Name: Walburgismarkt Waldsassen 2026
Start: 2026-05-03T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-03T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Johannisplatz Waldsassen

Walburgismarkt

About Walburgismarkt

The Walburgismarkt in Waldsassen is one of the city's four traditional annual markets and is one of the spring dates in the North Upper Palatinate market calendar. On Johannisplatz, vendors offer goods ranging from sweets, flowers, and fish specialties to basketry and household items, accompanied by a Sunday with open shops.

Dates 03 May — 03 May 2026

Venue Waldsassen (09377)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Walburgismarkt — edition 2026

The Walburgismarkt Waldsassen 2026 takes place on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 8 a.m. on Johannisplatz. It is combined with a Sunday with open shops starting at 1 p.m. Market vendors offer sweets, flowers, fish specialties, basketry, and household items.

On Sunday, May 3, 2026, the Walburgismarkt opens its stalls from 8 a.m. on Johannisplatz in Waldsassen. As in previous years, stalls with sweets, flowers, fish specialties, basketry, and clothing line up.

The market is combined with a Sunday with open shops starting at 1 p.m., so the shops in the city center offer additional sales hours. Those who wish to participate as vendors can contact the city of Waldsassen.

Highlights Walburgismarkt 2026

First of the four annual markets of the season, market stalls on Johannisplatz from 8 a.m., Sunday with open shops in the city center from 1 p.m.

Programme Walburgismarkt 2026

Sunday, May 3, 2026 — Johannisplatz Waldsassen

From 08:00 — Opening Walburgismarkt, market stalls on Johannisplatz
From 13:00 — Sunday with open shops in Waldsassen city center

Market Assortment

Sweets
Flowers
Fish specialties
Basketry
Household and clothing items

Market Vendors

Registration with the city of Waldsassen, Thomas Zabiegly, Tel. 09632 88-126

Prices Walburgismarkt 2026

Free admission. Goods are offered for sale at the stalls.

Practical information

Practical information — Walburgismarkt

Getting There

Waldsassen is located on the B 299 near the Czech border. By train via the Marktredwitz – Eger (Cheb) line, Waldsassen station. Johannisplatz is centrally located in the city center.

Opening Hours

The market starts at 8 a.m. The Sunday with open shops starts at 1 p.m.

Admission

Free admission. Goods are offered for sale at the stalls.

A City with Four Annual Markets

The city of Waldsassen in the Tirschenreuth district maintains a tradition of four annual markets per year: Josefimarkt on March 15, Walburgismarkt on May 3, Autumn and Harvest Market on September 6, and Maximilianmarkt on October 18. This series spans the year and is a fixed date in the economic and community life of the Stiftstadt (abbey town).

Walburgismarkt – Spring Date

The Walburgismarkt opens the warm market half of the year. Market vendors gather on Johannisplatz with a classic assortment: sweets, flowers, fish specialties, basketry, household items, clothing, and more. The market starts at 8 a.m. and runs all day. It is combined with a Sunday with open shops starting at 1 p.m., so the city's businesses are also open to visitors.

Waldsassen and the Stiftland

Waldsassen is known beyond the region for its Klosterbasilika (abbey basilica) and the former Cistercian monastery, a significant Baroque ensemble with the famous Stiftsbibliothek (abbey library). The city is located in the Stiftland on the border with the Czech Republic (AGS 09377, Tirschenreuth district). The Walburgismarkt combines this tourist-oriented city with a traditional trade format that many generations have known.