Name: Riederwald Neighborhood Festival 2026
Start: 2026-05-09T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-09T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Max-Hirsch-Straße, Frankfurt-Riederwald

Riederwald Neighborhood Festival

About Riederwald Neighborhood Festival

The Riederwald is one of Frankfurt's oldest social housing estates from the 1920s – a district in the east of the Main metropolis, characterized by its vibrant club and neighborhood life to this day. For ten years, Die Linke has been organizing an annual neighborhood festival in the Riederwald. The 10th edition will take place on Saturday, May 9th, starting at 3 PM on Max-Hirsch-Straße. Program: Live music with a school band, jazz, and a blues band in the evening, information booths from Die Linke's district factions, discussion rounds, children's program, and flea market. Free admission.

Dates 09 May — 09 May 2026

Venue Frankfurt am Main (06412)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Riederwald Neighborhood Festival — edition 2026

10th Neighborhood Festival by Die Linke in the Riederwald. From 3 PM, program on Max-Hirsch-Straße: Live music with a school band, jazz set, and blues band in the evening, information booths from Die Linke's district groups, discussion rounds on housing, traffic, and social policy, children's program, and flea market. Free admission.

On Saturday, May 9th, 2026, Die Linke and its Frankfurt-East neighborhood groups are organizing the 10th Neighborhood Festival in the Riederwald on Max-Hirsch-Straße – a юбилей of the event established in 2016.

Highlights Riederwald Neighborhood Festival 2026

10th Neighborhood Festival – since 2016
Live music with school band, jazz, and blues
Information booths from Die Linke's Frankfurt-East district groups
Discussion rounds on neighborhood politics
Children's program and flea market
Free admission

Programme Riederwald Neighborhood Festival 2026

Saturday, May 9th, 2026 — 10th Riederwald Neighborhood Festival

From 3:00 PM on Max-Hirsch-Straße, Frankfurt-Riederwald.

Music Program (following previous years' pattern)

3:00 PM — Festival opening, catering and information booths start
~3:30 PM — School band or regional newcomer acts
~6:00 PM — Jazz set
~8:00 PM — Blues band with dancing

Politics and Neighborhood Work

Information booths from Die Linke's Frankfurt-East district factions
Discussion rounds on housing, rents, traffic, and school policy
Program on the occasion of the festival's 10th anniversary

Families and Market

Children's program with hands-on activities, crafts, games
Flea market with resident stalls
Snack and bar stands with food and drinks

Note: Current program details will be published before the festival on die-linke-frankfurt.de and via the Instagram channel @dielinkeffm.

Prices Riederwald Neighborhood Festival 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at usual festival prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Riederwald Neighborhood Festival

Getting There

By subway: U4 or U7 to Schäfflestraße or Riederwald, then a short walk to Max-Hirsch-Straße. By tram: Line 14 or 18. By car: A661 exit Bornheim or Eckenheim.

Admission

Free admission. Food and drinks at snack and bar stands at usual festival prices.

Start Time

Saturday, May 9th, 2026, from 3:00 PM on Max-Hirsch-Straße, Frankfurt-Riederwald.

Contact

Die Linke Frankfurt – Local Groups Frankfurt-East. Current program details at die-linke-frankfurt.de and via the Instagram channel @dielinkeffm.

The Riederwald – Frankfurt's Eastern Housing Estate

The Riederwald is located in the east of Frankfurt, east of Friedberger Landstraße, nestled between Bornheim and Fechenheim. The housing estate was built in the 1920s as one of Frankfurt's early social housing projects under city planning director Ernst May – featuring characteristic terraced houses in brick architecture, spacious green areas, and a sense of neighborhood identity that is still palpable today.

10 Years of Neighborhood Festival

Since 2016, Die Linke and its local groups from Frankfurt-East have been organizing an annual neighborhood festival in the Riederwald. The 10th edition will take place on Saturday, May 9th, 2026. The concept combines the classic neighborhood festival with political local work: live music meets information booths, flea market meets discussion rounds, bratwurst meets children's program.

Live Music from Afternoon to Evening

The stage program begins at 3:00 PM and typically runs into the evening. Following the pattern of previous years:

Afternoon (3:30 PM) — School band or regional beginner acts
Early Evening (6:00 PM) — Jazz set
Late Evening (8:00 PM) — Blues band with dancing

Political Component

Unlike most neighborhood festivals, the Riederwald festival also has a political dimension: information booths provide insights from Die Linke's district factions on current neighborhood issues – rent development, traffic, schools, childcare. Discussion rounds with local politicians and activists complement the program. Anyone wanting to get to know the political climate in Frankfurt-East is in the right place.

Children's Program and Flea Market

For families, there is a children's program with hands-on activities, games, and craft stations. Alongside this, a flea market takes place where residents offer their items – an important part of the neighborhood character of this festival.

Free and for Everyone

Admission is free. Food and drinks are available at snack stands at usual festival prices. The festival is financed by donations and the own resources of Die Linke's local groups.