Wassertrüdingen Homeland and Folk Festival
Four-day Homeland and Folk Festival in the Franconian Lake District
About Folk Festival Wassertrüdingen
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Tradition in the Franconian Lake District
The Wassertrüdingen Homeland and Folk Festival is a classic West Middle Franconian folk festival with a parade, beer tapping, festival tent program, and amusement rides. For years, the venue has been the Festplatz Bürg on the edge of the town center. The organizers are the City of Wassertrüdingen and the local Homeland and Folk Festival Association; the festival host is the Papert Family (Festzelte Sony-Boy Papert) with their large festival tent for approximately 2,500 guests.
Four-Day Schedule
Friday's opening begins with a concert by the local brass band in front of the town hall and the traditional Buckelübergabe (handover of the beer barrel) to Gambrinus, the King of Beer. In the festival tent, the beer tapping follows, then entertainment and show with the Grumis. Throughout the weekend, there is continuous live music in the festival tent, with a morning pint on Sunday complemented by the Illenschwang Music Association and a performance by Alexandra Schmied & Team Alpin – known from Musikantenstadl and Grand Prix der Volksmusik. Monday is Family and Senior Day with an afternoon program, culminating in the finale with a spectacular firework display and the top band Vollxrocker.
Amusement Rides and Showmen
Classic folk festival rides, children's carousels, shooting galleries, and game stalls are spread across the Bürg festival grounds. Family-friendly program items on Monday afternoon (senior program with Franken Echo, magic and balloon show) complete the concept.
Wassertrüdingen and the Ansbach District
Wassertrüdingen is a town in the Ansbach district in Middle Franconia, on the southern edge of the Franconian Lake District. Together with the folk festivals in Gunzenhausen, Treuchtlingen, and Bad Windsheim, the Homeland and Folk Festival is among the most important events in the early summer calendar in West Middle Franconia.
Folk Festival Wassertrüdingen — edition 2026
Four Days of Folk Festival at Bürg Festival Grounds
The 2026 edition runs from Friday, May 29, to Monday, June 1. The Papert family (Festzelte Sony-Boy Papert) is once again the festival host in the large festival tent with space for around 2,500 guests. The opening on Friday evening features a concert by the brass band in front of the town hall and the handover of the beer barrel to Gambrinus.
Live music is featured in the festival tent on all four days, along with a family and senior program on Monday afternoon and the festival finale with a spectacular firework display and dancing with the top band Vollxrocker. Admission to the festival grounds is free.
Programme Folk Festival Wassertrüdingen 2026
Day 1 – Friday, May 29, 2026
- 6:30 PM — Concert by the local brass band in front of the town hall, handover of the beer barrel to Gambrinus
- 7:00 PM — Beer tapping in the festival tent, followed by entertainment and show with the Grumis
- Amusement rides open at Bürg festival grounds
Day 2 – Saturday, May 30, 2026
- 7:00 PM — Rothsee Musikanten (Top party band in the festival tent)
Day 3 – Sunday, May 31, 2026
- 11:00 AM — Morning pint, lunch
- 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM — Lunch and entertainment program with the Illenschwang Music Association
- 6:00 PM — Performance by Alexandra Schmied & Team Alpin (known from Musikantenstadl and Grand Prix of Folk Music)
Day 4 – Monday, June 1, 2026
- 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM — Senior afternoon with Franken Echo, magic and balloon show
- 7:00 PM — Party before and after the grand spectacular firework display with the top band Vollxrocker
Table reservations directly with Festzelte Papert: festzelte-papert.de.
Highlights Folk Festival Wassertrüdingen 2026
- Four days of folk festival at Bürg festival grounds in Wassertrüdingen
- Large festival tent by the Papert family (approx. 2,500 seats)
- Handover of the beer barrel to Gambrinus and beer tapping on Friday
- Alexandra Schmied & Team Alpin on Sunday (Musikantenstadl)
- Spectacular firework display and Vollxrocker to close the festival on Monday evening
- Free admission
Prices Folk Festival Wassertrüdingen 2026
Admission to the festival grounds is free. Food, drinks, and amusement rides are paid for individually on site. Table reservations in the festival tent directly with Festzelte Papert (recommended for the main evenings Friday, Sunday, and Monday).
Practical information — Folk Festival Wassertrüdingen
Getting There
By car: A6 exit Aurach or Lichtenau, then B25 to Wassertrüdingen; by train to Wassertrüdingen station (RB on the Pleinfeld–Gunzenhausen–Nördlingen line).
Festival Tent
Large festival tent by Festzelte Sony-Boy Papert at Festplatz Bürg; table reservations are taken directly with the festival host. Details and contact: festzelte-papert.de.
Admission
Admission to the folk festival grounds is free. Food, drinks, and amusement rides are paid for individually on site.
What's New 2026
City of Wassertrüdingen, event calendar: wassertruedingen.de/Veranstaltungen.
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