Name: Münchberger Wiesenfest 2026
Start: 2026-07-10T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-13T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Schützenplatz Münchberg

Münchberger Wiesenfest

About Münchberger Wiesenfest

The Münchberger Wiesenfest is the big Volksfest of the town of Münchberg in the Hof district and is considered one of the most attractive family Volksfests between Bayreuth and Hof. Around 30,000 guests visit the four-day festival on the Schützenplatz annually, featuring specially brewed Wiesenfest beer from the Scherdel brewery Hof, top bands in the large festival tent, new rides directly from the Oktoberfest, and the traditional parade of clubs on Saturday.

Dates 10 Jul — 13 Jul 2026

Venue Münchberg (09475)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Münchberger Wiesenfest — edition 2026

The Münchberger Wiesenfest 2026 officially runs from Friday, July 10th to Monday, July 13th at Münchberg's Schützenplatz. The parade of clubs on Saturday, July 11th, is the highlight of the weekend; top bands play in the festival tent every day, along with rides straight from the Oktoberfest and Scherdel Wiesenfest beer.

The city of Münchberg, the regional city portal 100prozenthof.de, and Frankenradar confirm the dates July 10–13, 2026, at the Münchberg Schützenplatz. This maintains the Wiesenfest's traditional timing on the weekend of the second Saturday in July.

The program follows the proven choreography: opening evening with beer tapping on Friday, parade of clubs on Saturday, full festival Saturday and Sunday with daily top bands in the tent, and the festival winding down on Monday. The outdoor area features atmospheric lighting for a beer garden ambiance, and families can choose between rides from new operators (often fresh from the Oktoberfest) and classic stalls. Bands and detailed daily schedules will be published on wiesenfest.mueb (Instagram), Facebook, and muenchberg.de in the weeks leading up to the festival.

Highlights Münchberger Wiesenfest 2026

Parade of clubs on Saturday, top bands in the festival tent each day, rides directly from the Oktoberfest, Wiesenfest beer from Scherdel Brewery Hof.

Programme Münchberger Wiesenfest 2026

Friday, July 10, 2026 — Opening

Evening — Beer tapping at the Schützenplatz, first festival evening with live band in the tent

Saturday, July 11, 2026 — Parade of Clubs

Afternoon — Grand Parade of Clubs with traditional costume groups, music bands, and floats from the town center to the Schützenplatz
Evening — Full festival program, top band in the tent

Sunday, July 12, 2026 — Family Day

Morning — Frühschoppen with brass music
Afternoon — Family program, possibly reduced ride prices at the fairground attractions
Evening — Festival tent operation with live band

Monday, July 13, 2026 — Festival Finale

Evening — Festival finale with a quieter tent operation, often with traditional Upper Franconian live music

Exact daily band program will be published in the weeks before the festival.

Prices Münchberger Wiesenfest 2026

Free admission. Food, drinks, and rides paid for on-site. Specially brewed Wiesenfest beer at usual Volksfest prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Münchberger Wiesenfest

Getting There

By car: A9 Munich–Berlin, exit Münchberg-Nord/Süd, then follow signs for Stadtzentrum/Schützenplatz. Parking available in the town and on the outskirts of the festival grounds.

By train: Münchberg station on the Nuremberg–Berlin high-speed line.

Admission

Free. Food, drinks, and rides are paid for on-site. Family day discounts are usually included in the program.

The Great Hofer Land Volksfest

With around 30,000 visitors per year, the Münchberger Wiesenfest is the largest Volksfest in the Hof district and one of the most important festival dates in Upper Franconia in July. The organizers are the City of Münchberg together with the FC Eintracht Münchberg (as the festival host) and the Scherdel Brewery Hof, one of the traditional breweries of the Hofer Land region.

Format and Venue

The venue is the Schützenplatz in Münchberg – the town's designated event area. The following are set up:

a large festival tent with top bands performing daily
an atmospherically lit outdoor area (beer garden)
a range of rides, often new on the market directly after the Munich Oktoberfest
classic fairground attractions (carousels, stalls, candy floss stands, Ferris wheel)

Parade of Clubs

The parade of clubs on Wiesenfest Saturday is the highlight of the weekend: clubs, traditional costume groups, music bands, and floats parade from the town center to the Schützenplatz, ensuring that the Wiesenfest is truly celebrated by "all of Münchberg" – a self-image formulated in the town's slogan "most attractive family Volksfest between Bayreuth and Hof".

Specially Brewed Wiesenfest Beer

A special feature is the Wiesenfest beer from the Scherdel Brewery Hof, which is brewed especially for the Münchberger Wiesenfest – a hybrid of Festbier and Märzen. This places Münchberg in the tradition of Upper Franconian Volksfests, where each Volksfest has its own festival beer.

Münchberg – Bavaria's Textile City

With over 10,000 inhabitants, Münchberg is one of the largest and oldest towns in the Hof district and is known as "Bavaria's Textile City" due to its historically strong textile industry. The Wiesenfest is one of the oldest city festivals and takes place every year on the weekend of the second Saturday in July – a stable date over the years, which has become a must-attend event for families from Hof, Bayreuth, Marktredwitz, and the surrounding communities of the Hofer Land region.