Name: Kirchweih Fellen 2026
Start: 2026-09-13T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-14T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Saal Haas / Herrenberg / Ortskern Fellen

Felliner Kirchweih

About Felliner Kirchweih

The Kirchweih in Fellen is one of the most peculiar and best-documented Kerwa traditions in the Spessart and Sinngrund regions. On Kirchweih Sunday, young men in white linen shirts with pitchforks march to the Herrenberg to 'fetch' the Kirchweih cake—a tradition that has survived in this form almost nowhere else in Lower Franconia. The 'Plotzburschen' take the main role: the youngest lads of the school-leaving year who erect the 'Kirbma' (Kirchweih tree, a decorated spruce with a wreath and ribbons), parade from house to house with the music band on Kirchweih Monday, and collect money for the musicians. In the evening, it's time for the Kirchweih dance in the Haas hall—a Kerwa known throughout the Burgsinn administrative district.

Dates 13 Sep — 14 Sep 2026

Venue Fellen (09677)

Prices Free

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Edition 2026

Felliner Kirchweih — edition 2026

The exact date of the Felliner Kirchweih 2026 will be announced a few weeks before the festival on village notice boards and via the Burgsinn administrative community. The traditional sequence is expected: 'Kirchweih holen' on Sunday with pitchforks and Kirchweih cake from Herrenberg, Kirbma erection by the Plotzburschen, and dance in the Haas hall on Sunday and Monday evenings.

The Kirchweih in Fellen follows a decades-old sequence of customs that does not change: On Kirchweih Sunday, the Plotzburschen, in white linen shirts, march to the Herrenberg with pitchforks, impale the prepared Kirchweih cake there, and thus 'fetch' the Kerwa back to the village. The Kirbma—a decorated spruce with a wreath and colorful ribbons—is already erected next to the inn at this time.

On Kirchweih Monday, the music band, together with the Plotzburschen, parades from house to house, plays serenades in front of each property, and collects money for the musicians. In the evening, Plotzburschen and Plotzschicksen lead the Kirchweih dance in the Haas hall. The exact date for 2026 will be communicated locally a few weeks before the festival.

Highlights Felliner Kirchweih 2026

'Kirchweih holen' on Herrenberg with pitchforks and Kirchweih cake
Plotzburschen in white linen shirts as main actors
Erection of the Kirbma (Kirchweih tree) next to the inn
House-to-house performances by the music band on Kirchweih Monday
Kirchweih dance in the Haas hall with Plotzburschen and -schicksen

Programme Felliner Kirchweih 2026

Traditional Sequence of the Felliner Kirchweih

Kirchweih Sunday

Morning — Kirchweih service in the Fellen parish church
Noon — Gathering of the Plotzburschen in white linen shirts
Afternoon — March to Herrenberg, 'fetching the Kirchweih': each lad impales a Kirchweih cake on his pitchfork and carries it back to the village
Late Afternoon — Erection and decoration of the 'Kirbma' (Kirchweih tree) next to the inn
Evening — Kirchweih dance in the Haas hall

Kirchweih Monday

Morning — Music band and Plotzburschen parade from house to house, play a serenade in front of each property, and collect money for the musicians
Evening — Second Kirchweih dance in the Haas hall, led by the Plotzburschen and -schicksen

Current dates and program: Burgsinn Administrative Community — Description of Customs.

Prices Felliner Kirchweih 2026

Admission to public custom events is free. Dance evening in the Haas hall may have an admission fee — details from the inn.

Practical information

Practical information — Felliner Kirchweih

Getting There

Fellen is located in the Sinngrund region of the Main-Spessart district, accessible from the A7 motorway (Burgsinn exit) and via the state road. Parking is available on the outskirts of the village.

Admission

Admission to the public program points of the Kerwa is free. The dance evening in the Haas hall may have an admission fee.

Date

The date of the Felliner Kerwa is announced annually on village notice boards and through the Burgsinn administrative community. The Kerwa season in the Franconian Spessart traditionally falls in late summer and early autumn.

Contact

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Burgsinn, Tel. 09356/99100.

A Kerwa That Has Preserved Its Customs

Fellen is a small village in the Main-Spessart district, within the Burgsinn administrative community, nestled in a quiet and dreamy side valley of the Sinngrund. First documented in 1226, the village still thrives today on agriculture, tourism, and a strong network of local clubs. The Felliner Kirchweih is the highlight of the village year and one of the few Spessart Kerwen whose customs are passed down with meticulous detail—it is documented in the official customs collection of the Burgsinn administrative community as well as listed on fraenkische-kirchweih.de.

'Fetching the Kirchweih' on Herrenberg

On Kirchweih Sunday, young men in white linen shirts march up the Herrenberg hill above the village. Each carries a pitchfork (Heugabel) on which a Kirchweih cake is impaled. They return to the village with these speared cakes—the custom is called 'fetching the Kirchweih' and symbolizes that the festival has now officially arrived in the village. Over 100 years ago, the 'Kirbma'—the Kirchweih tree, a decorated spruce with a wreath and colorful ribbons—was erected in the middle of the village in a stone-bordered square; today, it stands next to the inn.

The Plotzburschen — The Youngest School Leavers as Main Actors

The 'Plotzburschen' (also called Platz- or Planburschen) play a leading role in the Kerwa. These are the lads who have left school in the current year—thus, the youngest bachelors of the year. They fetch the 'Kirbma', decorate it, erect it, and manage the further course of the festival. On Kirchweih Monday, the music band, accompanied by the Plotzburschen, goes from house to house, plays a serenade in front of each property, and collects money for the musicians. In the evening, the 'Plotzburschen and -schicksen' (the youngest girls of the year) lead the Kirchweih dance in the Haas hall—they are the main actors of the festival.

The Haas Hall and the Felliner Dance Evening

The dance in the Haas hall is the social highlight of the Felliner Kerwa. Here, the Plotzburschen meet their dance partners, here the festival is passed on to the next generation, and here the multi-day Kerwa only ends late at night. The Kerwa has become an anchor of identity in Fellen—it is documented and promoted as a demonstrative custom by the Burgsinn administrative community, the Sinngrundallianz, and fraenkische-kirchweih.de.