Name: Nibelungenmarkt Plattling 2026
Start: 2026-07-23T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-26T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Stadtplatz Plattling

Nibelungenmarkt

About Nibelungenmarkt

Every four years, Plattling's town square transforms into the medieval »Pledelingen«: the Nibelungenmarkt accompanies the traditional Nibelungen Festival with jugglers, musicians, dancers, fire shows, acrobatics, and staged combat. Associations set up medieval camps with food and drink. While amateurs perform the Nibelungen saga on the open-air stage, the market immerses the Lower Bavarian town in a historical world for four days – a major event that mobilizes the entire town and region.

Dates 23 Jul — 26 Jul 2026

Venue Plattling (09271)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Nibelungenmarkt — edition 2026

The Nibelungenmarkt Plattling 2026 will take place from July 23 to 26 on the town square. A medieval market with dancers, musicians, and jugglers, fire shows, acrobatics, combat demonstrations, and a children's program, accompanying the Nibelungen Festival »Das Lied von Liebe und Tod« on the open-air stage (July 17–18 and 23–25).

The Nibelungenmarkt 2026 runs from July 23 to 26 on Plattling's town square, which transforms into the medieval »Pledelingen« for these days. Dancers, musicians, and jugglers create a historical atmosphere, complemented by fire shows, acrobatic performances, staged combat, and children's events. Local associations run medieval camps with food and drink. Concurrently, the Nibelungen Festival takes place on the open-air stage on July 17–18 and 23–25 with the production »Das Lied von Liebe und Tod« (Text: Teja Fiedler, Director: Andreas Wiedermann). The market traditionally concludes with the cry »Hoch Pledelingen, hoch hoch hoch«.

Highlights Nibelungenmarkt 2026

Medieval market with jugglers, fire shows, acrobatics, and combat demonstrations, transformation of the town square into »Pledelingen«, Nibelungen Festival »Das Lied von Liebe und Tod« on the open-air stage, medieval association camps, event only every four years.

Programme Nibelungenmarkt 2026

Nibelungenmarkt — July 23 to 26, 2026, Plattling Town Square

Medieval market with craft and sales stalls
Dancers, musicians, and jugglers in the alleys and on the square
Fire shows and acrobatic performances
Staged combat demonstrations
Children's events and medieval hands-on activities
Medieval camps run by local associations with food and drink
Traditional closing with the cry »Hoch Pledelingen, hoch hoch hoch«

Nibelungen Festival — Open-Air Stage

Performances on July 17 and 18, and July 23, 24, and 25, 2026
2026 Production: »Das Lied von Liebe und Tod«
Text: Teja Fiedler — Director: Andreas Wiedermann
Amateur actors from Plattling and the surrounding area perform the Nibelungen saga

The exact times for the individual market attractions and performances will be announced by the City of Plattling in advance.

Prices Nibelungenmarkt 2026

Entry to the Nibelungenmarkt is free. Separate admission fees apply for the Nibelungen Festival on the open-air stage; tickets are available from the City of Plattling or the Nibelungen Förderverein e.V. Food and drinks are available at the association camps on site.

Practical information

Practical information — Nibelungenmarkt

Getting There

Plattling is located in the Deggendorf district of Lower Bavaria and is an important railway junction (Plattling station on the Munich–Regensburg–Passau lines). By car via the A92/A3 motorways. The Nibelungenmarkt takes place on the town square.

Admission

Entry to the market is free; separate admission fees apply for the Nibelungen Festival (open-air stage). Tickets are available from the City of Plattling or the Nibelungen Förderverein.

Tip

As the event only occurs every four years, early planning is highly recommended – especially for the festival performances.

When Plattling becomes »Pledelingen«

The Nibelungenmarkt Plattling is a large medieval market that accompanies the Plattling Nibelungen Festival. It only takes place every four years, making it one of the rarest and largest events in the calendar of the Lower Bavarian town of Plattling in the Deggendorf district. For the duration of the festival, the town square becomes the medieval »Pledelingen« – a historicized name that vividly signifies the town's transformation.

Jugglers, Fire, and Combat Demonstrations

On the market, dancers, musicians, and jugglers create a rich historical atmosphere. The program includes children's events, fire shows, acrobatic performances, and staged combat. Local associations run medieval camps with food and drink, actively contributing to the market – a community effort involving the whole town.

The Nibelungen Festival

The centerpiece is the theater production on the open-air stage: in 2026, it will be titled »Das Lied von Liebe und Tod« (The Song of Love and Death), with text by Teja Fiedler and directed by Andreas Wiedermann. Amateur actors from Plattling and the surrounding area bring the Nibelungen saga to life on stage. The market and the festival form an inseparable duo – the market provides the setting, and the festival provides the dramatic core.

A Festival Every Four Years

Because the Nibelungenmarkt and Festival only take place every four years, each edition has a special character. The market traditionally ends with the historic cry »Hoch Pledelingen, hoch hoch hoch« (Long live Pledelingen, hooray hooray hooray). The market and festival are organized by the City of Plattling together with the Nibelungen Förderverein e.V. (Nibelungen Support Association).

Where it takes place Nibelungenmarkt

Stadtplatz Plattling

Nibelungenmarkt at a glance

Theater Street arts Pyrotechnic show Heritage Medieval Historical reenactment Folk traditions Art crafts Outdoor Multidisciplinary Landkreis Deggendorf