Ketscher Backfischfest
2025
Edition 2025 — Finished
Edition 2025 — Backfischfest Ketsch
Proven Festival Format
The 72nd edition in 2025 further solidified the decades-old Backfischfest format. With over 150,000 visitors, the festival is comparable in scale to other important Volksfeste in the Kurpfalz (Schwetzinger Spargelfest, Frankenthaler Strohhutfest, Mannheimer Fasnachtsmarkt) — and a remarkable tourist attraction for a community of 13,000 inhabitants.
The positive feedback and the continuity of the association's organization have led the Ketscher Backfischfest e.V. to continue the 73rd edition in 2026 with the same structure. The Backfisch stands, festival tent concerts, and the festival parade are the constant elements that maintain the festival's identity image over the years.
Published by Valentin Contard, festival listings writer. Reviewed, corrected and approved by Christophe Contard, editor-in-chief. .