Mattheiser Pfarrfest St. Matthias
Traditional parish festival of the St. Matthias parish in Trier-Süd, a meeting point for the entire city community
About Mattheiser Pfarrfest
The Mattheiser Pfarrfest has been one of Trier's best-known parish festivals for many years and reaches far beyond the circle of the St. Matthias parish community. The venue — the Benedictine Abbey of St. Matthias at Matthiasstraße 79 — is one of the city's most important religious sites: the apostolic tomb church houses the relics of the Apostle Matthias and is the only one of its kind north of the Alps. It attracts pilgrims from all over Germany and neighboring countries.
The parish festival combines this spiritual dimension with a distinctly popular design. The centerpiece is a festive church service in the basilica, after which the grounds around the abbey become a festival mile. Choirs, bands, and dance groups from the district and the wider region perform on a stage. The parish runs numerous stalls with homemade cakes, home-cooked meals, sausages, fries, drinks, and cocktails.
There is a special program for families and children: face painting, bouncy castle, creative craft activities, games of chance, and raffles. Guided tours of the basilica and the crypt are also offered as part of the festival. The proceeds from the parish festival traditionally go to social projects of the parish and the maintenance of the monastery complex.
The festival is considered a meeting place for the entire city community — parishioners, people from other districts of Trier, guests, and tourists come together. Admission is free.
Mattheiser Pfarrfest — edition 2026
The 2026 parish festival continues the long-standing tradition, offering a relaxed late summer day in the cloister garden of the Benedictine Abbey. The crypt with the apostolic tomb is an additional spiritual highlight, particularly interesting for out-of-town guests.
The stage program, gastronomy, and family area will be published on the parish's website in the weeks leading up to the festival.
Programme Mattheiser Pfarrfest 2026
The exact program for 2026 will be published by the organizer in the summer. The structure follows the proven key points of previous years:
- Morning: Festive church service in the St. Matthias Basilica.
- Midday: Opening of the festival activities on the monastery grounds — stage program begins.
- Afternoon: Performances by choirs, bands, and dance groups from the district and the region.
- Family Area: Face painting, bouncy castle, craft activities, raffle.
- Gastronomy: Homemade cakes, home-cooked meals, sausages, fries, drinks, cocktails.
- Tours: Basilica and crypt with apostolic tomb.
- Evening: Stage music until a joint conclusion.
Highlights Mattheiser Pfarrfest 2026
- Festive church service and stage program at the Benedictine Abbey.
- Crypt with apostolic tomb — unique north of the Alps.
- Family activities and regional gastronomy with free admission.
Prices Mattheiser Pfarrfest 2026
Free admission. Food and drinks at typical parish festival prices. Proceeds benefit social projects and the maintenance of the monastery complex.
Practical information — Mattheiser Pfarrfest
Date 2026: Beginning of September, exact date to be announced by the parish in the summer.
Location: St. Matthias Parish, Matthiasstraße 79, 54290 Trier (Trier-Süd).
Admission: Free.
Organizer: St. Matthias Parish Trier.
Getting there: City bus from the city center towards Matthias-Basilika, parkable side streets.
Special feature: The St. Matthias Basilica is the only apostolic tomb church north of the Alps — crypt worth seeing.
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