Name: Skapulierfest Trausnitz 2026
Start: 2026-07-18T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-19T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Pfarrkirche und Ortskern Trausnitz

Skapulierfest

About Skapulierfest

The Skapulierfest Trausnitz is a roughly 300-year-old patronal and folk festival in honor of the Mother of God in Trausnitz, Upper Palatinate. Every year on the third weekend in July, the festival combines deep religious tradition with convivial festivities: an impressive torchlight procession on Saturday evening, a festive church service, festival operations with brass music, and a large children's festival make it the highlight of Trausnitz community life.

Dates 18 Jul — 19 Jul 2026

Venue Trausnitz (09376)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Skapulierfest — edition 2026

The Skapulierfest Trausnitz will take place in 2026 on the third weekend in July (July 18–19). Saturday 8:30 PM Marian devotion and torchlight procession, Sunday 9 AM festive church service, followed by festival operations and children's festival in the afternoon.

On the third weekend of July 2026, July 18 and 19, Trausnitz will celebrate its traditional Skapulierfest.

Saturday begins at 8:30 PM with a Marian devotion, followed by the torchlight procession through the town and festival operations in the festival hall with the band "Bayrisch Blech". On Sunday, the festive church service will take place at 9 AM, followed by festival operations; in the afternoon, the large children's festival with coffee and cake for parents will be held.

Highlights Skapulierfest 2026

Approximately 300-year-old tradition
Torchlight procession on Saturday evening
Festive church service on Sunday
Festival operations with brass music
Large children's festival

Programme Skapulierfest 2026

Program 2026

Saturday 8:30 PM: Marian devotion, followed by torchlight procession
Saturday evening: Festival operations in the festival hall with the band "Bayrisch Blech"
Sunday 9 AM: Festive church service (for deceased fraternity members)
Sunday afternoon: large children's festival, coffee and cake

Prices Skapulierfest 2026

Admission to the procession and church service is free. There are festival operations and catering in the festival hall.

Practical information

Practical information — Skapulierfest

Getting there

Trausnitz is located in the district of Schwandorf in the Oberpfalz, near the A6/A93 motorways. The parish church and the town center are the venues for the festival.

Admission

Admission to the procession and church service is free. Festival operations and catering in the festival hall.

Tip

The torchlight procession on Saturday evening is considered a particularly atmospheric highlight of the festival.

A 300-year-old tradition

The Skapulierfest Trausnitz is one of the oldest religious festival traditions in the Oberpfalz. For around 300 years, the community of Trausnitz in the district of Schwandorf, Bavaria, has celebrated the patronal festival in honor of "Our Lady of Mount Carmel". The parish church and the streets of the town are the venue.

Torchlight procession and church service

The festival begins on Saturday evening at 8:30 PM with a Marian devotion, followed by an impressive torchlight procession through the streets of Trausnitz – the emotional highlight of the festival. On Sunday at 9 AM, the festive church service takes place, dedicated to the deceased members of the fraternity.

Festival operations and children's festival

On both days, there are festival activities in the festival hall, with the band "Bayrisch Blech" on Saturday evening. On Sunday afternoon, the parents' council of the primary school and the youth red cross invite you to the large children's festival; there is coffee and cake for the parents.

Organizers and significance

The organizers are the fraternity "Our Lady of Mount Carmel", the Marian Congregations, and local associations. The Skapulierfest is much more than a church festival: it is a central point of reference for village identity and a living example of practiced customs in Eastern Bavaria.