Name: Kirchweih Stettfeld 2026
Start: 2026-11-06T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-10T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festzelt / Ortskern Stettfeld

Kirchweih Stettfeld

About Kirchweih Stettfeld

The Stettfeld Kirchweih is one of the latest Kirchweihen (saint's day festivals) in Lower Franconia and is traditionally celebrated over several days at the beginning of November. In the Stettfeld village center, a beer tent, the Kerwasauftakt (festival opening), and the musical participation of the 1862 Stettfeld Choir turn the Maintal valley village into an autumnal meeting place for the region. Nestled within the Ebelsbach administrative community in the Haßberge district.

Dates 06 Nov — 10 Nov 2026

Venue Stettfeld (09674)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Kirchweih Stettfeld — edition 2026

The Stettfeld Kirchweih 2026 will take place at the beginning of November, as every year, in the Stettfeld village center. The exact date will be published by the festival committee and the Ebelsbach administrative community during 2026 – according to recent editions, it is expected to be around the second weekend of November (Fri–Tue).

The Stettfeld Kirchweih 2026 is firmly anchored in the community's club life. According to recent editions, it takes place around the second weekend of November: in 2023, for example, from November 9th to 13th (Kerwasauftakt on November 8th), and again from November 9th to 13th in 2024. An official announcement of the 2026 dates is expected from the festival committee together with the Ebelsbach administrative community in late summer 2026.

As in previous years, the following schedule is expected: Kerwasauftakt on Saturday evening with the opening of the beer tent, Kirchweih Frühschoppen and festival service on Sunday, festival tent evenings, musical participation of the 1862 Stettfeld Choir, and the Kirchweih wind-down on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Highlights Kirchweih Stettfeld 2026

One of the few Kirchweihen in Bavaria held in November
Kerwasauftakt in the beer tent on Saturday evening
Musical participation of the 1862 Stettfeld Choir with choir “InTakt”
Classic Franconian festival tent culture during the Federweißer season
Charming small Maintal valley village as the festival backdrop

Programme Kirchweih Stettfeld 2026

Provisional Schedule (based on previous years)

Sat preceding day – Kerwasauftakt in the beer tent
Sun – Festival service, Frühschoppen, festival in the beer tent
Mon – Festival tent evening, dance evening
Tue – Club evening with performance by the 1862 Stettfeld Choir
Last day – Kirchweih wind-down

Detailed program will be published before the Kirchweih in the Ebelsbach administrative community's newsletter.

Prices Kirchweih Stettfeld 2026

Free admission to the festival grounds. Dance and entertainment evenings in the beer tent may be subject to a charge. Current rates available in the Ebelsbach administrative community's newsletter.

Practical information

Practical information — Kirchweih Stettfeld

Getting There

By car: A70 between Schweinfurt and Bamberg, exit Ebelsbach, then follow signs for Stettfeld. By train: Eltmann or Haßfurt station, then bus. Parking available around the village center.

Admission

Free admission to the festival grounds. Beer tent dance evenings may be subject to a charge.

A Late Franconian Kirchweih

The Kirchweih Stettfeld is among the last major Kirchweihen on the Franconian calendar. While other Kirwa festivals are long past, Stettfeld in the Maintal valley at the mouth of the Itz celebrates its patron saint's day festival only at the beginning of November – a late, autumnal Volksfest (public festival) atmosphere that has become rare in Bavaria.

Program in the Classic Franconian Style

The Stettfeld Kirchweih runs for several days:

Kerwasauftakt on the Saturday before the actual Kerwa with the opening of the beer tent
Festival tent with live bands or regional dance groups
Festival service in the parish church
Frühschoppen (morning pint) on Kirchweih Sunday
Musical participation of the 1862 Stettfeld Choir with the mixed choir “InTakt”, youth choir, and children's choir
Festival wind-down on the Thursday or Friday of the following week

In 2023, for example, the Kirchweih ran from November 9th to 13th, with the Kerwasauftakt on November 8th in the beer tent. The pattern of the "second week of November" has been maintained in subsequent years.

1862 Stettfeld Choir

A special feature of the Stettfeld Kirchweih is the close involvement of the 1862 Stettfeld Choir. The choir – one of the oldest singing societies in the Haßberge district – contributes its mixed choir “InTakt”, the youth choir “Teens inTakt”, and the children's choir “Kids inTakt” to the festival service and festival evenings. The choir is led by Konstantinos Drossopoulos under the chairmanship of Maria Egglseder.

Stettfeld in the Haßberge District

Stettfeld is located in the Haßberge district in Lower Franconia (Bavaria), between Bamberg and Haßfurt on the Main river, and belongs to the Ebelsbach administrative community. The small municipality with around 1,200 inhabitants is a classic village on the Main river with vineyards in the surrounding area – the late Kirchweih is linked to the end of the grape harvest and the typical Franconian Federweißer (young wine) season.