Kellenbach Village Festival on Pentecost

Club Life as the Festival Foundation

Village festivals like the one in Kellenbach are an expression of vibrant club life in the municipalities of the Kirner Land. The volunteer fire brigade, sports club, heritage and beautification society, women's and rural women's association, marksmen, singers, and musicians all contribute together and sustain the festival. Proceeds from catering and the raffle usually go towards club projects or the village's charitable causes.

The All-Generations Square – A Central Hub

The Kellenbach All-Generations Square has been developed in recent years as an intergenerational meeting point for the municipality: play equipment for children, seating areas for seniors, a boules court, a covered area, and a stage make it the ideal festival location. On Pentecost, the area is filled with a beer tent, food stalls, and festival benches, and the program attracts visitors from the entire Hahnenbach and Simmerbach valleys.

Pentecost in the Naheland

Pentecost is traditionally considered the start of the open-air festival season in the Naheland. Numerous municipalities in the Kirner Land use the long weekend for their village festivals, funfairs, and hiking events. Kellenbach, with its Whitsun Saturday festival, is a firm part of this tradition and complements the offerings around the well-known KIRNer Beer and Backes Hike on Whit Sunday.

Kellenbach on the Soonwald

Kellenbach is located about eight kilometers west of Kirn, at the transition from the Nahe Valley to the Soonwald. The municipality, with around 350 inhabitants, is surrounded by forests, meadows, and small vineyard plots. Ideal for a day trip: walks, hikes on the Soonwaldsteig trail, or a detour to the nearby Schmidtburg castle ruins can be combined with a visit to the festival.