Kerwe Waldwimmersbach

Kirchweih in the Kleiner Odenwald

The Kerwe in Waldwimmersbach is one of the traditional village festivals of the municipality of Lobbach in the Rhein-Neckar district, right in the heart of the Kleiner Odenwald. On Saturday, September 19, 2026, the Waldwimmersbach festival grounds will open for the annual Kirchweih — confirmed in the official event calendar of the municipality of Lobbach on lobbach.de. The Kerwe is organized by the local clubs together with the municipal administration.

Club Catering and Village Community

Unlike the large folk festivals, the Waldwimmersbach Kerwe thrives on its village atmosphere: The clubs — fire department, sports club, music club, and others — are responsible for catering, drinks, and the program. Homemade specialties, regional sausages and meats from the grill, beer from regional breweries, and Swabian-Pfalzian cake classics in the afternoon form the culinary offerings.

Program in Typical Kerwe Style

Like traditional Kerwen in the region, Waldwimmersbach also combines live music (brass bands, local bands), a cozy festival atmosphere, and a children's program. The atmosphere is family-friendly — the entire community with its approximately 2,400 inhabitants gathers around the festival grounds, along with guests from the neighboring municipalities of Mauer, Spechbach, and Lobenfeld.

Lobbach in the Kleiner Odenwald

Lobbach is a twin municipality in the northeastern Rhein-Neckar district, formed from the districts of Waldwimmersbach and Lobenfeld. Its location in the Kleiner Odenwald — between Heidelberg to the west and Eberbach am Neckar — makes the municipality a quiet residential and hiking area on the edge of the Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park. The annual Kerwe, alongside the Lobenfeld monastery festival, is one of the most important dates in the village calendar and a core component of local identity.