Weigenheim Tent Wine Festival
Three-day tent wine festival on the Middle Franconian Bocksbeutelstraße — Franconian Bocksbeutel wines, Wine Princess, and entertainment music
About Zeltweinfest Weigenheim
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Weigenheim — Smallest Wine-Growing Community on the Bocksbeutelstraße
Weigenheim is located in the hilly landscape of the Frankenhöhe in southwestern Middle Franconia, nestled between Ochsenfurter Gau and Steigerwald. With around 1,000 inhabitants, the village is one of the smaller stops along the Middle Franconian Bocksbeutelstraße, a tourist theme route that leads through the wine-growing communities in the Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district. The vineyard slopes around Weigenheim are small but steep and sunny — the wine has a distinct mineral character.
Tent Tradition
The tent wine festival takes place every year in August under a classic festival tent in Weigenheim. For three days, only wines from the vineyards along the Bocksbeutelstraße are served — Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, and Domina, depending on the vintage, sometimes in the classic Bocksbeutel bottle. The wine service is accompanied by Franconian cuisine: Schäuferla, Bratwurst, Sauerbraten, and homemade Käsespätzle.
Wine Princess and Opening
The highlight of the opening evening is the welcome of the reigning Wine Princess of the Bocksbeutelstraße, who officially starts the festival. The Wine Princess (or Wine Queen) is newly elected each year and represents the Franconian wine of the region at numerous festivals and trade fairs during her term.
Music Program
On all three festival days, various bands play entertainment music in the festival tent: mood music from Franconian pop and dialect rock, brass music on Sunday morning (Frühschoppen), and dance bands on Saturday evening. The tent typically has around 600 to 800 seats, which are usually well-filled on the main evenings.
Surroundings: Wine Hiking on the Bocksbeutelstraße
Those who take their time can combine the festival weekend with hikes along the vineyard slopes around Weigenheim, Reusch, and Ippesheim. The Bocksbeutelstraße offers a network of marked hiking trails through the region's vineyards — and several Heckenwirtschaften (seasonal wine taverns) and wine bars in the neighboring villages are open over the festival weekend.
Zeltweinfest Weigenheim — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Weigenheim Tent Wine Festival is officially confirmed by the Middle Franconian Bocksbeutelstraße. The festival tent opens on Friday, August 21, around 6 p.m. — the reigning Wine Princess of the Bocksbeutelstraße will be welcomed for the opening, followed by the first live performance by a dance band. Saturday and Sunday are dedicated to Franconian wine, Franconian cuisine, and entertainment music.
Only wines from vintners along the Bocksbeutelstraße are served — Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, and Domina. In good vintages, selected single-vineyard wines are available in the classic Bocksbeutel bottle.
Programme Zeltweinfest Weigenheim 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026
- From 6:00 p.m. — Festival tent opening and wine service
- Opening evening with welcome of the Wine Princess of the Middle Franconian Bocksbeutelstraße
- Evening program with dance band
Saturday, August 22, 2026
- Lunch service with Franconian festival tent cuisine
- Afternoon — Wine service by the glass and live music
- Evening — Main evening with dance band
Sunday, August 23, 2026
- Morning — Frühschoppen with brass music
- Afternoon — Family day with wine service by the glass and entertainment music
Detailed band program and times will be updated on bocksbeutelstrasse.de/weinfeste.
Highlights Zeltweinfest Weigenheim 2026
- Three festival days under the tent in the heart of Middle Franconia
- Franconian wine in Bocksbeutel bottles from the steep slopes of the Bocksbeutelstraße
- Opening with the reigning Wine Princess of the Bocksbeutelstraße
- Frühschoppen with brass music on Sunday morning
- Dance bands in the evenings
Prices Zeltweinfest Weigenheim 2026
No official admission price communicated — catering at the festival tent. Franconian wine served by the glass (Schoppen) in Bocksbeutel bottles on-site. Food from Franconian festival tent cuisine at usual festival tent prices.
Practical information — Zeltweinfest Weigenheim
Getting There
Weigenheim can be reached by car via the A7 (Uffenheim exit) or the B13. From Uffenheim train station (approx. 8 km away) by bus or taxi to Weigenheim. Parking is designated on the outskirts of the village.
Admission
No official admission price communicated — catering is provided at the festival tent. Wine served by the glass (Schoppen), payment at the counters.
Accommodation
Few inns and private rooms in Weigenheim itself. Larger selection in Uffenheim (8 km) and Bad Windsheim (15 km).
Organizer
Municipality of Weigenheim in cooperation with the Middle Franconian Bocksbeutelstraße. Current information on the program at weigenheim.de and bocksbeutelstrasse.de.
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