Name: Oberndorf Spring Festival 2026
Start: 2026-05-16T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-17T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Innenstadt Oberndorf am Neckar

Spring Festival Oberndorf

About Spring Festival Oberndorf

The Oberndorf Spring Festival transforms the town center of the Neckar town into a colorful festival mile with wooden huts, concerts, and a regional barbecue competition for two days. In May 2026, the Oberndorf Trade and Commerce Association is adding the 2nd Regional Barbecue Championship Neckartal, an acoustic concert on Saturday evening, and an open Sunday shopping with a family program in the Rottweil district to its traditional spring event.

Dates 16 May — 17 May 2026

Venue Oberndorf am Neckar (08325)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Spring Festival Oberndorf — edition 2026

The Oberndorf Spring Festival 2026 kicks off on Saturday, May 16, at 11 AM with the 2nd Regional Barbecue Championship Neckartal and a festival mile of international stalls. On Sunday, shops open for the open Sunday shopping (1 PM–6 PM); the Blue Light Mile, children's rally, and flea markets complement the program.

The Oberndorf Trade and Commerce Association (HGV Oberndorf a.N. e.V.) has scheduled the 2026 Spring Festival for the weekend of May 16–17. The town center around the main street and market square will be transformed into a festival mile with beer gardens, a cocktail bar, and themed stalls.

Saturday starts at 11 AM with the barbecue championship; the stalls open at 12 PM. In the evening, the band Acoustic Breeze Project will perform, followed by an after-show party. Sunday focuses on the open Sunday shopping, complemented by family and Blue Light programs.

Highlights Spring Festival Oberndorf 2026

2nd Regional Barbecue Championship Neckartal
Acoustic Breeze Project live on Saturday evening + After-show
Open Sunday shopping 1 PM–6 PM
Free retro bus shuttle in the town center
Blue Light Mile with fire department turntable ladder

Programme Spring Festival Oberndorf 2026

Saturday, May 16, 2026

from 11:00 AM — 2nd Regional Barbecue Championship Neckartal (competition booths along the festival mile)
from 12:00 PM — Wooden stalls with international cuisine (Spanish, Turkish, Romanian, Italian, Swabian), beer garden, and cocktail bar
from 7:00 PM — Concert Acoustic Breeze Project (Pop-Rock Acoustic)
following — After-show party

Sunday, May 17, 2026

from 12:00 PM — Stalls and festival mile open
1:00 PM–6:00 PM — Open Sunday shopping with shops in the town center open
all day — Blue Light Mile (Police, Red Cross, THW, Fire Department with turntable ladder)
all day — Children's rally, bouncy castle, carousel, and play stations
all day — Flea markets in the REWE parking lot and the tool area
all day — Free retro bus shuttle between two city districts

Sources: City of Oberndorf and Nussbaum Medien.

Prices Spring Festival Oberndorf 2026

Free admission. Food, drinks, and carousel rides are paid for on-site; participation in the barbecue championship varies by stall.

Practical information

Practical information — Spring Festival Oberndorf

Getting There

By car: A81 Stuttgart–Singen, exit Oberndorf or Rottweil, then B14 to the center. By train: IRE/RB from Stuttgart via Rottweil to Oberndorf am Neckar; about a 10-minute walk from the station to the festival center. During the festival, a retro bus shuttle runs between city districts on Sunday.

Admission

Free admission. Food, drinks, and carousel rides are paid for on-site.

Note

Town center areas are closed to traffic during the festival; follow signs to designated parking lots. The festival takes place in all weather conditions.

Spring Kick-off in the Upper Neckar Valley

Oberndorf am Neckar in the Rottweil district – a town with a tradition of firearms (Mauser), monastic history, and a town center that runs excitingly along the main street and market square. The Oberndorf Spring Festival, organized by the Handels- und Gewerbeverein Oberndorf a.N. e.V. (Oberndorf Trade and Commerce Association), has been the town's spring kick-off for years. You'll experience two days of town festival with wooden huts, live music, a regional barbecue competition, and an open Sunday shopping.

2nd Regional Barbecue Championship Neckartal

The highlight in 2026 is the 2nd Regional Barbecue Championship Neckartal on Saturday. Barbecue teams from the upper Neckar valley compete against each other in several disciplines, from classic steak to burger creations to grilled desserts. The audience stands directly at the competition booths, smells, comments, and can taste many of the dishes.

International Stalls and Acoustic Concert

Along the festival mile, clubs, businesses, and restaurateurs serve from Spanish, Turkish, Romanian, Italian, and Swabian stalls. You can switch between tapas, Lahmacun, Sarmale, pasta, and Maultaschen, complemented by a cocktail bar and beer fountain. On Saturday evening, the band Acoustic Breeze Project takes the stage from 7 PM with their acoustic pop-rock repertoire; an after-show party follows.

Open Sunday Shopping with Family Program

1 PM–6 PM: Town center shops open
Children's Activities: Rally through the town center, bouncy castle, play stations, carousel
Blue Light Mile: Police, Red Cross, THW (Federal Agency for Technical Relief), and fire department with a turntable ladder to see and touch
Flea Markets: In the REWE parking lot and the tool area
Retro Bus Shuttle: Free connection between two city districts

Oberndorf am Neckar — What to Discover Outside the Festival

If you have more time, you can visit the German Weapons Museum (Mauser collection in the former industrial buildings), explore the monastery district with the collegiate church, or plan a walk along the Neckar. Oberndorf is strategically located between the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura – the nearby Heimbachsee lake and Rottweil are also worthwhile detours.