Oberstaufener Huimatwochen
Two weeks of Allgäu customs, crafts, and a sense of home
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Allgäu Customs in Autumn
The Oberstaufener Huimatwochen are a festival of home and culture lasting around two weeks in the Upper Bavarian-Swabian Allgäu region. The market town of Oberstaufen is located in the Oberallgäu district, nestled in the pre-Alpine landscape of the Bavarian state, and celebrates its connection to its own culture after the traditional Viehscheid. »Huimat« – dialect for Heimat (home) – is the programme here.
Hands-on Crafts
The focus is on courses and workshops where old crafts are brought back to life: Cyanotype (sun printing), soap making, grass weaving for baskets, ceramic glazing, or smoking. Participants work with their hands and learn techniques that have been practiced in the Allgäu for generations.
Music, Markets, and Museum
Folk music concerts, traditional costume dance groups, and evening events with local dance groups shape the programme, as do farmers' markets with regional products and delicacies. The Huimatmuseum »Beim Strumpfar« opens its doors for guided tours, offering insights into life in the Allgäu in the past.
A Sense of Home with All the Senses
The motto »Tradition, customs, and nature with all the senses« summarises what it's all about: not a show, but tangible, lived culture. The Huimatwochen immediately follow the Viehscheid and extend the most original time of the Allgäu year into autumn.
Huimatwochen — edition 2026
The 2026 Huimatwochen, under the motto »Autumn Sounds, Handmade Things, and a Sense of Home«, are dedicated to the living culture of the Allgäu. Over approximately two weeks, folk music concerts, craft courses ranging from cyanotype and soap making to basket weaving, farmers' markets with regional products, as well as traditional costume dancing and museum tours at the Huimatmuseum »Beim Strumpfar« are planned. The detailed daily programme will be published in advance by Oberstaufen Tourismus Marketing GmbH.
Programme Huimatwochen 2026
The detailed daily programme for the 2026 Huimatwochen will be published by Oberstaufen Tourismus Marketing GmbH shortly before the event begins. As a rule, it includes:
- Craft Courses: Cyanotype (sun printing), soap making, grass weaving for baskets, ceramic glazing, smoking
- Music: Folk music concerts and evening events with local dance and traditional costume groups
- Markets: Farmers' markets with regional products and Allgäu delicacies
- Culture: Guided tours of the Huimatmuseum »Beim Strumpfar«, traditional costume dancing
Specific artist names and times were not yet available at the time of publication and will be announced on oberstaufen.de/huimatwochen.
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Getting Here
Oberstaufen is located in the Oberallgäu district and is easily accessible by train (Oberstaufen station on the Munich–Lindau line) and via the A96 motorway (exit Weißensberg). The events take place at various locations in the town, including the Huimatmuseum »Beim Strumpfar«.
Admission & Registration
Many programme items are free to attend; registration is usually required for craft courses and workshops, sometimes for a fee. For current details, contact the Oberstaufen Tourist Information Office, Tel. +49 8386 93000.
Tip
The Huimatwochen follow the Viehscheid – a visit can be easily combined with the autumn cattle drive (Almabtrieb) in the Oberallgäu.
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