Next dates
2027 dates not yet announced — typically around June. We're watching and will update this page when they land.
Quick answer
The Kleinlangheim Weinfestival runs 19–22 June 2026 on Nelkenstraße with a star tent, wine island, and live rock, pop, and brass acts. Admission is free during the day on all four days and all day on Sunday and Monday; Friday and Saturday evenings, when the headline bands play, cost 7 € from around 19:00.
- Best for
- Festival-style wine fans, WM public-viewing crowd, under-30 party atmosphere with wine.
- Booking urgency
- Medium — daytime and Sunday/Monday entry is walk-in and free; for Friday/Saturday evening main acts, buy the wristband or evening ticket at the gate.
Four-day open-air wine festival in Kleinlangheim, 19–22 June 2026 — free grounds access most of the run, with only Friday and Saturday evenings (headline-concert hours) requiring a paid ticket.
Kleinlangheim's Weinfestival mixes a wine island and wine garden with a concert-style stage program across four days. Admission is free during the day on all four days and all day on Sunday and Monday; only Friday and Saturday evenings, when the headline bands play, run a ticketed gate.
The full story
Kleinlangheim's Weinfestival trades the classic church-square Weinfest format for something closer to a small festival-stage production: a wine island and wine garden sit alongside a star tent, a shisha lounge, and a full concert stage with a different live act every day. The 2026 edition runs Friday 19 through Monday 22 June on the Festplatz on Nelkenstraße, with one band headlining Friday night and another closing out Saturday.
Admission here genuinely splits by time of day rather than running uniformly free or paid. Daytime hours are free on all four days, and Sunday and Monday stay free from open to close, while only Friday and Saturday evenings, once the headline acts take the stage from around 19:00, move to a 7 € ticketed gate — a distinction worth knowing before deciding which day to visit. Under-16s get free admission at any time.
How far back the event itself goes isn't settled. A 10th-anniversary edition is slated for 2027, which would put the festival's actual first year at roughly 2018 — but that's an estimate, not a confirmed founding date, and it shouldn't be confused with the town's separate claim of nearly 50 years of local wine tradition, which almost certainly refers to an older, broader village wine culture rather than this specific festival format. Both figures are worth knowing, but neither stands as a confirmed founding date. See the Weinfestival Kleinlangheim page or explore Lower Franconia.
History
The current 'Weinfestival' format — star tent, wine island, concert stage — appears to be a relatively young institution: a 10th-anniversary edition is slated for 2027, which would place the festival's actual first year at roughly 2018, though that figure is an estimate rather than a confirmed founding date. This is a distinctly different figure from a separate town claim of nearly 50 years of local wine tradition, which most likely describes an older, broader village wine culture rather than this specific festival. Neither number is confirmed as this event's founding year; both are context, not fact.
On Tap
- Local focus
- A star tent, wine island, and wine garden host live rock, pop, and brass acts across four days on Kleinlangheim's Nelkenstraße.
- What to try
- Grounds and daytime hours are free all four days, including all of Sunday and Monday; if you're going Friday or Saturday evening for the headline acts, budget for a 7 euro ticket at the gate after about 19:00.
- Best for
- Music-and-wine travelers who want a small-town festival with a real concert lineup.
- Bavaria On Tap take
- Mixing a wine island with rock and pop acts across four days gives Kleinlangheim's festival a different feel than a straight Weinfest.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Weinfestival Kleinlangheim 2026?
- 19–22 June 2026, Friday through Monday.
- What does entry cost?
- Free during the day on all four days; Friday and Saturday evenings switch to a 7 € ticketed gate from around 19:00 for the headline acts; Sunday and Monday stay free all day.
- Where is the site?
- Festplatz, Nelkenstraße 6, Kleinlangheim.
- Are children free?
- Yes — under-16s get free admission.
- Scenic setting
- Reservation recommended