of tradition — four days of Heimatfest at the Rain
About Isnyer Kinderfest
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Tradition since 1620 — the Kinderfesttrommler
The festival's roots date back to 1620: around 100 Isny boys marched through the town with drums, pipes, and torches. This tradition lives on in the Kinderfesttrommler (Children's Festival Drummers), who today march through the town centre at 5 AM on Festival Sunday, heralding the start of the festival with drumbeats — a ritual that has survived in this form nowhere else. Over the centuries, the festival evolved from a small school festival into a multi-day Volksfest (traditional folk festival) and is now one of the oldest and most important Heimatfeste (homeland festivals) in Oberschwaben and the Allgäu region.
The Festplatz am Rain — almost 400 years in the same spot
The venue is the Festplatz am Rain on Rainstraße in Isny — a site where celebrations have taken place uninterrupted for almost 400 years. The large festival tent is the musical heart, featuring live bands, traditional brass music, and dancing on all four festival days. Adjacent to it is the fairground with dodgems, carousels, game stalls, and food stands. The Festanstecker (festival badges, €5, valid for all four days) are collector's items — each year a new design featuring the festival's motif.
Four festival days — program and highlights
The festival spans four days, from Friday to Monday. Friday begins with the festival opening and the first concerts. Saturday features a family program and a big tent party in the evening. Sunday is the main festival day — the drummers' wake-up call at 5 AM, a church service, the grand historical parade with traditional costume and heritage associations at 2 PM, and concerts in the evening. Monday concludes the festival with the closing ceremony at the Adolf-Wälder-Stadion starting at 6 PM, a hot air balloon launch, and live music.
Isny in the Allgäu — health resort in southern Baden-Württemberg
Isny im Allgäu (Ravensburg district, AGS 08436) is located in the Württemberg Allgäu, at the transition between Swabia and Bavaria, near Lake Constance and the Alps. The historic town with its approximately 14,500 inhabitants is recognized as a climatic health resort and Schroth cure resort. The picturesque old town with its city walls and towers forms the historic setting, while the surrounding pre-Alpine panorama with views of the Allgäu mountains provides the natural backdrop. The Kinder- und Heimatfest is integral to the town's identity — growing up in Isny means knowing the festival since childhood.
Isnyer Kinderfest — edition 2026
Isnyer Kinder- und Heimatfest 2026
From Friday, July 10 to Monday, July 13, 2026, Isny in the Allgäu will once again celebrate what is likely the oldest continuously celebrated Heimatfest in Southern Germany. Four days at the Festplatz am Rain, a festival tent with live music, a fairground, the traditional 5 AM wake-up call by the Kinderfesttrommler on Sunday, and the grand parade at 2 PM with heritage and traditional costume associations from across the region.
The highlight on Monday evening is the festival's conclusion at 6 PM in the Adolf-Wälder-Stadion with live music and a hot air balloon launch — a spectacular, floating farewell to the festival for another year.
Programme Isnyer Kinderfest 2026
Program 2026
- Friday, July 10, 2026 — Festival opening, festival tent with live music, fairground open
- Saturday, July 11, 2026 — All-day festival tent program, fairground, big live party in the evening
- Sunday, July 12, 2026 — Main festival day
- 5:00 AM — Kinderfesttrommler wake-up call through the town centre
- Morning church service
- 2:00 PM — Grand historical parade with heritage associations, traditional costume wearers, music bands
- Festival tent program until late at night
- Monday, July 13, 2026 — Conclusion
- 6:00 PM — Closing ceremony at the Adolf-Wälder-Stadion
- Live music and hot air balloon launch
You can find the full detailed program with bands and times on isny-kinderfest.de.
Highlights Isnyer Kinderfest 2026
- Over 400 years old — tradition since 1620
- Kinderfesttrommler: 5 AM wake-up call through the town centre on Festival Sunday
- Grand parade Sunday 2 PM — heritage associations and traditional costumes
- Four days of festival tent + fairground
- Festival badge €5 — valid for all four days
- Conclusion Monday at the Adolf-Wälder-Stadion with hot air balloon launch
Prices Isnyer Kinderfest 2026
Admission to the festival grounds is free. Festival badge €5 as a symbolic festival ticket — sold on the festival grounds by stewards. Food and drinks in the festival tent at usual Volksfest prices, carousel tickets depending on the ride.
Practical information — Isnyer Kinderfest
Getting there
Train: Isny station on the Aulendorf–Hergatz railway line (Allgäu-Schwaben-Takt). Connections towards Lindau / Memmingen / Friedrichshafen.
Bus: BODO transport association lines reach the festival grounds. Friday and Saturday night shuttle from Isny to connecting buses for €5 per person — departures at 11 PM, 12 AM, 1 AM, 2 AM.
Car: Via the A 96 (Munich–Lindau), exit Wangen-West or Aitrach, then follow the signs.
Admission and Festival Badges
Admission to the festival grounds is free. The Festanstecker for €5 is a matter of honor and serves as an 'entry ticket' for all four festival days. Available from festival stewards and at sales stands during the festival.
Organiser
Verein Isnyer Kinder- und Heimatfest e.V. — Phone 0175-2111-303, [email protected], isny-kinderfest.de. Social Media: Facebook and Instagram @kinderfestisny.
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Where it takes place Isnyer Kinderfest
Festplatz am Rain, Isny im Allgäu
Festplatz am Rain, Rainstraße, 88316 Isny im Allgäu