Oberried Herb Day

Oberried Herb Day — Black Forest Tradition Meets Modern Herb Culture

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, the small Black Forest village of Oberried in the Dreisamtal valley will become the region's herb capital. Kräuterdorf Oberried e.V. invites you from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. around the historic Klosterschiire for the Herb Day — an annual festival that combines the tradition of herbal medicine with contemporary culture, workshop offerings, and sensory experiences. You will experience a "festival for all senses" here — Black Forest herbs with their scents, tastes, colors, and stories.

Farmers' Market with Local Vendors

Local vendors set up their stalls around the Klosterschiire — a historic granary building on Klosterplatz:

• Black Forest farmers with regional food products (honey, bread, farm cheese, ham)
• Herb specialists with herbal tinctures, teas, oils, ointments, and medicinal herb mixtures
• Plant sellers with seedlings, potted plants, and rare herb varieties for planting in the home garden
• Artisans with herb-themed products — candles, soaps, knitted bouquets

The vendors are carefully selected — the Kräuterdorf association emphasizes regional origin and artisanal authenticity. You will find no industrially produced goods here, but products from the Black Forest and its immediate neighboring communities.

Guided Tours, Workshops, and Crafting Sessions

Throughout the day, several guided tours and workshops will take place:

• Herb garden tours through the Oberried monastery garden — learn about native and medicinal plants with expert guidance
• Workshop: Tying Bouquets garnis — traditional herb bouquets that combine culinary and medicinal uses
• Making beeswax candles — homemade candles from regional beeswax
• Mobile playground and herb quiz for children
• Lectures on aromatherapy and metabolic plants — knowledge transfer on herbal medicine

Concerts and Ballet Performances

The musical program features orchestral concerts with typical Black Forest folk music, ballet performances by local dance schools, and a final concert in the evening in the herb garden. The atmosphere is relaxed — guests sit on wooden benches among the plants, listen to live music, and smell the herbal scents of the market.

Kräuterdorf Oberried — The Regional Initiative

The association Kräuterdorf Oberried e.V. was founded to revive Oberried's herb tradition and pass it on to the next generation in a contemporary form. The village officially calls itself a "Kräuterdorf" (Herb Village) — a marketing concept maintained in several Black Forest communities (Kräuterdörfer Lalendorf, Pfaffenweiler, Mengen, among others). Oberried offers herb hikes, a permanent herb trail through the village, a herb garden, and the annual Herb Day.

Oberried — Black Forest Village in the Dreisamtal

Oberried is located in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, in the Dreisamtal — a narrow Black Forest valley east of Freiburg, through which the Dreisam river flows, leading via the Höllental Pass to Titisee. With around 2,800 inhabitants, Oberried is a small village, but it has become known for its location at the entrance to the Black Forest and its herb culture. The Schauinsland — the highest mountain in the Hochschwarzwald near Freiburg — is not far away; in summer, Oberried is a starting point for hikes, mountain bike tours, and visits to the nearby Schluchsee lake.