Name: Kirchweih Haldenwang (Allgäu) 2026
Start: 2026-10-18T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-18T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Ortsmitte Haldenwang

Kirchweih Haldenwang

About Kirchweih Haldenwang

The Kirchweih in Haldenwang is a classic Allgäu village festival held on the third Sunday in October. The municipality in the Oberallgäu district thus maintains a religious tradition that has ushered in late autumn for generations in the Catholic region between Kempten and Memmingen – with a festive church service, inn operations, catering by local clubs, and village-like market activity around the parish church.

Dates 18 Oct — 18 Oct 2026

Venue Haldenwang (09780)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Kirchweih Haldenwang — edition 2026

The 2026 Kirchweih Haldenwang falls on Sunday, October 18 (3rd Sunday in October). The municipality confirms this date in its official event calendar, thus joining the series of Allgäu autumn Kirchweihen between Kempten, Memmingen, and Sonthofen.

The official event calendar of the municipality of Haldenwang lists the 2026 Kirchweih for October 18. Sunday is the festive day on which the parish community and the municipality jointly organize the program.

The liturgical core is the festive church service in the parish church, traditionally accompanied musically by the Haldenwang music band or a choir. This is followed by the morning pint (Frühschoppen) in the inn, and later in the day, local clubs cater to guests, often with coffee, cake, and the traditional Kirchweih feast. Program-specific times will be announced in advance via the municipal gazette and haldenwang.de.

Highlights Kirchweih Haldenwang 2026

Festive church service with music band, morning pint (Frühschoppen), village catering by local clubs, classic Allgäu Kirchweih feast at midday and in the afternoon.

Programme Kirchweih Haldenwang 2026

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Morning — Festive church service in Haldenwang parish church, musically accompanied by the music band / church choir
Midday — Morning pint (Frühschoppen) in the local inns and village community center
Afternoon — Club stalls around the parish church and village center, catering by local clubs (music band, traditional costume society, fire brigade)
Afternoon — Traditional Kirchweih coffee and cake
Evening — Festival winding down in the inn, with music depending on the host inn

Detailed daily program will be published via the municipal gazette and haldenwang.de in the week before the festival.

Prices Kirchweih Haldenwang 2026

Free. Pay for food and drinks at restaurants and club stalls.

Practical information

Practical information — Kirchweih Haldenwang

Getting There

By car: A7 Munich–Memmingen–Füssen, exit Dietmannsried, then country road to Haldenwang. Parking in the village center is limited, expanded on festival days.

By train/bus: Kempten station, then regional bus or call-a-taxi from there.

Admission

Free. Pay for food and drinks at restaurants and club stalls.

Kirchweih as a Community Constant

The Kirchweih Haldenwang – often called "Kirchweih in Haldenwang" or "Kirchweihsonntag" (Kirchweih Sunday) in the region – is firmly established in the official event calendar of the municipality of Haldenwang as a recurring date on the third Sunday in October. Unlike the large Upper Bavarian folk festivals or the Franconian Kärwas, the Allgäu Kirchweih is not a folk festival with a marquee and large amusement rides, but a mix of church festival, inn day, and community meeting point.

Haldenwang in the Oberallgäu

Haldenwang is located north of Kempten in the Oberallgäu district and is a typical Allgäu municipality – rural, with a distinctly Catholic-Bavarian character, a prominent parish church, and community life strongly supported by traditional clubs: music band, traditional costume society, shooting club, fire brigade. The administrative community of Haldenwang also includes the neighboring municipalities of Wildpoldsried, Lauben, and Börwang.

The Kirchweih Sunday

Sunday is traditionally the day for the Kirchweih in the Allgäu: a festive church service with a parish mass in the morning, often accompanied musically by the local music band; followed by a morning pint (Frühschoppen) in the inns and the village community center. In the afternoon, club stalls open, sometimes farmers and direct marketers exhibit their products, and in the inn, the classic "Kirchweih-Schmaus" (Kirchweih feast) with roast, cabbage, and cake is served.

A Deliberately Small Format

Visitors to the Allgäu Kirchweih should not expect a "folk festival." The strength of the festival lies in the opposite: in the authenticity of a small village that comes together once in autumn, without tourist spectacle, with real traditional costumes, and at a pace that suits a region whose identity is still strongly shaped by agriculture. Those seeking Allgäu local culture in its everyday form will find it here.

Dates in the Event Calendar

The municipality of Haldenwang manages the event calendar itself and includes the Kirchweih each year. In 2026, the date is officially set for October 18 (Sunday). Program details such as the time of the festive church service, the host inn, and club stalls will be communicated in the preceding weeks via the municipal gazette and haldenwang.de.