Name: Kirchweih Emskirchen 2026
Start: 2026-08-28T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festplatz und Aurachufer Emskirchen

Kerwa Emskirchen

About Kerwa Emskirchen

The Emskirchen Kirchweih is one of the liveliest Kerwa festivals in the Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district. Every year on the fourth weekend in August, the market town of Emskirchen transforms into a large festival grounds: a festival tent, amusement rides, a traditional Kerwa parade, a children's olympiad, the popular duck race on the Aurach river, and grand fireworks as a spectacular finale. Over 700 years of market rights stand for a deeply rooted Franconian tradition.

Dates 28 Aug — 31 Aug 2026

Venue Emskirchen (09575)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Kerwa Emskirchen — edition 2026

The Emskirchen Kirchweih 2026 will take place from Friday, August 28 to Monday, August 31, 2026 – on the traditional fourth weekend in August. The grand Kerwa parade kicks off the Kerwa on 08/28, with the festival tent, children's olympiad, and the duck race on the Aurach spread throughout the days. The grand fireworks provide the spectacular finale.

The 2026 edition follows the proven Emskirchen Kerwa choreography. The market town of Emskirchen, local associations, the shooting club, and the volunteer fire department organize the festival together. The festival tent and amusement rides are located around the festival grounds, and the Aurach river becomes the stage for the popular duck race.

The official festival program (bands, exact times, reservations) will be published shortly before the festival begins on the Emskirchen market's event calendar and on the market's Facebook page.

Highlights Kerwa Emskirchen 2026

Kerwa parade on Friday, duck race on the Aurach on Saturday, Frühschoppen on Sunday, fireworks at 10:15 PM to conclude on Monday.

Programme Kerwa Emskirchen 2026

Friday, August 28, 2026 — Kerwa Kick-off

afternoon — Raising of the Kerwabaum
5:15 PM — Start of the Kerwa Parade (at the old brewery) with music band, local youths, costume groups
evening — Beer tapping ceremony and opening of the festival tent with live band

Saturday, August 29, 2026 — Kids and Aurach

during the day — Children's Olympiad on the festival grounds
afternoon — Duck Race on the Aurach (finish line behind the Schützenhaus)
from 7:00 PM — Duck Race award ceremony
evening — Dance band in the festival tent

Sunday, August 30, 2026 — Frühschoppen and Dance

morning — Frühschoppen with brass music in the festival tent
afternoon — Family Day on the festival grounds
evening — Live music until late into the night

Monday, August 31, 2026 — Kerwa Finale

during the day — Festival tent and amusement rides operating
evening — Top band in the festival tent
10:15 PM — grand Fireworks as a spectacular festival finale

Exact bands and times will be published by the Emskirchen market administration and the organizing festival committee shortly before the Kerwa.

Prices Kerwa Emskirchen 2026

Free admission. Amusement rides and food/drinks in the festival tent at usual Kerwa prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Kerwa Emskirchen

Getting There

Emskirchen is located about 30 km northwest of Nuremberg in the Neustadt-Aisch-Bad Windsheim district. By train on the Nuremberg–Würzburg line with a stop at Emskirchen station. By car via the A3 (Schlüsselfeld exit) or the B8.

Admission

Free admission to the festival grounds. Amusement rides and refreshments are charged separately.

Program Overview

Current daily schedules and band confirmations can be found on the event calendar of the Emskirchen market administration and on the Markt Emskirchen Facebook page.

One of Middle Franconia's liveliest Kerwas

Emskirchen is a market town in Middle Franconia in the district of Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim – and when the fourth weekend in August approaches, the entire town is dedicated to the Kerwa. From the Kerwa parade on Thursday, to the festival tent and amusement rides, to the grand finale fireworks: the Emskirchen Kirchweih has been a source of identity for generations.

The Highlights of the Kerwa

Kerwa Parade: traditional festival parade on the first day of the festival, often starting at the old brewery, with a music band, local youths, the Kerwabaum (Kerwa tree), and traditional costume groups
Children's Olympiad: a sporty and playful program for the young festival visitors
Duck Race on the Aurach: hundreds of lovingly painted rubber ducks race down the Aurach river – the finish line is behind the Schützenhaus (shooting club house), with awards presented around 7:00 PM; organized by the local shooting club
Festival Tent with Live Bands: traditional brass music during the day, dance bands in the evening
Amusement Rides and Shooting Galleries around the festival grounds
Grand Fireworks at 10:15 PM at the end of the festival, after the performance of the top band in the festival tent

More than just a folk festival

The Emskirchen Kerwa is organized by the market administration together with local associations, the shooting club, the music band, and the volunteer fire department. Young people meet for a 'Frühschoppen' (morning pint) in the beer garden, the local youths elect their representatives, and the entire town celebrates a custom for four days that is firmly anchored in the Franconian calendar.

Emskirchen — the Aurach and the Margrave Canal

Emskirchen is located in the Aurach valley between Nuremberg and Bad Windsheim, on the historic Nuremberg–Würzburg railway line. The Aurach river flows through the town and becomes the main stage for the duck race. A second, smaller Kerwa takes place in October in the district of Rennhofen.