Name: Pfingstfest Emseloh — 145th Anniversary 2026
Start: 2026-05-22T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-25T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Park Emseloh

Pfingstfest Emseloh

About Pfingstfest Emseloh

From May 22nd to 25th, 2026, the Emseloh district of Allstedt will celebrate its 145th Pentecost festival. For four days, the Emseloh 'Pfingstburschen' (Pentecost lads), clubs, and guests from the Goldene Aue region gather for one of the oldest traditional festivals in the Mansfeld-Südharz district – featuring traditional watering can drinking to kick things off, a parade, music, and dancing in Emseloh Park.

Dates 22 May — 25 May 2026

Venue Allstedt (15087)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Pfingstfest Emseloh — edition 2026

The 145th edition of the Pfingstfest Emseloh runs from Pentecost Friday, May 22nd, 2026, to Pentecost Monday, May 25th, 2026, in Emseloh Park. Opening on Friday at 8 PM with the traditional watering can drinking, accompanied musically by the Pölsfeld musicians. Main program: parade, dance evenings, family program.

2026 marks the 145th anniversary of the Pfingstfest Emseloh – a rare milestone for a village festival in Saxony-Anhalt. The Emseloh Pfingstburschen 1881 are preparing their park and marquee with their usual care: four days of programming, watering cans polished and decorated, stage set up in the park.

The kickoff on Friday, May 22nd, is the most important ritual – the public watering can drinking. Throughout the weekend, the schedule includes a parade, morning pint gatherings, dance evenings, and a family program. Pentecost Monday offers a relaxed conclusion to the festival. Exact schedules for each day will be announced by the 'Pfingstburschen' via their social media channels and the Allstedt town hall.

Highlights Pfingstfest Emseloh 2026

145th anniversary, watering can drinking to kick things off, parade on Pentecost Sunday, marquee program in Emseloh Park.

Programme Pfingstfest Emseloh 2026

Friday, May 22nd, 2026 — Kickoff

8:00 PM — Watering Can Drinking (traditional opening, musically accompanied by the Pölsfeld musicians)
Following — Marquee operations in Emseloh Park

Saturday, May 23rd, 2026

Morning — Festival operations in the park
Afternoon — Family program
Evening — Dancing in the marquee with live music

Pentecost Sunday, May 24th, 2026

Morning — Morning pint gathering, possibly a church service
Afternoon — Parade through Emseloh with the Pfingstburschen and guest clubs
Evening — Marquee program for the anniversary

Pentecost Monday, May 25th, 2026 — Conclusion

Daytime — Relaxed conclusion in Emseloh Park

Updated detailed program from the Emseloh Pfingstburschen and in the Allstedt event calendar.

Prices Pfingstfest Emseloh 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks and some dance evenings are subject to a charge.

Practical information

Practical information — Pfingstfest Emseloh

Getting There

By car via the A38 (Allstedt / Sangerhausen exit), then take the B85 towards Allstedt, Emseloh district. By train to Sangerhausen, then bus or taxi. Parking is available on the outskirts of the village.

Admission & Times

Opening Friday, May 22nd, 2026, 8:00 PM (watering can drinking). Main program Saturday to Pentecost Monday. Free admission, some dance evenings may have a small entrance fee.

Families & Dogs

Family-friendly atmosphere. Dogs on a leash are welcome, though less practical inside the marquee.

Program Changes

Detailed program available via the town of Allstedt (allstedt.de) and the Facebook page of the Emseloh Pfingstburschen.

145 Years of Emseloh Pfingstburschen

If you want to experience tradition in its purest form, Emseloh is the place to be. This small district of Allstedt in the Mansfeld-Südharz district has been celebrating its Pentecost festival since 1881 – and in 2026, it will be the 145th time. The festival is upheld by the Emseloh Pfingstburschen, a fraternity that parades through the village in white shirts, sashes, and decorated watering cans, shaping the social life of the Goldene Aue.

Watering Can Drinking — The Centrepiece

The kickoff on Pentecost Friday, May 22nd, 2026, at 8 PM, is the watering can drinking ceremony. Beer is drunk from polished, flower-adorned watering cans – a ritual that has survived in only a few villages in the Mansfeld region. The 'Pfingstburschen' are accompanied musically by the Pölsfeld musicians. Afterwards, the festival moves to Emseloh Park, where the marquee, stage, and beer stands will be the focal point for four days.

Four Days of Pentecost in the Goldene Aue

Throughout the extended Pentecost weekend, there will be a parade on Pentecost Sunday, morning pint gatherings, dance evenings with live music, and a family program. Pentecost Monday offers a relaxed conclusion to the festival in the park. For those interested in the regional traditions of Saxony-Anhalt – between the Harz mountains, Kyffhäuser, and the Saale river – Emseloh offers a particularly authentic experience: not a tourist spectacle, but a village celebrating itself for almost 150 years.

Allstedt — Luther Town on the Edge of the Peasants' War

Emseloh belongs to the town of Allstedt, where Thomas Müntzer delivered his famous sermon to the princes in 1524. Visitors to the Pentecost festival can easily combine their trip with a visit to Allstedt Castle and the town centre. In 2025/26, the region was the focus of the memorial year '500 Years of the Peasants' War'.