Name: Krumbach Festival Week 2026
Start: 2026-09-04T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-13T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Marktplatz und Festgelände Krumbach

Krumbach Festival Week

About Krumbach Festival Week

The Krumbach Festival Week is the social and musical highlight of the year in the Swabian town of Krumbach in the district of Günzburg. For over sixty years, the Musikverein 1816 e.V. Krumbach has organized the ten-day festival week in September. Concerts in the town square, a star march of the district orchestras, the beer tapping ceremony by the mayor, nine different brass bands, and two bands characterize a program that combines folk festival atmosphere with sophisticated brass music. With its 68th edition in 2026, one of the most traditional festival weeks in Bavarian Swabia continues.

Dates 04 Sep — 13 Sep 2026

Venue Krumbach (Schwaben) (09774)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Krumbach Festival Week — edition 2026

The 68th Krumbach Festival Week takes place from September 4 to 13, 2026. For ten days, the Musikverein 1816 Krumbach combines folk festival atmosphere with brass music: concerts in the town square, a star march of the district orchestras, the beer tapping ceremony by the mayor, and nine brass bands characterize the program.

From September 4 to 13, 2026, the Musikverein 1816 e.V. Krumbach is hosting the 68th Krumbach Festival Week. The opening includes the exhibition opening at the Sparkasse, the concert by the music association in the market square, the star march of the district orchestras, and the beer tapping ceremony by the mayor. Throughout the festival week, nine different brass bands and two bands provide musical entertainment, accompanied by folk festival activities with food and drinks.

Highlights Krumbach Festival Week 2026

68th edition of the traditional festival week
Concert by the music association in the market square
Star march of the district orchestras
Beer tapping ceremony by the mayor
Nine brass bands and two bands over ten days

Programme Krumbach Festival Week 2026

Opening: Exhibition opening at the Sparkasse, concert in the market square, star march of the district orchestras, beer tapping ceremony by the mayor.

Throughout the Festival Week: nine brass bands and two bands, folk festival activities with catering.

Prices Krumbach Festival Week 2026

Admission to public program points and folk festival activities is free. Costs are incurred for food and drinks; individual concert events may be advertised separately.

Practical information

Practical information — Krumbach Festival Week

Getting There

Krumbach is accessible via the B300 and by train (Krumbach station on the Mittelschwabenbahn). Concerts in the town square and the star march take place in the market square, while the folk festival activities are held on the festival grounds.

Admission

Admission to public program points and the folk festival activities is free; costs are incurred for food, drinks, and any concert events.

Tip

The beer tapping ceremony by the mayor and the star march of the district orchestras are particularly atmospheric moments.

Over Six Decades of Festival Week

The Krumbach Festival Week is one of the most traditional festival weeks in Bavarian Swabia. The organizer is the Musikverein 1816 e.V. Krumbach, a high-performing brass orchestra with around 60 active musicians, which has been organizing the festival week for over sixty years. 2026 marks the 68th edition – proof of the festival's firm establishment in the life of the town.

Program of Music and Folk Festival

The festival week combines folk festival atmosphere with high-quality brass music. Recurring highlights include:

Exhibition opening at the Sparkasse
Concert by the Krumbach Music Association in the market square
Star march of the district orchestras
Beer tapping ceremony by the mayor with the Krumbach Music Association
Nine different brass bands and two bands throughout the festival week

The Music Association as Organizer

The Musikverein 1816 Krumbach is led by Lukas Weiss and actively engages in youth work with two youth orchestras. In addition to the festival week, the spring concert and the atmospheric Advent concert shape the association's year. However, the festival week is the undisputed highlight and flagship of the association.

Regional Context

Krumbach is located in the district of Günzburg in the state of Bavaria, in the heart of Bavarian Swabia between the Danube and the Allgäu. The festival week here is a unifying community event that brings together the town and the surrounding orchestras of the region and cultivates the Swabian brass music tradition.