Martini-Messe Tauberbischofsheim

Tradition Fair with All the Trimmings

The Martini-Messe is one of the oldest fairs in the Main-Tauber district. It owes its name to St. Martin's Day (November 11) — historically, the fair was a market date around this saint. Today, it takes place a little earlier, in October, and combines classic Southern German Volksfest ingredients: a festival tent with brass band music, culinary delights, an amusement park, a market, and Sunday shopping. The venue is the Vitryallee market and fairgrounds, a central festival site on the edge of Tauberbischofsheim's old town.

Beer Tent, Brass Music, Amusement Park

The festival tent offers a typical beer tent atmosphere: brass band music from local music associations, cold and warm dishes, draft beer, Tauberfranken wine, cocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks. The amusement park area features bumper cars, carousels, a Ferris wheel (a smaller version than at the big Wasen festivals), water slides, shooting galleries, and bratwurst stands. Three days of programming, fully active on all days.

Flea Market "Art and Junk" and Street Food Festival

A special feature of the Martini-Messe: on the weekend, the flea market "Art and Junk" runs parallel to the Volksfest. Exhibitors set up their stalls in the town or at the fairgrounds, and visitors browse through antiques, books, porcelain, toys, and small artworks. At the Tauberbischofsheim marketplace, there's also a street food festival — international food trucks with various cuisines (Asian, Mexican, Burgers, vegan). The city festival concept combines Volksfest, market, and street food for a weekend.

Highlight: Closing Fireworks

The fair traditionally concludes on Sunday evening with a grand fireworks display that illuminates the sky above Tauberbischofsheim from the fairgrounds. With mild October weather, thousands of visitors flock to the festival grounds; the fireworks are financed by the showman's association. Tauberbischofsheim is the district capital of the Main-Tauber district in the northeastern corner of Baden-Württemberg — the fair is one of the most important cultural events of autumn for the region.