Palatinate Hall Carnival in the TVH Gymnasium – the Hinterweidenthal Prunksitzung as a social meeting point of the carnival campaign
The Prunksitzung Hinterweidenthal is one of the traditional hall carnival events in the Dahn Felsenland. It takes place every year as part of the Palatinate carnival campaign – classically between the 3rd and 4th weekend in January, sometimes postponed depending on the campaign calendar. The venue is the gymnasium of TV Hinterweidenthal, which is transformed into a ballroom with a stage, rows of tables, and a catering area for the event.
The Palatinate hall carnival is strongly shaped by dialect and club life. Speeches in the Palatinate dialect form the core and satirically address local topics, club gossip, and municipal peculiarities. Dance troupes with their colorful uniforms, show dances, and musical interludes round off the program. The atmosphere is familiar and convivial – generations sit at the same tables, sway together, and sing the well-known Palatinate carnival hits.
Hinterweidenthal, with just under 1,350 inhabitants, is located in the southern Palatinate Forest, on the edge of the Dahn Felsenland. The town is primarily known for the Teufelstisch (Devil's Table), a distinctive mushroom-shaped rock formation made of red sandstone, which is one of the most prominent natural monuments in the Palatinate. The promotion of club life is intensive in the village; the annual Prunksitzung is one of the most important highlights and regularly fills the gymnasium.
The 2026 edition continues the Hinterweidenthal carnival tradition. The exact program for 2026 (date, band names, performers, ticket prices) will be published by the organizer in late autumn on hinterweidenthal.de. The structure will follow the proven cornerstones of previous years.
The exact program for 2026 will be published by the organizer in late autumn. The structure will follow the proven cornerstones of previous years:
Exact date and detailed program will be published from late autumn 2026 onwards on hinterweidenthal.de.
Date 2026: January or February 2026 – exact date to be confirmed by the carnival club (classically 3rd–4th weekend in January).
Venue: TVH Hinterweidenthal Gymnasium.
Admission: Tickets available from the carnival club.
Getting there: Car via B 10 (Pirmasens – Landau), parking available in the town. Hinterweidenthal train station on the same route.
Organizer: Karnevalverein Hinterweidenthal.
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