Kirchweih Markt Erlbach

The 2025 edition continued the Kärwa tradition: four days of festival tent operation with regional live music, a parade on Kärwasonntag, customs ranging from beer tapping to Bärenausjagen. The Grafflmarkt was, as every year, a crowd-puller, filling the streets of Markt Erlbach with stalls full of antiques, rustic furniture, traditional costumes, tools, and bric-a-brac.

The Markt Erlbach Kärwa remains a proven example of Franconian Kärwa culture — a mix of religious patronage (Bartholomew), folk customs (parade, Bärenausjagen), and commercial tradition (Grafflmarkt). The organizing forces are the local clubs and Kärwagesellschaften.