Name: Osterburker Brückenfest with City Run 2026
Start: 2026-05-09T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-10T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Benefizianerbrücke und Innenstadt Osterburken

Brückenfest Osterburken

About Brückenfest Osterburken

The Brückenfest in Osterburken is one of the most important city festivals in the Neckar-Odenwald district. On May 9th and 10th, 2026, the town will celebrate for two days around the Benefizianerbrücke — with live music, catering, market stalls, and on Sunday, the 16th City Run "Run for More". The organizer is the Osterburken Business Association. Saturday starts at 3 PM with the newcomer band Take Off from Buchen/Dörzbach, official opening with beer tapping at 5 PM under the bridge. Family festival with Sunday shopping.

Dates 09 May — 10 May 2026

Venue Osterburken (08225)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Brückenfest Osterburken — edition 2026

Osterburken Brückenfest on May 9–10, 2026. Saturday starts at 3 PM with Take Off from Buchen/Dörzbach, official beer tapping at 5 PM under the Benefizianerbrücke with the Osterburken fanfare band. From 8 PM, live music with Return United. Sunday from 9 AM, 16th City Run "Run for More", followed by a family festival and Sunday shopping.

Brückenfest 2026 with City Run

Two days of city festival in Osterburken. Catering, live music, market stalls, children's program, and on Sunday the 16th City Run "Run for More". The organizer is the Osterburken Business Association.

The city center around the Benefizianerbrücke becomes a complete festival ground. The Sunday shopping extends the program into the shops in the city center.

Highlights Brückenfest Osterburken 2026

Take Off — Newcomer band on Saturday afternoon
Beer tapping at 5 PM with Osterburken Fanfare Band
Return United — Live cover band from 8 PM
16th City Run "Run for More"
Sunday shopping

Programme Brückenfest Osterburken 2026

Saturday, May 9, 2026

3:00 PM — Festival opening, Take Off (Newcomer band Buchen/Dörzbach)
5:00 PM — Beer tapping under the Benefizianerbrücke with the Osterburken Fanfare Band
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM — Catering: Beer bar, drink stand, grill
8:00 PM — Live music with Return United (Cover band)

Sunday, May 10, 2026

9:00 AM — 16th City Run "Run for More" (Children's, hobby, and recreational runs)
Throughout the day — Sunday shopping, shops in the city center
Throughout the day — Bouncy castle, children's ride, exhibitions, club stands
Live music and catering continuously

Organizer

Osterburken Business Association in cooperation with the City of Osterburken and local clubs.

Prices Brückenfest Osterburken 2026

Free admission. Registration for the City Run is separate. Food and drinks available on site.

Practical information

Practical information — Brückenfest Osterburken

Getting There

By train on the Heidelberg–Würzburg line to Osterburken. 5 minutes from the station to the city center. By car via the A 81 (Osterburken exit).

Admission

Free admission. Registration for the City Run is separate (registration via the Business Association or the city).

Start

Saturday, May 9: from 3 PM. Beer tapping at 5 PM, live music from 8 PM. Sunday, May 10: City Run from 9 AM, program until evening.

A Festival Under the Bridge

The Osterburker Brückenfest owes its name to the Benefizianerbrücke — a striking city center bridge, under and around which the entire festival grounds are spread. The organizer is the Osterburken Business Association, which organizes the festival together with local clubs and the city administration. Two days of program — combined with the traditional City Run "Run for More" on Sunday — make the Brückenfest one of the central dates in the Osterburken event calendar.

Saturday Opening with Beer Tapping

The festival starts on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 3 PM with a family afternoon. The newcomer band Take Off from Buchen/Dörzbach will kick off the music. At 5 PM, the official beer tapping under the Benefizianerbrücke will take place with the Osterburken fanfare band. Afterwards, enjoy a cozy get-together at the beer bar, drink stand, and grill station. At 8 PM, the cover band Return United takes the stage and provides live music until late into the night.

Sunday City Run and Sunday Shopping

Sunday begins at 9 AM with the 16th City Run "Run for More" — various distances for children, hobby, and recreational runners through the city center and surrounding area. At the same time, Osterburken's shops will open: The Sunday shopping extends the festival grounds into the city center. Market stalls, bouncy castle, children's ride, exhibitions, and club stands accompany the day. Live music runs continuously on Sundays as well.

Osterburken — Roman Town in Bauland

Osterburken is a small town with about 6,500 inhabitants in the Neckar-Odenwald district, state of Baden-Württemberg, on the border with Bavarian Bauland. The town is primarily known for its Roman fort — the Osterburken Roman Museum is one of the most important museums for the UNESCO World Heritage Site Limes. You can reach Osterburken directly by train on the Heidelberg–Würzburg line.