Sausenheimer Weinkerwe

To get in the mood for the wine festival, the Sausenheim festival committee invites everyone on Thursday, September 17 starting at 5 p.m. to join in for a communal evening meal at the “Long Table” on the festival square. Guests should bring their own meal, while drinks will be served - the group will then eat and drink together in a cozy setting before the festival is traditionally “dug up” at 9:30 p.m.
The official opening will take place on Friday, September 18. At 4:30 p.m., Mayor Mimmo Scarmato and festival committee chairpersons Zora Hauch and Malte Reichenecker, together with the reigning 75th Wine Queen of the Leiningerland, Lotte I. from Sausenheim, will ceremoniously open the Sausenheim festival 2026. The farm tour will begin at 7 p.m., where all the farms will be visited and the festival will be traditionally “screamed” in good old fashion. For those who prefer to stay on the festival square: from 8 p.m. the Pfälzer cover band “FlowControl” will warm up the atmosphere.

At the Weedplatz - Colorful festival activities from Friday to Monday:
At the Weedplatz, the festival square in the town center, a small amusement park with rides for children, a candy stand, and carnival booths will be set up for the entire festival period, open daily at the following times: Fridays from 5 p.m., Saturdays from 2 p.m., Sundays from 11 a.m., and Mondays from 2 p.m.
There is also plenty of food available: The catering stands of the Sausenheim festival committee and the TuS Sausenheim 1897 e.V. will offer drinks from Thursday to Monday. Hearty and sweet dishes will be provided by the “Sausrumer Jungs” and “Pia’s Coffee and Waffle Stand,” whose booths will be open from Friday to Monday.

At the Winemaker Farms - Wine, Culinary Delights, and Music from Friday to Sunday:
Two wineries will participate with open farms during this year’s wine festival, inviting guests to relax and enjoy. Excellent wine and sparkling wine specialties, as well as culinary treats, can be tasted in a cozy atmosphere.
Open from Friday to Sunday:

Festival Football and Live Music on Saturday:
The Festival Saturday (September 19) will kick off at 11 a.m. with a hearty white sausage breakfast at BrauArt Sausenheim, and in the afternoon, a festival football match of TuS Sausenheim is on the agenda. The children’s dance group of TuS Sausenheim will present their “Danceinvasion” at the Weedplatz starting at 6 p.m., and in the evening, at 8 p.m., the party will kick off with the live band “Beauties & the Beast” playing rock and pop songs - until the beast awakens.
Live music with “Music Box” will also be available at Winery Otto Grün.

Festival Parade on Sunday
After the two church services, excitement builds for the highlight of the Festival Sunday (September 20): The traditional festival parade, which attracts countless visitors every year, will start at 2 p.m. at Kalkerde and wind through the streets of Sausenheim. The Kolpingkapelle, numerous wine queens, and of course, the reigning wine queen on the cart of the Farmers’ and Winemakers’ Association Sausenheim-Grünstadt-Burgenland, along with other foot groups, will be part of the procession. Following this, there will be festival speeches and a festival auction at the Weedplatz. The parish will offer coffee and cake in the Zehntscheune. After the festival parade, the Kolpingkapelle from Kindsbach will play at Winery Grün.
From around 4:30 p.m. there will be live music at the festival square. Festival games for young and old on Monday

Festival Games for Young and Old on Monday
Festival Monday is also “Game Day”: A playmobil with a colorful mix of games for children will make a stop at the Festival Monday (September 21) from 1 p.m. at the Weedplatz. For a likewise game-interested audience, there will be an obstacle course and other festival games starting at 3:30 p.m. that guests of all ages can try out.
From 6 p.m. there will be music “from everything” - for every taste!
At 9:30 p.m., the celebration and festival activities will come to an end with the festival burial, then the “Sausrumer Kerb 2026” will be laid to rest.

Further Information:
Tourist Info City of Grünstadt, Tel. 06359-929 72 34, info@gruenstadt.de or Sausenheim Festival Committee e.V.; Sausenheimer-Kerwekomitee@web.de