Name: Kirchweih Ergersheim 2026
Start: 2026-10-24T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-25T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Ortskern Ergersheim

Kärwa Ergersheim

About Kärwa Ergersheim

The Kirchweih Ergersheim is the traditional autumn Kirchweih of the Central Franconian municipality of Ergersheim in the district of Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim. In Franconian dialect, it's simply called 'Kärwa': a weekend with beer service, a concert, showmen, and dance music, embedded in the dense Kirchweih calendar of the Aischgrund region. The Kirchweih Ergersheim 2026 falls on the weekend of October 25th – on the same day, Ezelheim and Krautostheim (Market Sugenheim) also celebrate their Kärwas, making the day a regional multi-event in the Franconian autumn.

Dates 24 Oct — 25 Oct 2026

Venue Ergersheim (09575)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Kärwa Ergersheim — edition 2026

The Kirchweih Ergersheim 2026 will traditionally be celebrated around Sunday, October 25, 2026. A classic Franconian Kärwa program with Kärwabaum, festive church service, beer service, concert, and Franconian inn cuisine and dance evening. On the same day, Ezelheim and Krautostheim (Market Sugenheim) also celebrate their Kärwa.

The 2026 edition of the Kirchweih Ergersheim is dated October 25, 2026, according to the official Kirchweih calendar of the Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district. The main Kärwa day is traditionally Sunday; the festival weekend usually begins on Saturday with the raising of the Kärwabaum.

The detailed program will be announced in advance by the local associations of Ergersheim (fire brigade, sports club, music club) and the municipality of Ergersheim. The classic Franconian Kärwa includes a festive church service, a 'Frühschoppen' with a concert, Franconian lunches, and a dance evening with a live band.

Highlights Kärwa Ergersheim 2026

Classic Franconian Kärwa with Kärwabaum, festive church service, concert, inn cuisine, and dance evening – on the same weekend as the Kärwas in Ezelheim and Krautostheim (Market Sugenheim).

Programme Kärwa Ergersheim 2026

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Raising of the Kärwabaum in the village center of Ergersheim
Beer service and Franconian snacks at the festival grounds
Evening: Dance evening with live band or DJ

Sunday, October 25, 2026 — Main Kärwa Day

Festive church service in the parish church of Ergersheim
'Frühschoppen' with concert
Lunch with Franconian inn cuisine (sausages, pork knuckle, sauerkraut)
Festival activities with carousel and shooting gallery for families
Cozy end to the festival in the afternoon and evening

Program changes will be announced by the municipality of Ergersheim.

Prices Kärwa Ergersheim 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at usual village festival prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Kärwa Ergersheim

Getting There

Ergersheim is located in the Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district, between the medium-sized towns of Bad Windsheim and Uffenheim. By car: A7 (exit Uffenheim or Bad Windsheim), then via state roads. By train: nearest station is Bad Windsheim, then by bus.

Admission

Free admission to the Kärwa. Food and drinks at usual village festival prices.

Program

Detailed program will be published shortly before the Kirchweih by the municipality of Ergersheim and local associations.

Kärwa in the Aischgrund

The Kirchweih Ergersheim is the annual patronal festival of the municipality of Ergersheim in the Central Franconian district of Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim. In Franconia, it's called »Kärwa« – a village festival tradition cultivated for centuries around the church's patron saint, representing one of Bavaria's densest festival cultures in the Aischgrund.

Course of a Franconian Kärwa

A classic Kärwa follows a set program: raising the decorated Kärwabaum (festival tree) on Saturday, a festive church service and 'Frühschoppen' (morning pint) on Sunday, a concert with Franconian brass bands, beer service in the festival tent or inn, Franconian sausages and pork knuckle ('Schäufele'), and the traditional Kärwatanz (festival dance) on Sunday evening with a live band or DJ. Showmen set up carousels and shooting galleries in the village center.

Ergersheim and the Aischgrund

Ergersheim is located between Bad Windsheim and Uffenheim, nestled in a hilly landscape with orchards and carp ponds. The region is famous for its carp farming – in the Aischgrund, carp is traditionally caught fresh and served between Michaelmas and Maundy Thursday. The district's Kirchweih calendar lists over 200 Kärwas between April and November for 2026, with a focus on summer (Bad Windsheim) and autumn.

Several Kirchweihen on the Same Day

The Kirchweih Ergersheim 2026 falls on the same Sunday as the Kärwas in Ezelheim and Krautostheim (both Market Sugenheim) – a typical phenomenon in the Aischgrund, where festival fans can visit multiple locations on a Kärwa weekend.