Name: Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt with Bee and Poet Festival 2026
Start: 2026-05-09T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-10T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Innenstadt Lorsch / UNESCO-Welterbe Kloster Lorsch

Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt

About Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt

Two days of Spring Market in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Lorsch: On May 9th and 10th, 2026, the festival combines the classic Spring Market with the Bee and Poet Festival and the Peony Show. Sunday opening hours for shops, located at Lorsch Abbey (UNESCO since 1991). Two days of Spring Market in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Lorsch with Bee and Poet Festival, Peony Show, and Sunday opening hours. Directly at the UNESCO World Heritage Lorsch Abbey with the famous Carolingian Royal Hall from the 8th century.

Dates 09 May — 10 May 2026

Venue Lorsch (06431)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt — edition 2026

Two days of Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt with Bee Festival, Poet Festival, and Peony Show in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Lorsch. Sunday opening hours with Lorsch shops open. Directly at the UNESCO World Heritage Lorsch Abbey.

Organizer: Magistracy of the City of Lorsch. Registration forms for exhibitors are available for download as PDFs on lorsch.de.

Highlights Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt 2026

Three events in one weekend
Directly at the UNESCO World Heritage Lorsch Abbey
Bee and Poet Festival – a Lorsch specialty
Peony Show during peak bloom
Sunday opening hours
Free admission

Programme Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt 2026

Saturday, May 9, 2026 — Market Opening

Morning — Opening of the Spring Market in the city center
Stalls of beekeepers with honey, beehives, and demonstrations (Bee Festival)
Peony Show in a covered exhibition area
Stand-by for poetry readings and publishers
Market catering by local associations
Afternoon — Stage program

Sunday, May 10, 2026 — Sunday Opening Hours

Morning — Spring Market open
Bee and Poet Festival with further readings and beekeeper demonstrations
Peony Show remains open
Midday — Sunday Opening Hours: Lorsch shops open 1 PM–6 PM
Afternoon — Family program
Evening — Festival concludes

Three Program Pillars

Spring Market — Stalls, stage, catering
Bee and Poet Festival — Beekeepers and literature combined
Peony Show — Peony growers from the region

Prices Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt 2026

Admission to all program items is free. Beekeepers' honey, books, and peonies can be purchased on-site.

Practical information

Practical information — Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt

Getting There

Train: Lorsch is accessible via line RB68 (Bensheim–Worms); Lorsch station is directly in town. Car: A5 or A67, then B47 to Lorsch. Parking available around the city center.

Admission

Free admission. The Peony Show, market stalls, stage program, and abbey grounds are freely accessible.

Dates

Saturday, May 9th – Sunday, May 10th, 2026.

Tip

Combine the Spring Market with a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Lorsch Abbey (Royal Hall, Abbey Museum) – both are in the same area.

Spring Market at the World Heritage Site

The Lorscher Frühlingsmarkt is more than a classic city market: for years, it has combined several thematic focuses on the same weekend. On the second weekend in May – May 9th and 10th, 2026 – the city center of Lorsch becomes a festival mile with the traditional Spring Market, the Bee and Poet Festival, and a Peony Show.

UNESCO World Heritage as a Backdrop

Lorsch has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1991: The Lorsch Abbey with the famous Royal Hall (one of the oldest surviving buildings from the Carolingian era, built around 800) is an attraction for tourists from all over the world. The Spring Market takes place in the immediate vicinity of the abbey – the UNESCO history is palpable everywhere.

Bee and Poet Festival

The Bee Festival is a Lorsch specialty: Beekeepers from the region display beehives, sell honey, demonstrate the work of bees, and explain the beekeeping craft to children and adults. The parallel Poet Festival combines literature with spring – readings, lectures, booksellers, and publishers present themselves. The combination is typical of Lorsch's cultural policy: tradition, art, and science in one weekend.

Peony Show

The Peony Show is the third pillar of the weekend. Peony growers from the region display their show plants – the peonies, one of the most spectacular spring plants in Central Europe when in bloom. Lorsch and the Bergstraße region are climatically ideal for peonies, and many local growers specialize in this plant group.

Sunday Opening Hours

On Sunday, Lorsch's shops open for the verkaufsoffener Sonntag (Sunday opening hours) – a format that combines the city festival with retail. Those who want to shop on the weekend can combine it with a visit to the festival.

Bergstraße – Sunny Side of Hesse

Lorsch is located on the Hessische Bergstraße, the warmest region in Hesse. For centuries, the Bergstraße has been known for its wine, fruit trees, and early vegetation – peonies bloom in early May, the fruit trees have just finished flowering, and summer is just around the corner. This atmosphere is reflected in the Spring Market.