Herbstfest Rosenheim 2026

For 16 days Rosenheim runs on a different clock. From August 29 to September 13 the Herbstfest takes over the Loretowiese, and people here call it the fifth season. Around a million visitors are expected, and in 2026 the whole thing turns 165.

For us down in the valley it is the biggest folk festival in the neighborhood.

What happens when

Doors are open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sundays from 10 a.m. Last call is at 11 p.m.

A Maß, the full liter, costs 13.60 euros in the Flötzinger tent this year and 13.40 euros at the AuerBräu hall. Last year it was 13.10 and 12.80.

Saturday, August 29: opening day

At 11 a.m. the grand entry makes its way to the fairground, with the breweries, the innkeepers, the ride operators, brass bands, the Wiesn drummers and Rosenheim's traditional costume clubs. The route is expected to run along Bahnhofstraße, Münchener Straße, Max-Josefs-Platz, Ludwigsplatz and Kaiserstraße to the festival grounds.

At 11:30 a.m. come the opening speeches in front of the Glückshafen, and at noon the first kegs are tapped: mayor Abuzar Erdogan in the AuerBräu hall, district administrator Otto Lederer in the Flötzinger tent.

Sunday, September 6: harvest festival and the big parade

This is the day most worth the drive. At 9:15 a.m. the church procession sets off from Max-Josefs-Platz along Rathausstraße to Mangfallpark Süd, and the service begins at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. the big parade heads for the fairground, with farming associations, the harvest crown, the Erler cross, costume clubs and brass bands from the town and the surrounding country.

In bad weather both processions can be called off. The service then moves into St. Nikolaus church and starts earlier, at 9:30 a.m.

For families: the two children's days

Wednesday, September 2 and Wednesday, September 9, reduced prices until 6 p.m. on both days.

Thursday, September 10: fireworks

At 9 p.m. over the fairground.

Sunday, September 13: "Aus is und gar is"

It ends at 11:30 p.m. The Bavarian phrase means roughly: it's over and done.

There is more going on besides

Next to the fairground there is a whole sports program: Herbstfest boxing on August 30 in the AuerBräu hall, the Flötzinger Wiesn Cup on September 2, a Bayernliga Süd league match on September 4 at 7 p.m. at the Beck & Fraundienst stadium, the Bavarian championship of the 20 square meter keelboats on September 5 on Lake Chiemsee, the hockey tournament from September 11 to 13 and Bavarian curling on September 12.

My own visit

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I went on a weekday afternoon. It gets busy, but it stays pleasant.

And yes, I will say it plainly: I like it better than the Oktoberfest. Not because it is smaller, a million people come here too. Because it still feels like a real folk festival. In Munich on a weekend you simply get carried along by the crowd. Rosenheim fills up in the evening and during the day as well, but it never gets that bad. And the rides have something for everyone.

Then there is the timing, and for me that is the strongest argument. The Herbstfest runs from late August into early September. The Oktoberfest runs from late September into early October, and by then it can turn properly cold. In the evening for certain, and when a cold front comes through, during the day as well. If you still want summer, come to Rosenheim.

What I would tell you before you go

Parking

The lots right around the fairground are full even during the day. You need luck there. Early in the morning, just after opening, you still have a chance, after that it fills up fast.

My advice: drive a bit further out and use a parking garage. We parked in one of the garages toward the town center, over by the Kinopolis. The further from the fairground, the calmer it is. During the Herbstfest even that is no guarantee of a free space. Rosenheim has a parking guidance system that shows you where something is still open.

From there you walk through the Riedergarten and come out fairly directly at the Loretowiese. Count on about 15 minutes on foot.

Tent or hall

You get both here: the Flötzinger festival tent and the AuerBräu festival hall. For us country people a tent is the familiar thing, a hall is something else. In hot weather the tent gets noticeably warmer than the hall, worth knowing before you pick one.

Beyond that it comes down to taste. Which beer is the better one I honestly cannot tell you, I don't drink any.

When to go

If you like the bustle, go in the evening or on a weekend. If you want it quieter, go during the day and midweek. That holds for any folk festival, but here the difference is especially clear.

With children

I would take the two children's days on September 2 and 9, they save you money. To be honest, I don't find the rides here expensive anyway.

Why this is on a Bayrischzell site

Because it reaches all the way over to us. The Herbstfest is big enough that everyone in the Miesbach district knows about it, and once a year nearly everyone here makes the trip.

Where to find out what is on right now

The organizers are very active on their own channels. That is where the short notice news shows up that you find nowhere else: whether the parade is called off in the rain, how busy it is at the moment, what is on tonight.

And here are the latest posts from the organizers' own site, so you don't have to go looking.

Getting there

By car Rosenheim is a quick trip from here. By train you take the RB 55 to Holzkirchen and change there to the RB 58 to Rosenheim. From the station it is about 20 minutes on foot to the Loretowiese. If you plan to head home late, check when your last train leaves before you set off. With the change in Holzkirchen, that is not something to leave to chance.

One tip for groups: travel Monday through Thursday on the BRB Guten Tag Ticket or an MVV group day pass and you get a beer token and a free ride voucher, valid until 5:30 p.m., one per ticket rather than per person. Have the ticket stamped at the information desk in the AuerBräu hall or at the festival office of the Flötzinger tent.

Worth noting for later

In 2027 the Herbstfest runs from August 28 to September 12, in 2028 from August 26 to September 10.

All details without guarantee, the binding source is the program of the Wirtschaftlicher Verband of the town and district of Rosenheim.