Name: Stadtfest Borgentreich 2026
Start: 2026-09-18T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-20T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Innenstadt Borgentreich

Stadtfest Borgentreich

About Stadtfest Borgentreich

From September 18 to 20, 2026, the organ city of Borgentreich will celebrate its grand town festival in the city center around the Organ Museum. The traditional parade on Sunday afternoon winds through the historic old town and is the highlight of a weekend with a trade exhibition, family program, and East Westphalian customs.

Dates 18 Sep — 20 Sep 2026

Venue Borgentreich (05762)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Stadtfest Borgentreich — edition 2026

Three days of Stadtfest Borgentreich, September 18–20, 2026. Parade through the city center on Sunday past the Organ Museum, family program, and trade exhibition throughout the weekend.

The 2026 edition runs on the second weekend in September according to the established format. Several hundred participants from clubs, shooting fraternities, music bands, and carnival societies will march through Borgentreich's city center on Sunday afternoon.

Highlights Stadtfest Borgentreich 2026

Grand parade on Sunday past the Organ Museum
Several hundred participants from clubs and shooting fraternities
Family program and trade exhibition throughout the weekend
East Westphalian customs in the organ city of Borgentreich
Free admission

Programme Stadtfest Borgentreich 2026

Friday, September 18, 2026 — Opening

Evening — Opening of the town festival on the festival grounds
Live music, catering

Saturday, September 19, 2026 — Day of Clubs and Trade Exhibition

All day — Trade exhibition of local companies
Family program with carousels, food stalls, children's activities
Evening — Live bands, dancing

Sunday, September 20, 2026 — Parade Day

Morning — Frühschoppen, family program
Afternoon (typically 2:00 PM) — Grand Parade:
- Assembly: Primary school / festival tent / sports field / Emmerkerbruchstraße
- Start: Emmerkerbruchstraße
- Via Brunnenstraße → Lehmtorstraße
- Marktstraße — past the Organ Museum
- Emmerkertorstraße → back to the school center
Following — Raffle, live program, closing

Note

Participants: Shooting fraternities, carnival societies from Borgentreich and surrounding areas, music clubs, dance groups, clubs from the districts of Natzungen, Manrode, Bühne, Großeneder. The exact order will be communicated by the city of Borgentreich shortly before the parade. Emergency routes must be kept clear – follow instructions from the fire department.

Prices Stadtfest Borgentreich 2026

Free admission. Food and carousels at usual market prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Stadtfest Borgentreich

Getting There

By car: B252 from Warburg or Bad Driburg. Parking in the city center (Keggenriede, Natzunger Straße, Jibi-Markt) and on all streets not affected by the parade.

By train: nearest train stations Warburg or Höxter, then by bus.

Parade

Start Sunday, September 20, 2026 — expected in the afternoon (typically 2:00 PM). Exact time shortly before the date on borgentreich.de.

Admission

Free admission. Food and carousels are subject to charge.

Tip

Combine the town festival with a visit to the Organ Museum – unique in NRW.

Three Days of Town Festival in the Höxter District

The Stadtfest Borgentreich is the most important urban event of the season and traditionally falls on the second weekend in September. In 2026, the festival will exceptionally extend over three days, from Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20. The venue is the historic city center of Borgentreich – a small town with just under 8,500 inhabitants in the far east of North Rhine-Westphalia, on the border with Hesse and Lower Saxony.

Parade on Sunday Afternoon

The highlight is the grand parade on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The route, which has been established for years: Assembly in the area of the primary school / festival tent / sports field on Emmerkerbruchstraße, start on Emmerkerbruchstraße, crossing Brunnenstraße towards Lehmtorstraße, continuing to Marktstraße, past the Organ Museum, then Emmerkertorstraße and back to the school center. Several hundred participants from clubs, shooting fraternities, music bands, and carnival societies take part in the parade – a classic image of East Westphalian customs.

Borgentreich — The Organ City

Borgentreich bears the epithet "Organ City" – because of the Borgentreich Organ Museum, a unique collection of historical pipe organs in the former collegiate church. The museum is not only a landmark but also an acoustic experience: regular concerts demonstrate the tonal diversity of different organ eras. During the town festival, the parade deliberately passes the museum – a symbolic connection between tradition and cultural identity.

Family Program and Trade Exhibition

Accompanying the parade, the town festival offers a family program on the festival grounds: carousels, food stalls, live music, children's activities. In parallel, there is a trade exhibition where local companies, craftsmen, and clubs present themselves – a proven format of East Westphalian medium-sized town festivals that connects economy and citizenry.

Höxter District

Borgentreich is located in the Höxter district, one of the most sparsely populated regions of North Rhine-Westphalia. The landscape is characterized by the Warburger Börde in the south and the Eggegebirge in the west – rolling hills, forests, traditional villages. Those who combine the town festival with a weekend trip can visit the Weserbergland, the Corvey Abbey landscape (UNESCO World Heritage), or the fairy-tale town of Bad Karlshafen.