Name: 88th Weiden Spring Festival 2026
Start: 2026-04-30T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-10T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Volksfestplatz an der Conrad-Röntgen-Straße

Weiden Spring Festival

About Weiden Spring Festival

The Weiden Spring Festival is the largest Volksfest (traditional folk festival) in the northern Oberpfalz and celebrates its 88th edition in 2026. For ten days – from April 30 to May 10, 2026 – the festival grounds on Conrad-Röntgen-Straße will transform into a huge event area with a festival tent by Sonny Boy Papert, Schlossbrauerei Naabeck beer, Lower Bavarian dance bands, and a spectacular amusement park. New in 2026: the 85m high "Hangover The Tower" freefall ride. Grand fireworks display on Friday, May 8. Bavarian State Family and Senior Day with reduced prices.

Dates 30 Apr — 10 May 2026

Venue Weiden i.d.OPf. (09363)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Weiden Spring Festival — edition 2026

The 88th Weiden Spring Festival 2026 runs from April 30 to May 10, 2026, at the festival grounds on Conrad-Röntgen-Straße. Festival parade on April 30 at 7 PM, beer tapping at 7:30 PM, Lower Bavarian dance bands like Trachtenrocker, Highline, Grumis, and Bayernmän, new 85m "Hangover The Tower" freefall ride, and grand fireworks display on May 8 at 9:30 PM.

2026 Program

The 88th edition of the Weiden Spring Festival offers ten days of popular events, live music, and an amusement park in the metropolis of Oberpfalz. The Papert festival tent with 2,500 seats is open daily from 2 PM to 12 AM, Sundays from 12 PM with lunch specials. Schlossbrauerei Naabeck beer (Maß approx. €11.80), classic festival tent cuisine, and an 85-meter-high freefall tower specially installed for 2026 – these are the Spring Festival 2026 in numbers and attractions.

Highlights Weiden Spring Festival 2026

New in 2026: 85m "Hangover The Tower" freefall ride. Bands Trachtenrocker, Highline, Grumis, Bayernmän. Fireworks on May 8. Family and Senior Day with reduced prices.

Programme Weiden Spring Festival 2026

Dates and Bands

Thursday, April 30, 2026 — 7:00 PM: Festival parade through the city center to the festival grounds, gun salute, beer tapping. Opening band: Trachtenrocker
Festival Week 1 (April 30–May 4): Daily festival operations in the Papert tent. Live bands: Highline, Grumis, Bayernmän – rotating daily
Family and Senior Day: A weekday with reduced prices on drinks and rides (exact date to be announced before the festival begins)
Friday, May 8, 2026 — 9:30 PM: Grand fireworks display over the festival grounds
Festival Week 2 (May 5–10): Continuation of the festival tent program, concluding festival weekend boom with all four bands
Sunday, May 10, 2026: Festival finale with Frühshoppen (morning pint) starting at 12 PM
Amusement Park: "Hangover The Tower" (85m Freefall, NEW 2026), Haunted Castle haunted house, XXL-Höhenrausch (45m), Ferris wheel Royal (38m), Weißbierkarussell, bumper cars, Breakdance, swing boat

The exact band schedule per day will be published a few weeks before the festival begins on weiden.de.

Prices Weiden Spring Festival 2026

Admission to the festival grounds and the Papert tent is free. Maß of Schlossbrauerei Naabeck beer approx. €11.80. Rides are paid for individually. Table reservations in the festival tent at 0170 2386537.

Practical information

Practical information — Weiden Spring Festival

Getting There

By car via the A93 (exit Weiden-West or Weiden-Süd). By train: Weiden Hbf station (~15 minutes walk to the festival grounds or take a city bus). Parking available at the festival grounds and in the city center.

Opening Hours

Daily from 2:00 PM to 12:00 AM, Sundays from 12:00 PM (lunch specials).

Reservations

Table reservations in the festival tent at 0170 2386537 (Festival host Papert).

Tradition for almost 90 years

The Weiden Spring Festival is one of the oldest continuously celebrated Volksfeste in the Oberpfalz. The organizer is the city of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, an independent city in northeastern Bavaria with around 43,000 inhabitants. The 88th edition in 2026 will again run for ten days – an exceptionally long festival format for a spring festival of this size. With around 200,000 visitors per season, the Spring Festival is one of the popular highlights of the northern Oberpfalz.

The Papert Festival Tent

Festival host Sonny Boy Papert operates the large festival tent, which offers classic Volksfest atmosphere with 2,500 seats. The festival beer is supplied by Schlossbrauerei Naabeck – a Maß (liter) will cost approximately €11.80 in 2026. The Lower Bavarian dance bands Trachtenrocker (opening band), Highline, Grumis, and Bayernmän provide the atmosphere from Thursday to Sunday. Classic festival tent food: roast chicken, pork roast, snack platters, grilled fish on a stick, and – of course – hand bread with quark.

Amusement Park with a Novelty for 2026

The festival grounds on Conrad-Röntgen-Straße host one of the largest amusement parks in the Oberpfalz. New for the 2026 edition is the "Hangover The Tower" – an 85-meter-high freefall tower, one of the tallest traveling rides in Germany. Established highlights include the haunted house Haunted Castle, the 45m high inversion ride XXL-Höhenrausch, the 38m high Ferris wheel Royal, and the traditional Weißbierkarussell (wheat beer carousel).

Festival Parade, Family Day, and Fireworks

The Spring Festival opens on Thursday, April 30, 2026, with a parade at 7 PM through the city center to the festival grounds, followed by a ceremonial gun salute in front of the festival tent and the ceremonial tapping of the first beer keg around 7:30 PM by the city leadership. In the middle of the festival week – on Friday, May 8, 2026, starting at 9:30 PM – the grand fireworks display will take place over the festival grounds. A Family and Senior Day with reduced prices for drinks and rides is scheduled on a weekday during the festival week.