Medieval fair

Herzogenriedpark Mannheim
Fri. March 13, 3 – 9 pm // Sat, March 14, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. // Sun. Mar. 15, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

A journey back in time to the Middle Ages

For three days, medieval guilds, merchants, and jugglers gather in Herzogenriedpark. Leather and pottery, handmade brushes and robes, armor and knight’s helmets, oriental fruits, cream cakes, brewed beer, and mead will be on offer at the large market for knights, nobles, and market women. Storytellers, jugglers, and musicians will provide the best authentic medieval entertainment at Herzogenriedpark Mannheim from March 13 to 15, 2026.

Camping groups will make a pilgrimage to Mannheim from all over, dressed in period costumes and equipped with tents, sleeping quarters, and fire pits, creating a three-day medieval backdrop in the Herzogenriedpark as spring awakens. The program includes jousting tournaments, fencing exhibitions, crossbow shooting, tribal dancing, and music groups with their ancient instruments and songs ranging from folklore to medieval rock. Masterful craftsmanship and creative handicrafts are presented at the stands. Hurdy-gurdies and plucked instruments are built, textile painters, glassblowers, and bow makers demonstrate their craft, as do blacksmiths, cobblers, and tailors. Leather goods and jewelry ranging from glass beads and amber to fine silver and brass jewelry—everyone can stock up on medieval fashion and treasures.

Children can also try their hand at medieval crafts and arts. They can felt, carve, make pottery, and sculpt sandstone. Less active girls and boys can simply watch the jugglers and court jesters perform their tricks, have their faces painted imaginatively, or take a ride on the hand-operated, historic carousel.

Sumptuous food and refreshing drinks were already very popular in the Middle Ages, and this is also the case at the market in Herzogenriedpark: Delicious meat on a spit, game sausage and game goulash, Scottish flatbread, cauliflower in puff pastry or potato noodles, washed down with brewed beer or mead, waffles, Striezel or almond pastries refined with dried fruit, tea and mocha from the Orient – what more could your palate desire? And beware: if you encounter the beggar, you should have a ducat to spare if you want to escape his curse!

Medieval fair
Herzogenriedpark Mannheim
 Jakob-Trumpfheller-Straße corner of Hochuferstraße
 68169 Mannheim

Cheaper online tickets here 

Please note: On all three market days, admission to the park is only possible with a ticket for the medieval market.
Recommended arrival Public transportation

RNV tram lines 1 + 3, Neuer Messplatz stop

RNV tram lines 4/4A, 5/5A and 15, Bonifatiuskirche stop

RNV bus line 61, Bonifatiuskirche stop

Herzogenriedpark Mannheim

Seeing, hearing, smelling, feeling

– the colors of nature, the singing of birds, the scent of flowers or the bark of ancient trees: a visit to Herzogenriedpark activates the senses, is a recreational and freshness cure for body, mind and soul at the same time, a place of pure relaxation in the middle of nature. On 365 days a year, around 500,000 visitors enjoy the park in Mannheim’s Neckar city, which stands for its pristine landscapes, countless opportunities for children and a unique range of open-air sports. On 365 days a year, Herzogenriedpark in the heart of Mannheim’s Neckarstadt district has a cozy spot for everyone on its 21 hectares. Whether in the traditional farmer’s garden, in the enchanted rose garden or along the many shady avenues of trees: the meaning of the word “deceleration” can be experienced here with all the senses.

Movement, relaxation, nature

From the sun terraces, you can enjoy a magnificent view of blossoming magnolias, cherry blossoms and lovingly planted flower hills. And what are the perfect ingredients for relaxation in the midst of nature? In addition to extensive, well-tended greenery, a park lake, a modern Kneipp pool and many fountains, our “freshness guarantors” for hot days! Mannheim’s sports park also scores points when it comes to exercise: From boules to basketball, table tennis, tennis, athletics with ash track and long jump facility, soccer field fitness equipment under the open sky and, new and cross-generational, the motor skills course leave nothing to be desired for athletes. Kids will get their money’s worth on an eleven-meter high climbing facility, at the spray guns, in the cave labyrinth or on the farm.

Please understand that due to our free-roaming animals, dogs, except guide dogs for the blind, and other pets are not allowed. Feeding the animals living in the parks is not allowed.

New opening hours

As of March 1, 2023, modified ticket office opening hours are in effect at Herzogenriedpark. The new hours have been adapted to the previous visitors usage behavior and apply to the entrances Main Entrance/Neuer Messplatz and Jakob-Trumpfheller-Strasse/corner Hochuferstraße. Both entrances are staffed cash desks at the times indicated. 

In March and October, the cash desk at the main entrance will open at 9 a.m. as usual, while the cash desk at Jacob-Trumpfheller-Strasse will now open one hour later at 10 a.m. Both cash desks will close half an hour earlier than usual. Both ticket offices will close half an hour earlier than before at 6 p.m. In April and September, the ticket office at both entrances will run uniformly from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. From May through August, both ticket offices will run uniformly from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. From November through February, the main ticket office at the new Messplatz opens at 9 a.m., while the ticket office at Jacob-Trumpfhellerstrasse does not open until 10 a.m. Box office closing time at both entrances is 4 p.m.

At the entrance near the GBG Hall and at the Herzogenried residential development, both fully automated entrances, the opening hours remain unchanged in all months. Visitors can only pass through these entrances with an annual pass or a ticket previously purchased elsewhere. With an annual pass, access is possible one hour earlier in the morning and one hour longer in the afternoon. Exit is possible at all times via the turnstiles!