Name: Weilbacher Kerb 2026
Start: 2026-08-14T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-18T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Haus am Weilbach / Juxplatz Weilbach

Weilbacher Kerb

About Weilbacher Kerb

The Weilbacher Kerb is one of the most traditional village festivals in the Bavarian Lower Main region. For five days, the village of Weilbach in the Miltenberg district celebrates its Kirchweih (church consecration festival) in the classic style, shaped by the Kerbeborsch tradition — with tree raising, beer tapping, an ecumenical service, the traditional Gickelschlag (rooster fight ritual) and the Hammelauktion (wether auction) on Monday, and the Kerbeverbrennung (Kerb burning) on Tuesday evening. The organizer is Kerbeborsch 6091 Weilbach e.V., which has passionately and meticulously hosted the festival since 2001.

Dates 14 Aug — 18 Aug 2026

Venue Weilbach (09676)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Weilbacher Kerb — edition 2026

The Weilbacher Kerb 2026 runs from Friday, August 14th, to Tuesday, August 18th. Five days of tradition on the Lower Main with a tradition evening, an open-air concert with the band "...eine Band namens WANDA", an ecumenical service, the Gickelschlag and Hammelauktion on Monday, and the spectacular Kerbeverbrennung on Tuesday evening.

The program for the Weilbacher Kerb 2026 has been officially announced by Kerbeborsch 6091 Weilbach e.V. As always, the festival begins with the tradition evening on Friday (7 p.m.) at Haus am Weilbach. On Saturday, the festival tree will be raised at 11 a.m., the official opening will take place at 4 p.m., followed by the beer tapping at 7 p.m. and a dance with the band "...eine Band namens WANDA" at the Juxplatz.

Sunday features the ecumenical service (10:30 a.m.), the Frühschoppen (11:15 a.m.), and in the afternoon, coffee & cake, with proceeds donated to children's cancer aid. Monday (lunch at 11:30 a.m.) has its centerpiece at 6 p.m. with the Gickelschlag and the subsequent Hammelauktion. On Tuesday at 8 p.m., the Kerbeverbrennung provides the symbolic conclusion.

Highlights Weilbacher Kerb 2026

Open-air concert "...eine Band namens WANDA" on Saturday evening, Gickelschlag and Hammelauktion on Monday, Kerbeverbrennung on Tuesday evening.

Programme Weilbacher Kerb 2026

Program Weilbacher Kerb 2026

Friday, August 14th — Tradition Evening

7:00 PM — Festival opening at Haus am Weilbach with Hessian specialties

Saturday, August 15th — Opening

11:00 AM — Tree raising
4:00 PM — Official opening at the Juxplatz
7:00 PM — Kerb opening, beer tapping, dance with ...eine Band namens WANDA

Sunday, August 16th

10:30 AM — Ecumenical service
11:15 AM — Frühschoppen
1:00 PM — Coffee & cake (fundraiser for children's cancer aid)

Monday, August 17th

11:30 AM — Lunch
6:00 PM — Gickelschlag and Hammelauktion

Tuesday, August 18th — Kerbeverbrennung

8:00 PM — Symbolic Kerbeverbrennung as the end of the Kerb

Source: kerbeborsch.com.

Prices Weilbacher Kerb 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at the Juxplatz and Haus am Weilbach are paid for on-site.

Practical information

Practical information — Weilbacher Kerb

Getting There

Via the B 469 (Aschaffenburg — Miltenberg). Train travel to Miltenberg, then by bus or taxi to Weilbach (approx. 10 km). Parking in the village center.

Admission

Free admission. Food and drinks at Haus am Weilbach and at the Juxplatz are paid for on-site.

Accommodation

Hotels in Miltenberg, Amorbach, and Bürgstadt. Early booking is recommended in summer.

Kerb on the Lower Main — Customs with their own rites

The Kerb (Kirchweih) has its own style in the Bavarian Lower Main region — together with the Hessian Odenwald and Spessart, the region forms a contiguous cultural landscape with rites such as the Gickelschlag (ritual rooster fight) and the Hammelauktion (wether auction). The Weilbacher Kerb is one of the best-preserved examples.

The Kerbeborsch 6091 Weilbach e.V.

The registered association Kerbeborsch 6091 Weilbach was founded in April 2001 and has been organizing the festival ever since. The name plays on the postal code 63937 (Bavaria starts with "6", Hessian 6091 are the neighbors) and the traditional role of unmarried men ("Borsch" in the Palatinate/Lower Main dialect) who organize the Kerb.

Five Days of Program

Friday (Tradition Evening) — Festival opening at Haus am Weilbach with Hessian specialties
Saturday — Tree raising in the morning, opening at the Juxplatz with beer tapping, open-air dance evening
Sunday — Ecumenical service, Frühschoppen (morning pint), coffee & cake (fundraiser for children's cancer aid)
Monday — Lunch, Gickelschlag and Hammelauktion from 6 p.m.
Tuesday — Kerbeverbrennung in the evening as a symbolic end of the Kerb

Weilbach in the Miltenberg District

Weilbach is a municipality in the Miltenberg district, Bavaria, on the edge of the Bavarian Lower Main region. The region around Miltenberg, Amorbach, and Weilbach is characterized by the Main river loop, Franconian-Hessian mixed influences, and a vibrant club life. For decades, the Kerb has been the social highlight of the village — many returning locals come back to experience the festival days together.