Name: Kirchweih Gattenhofen 2026
Start: 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-23T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Ortskern Gattenhofen

Kirchweih Gattenhofen

About Kirchweih Gattenhofen

From September 20th to 23rd, 2026, the Gattenhofen district of the municipality of Steinsfeld in the Ansbach district will celebrate its traditional Kirchweih on the fourth September weekend. Organized by the Blaskapelle Gattenhofen e.V. – the exact date corresponds to the classic date (most recently September 22nd–25th, 2023). Four days of program with a festival tent, Franconian brass music, a festive church service, and dance evenings in a typical Middle Franconian village on the edge of the Romantic Road.

Dates 20 Sep — 23 Sep 2026

Venue Steinsfeld (09571)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Kirchweih Gattenhofen — edition 2026

The Gattenhofen Kirchweih 2026 is expected to take place from September 20th to 23rd, on the fourth September weekend – the classic date. In 2023, this weekend was September 22nd–25th. Organized by the Blaskapelle Gattenhofen e.V. with a festival tent, festive church service, Franconian brass music, and dance evenings. Final confirmation from the Blaskapelle or the municipality of Steinsfeld on site.

The Kirchweih Gattenhofen 2026 is anticipated based on the documented date of the "4th September weekend." In 2023, it fell on September 22nd–25th, which, following the same pattern, means the weekend of September 20th–23rd, 2026. As soon as the festival committee of the Blaskapelle Gattenhofen e.V. officially announces the exact date, this fiche will be updated accordingly.

The program follows the Franconian Kirchweih rhythm: Friday opening, Saturday dance evening, Sunday festive church service and Frühschoppen, Monday conclusion. The Blaskapelle Gattenhofen e.V. provides the musical accompaniment for all four days.

Highlights Kirchweih Gattenhofen 2026

Blaskapelle Gattenhofen, festive church service, dance evenings, classic Middle Franconian Kirchweih in a district of Steinsfeld near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Programme Kirchweih Gattenhofen 2026

Friday (likely September 20th, 2026) — Opening

Evening: Festival tent opening with beer tapping
Welcome address to festival guests by the organizing committee
First round of dancing

Saturday (likely September 21st, 2026) — Festival Evening

Daytime: Festival tent open, Franconian inn cuisine
Evening: Dance evening with the festival band

Sunday (likely September 22nd, 2026) — Kirchweih Sunday

Morning: Festive church service
Following Frühschoppen with the Blaskapelle Gattenhofen e.V.
Lunch: Kirchweih meal
Afternoon: Children's and family program
Evening: Dance evening

Monday (likely September 23rd, 2026) — Festive Conclusion

Lunchtime: Festival tent operations
Afternoon: Family and senior program
Evening: Festive conclusion with brass music

The specific daily program and band names will be published by the Blaskapelle Gattenhofen e.V. and the municipality of Steinsfeld a few weeks before the event.

Prices Kirchweih Gattenhofen 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at Franconian inn prices (beer approx. €4, main courses €8–€13).

Practical information

Practical information — Kirchweih Gattenhofen

Getting There

By car via the A7 (Rothenburg ob der Tauber exit), then Staatsstraße to Steinsfeld and the Gattenhofen district. By train to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, then bus or taxi.

Admission

Free admission to the festival grounds and tent. Food and drinks at Franconian inn prices.

When to Arrive

Friday evening for the opening, Saturday evening for the dance evening, Sunday morning for the festive church service and Frühschoppen with the Blaskapelle Gattenhofen.

District Kirchweih on the Romantic Road

The Kirchweih Gattenhofen is the Kirchweih of the Gattenhofen district of the municipality of Steinsfeld, on the edge of the medieval imperial city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. It has been celebrated for generations on the fourth September weekend; in recent documented years – 2023, for example – it fell on September 22nd–25th. Following the same pattern, this results in the weekend of September 20th–23rd, 2026.

Blaskapelle Gattenhofen as the Organizer

The organizer is the Blaskapelle Gattenhofen e.V., the most important association in the district. Its musicians shape the Kirchweih on all four days: from the solemn procession on Friday to the festive church service on Sunday and the musical conclusion on Monday evening. Anyone celebrating Kirchweih in Gattenhofen will hear Franconian brass music in its original, village form – without amplification, without marketing, with local musicians who grew up here.

Classic Middle Franconian Kirchweih Program

The program follows the proven choreography of Middle Franconian Kirchweihen: festival tent opening on Friday, dance evening on Saturday, festive church service and Frühschoppen on Sunday, family program and a small festive conclusion on Monday. In the festival tent: Franconian sausages, Schäufele, pork roast with dumplings, accompanied by delicious beer from the surrounding breweries.

Steinsfeld near Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Steinsfeld is a municipality in the Ansbach district in Middle Franconia (Bavaria), directly on the Romantic Road and only a few kilometers from Rothenburg ob der Tauber. The municipality consists of several districts – each with its own Kirchweih. Gattenhofen is one of these districts, rural and without tourist hustle and bustle: here, Kirchweih is celebrated for the locals and their acquaintances, not for the tour bus convoys that otherwise roll through the region.