Festivals in Saarland

On April 30th, the Maypole is erected in Saarwellingen, Reisbach, and Schwarzenholz — one of the oldest spring traditions in Saarland. The t...

On the eve of May 1st, the Bischmisheim Volunteer Fire Brigade sets up its Maypole – a custom that connects the Saarland district tradition...

In Wustweiler, a district of the municipality of Illingen in the Neunkirchen district, Saarland's Maibaum (Maypole) tradition is kept alive:...

In Dudweiler, one of Saarbrücken's oldest districts, the Geisekippcher Buwe unn Määde club celebrates its Maifest with the typical Saarland...

When spring finally picks up speed in the Haustadt Valley, the Erbringen fire brigade district, together with the local DRK association, inv...

In spring, the Maifest at Haus Saargau in Gisingen (district of Wallerfangen) invites you to a spring festival with live music from several...

Saarland's largest Maker Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary in 2026 at the E-Werk Saarbrücken. Two days of innovation, sustainability...

In the heart of the Bliesgau Biosphere, nestled in the woods around Ommersheimer Weiher, encampments set up their tents: The Mandelbachtal M...

The Määbinger Kerb, as the locals affectionately call it, is one of the most traditional folk festivals in Saarland. Every year in August, a...

As summer slowly draws to a close in the St. Wendel district, the Marpinger Kerb begins on the Marpingen fairground: a traditional village f...

When the Kirmes year group parades through the streets of Tholey in September, proclaiming its historical saying, it's time for the Mauritiu...

For one week in January, Saarbrücken becomes the capital of film: The Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival is the most important festival for youn...

At Siersberg Castle in Rehlingen-Siersburg, Saarland, the May Festival each year on May 1st heralds the start of the Castle Summer. High abo...

In the Saarschleifenland, a Christmas tree made of ceramic shines during Advent: 9 meters high, 1.5 tons heavy, built from over 2,000 cups a...

On the first weekend of Advent, the Dirmingen cultural association transforms Brühlpark into a medieval Christmas market. Straw-covered path...

For a quarter of a century, the Kirkel Castle ruins in the Saarpfalz district have transformed into a medieval spectacle once a year in May....

Knights, Vikings, jugglers, and musicians transform the shore of Losheim Lake into a medieval world every year in early October. The spectac...

As Saarland welcomes spring, knights, jugglers, and merchants set up their tents in the Naturwildpark Freisen. Over the extended May weekend...