Next dates
2027 dates not yet announced — typically around May. We're watching and will update this page when they land.
Quick answer
Weingut Hemberger's Pfingstweinfest am Schwanberg runs 22–24 May 2026 on the Schwanberg vineyard slopes above Rödelsee, Lower Franconia. The winery invites guests for Schoppen, Franconian food, and music with panoramic views over the Schwanberg. The winery's address is Aussiedlerhof 3, 97348 Rödelsee.
Pentecost weekend vineyard wine festival at Weingut Hemberger on Franconia’s Schwanberg.
Skip the big-town Festzelt: Hemberger's Pfingstweinfest gathers guests on the Schwanberg for Schoppen, regional plates, and live music under vineyard views. The 2026 dates run Friday 22 through Sunday 24 May — a compact three-day celebration that, unlike its Lower Franconia Pentecost-weekend neighbors, ends on Pentecost Sunday rather than Whit Monday.
The full story
Weingut Hemberger's Pfingstweinfest am Schwanberg is the smallest and most single-producer-focused of Lower Franconia's Pentecost-weekend wine fests: no town square, no cooperative cellar, just one young, fully organic-certified (since 2023) winery pouring its own Schoppen against the panoramic backdrop of the Schwanberg, a 474-metre Steigerwald foothill. The 2026 edition runs Friday 22 through Sunday 24 May — three days, notably wrapping up before Whit Monday, unlike its Sommerach and Röttingen neighbors running the same weekend elsewhere in this batch. Expect Franconian food and live music alongside the wine, with the view doing as much work as the glass.
Worth getting right: the winery's actual home, and the Schwanberg's own geographic center, sit in Rödelsee — about 2 kilometers from the hill — not Castell, a separate, historic wine-estate town roughly 7 kilometers away. The winery's own address (Aussiedlerhof 3, 97348 Rödelsee) has always been the address in Rödelsee; the city name now matches it, instead of Castell. "Schwanberg" itself is a shared hillside name bordered by Rödelsee, Iphofen, and Possenheim, so treat any other "Schwanberg wine festival" you encounter as a possibly different event on the same hill. See Pfingstweinfest am Schwanberg page or explore Lower Franconia.
On Tap
- Local focus
- Weingut Hemberger pours its own wines on the Schwanberg vineyard slopes, with panoramic Franconian views built into the setting.
- What to try
- Order a Schoppen and take it to a spot overlooking the Schwanberg — the view is as much the draw as the glass.
- Food pairing
- Franconian food is served alongside the wine and music.
- Best for
- Wine-country day-trippers based near Rödelsee or Iphofen who want vineyard views with their glass.
- Bavaria On Tap take
- This is a small, single-winery wine fest — go for the Schwanberg panorama and Hemberger's own pours, not a big-fest crowd.
Frequently asked questions
- When is the Pfingstweinfest am Schwanberg 2026?
- 22–24 May 2026 (Friday through Sunday of Pentecost weekend).
- Who hosts it?
- Weingut Hemberger, a young, fully organic-certified (since 2023) Franconian winery based in Rödelsee — the festival returns for 2026 with wine, Franconian cuisine, and live music.
- What is the setting like?
- Expect a 'traumhaften Blick' (dream view) across the Schwanberg — a hillside vineyard landscape rather than a town-square Kirchweih.
- How can visitors contact the winery?
- Weingut Hemberger, Aussiedlerhof 3, 97348 Rödelsee; phone 09323 435.
- Is 'Schwanberg' unique to this festival?
- 'Schwanberg' is the shared name of the hill itself, bordered by Rödelsee, Iphofen, and Possenheim — several area wineries could plausibly use the name. It's also unrelated to the town of Schwanberg in Styria, Austria. This is Weingut Hemberger's own Pfingstweinfest on the Rödelsee side of the hill.
- Free entry
- Indoor / rain-friendly
- Scenic setting