Name: Wunstock Festival 2026
Start: 2026-09-11T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-09-12T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festplatz Burgermühlweiher Wunsiedel

Wunstock

About Wunstock

The Wunstock Festival is a volunteer-organized DIY festival for Punk, Hardcore, and Metal at the Burgermühlweiher festival grounds in Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge. Since 1992, Wunstock e.V. has organized a weekend of international and regional bands from the DIY scene every year — entry and camping are free, and the festival is financed purely by donations. With its 34th edition in 2026, Wunstock is one of the oldest non-commercial festivals in Southern Germany.

Dates 11 Sep — 12 Sep 2026

Venue Wunsiedel (09479)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Wunstock — edition 2026

The 34th Wunstock Festival will take place on September 11 and 12, 2026, at the Burgermühlweiher festival grounds in Wunsiedel. Confirmed bands for 2026 include Øl, Mike And The Assfuckers, Jet 8 (Czech Republic), Produzenten der Froide, Mäd Lÿnx, VSK, MärnØ, Rampires, Brain Ahoi, Nasty Rumors (Switzerland), The Vageenas, and Mascat. Entry and camping remain free.

The 34th edition of the Wunstock Festival remains true to its founding principles: volunteer-run, non-commercial, with free entry and free camping. The organizer, Wunstock e.V., has released the 2026 lineup in several parts; a final slot for Saturday afternoon in the tent was still open at the time of the last update.

The festival takes place as always at the Burgermühlweiher festival grounds in Wunsiedel, in the Fichtelgebirge region of Upper Franconia. A large tent provides shelter from the weather, vegan and vegetarian food is available, and the grounds are accessible.

Highlights Wunstock 2026

Free entry, free camping, bands from the Czech Republic (Jet 8) and Switzerland (Nasty Rumors), DIY atmosphere, vegan catering, adjacent pump track and skate park.

Programme Wunstock 2026

Confirmed Lineup 2026

Øl
Mike And The Assfuckers
Jet 8 (Czech Republic)
Produzenten der Froide
Mäd Lÿnx
VSK
MärnØ
Rampires
Brain Ahoi
Nasty Rumors (Switzerland)
The Vageenas
Mascat

Festival Structure

Friday, September 11, 2026 — Arrival, first bands in the evening, camp opening
Saturday, September 12, 2026 — Main program during the day and evening, tent stage as main location, open-air slots depending on weather

Lineup Note

As of the last announcement, the organizers were still looking for a band for Saturday afternoon in the tent. Latest updates on wunstock.de and the Wunstock e.V. Facebook page.

Prices Wunstock 2026

Free entry and camping. Donations welcome — Wunstock e.V. estimates annual costs of around €17,000. Food and drinks available at fair prices on site.

Practical information

Practical information — Wunstock

Getting There

Wunsiedel is located in the Fichtelgebirge in the extreme northeast of Bavaria. By car via the A93 (exit Marktredwitz or Selb-Süd) and the B303. By train, Marktredwitz is the closest station, from where you can continue by bus. The Burgermühlweiher festival grounds are located at Hofer Straße 1.

Admission

Free entry. Free camping. Donations welcome — the association is financed exclusively by them.

Accommodation

Camping directly at the festival grounds or the Wunsiedel youth hostel within walking distance.

Accessibility

Level festival grounds, accessible toilets.

A DIY Classic Since 1992

The Wunstock Festival in Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge (Upper Franconia, Bavaria) is one of Germany's oldest and most consistent DIY festivals. Founded in 1992 by Wunstock e.V., a volunteer association of around 50 members today, the festival has operated for over three decades on the same principles: no profit, no sponsors, no VIP areas. Free entry, free camping, financing exclusively through donations — the organizers estimate annual costs of around 17,000 Euros.

What Makes Wunstock Special

Punk, Hardcore, Metal, Garage Rock, and experimental genres — all from the non-commercial scene
Close ties to the Czech scene — many bands come from the Czech Republic and the wider former Czechoslovakia heritage scene
Completely organized by volunteers from Wunstock e.V.
Large tent provides shelter from the weather — the festival takes place in all weather conditions
Vegan and vegetarian food at fair prices
Accessible (level ground, accessible toilets)
Right next door: Pump track and skate park

Wunsiedel and the Fichtelgebirge

Wunsiedel is the district town of the Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district, in the extreme northeast of Bavaria, near the Czech border. The festival grounds at Burgermühlweiher offer a small, intimate festival atmosphere, nestled in the low mountain landscape of the Fichtelgebirge. The nearby youth hostel in Wunsiedel is a popular alternative to festival camping.

More Than a Weekend — A Community

Wunstock e.V. also organizes smaller concerts throughout the year and participates in local cultural initiatives in Wunsiedel. The volunteer structure and the donation principle make the festival a true counter-model to the commercial festival industry.