Palatinate Summer Festival in the large municipality of Rülzheim in Southern Palatinate
August is the month of major summer and wine festivals in Southern Palatinate. The Rülzheim Summer Festival joins a multitude of festivals that take place in the region in August: Rheinzammer Markt, Hatzenbühl Summer Night Festival, Zeiskamer Kirwe (a type of folk festival), and many others. The Rülzheim Summer Festival has established itself as a supra-regional event and is aimed at visitors from the entire region.
The Rülzheim festival grounds are well-equipped: a large festival tent offers space for the evening dances, a fairground with amusement rides entertains families, and club stands provide refreshments. Bumper cars, a children's carousel, a shooting gallery, candy stalls, and possibly other amusement rides form the range of attractions. Live bands and DJ sets create the atmosphere in the evenings.
The Rülzheim clubs – sports club, fire department, music club, carnival society, church parish – run the festival catering. Classic Palatinate specialties such as Saumagen, Bratwurst, Flammkuchen (a type of flatbread), Leberknödel (liver dumplings), Sauerkraut, fries, and desserts complement the drinks with Palatinate wine from surrounding vintners, draft beer, and Schorle (a mixed drink, typically wine or fruit juice mixed with sparkling water).
With around 8,000 inhabitants, Rülzheim is one of the larger municipalities in the Germersheim district and the seat of the Rülzheim administrative district. The municipality is located between Germersheim and Kandel and is easily accessible by train and via the A65 motorway and the B9 federal road. Alongside the Spring Festival, the Summer Festival is the central event in the Rülzheim event calendar.
The exact program for 2026 will be published by the municipality of Rülzheim in the summer. The structure will follow the proven cornerstones of previous years: festival days with club beer gardens, amusement rides, Palatinate dishes, and live music or dance music in the evenings.
Detailed program: wochenblatt-reporter.de and Rülzheim municipal website.
Festplatz Rülzheim, 76761 Rülzheim, Landkreis Germersheim.
Free admission. Payment is for food, drinks, and amusement rides.
Rülzheim is located between Germersheim and Kandel. By car: B9 or A65 exit Rülzheim. Visitor parking is signposted.
Classic Palatinate Summer Festival with amusement rides and a festival tent. Family-friendly.
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