Next dates
2027 dates not yet announced — typically around May. We're watching and will update this page when they land.
Quick answer
Röttingen's Weinfest is celebrated every Pentecost in the Franconian wine town, running Friday 22 through Monday 25 May 2026. Guests taste 'Röttinger Feuerstein' wines from Silvaner to Tauberschwarz in vintners' courtyards and barns as well as on the Marktplatz. The local Weinbauverein organises the programme of music, food, and wine-culture events.
Pentecost wine festival in historic Röttingen with Feuerstein wines in courtyards, barns, and the Marktplatz.
At Pentecost, wine town Röttingen turns Marktplatz and vintner courtyards into an open-air tasting trail. Organised by the Weinbauverein, the Weinfest pairs Franconian “Feuerstein” wines — Silvaner through Tauberschwarz — with food stalls, music, and small-town programme extras from vineyard walks to the Stadtkapelle, with the wine museum open free of charge for visitors.
The full story
Röttingen calls itself a Weinstadt, and the Pentecost Weinfest is where that branding gets tested against an actual event: rather than one enclosed festival ground, the town's own vintners throw open their courtyards and barns across the old town, pouring "Röttinger Feuerstein" — the name of a specific local vineyard site — from Silvaner through the region's distinctive red, Tauberschwarz, with the Marktplatz serving as the social hub tying it together. The 2026 edition runs the full Pentecost long weekend, Friday 22 through Monday 25 May, with a programme that adds a vineyard walk, a flea market, face painting, dance performances, wine-princess appearances, and the Stadtkapelle — and, notably, free access during the fest to the town's own dedicated Weinmuseum inside Burg Brattenstein.
This is a genuinely small, courtyard-hopping event — there's no single central bar or master schedule, just wine and conversation moving door to door across the old town. That makes it a strong pairing for wine travelers already working through the Taubertal or the Romantic Road (Rothenburg ob der Tauber sits a short drive north), or for stringing together with the other Lower Franconia Pentecost wine fests running the very same weekend — just budget your time knowing this is a walking, door-to-door experience, not a seated one. See Röttingen Weinfest page or explore Lower Franconia.
On Tap
- Local focus
- Röttingen's own 'Röttinger Feuerstein' wines, from Silvaner to Tauberschwarz, poured across vintners' courtyards, barns, and the Marktplatz.
- What to try
- Work through a few courtyards rather than staying put — pours and pace vary vintner to vintner.
- Food pairing
- Local food rounds out the music and wine-culture programming that fills the town for Pentecost.
- Best for
- Franconian wine-country visitors who want a hyperlocal Pentecost wine walk rather than a big production.
- Bavaria On Tap take
- The Weinbauverein keeps this a genuine town affair — one Pentecost, one wine town, courtyards doing double duty as tasting rooms.
Practical tips
The English-language details German fest pages usually skip.
- Kids / family
- Face painting is offered for children during the fest.
Frequently asked questions
- When is the Röttingen Weinfest 2026?
- Friday 22 through Monday 25 May 2026, on the Marktplatz and in vintners' courtyards across town.
- Where do you drink?
- On the Marktplatz and in the Höfe and Scheunen of local vintners.
- What wines are typical?
- Look for 'Röttinger Feuerstein' wines, ranging from Silvaner to the regional red specialty Tauberschwarz.
- What else is on the programme?
- The programme includes music, a vineyard walk, a flea market, face painting, dance performances, wine princess appearances, the Stadtkapelle, and free access to the local wine museum during the fest.
- Family-friendly
- Free entry
- Scenic setting