Name: Juliusspital.Open — Wine Festival in the Park 2026
Start: 2026-05-10T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-10T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Park des Juliusspitals Würzburg

Juliusspital.Open

About Juliusspital.Open

Right in the heart of Würzburg, in the expansive park of the Juliusspital, the renowned foundation winery opens its gates once a year for a grand summer wine festival. With free admission, the garden transforms into an open wine and music festival: 40 different wines to taste, a 250m long barrique cellar tasting, live concerts, and the relaxed Main Franconian style that has characterized the Juliusspital for centuries. The winery is one of the three major foundation wineries in Germany, cultivating around 175 hectares of Franconian vineyards.

Dates 10 May — 10 May 2026

Venue Würzburg (09663)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Juliusspital.Open — edition 2026

The Juliusspital.Open 2026 will take place on Sunday, May 10, in the park of the Juliusspital in Würzburg. With free admission, starting at 1 PM, 40 wines will be available for tasting, along with a grand wine tasting in the 250m long barrique cellar, and live music until 10 PM. The concert evening will be opened by the Emily Taylor House Band, joined by Miss Sophy and the groove, and the open-air program "The Fab Four — The Beat Goes On."

The 2026 summer wine festival at Juliusspital is officially announced for Sunday, May 10. The park opens in the early afternoon, stages are set up, and a relaxed, unpretentious early summer atmosphere prevails at the tasting and food stations. The 40 wines for tasting range from classic Silvaner and fine Würzburger Stein single-vineyard wines to elegant Spätburgunders and limited bottlings.

A highlight is the tour of the 250m long barrique cellar during the event — a rare opportunity to see the heart of wine maturation. The festival is accompanied by live music in the park pavilion and on the main stage.

Highlights Juliusspital.Open 2026

Tasting of 40 Franconian wines, guided tasting in the 250m barrique cellar, live bands "Emily Taylor House Band", "Miss Sophy and the groove", open-air "The Fab Four — The Beat Goes On".

Programme Juliusspital.Open 2026

Program Overview — May 10, 2026

from 1:00 PM — Park opens, wine tasting begins (40 wines), culinary offerings
1:30 PM — Performance by the Emily Taylor House Band
afternoon — Grand wine tasting in the 250m long barrique cellar (guided tasting)
during the day — Performance by Miss Sophy and the groove
6:00 PM — 10:00 PM — Open-air concert "The Fab Four — The Beat Goes On" (Beatles tribute)

Program status: Spring 2026. Current details at juliusspital-weingut.de.

Prices Juliusspital.Open 2026

Free admission. Wine tastings and food are paid for on-site.

Practical information

Practical information — Juliusspital.Open

Getting There

Würzburg Main Station, five minutes on foot. By car via the A 3 (exit Würzburg-Heidingsfeld, approx. 5 km) or A 7 (exit Würzburg-Estenfeld). Parking garages in the city center.

Admission

Admission is free. Wine tastings are paid for on-site (tasting coupons), as are food stalls.

Note

In case of rain, the festival will take place under the covered areas in the park.

Wine, Park, Concert — The Juliusspital Opens Its Doors

The Juliusspital in Würzburg is one of the oldest and largest social foundations in Germany. Among other things, it operates a winery with 175 hectares of vineyards in Franconia — and once a year, it opens its park for the grand summer wine festival Juliusspital.Open. The historic garden, usually only partially accessible, then becomes a relaxed open-air stage.

40 Wines, Barrique Cellar, Live Music

The program combines wine tasting and live concerts. At various stations in the park, around 40 wines from current vintages can be sampled — Silvaner, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Spätburgunder, and the more unusual single-vineyard wines from Würzburger Steinhöhen. A guided tasting in the 250m long barrique cellar offers a behind-the-scenes look at wine maturation.

The Juliusspital — Architecture, Foundation, Viticulture

The Juliusspital was founded in 1576 by Prince-Bishop Julius Echter and today functions as a civic hospital, retirement home, and winery. The baroque complex, the Fürstenbau Palace, and the park form one of the most beautiful ensembles in Würzburg's city center. The proceeds from wine activities flow into the foundation's purpose: caring for the sick and elderly.

Würzburg in May — Wine, City, and Culture

The summer wine festival traditionally takes place on a Sunday in May. In Würzburg, it's an ideal opportunity to experience the start of the Franconian festival season — the city has a dense cultural program in early summer, with the Mozart Festival, the Africa Festival, and countless courtyard festivals in the wineries along the Main river loop within easy reach.