Next dates
2027 dates not yet announced — typically around June. We're watching and will update this page when they land.
Quick answer
Markt Wallersdorf's 2026 Volksfest ran Wednesday 3 June through Sunday 7 June, one day shorter than the festival's usual six-day run. A newly appointed Festwirt, Josef Aicher, took over for 2026, pouring beer from the regional Graf Arco brewery in nearby Adldorf.
- Best for
- Local Lower Bavarian Volksfest visitors — Festwirt-led community run rather than a tourist mega-fest.
- Booking urgency
- Watch Markt Wallersdorf's news page for Festwirt and programme updates each year — the lineup and even the run length can change from one edition to the next.
Community Volksfest in Wallersdorf — 3–7 June 2026 with a new Festwirt.
Wallersdorf's Volksfest is a Markt-scale Lower Bavarian fair, opening with a procession from the town hall to the Volksfestplatz and a ceremonial beer tapping. The 2026 edition runs Wednesday 3 June through Sunday 7 June under a newly appointed Festwirt, one day shorter than the usual six-day run — a genuine format change for this year, not an error. A Fronleichnam boxing exhibition with the Straubing boxing club, a Friday market-town football tournament and children's afternoon, and a new Saturday seniors' afternoon round out the programme.
The full story
Volksfest Wallersdorf turns the town's Volksfestplatz into a five-day community festival each June, opening with a procession from the Rathausinnenhof to the grounds and a ceremonial beer tapping. The 2026 edition, Wednesday 3 June through Sunday 7 June, runs under a newly appointed Festwirt, Josef Aicher — who also runs the Marktler Dult in Marktl am Inn and has long been involved with the Parkfest Adldorf — pouring beer from the regional Graf Arco brewery in nearby Adldorf. It's one day shorter than the festival's usual six-day run, a genuine change for this year rather than an error to correct.
The programme leans civic and local rather than commercial: a Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi) boxing exhibition featuring the Straubing boxing club, a Friday market-town football tournament and children's afternoon, and a newly introduced Saturday seniors' afternoon. The festival keeps a cozy, family-oriented feel, with long-tenured local vendors giving it a generational, familiar character rather than a tourist-scale draw. No general admission fee has been confirmed either way; expect the typical Bavarian Volksfest model of open grounds with rides and tent seating priced separately.
The town of Wallersdorf itself is far older than its Volksfest — first mentioned in writing in 741 AD, with market-town status since 1953 — but neither date belongs to the festival, whose own founding year isn't recorded anywhere. See Volksfest Wallersdorf page or explore Lower Bavaria.
On Tap
- Local focus
- Wallersdorf's Volksfest is a Markt-scale Lower Bavarian fair running Wednesday through Sunday.
- What to try
- This year's tent comes under a newly announced Festwirt, so it's worth stopping by to see the new team's take on things.
- Best for
- Fans of small-town Volksfeste who enjoy following the changing cast of local Festwirte.
- Bavaria On Tap take
- It's a community-scale fair — modest, but with the same tent traditions as its bigger neighbors.
Frequently asked questions
- When was Volksfest Wallersdorf 2026?
- Wednesday 3 June through Sunday 7 June 2026 — five days, one shorter than the festival's usual six-day run.
- Who runs the tents?
- Josef Aicher took over as the festival's Festwirt for 2026. He also runs the Marktler Dult in Marktl am Inn and has long been involved with the Parkfest Adldorf.
- Is it ticketed?
- Rides and tent seating are typically priced separately at Bavarian Volksfeste of this kind.
- Indoor / rain-friendly
- Family-friendly