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Quick answer
The Bartlmädult is Landshut's autumn Dult on the Grieserwiese, dating to 1339, when Duke Heinrich XIV endowed the city's Freyung quarter with an annual market fair around St. Bartholomew's Day. The 2026 edition, the 687th, ran 21–30 August with a Vergnügungsdult (rides, two Festzelte — Heppenheimer and Reisinger) and a separate Verkaufsdult (market stalls) on their own hours. Grounds admission is free; rides, food, drinks and market goods are paid individually. The rides moved to the Grieserwiese in 1949; the market stalls followed only in 1979.
- Best for
- Lower Bavarian Dult tradition, Landshut city visitors combining an Altstadt day-trip with an evening on the grounds, and fairgoers who want both a market browse and a Festzelt session rather than a single mega-tent scene. A weaker fit for visitors expecting Oktoberfest-scale crowds or a single all-day beer-tent event, since the Vergnügungsdult and Verkaufsdult run on separate hours and the fair is built around two mid-sized tents, not one.
- Booking urgency
- Low for the grounds — admission is free and walk-up, with no ticket needed. If a Festzelt table matters, reserve directly with Heppenheimer or Reisinger as the date approaches; both tents open at midday for lunch service on non-opening days, which is the easier time to get a seat without a reservation.
Landshut's autumn Dult on the Grieserwiese — Vergnügungs- and Verkaufsdult with two Festzelte, 21–30 August 2026.
The Bartlmädult is Landshut's Herbstdult, held annually since the 14th century around St Bartholomew's day. The 2026 edition runs 21–30 August on the Grieserwiese outside the city gates with both Vergnügungsdult (rides) and Verkaufsdult (market stalls) and two Festzelte. Opening hours: Vergnügungsdult Fri–Sat 13:00–23:30, Sun–Mon 13:00–22:00, Tue–Thu 13:00–23:00; Verkaufsdult Fri–Sat 11:00–21:00, Sun–Thu 11:00–20:00.
The full story
The Bartlmädult is Landshut's Herbstdult — a ten-day fair on the Grieserwiese, just outside the old town, combining a Vergnügungsdult of rides and two Festzelte with a separate Verkaufsdult of market stalls. The 2026 edition, the 687th, ran 21–30 August, with the Vergnügungsdult (rides and tents) open Friday–Saturday 13:00–23:30, Sunday–Monday 13:00–22:00, and Tuesday–Thursday 13:00–23:00, and the Verkaufsdult (market stalls) running its own, earlier hours, Friday–Saturday 11:00–21:00 and Sunday–Thursday 11:00–20:00. Grounds admission is free — there's no ticket or wristband for entering the Grieserwiese — with rides, food, drinks and market-stall goods all paid for individually as you go. Two Festzelte anchor the fairground, Heppenheimer and Reisinger, each with its own beer and its own atmosphere rather than one shared mega-tent.
The fair's roots go back to 1339, when Duke Heinrich XIV of Bavaria-Landshut endowed the city's newly founded Freyung quarter, established just a year earlier in 1338, with an annual market fair timed around St. Bartholomew's Day on 24 August — a documented ducal grant, not a vague medieval memory. Over the following centuries the fair changed sites more than once, moving through the Freyung, the Regierungsplatz and the Neustadt before settling into its current form on the Grieserwiese. That final move happened in two distinct stages: the amusement and ride operators relocated to the Grieserwiese in 1949, while the market stalls stayed elsewhere and only joined them on the Grieserwiese in 1979, three decades later. The two traditions — market and fairground — only became a single site in the late 20th century, even though both trace back to the same 1339 charter.
For visitors, the practical rhythm follows the split hours: the market stalls open earliest, from 11:00, making a mid-morning or early-afternoon browse a good way to beat the evening crowds, while the rides and Festzelte pick up from 13:00 and run latest on Friday and Saturday nights. Both tents serve Landshut-brewed beer alongside classic Dult food, with a half roast chicken and Semmel the standard order. The Grieserwiese sits about a 20-minute walk from Landshut Hauptbahnhof, or a short Stadtbus ride, and on-site parking is limited and fills quickly — arriving by train or bus is the more reliable route in, especially in the Friday and Saturday evening hours when the fair is busiest. See Bartlmädult Landshut, the Landshut Wedding 1475 (2027), or explore Lower Bavaria.
History
The Bartlmädult dates to 1339, when Duke Heinrich XIV ('der Ältere') of Bavaria-Landshut endowed the newly founded Freyung quarter — established a year earlier, in 1338 — with an annual market fair timed around St. Bartholomew's Day, 24 August. The fair changed sites several times over the centuries, moving through the Freyung, the Regierungsplatz and the Neustadt before its amusement and ride operators relocated to the Grieserwiese outside the old town in 1949; the market stalls (Verkaufsdult) followed onto the Grieserwiese only in 1979, thirty years later. The 2026 edition was the 687th.
On Tap
- Local focus
- Landshut's autumn Dult on the Grieserwiese, with two Festzelte and combined Vergnügungs- and Verkaufsdult hours.
- What to try
- Split time between the two Festzelte and the market stalls.
- Best for
- Visitors wanting Landshut's fairground-and-market autumn tradition.
- Bavaria On Tap take
- A Dult with two beer tents and full market hours on the Grieserwiese.
Frequently asked questions
- Is entry to the Bartlmädult free?
- Yes. The Grieserwiese grounds are free to enter — there's no admission ticket or wristband. Rides, food, drinks (including Festzelt beer) and market-stall goods are all paid for individually as you go.
- How old is the Bartlmädult, and when did it move to the Grieserwiese?
- The fair dates to 1339, when Duke Heinrich XIV endowed Landshut's newly founded Freyung quarter with an annual market fair around St. Bartholomew's Day. The move to today's Grieserwiese site happened in two stages: the rides and amusement operators relocated there in 1949, but the market stalls didn't follow until 1979, thirty years later, after the fair had earlier occupied the Freyung, the Regierungsplatz and the Neustadt.
- How many Festzelte are there?
- Two — Heppenheimer and Reisinger — each pouring its own beer and running its own program, rather than one large shared tent.
- What are the opening hours?
- The Vergnügungsdult (rides and Festzelte) and Verkaufsdult (market stalls) keep separate hours: Vergnügungsdult runs Fri–Sat 13:00–23:30, Sun–Mon 13:00–22:00, and Tue–Thu 13:00–23:00; Verkaufsdult runs Fri–Sat 11:00–21:00 and Sun–Thu 11:00–20:00.
- How is Bartlmädult related to Frühjahrsdult?
- Landshut holds two Dulten a year on the same Grieserwiese grounds — the spring Frühjahrsdult and the Bartlmädult, this autumn edition, timed around St. Bartholomew's Day (24 August).
- How do I get there, and is parking available?
- The Grieserwiese is roughly a 20-minute walk from Landshut Hauptbahnhof, or reachable by Stadtbus. On-site parking is limited and fills quickly, so arriving by train or bus is the more reliable option.
- Indoor / rain-friendly
- Reservation recommended
- Free entry