18th Oktoberfest of the Stadtmusik Schramberg

Oktoberfest with Black Forest Flair

For 18 years, the Stadtmusik Schramberg 1830 e.V. has been organizing its annual Oktoberfest — creating one of the largest and most popular festival weekends in the Schramberg event calendar. The venue has for years been the Gewerbepark H.A.U. on the outskirts of town — a former industrial area that is transformed into a Bavarian-themed festival tent landscape for the weekend.

The Stadtmusik Schramberg 1830 e.V.

Founded in 1830, the Stadtmusik Schramberg is one of the oldest music associations in the Black Forest — almost 200 years of tradition. With an active youth orchestra and main ensemble, it is one of the city's defining cultural institutions. The Oktoberfest is its financial and festive cornerstone of the year, involving dozens of club members, helpers, and families.

Festival Program

The program follows the classic Oktoberfest dramaturgy:

• Saturday, September 26th — Opening from 5:00 PM: Tapping of the keg, performance by the Stadtmusik Schramberg, followed by a party band in the festival tent
• Sunday, September 27th: Morning pint with the youth orchestra, lunch with Bavarian cuisine, in the evening performance by other brass or party bands. A Sunday event takes place in the H.A.U. (Heimat- und Akustik-Halle?) in addition to the festival tent
• Monday, September 28th — Closing: NEW 2026 — the craftsmen's supper on Monday evening, a cozy end with platters, regional beer, and live music by the Stadtmusik

Detailed hourly schedule and final acts will be published by the Stadtmusik shortly before the festival weekend on stadtmusik-schramberg.de and on social media.

Bavarian Cuisine and Black Forest Beer

Classic Bavarian and Swabian specialties are served in the festival tent: Hendl (roast chicken), Haxn (pork knuckle), Weißwurst (white sausage), Brezn (pretzels), Obatzda (cheese spread), along with Swabian classics like Maultaschen (dumplings) and Spätzle (egg noodles). Typically, beer from the Schramberger Brauerei brewery or Hofbräu Festbier is served in Maßkrugs (liter steins). Traditional attire — Lederhosen and Dirndls — is welcome but not mandatory.

Schramberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar District

With just under 21,000 inhabitants, Schramberg is located in the Rottweil district at the transition from the central Black Forest to the Swabian Jura. The town is known for its watchmaking industry (Junghans), Hohenschramberg Castle, and the famous "Da-Bach-na-Fahrt" (run-down-the-stream race) during Carnival. The cityscape is characterized by the five surrounding castles and the narrow valley landscape in the Schiltach valley.