Name: Kirchweih Burgsinn 2026
Start: 2026-10-18T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-18T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Marktplatz Burgsinn und Innenstadt

Kirchweih Burgsinn

About Kirchweih Burgsinn

The Kirchweih Burgsinn is the annual autumn Kirchweih (church consecration festival) of the market town Burgsinn in the Sinngrund region (Main-Spessart district, Lower Franconia). It traditionally falls around October 18th — St. Luke's Day — and is part of the centuries-old Franconian Kirchweih tradition of the Spessart area. The Burgsinn Business Association organizes a Market Sunday in autumn, where shops, clubs, and stallholders transform the town center into a market mile. At the same time, the Burgsinn Kirchweih is listed on the supra-regional platform fraenkische-kirchweih.de as its own Kirchweih society in the Main-Spessart district.

Dates 18 Oct — 18 Oct 2026

Venue Burgsinn (09677)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Kirchweih Burgsinn — edition 2026

The Kirchweih Burgsinn 2026 will be celebrated on Sunday, October 18, 2026, in the market town of Burgsinn (Main-Spessart district, Lower Franconia) — the traditional St. Luke's Sunday. An autumn Franconian Kirchweih with a festive church service, Market Sunday by the Burgsinn Business Association, open shops, and festival activities by local clubs.

The 2026 edition of the Burgsinn Kirchweih falls on October 18, 2026 — the feast day of St. Luke, on which Franconian Kirchweihen have been celebrated for centuries.

The day begins with a festive church service in the parish church. Afterwards, the town center around the market square transforms into a Market Day organized by the Burgsinn Business Association with open shops, market stalls from regional vendors, club stands, and catering. The local clubs — Burgsinn Fire Department, Sports Club, Traditional Costume Association — provide visitors with snacks (Brotzeit), bratwurst, beer, and coffee & cake.

Later in autumn — typically in November — the traditional Kirchweih market organized by the Business Association follows as a second market weekend with shops open on Sundays.

Highlights Kirchweih Burgsinn 2026

Traditional St. Luke's Day date on October 18th
Festive church service and Market Sunday by the Burgsinn Business Association
Shops open on Sundays in the market town of Burgsinn
Catering by local clubs
Small-town/village character in the Sinngrund
Subsequent Kirchweih market in November

Programme Kirchweih Burgsinn 2026

Program — Sunday, October 18, 2026

Morning — Festive church service in the Catholic parish church of Burgsinn
Midday — Market activities begin: stands of the Business Association, regional vendors, gift items, seasonal products
Afternoon — Shops in the market town of Burgsinn open on Sundays, club stands with catering (bratwurst, Brotzeit, coffee & cake)
Evening — Festival winding down in the tent / at the local clubs

Kirchweih Market in November

Following the Kirchweih Sunday, the Burgsinn Business Association organizes another Kirchweih market in November — also with a Sunday opening. Exact dates will be published on werbegemeinschaft-burgsinn.jimdofree.com.

Character

Compared to large folk festivals, the Burgsinn Kirchweih is a quiet, village-like, small-town festival. It is characterized by community interaction, market activities, and family entertainment.

Prices Kirchweih Burgsinn 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks are paid for directly at the market stalls and at the clubs.

Practical information

Practical information — Kirchweih Burgsinn

Getting There

By car: A7 (Würzburg–Fulda), exit Bad Brückenau/Volkers or Sinntal-Sterbfritz, continue on the B27. By train: Burgsinn station on the Sinntalbahn (Würzburg–Gemünden–Fulda line).

Admission

Free admission to the market. Food and drinks are available directly at the club stands.

Burgsinn Market Sundays

The Burgsinn Business Association organizes several Market Sundays per year. Dates: werbegemeinschaft-burgsinn.jimdofree.com/die-marktsonntage.

Kirchweih in the Sinngrund

The Kirchweih Burgsinn is one of the traditional Franconian Kirchweihen in western Lower Franconia. The venue is the market town of Burgsinn — the main town of the administrative district of Burgsinn (with the member municipalities Aura im Sinngrund, Fellen, Mittelsinn, and Obersinn) — located in the narrow Sinn valley between Spessart and Rhön.

Burgsinn in the Sinngrund

Burgsinn, with its approximately 2,200 inhabitants, is situated in the Sinngrund, the valley depression between the western Spessart and the southern Rhön. The village is dominated by Schloss Burgsinn (formerly the seat of the Lords of Thüngen) and the parish church. It is classified as a Markt (market town) — a special municipal designation historically indicating market rights.

St. Luke's Kirchweih on October 18th

The date of the Kirchweih dates back to the patronal feast of the Evangelist Luke (October 18th) — a classic Franconian Kirchweih date in autumn. The Kirchweih therefore always falls on the Sunday around October 18th — in 2026, this will be October 18th itself.

Burgsinn Business Association — Market Sundays

The Kirchweih is accompanied by a Market Day organized by the Burgsinn Business Association. The association organizes several Market Sundays per year — a classic spring market, a summer market, and the Kirchweih market in autumn. Local shops open on Sundays, and clubs and stallholders set up stands with regional specialties and crafts.

Tradition and Character

Unlike large folk festivals (Volksfeste), the Burgsinn Kirchweih is a comparatively quiet, village-like, small-town festival. The focus is on community interaction, market activities, family entertainment, and a joint church service. The festival tent run by local clubs (fire department, sports club, traditional costume association) provides visitors with snacks (Brotzeit), beer, and bratwurst.

Franconian Kirchweih Tradition

Burgsinn is listed on the supra-regional platform fraenkische-kirchweih.de as its own Kirchweih society in the Main-Spessart district — alongside Arnstein, Gemünden am Main, Karlstadt, Lohr am Main, Marktheidenfeld, and Rieneck. The Kirchweih thus joins the dense network of Franconian Kerwa (Kirchweih) and Kirmes (fair) dates that characterize the cultural region of Franconia.