Name: Seefest am Bucher Stausee 2026
Start: 2026-08-07T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-07T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festplatz am Bucher Stausee

Seefest Bucher Stausee

About Seefest Bucher Stausee

On the first Friday of August, the shore of the Bucher Stausee in Rainau transforms into a convivial open-air festival ground. The municipality of Rainau and the Rainau Citizens' Association, together with numerous local clubs, invite you to the Seefest – live music under the starry sky, regional beer specialties, hearty and sweet delicacies, and an atmosphere that only a summer evening directly on the water can offer. The Bucher Stausee, fed by the Jagst river, is the largest local recreation area in the Ostalbkreis and has been a magnet for families, water sports enthusiasts, and walkers for decades. During the Seefest, the area becomes the stage for an atmospheric club evening with genuine Ostalb flair.

Dates 07 Aug — 07 Aug 2026

Venue Rainau (08136)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Seefest Bucher Stausee — edition 2026

The Seefest am Bucher Stausee 2026 takes place on Friday, August 7, starting at 5 PM at the Bucher Stausee festival grounds in Rainau. The municipality of Rainau and the Citizens' Association invite you to a summer evening by the water with catering by local clubs, live music, and a festive atmosphere right on the shore.

On the evening of Friday, August 7, 2026, the municipality of Rainau and the Citizens' Association, together with local clubs, will transform the shore of the Bucher Stausee into a convivial festival ground starting at 5 PM. At the catering stands, you can enjoy beer, regional wines, hearty club cuisine, and sweet specialties. As dusk falls, live music will create the right atmosphere by the water, while families and friends gather at beer tables along the reservoir shore. The lake itself provides the natural stage – a classic summer evening, as can only be created at a local recreation area in the Ostalb.

Highlights Seefest Bucher Stausee 2026

Festival evening directly at the largest reservoir in the Ostalbkreis
Supported by the voluntary work of Rainau's clubs
Summer atmosphere with a view of the water
Free admission

Programme Seefest Bucher Stausee 2026

What's on offer on the festival evening

5:00 PM — Festival starts at the grounds
Catering by local clubs (beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks)
Hearty club cuisine and sweet specialties
Live music in the evening
Family atmosphere directly on the reservoir shore

Prices Seefest Bucher Stausee 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks for a fee.

Practical information

Practical information — Seefest Bucher Stausee

Getting There

Bucher Stausee is located between Rainau-Buch and Aalen, accessible via the B29 (Stuttgart–Nördlingen). Public transport: Bus lines from Aalen and Ellwangen, special service possible on event days.

Start

Festival starts at 5:00 PM.

Admission

Free admission. Food and drinks for a fee.

Tip

Plan a day of swimming at the beach or a walk around the lake before the festival. Connection to the Roman Fort Buch and the Limes Museum Aalen possible.

Summer Evening by the Lake

The Seefest am Bucher Stausee is a comparatively young, but already firmly established event in the festival calendar of the municipality of Rainau (Ostalbkreis, state of Baden-Württemberg). The festival is organized by the Municipality of Rainau in cooperation with the Rainau Citizens' Association and numerous local clubs. The venue is the festival grounds directly on the shore of the Bucher Stausee – a reservoir created by damming the Jagst river, which has developed into the largest leisure and recreation area in the Ostalbkreis.

Club Life by the Water

Unlike professionally organized large events, the Seefest thrives on the voluntary commitment of Rainau's clubs. The fire department, sports clubs, music clubs, and other local groups take care of the catering and ensure a family-friendly atmosphere. Anyone who has experienced a classic Swabian club festival knows: it's not about size, but about coziness under linden trees and the reservoir breeze.

What's on Offer

Catering with beer, regional wines, and non-alcoholic drinks
Hearty club cuisine: sausages, steaks, fries
Sweet specialties and coffee in the afternoon
Live music from the region
Children's program in a relaxed lake atmosphere

Bucher Stausee — the Blue Pearl of the Ostalb

The Bucher Stausee was built in the early 1970s as a flood retention basin for the Jagst river and quickly developed into a popular local recreation area. With its bathing beach, boat rental, a peninsula, playgrounds, and hiking trails, it attracts thousands of visitors from all over the region on summer days. The Limes Museum in Aalen and the Roman Fort Buch are also only a few kilometers away – the entire area is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.