Name: Kellinghusen Pentecost Funfair 2026
Start: 2026-05-23T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-25T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Unterer Marktplatz Kellinghusen

Pentecost Funfair

About Pentecost Funfair

The Kellinghusener Pfingstjahrmarkt is a traditional three-day festival that takes place every year at Pentecost on the Unterer Marktplatz in the center of Kellinghusen. In 2026, the Volksfest runs from May 23rd to 25th. Rides, market stalls, food stands, and entertainment form the classic format of the showman's funfair. The organizer is the town of Kellinghusen, the small pottery town on the river Stör in the Steinburg district. The Pfingstjahrmarkt is one of the fixed market dates in the Steinburg event calendar.

Dates 23 May — 25 May 2026

Venue Kellinghusen (01061)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Pentecost Funfair — edition 2026

The Kellinghusen Pentecost Funfair 2026 runs from May 23rd to 25th on the Unterer Marktplatz. Three days of classic showman's funfair with rides, stalls, and food stands. Free admission, organizer: Town of Kellinghusen.

The 2026 edition is confirmed on the official event calendar of the town of Kellinghusen (kellinghusen.de/veranstaltungen). As every year, the date falls on the Pentecost weekend and uses the central market square as the festival grounds.

The organizer is the town of Kellinghusen, which organizes the festival together with the showman's association.

Highlights Pentecost Funfair 2026

Classic showman's funfair at Pentecost, three days of festival operation on the Unterer Marktplatz, family-friendly atmosphere.

Programme Pentecost Funfair 2026

Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 — Festival Kick-off

Afternoon — Opening of the Pentecost Funfair on the Unterer Marktplatz
Afternoon/Evening — Operation of all rides, stalls, and food stands

Sunday, May 24th, 2026 — Pentecost Sunday

All day — continuous festival operation on the market square
Midday — particularly family-friendly, focus on children's rides
Evening — continued festival program until the late evening hours

Monday, May 25th, 2026 — Pentecost Monday, Festival Finale

All day — last day of the festival, full showman operation
Evening — festival finale and dismantling from late evening

Current details: kellinghusen.de/veranstaltungen.

Prices Pentecost Funfair 2026

Free admission. Rides and stalls charge individual prices from the showmen.

Practical information

Practical information — Pentecost Funfair

Getting There

By car via the A23 (exit Itzehoe-Süd) and the B206. Train connection via Kellinghusen station (Wrist–Kellinghusen line, RB).

Admission

Admission to the festival grounds is free. Rides and stalls charge individual prices from the showmen.

Parking

Parking spaces in the town center and at the train station. Parts of the Unterer Marktplatz are closed during the festival.

Pentecost in Kellinghusen

The Kellinghusener Pfingstjahrmarkt is part of a proven annual cycle for the town: Spring funfair at Pentecost, pottery market in August, Christmas market in December. Each of these events shapes a part of the annual calendar and brings the citizens of the town together — in spring, it's the Pentecost weekend when the Unterer Marktplatz transforms into a festival ground with rides and stalls.

Classic Showman's Funfair

As with many North German funfairs, the program consists of a mix of rides (carousels, dodgems, children's chain carousel), food stalls (bratwurst, candied almonds, crêpes, candy floss), and showman's stalls (shooting gallery, tombola, dart throwing). Unlike the Volksfests with a large beer tent component, the focus in Kellinghusen is on family-friendliness — parents with children, grandparents with grandchildren, teenagers in the evening.

Three Days Around Pentecost

The festival traditionally runs from Pentecost Saturday to Pentecost Monday — in 2026, from May 23rd to 25th. The opening hours follow classic showman conventions: afternoon opening, continuous operation until late in the evening. Admission to the festival grounds is free; rides and stalls charge individual prices according to the showman.

Kellinghusen — Pottery Town on the Stör

Kellinghusen is a small town with around 8,000 inhabitants in the Steinburg district of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, located on the river Stör. The town is primarily known for its ceramics and pottery tradition, which is celebrated annually at the pottery market in August. However, the rest of the event year — Pentecost funfair, PEP Blues Festival, Christmas market — also ensures a lively town calendar.

Families and Regulars

People from the surrounding communities in the Steinburg district have known the Pfingstjahrmarkt since childhood — the event is one of the fixed anchor dates where families and friends come together across generations. For tourists from Hamburg or the Kiel Canal, Kellinghusen is a worthwhile Pentecost detour away from the beaches.