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Quick answer
Dachau’s Pfingstmarkt is the city’s traditional Jahrmarkt held on the Sunday before Pentecost — in 2026 that is 17 May — across much of the historic old town. Trading runs 10:00–18:00, and a flea market runs in parallel on Pfarrplatz.
Dachau’s Pentecost Jahrmarkt across the historic Altstadt, with a parallel flea market on Pfarrplatz — 10:00–18:00.
Dachau's Pfingstmarkt is the Pentecost edition of the city's traditional Jahrmarkt, stretching through much of the historic old town (including Konrad-Adenauer-Straße and Augsburger Straße) with goods of all kinds. The 2026 edition falls on Sunday, 17 May, with trading from 10:00 to 18:00. A flea market for used everyday items runs in parallel on Pfarrplatz, as it does alongside each of the city's four annual Jahrmärkte.
The full story
Dachau's Pfingstmarkt is the Pentecost edition of the city's traditional Jahrmarkt series — one of four fixed annual markets the city runs (Ostermarkt, Pfingstmarkt, Herbstmarkt, Adventmarkt) — spreading goods-of-all-kinds stalls through much of the historic Altstadt, including Konrad-Adenauer-Straße and Augsburger Straße. The 2026 edition falls on Sunday, 17 May, with trading from 10:00 to 18:00. A separate, non-commercial flea market for used everyday items runs in parallel on Pfarrplatz, as it does alongside each of the city's four Jahrmärkte through the year.
Dachau's own first documentary mention, in 805 AD, belongs to the town, not to this particular market, and isn't used here as a stand-in. The market's own age stays genuinely undocumented, which is a reasonable and honest answer rather than a gap to paper over with the town's much older history.
Dachau sits about twenty minutes from central Munich by S-Bahn, making the Pfingstmarkt an easy half-day add-on to a Munich visit for anyone drawn to the historic Altstadt itself — worth noting for visitors that "Dachau" the place name is, in wider search and cultural context, most associated with the nearby WWII concentration camp memorial, a serious and separate subject from this ordinary town market. See Pfingstmarkt Dachau page or explore Upper Bavaria.
On Tap
- Local focus
- Dachau's traditional Jahrmarkt held the Sunday before Pentecost — May 17 in 2026 — across much of the historic old town.
- What to try
- Trading runs 10:00 to 18:00, with a flea market running in parallel on Pfarrplatz.
- Best for
- Dachau day-trippers who want a one-day old-town market with a flea market bonus.
- Bavaria On Tap take
- A single Sunday across the historic old town keeps this Jahrmarkt easy to fit into a Dachau day trip.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Pfingstmarkt Dachau in 2026?
- The 2026 Pfingstmarkt (Sunday before Pentecost) falls on 17 May 2026.
- Where does it take place?
- Nearly the entire Altstadt — including Konrad-Adenauer-Straße and Augsburger Straße — with a parallel flea market on Pfarrplatz.
- What are the market hours?
- Sales at the Jahrmärkte run from 10:00 to 18:00.
- How often are Dachau’s Jahrmärkte held?
- The city schedules them on the last Sunday before Easter (Ostermarkt), the Sunday before Pentecost (Pfingstmarkt), the second Sunday in October (Herbstmarkt), and the Sunday before Advent (Adventmarkt).
- Free entry
- Scenic setting