Homburg, Saar
Homburg is a charming small city in the Saarland region of south-west Germany, with a population of about 44,000. It’s about 25 miles west of Kaiserslautern, 16 miles west of Landstuhl.
During the summer months concerts are held at the historical market place on weekends and public holidays.
As well as the historic old town with its cafes, restaurants and winebars, sights include the Schlossberg Höhlen (Schlossberg Caves), Burgweg, 66424 Homburg and the Roman Museum, or Römermuseum, an open-air museum which shows scenes from Roman-era life 2,000 years ago.
Concerts and Other Events in Homburg
The next Homburg flea market will be held on: Saturday, 2. December. from 08:00 – 16:00
Homburg Flea & Antiques Market – The biggest flea and antiques market in southwest Germany, takes place on the first Saturday of the month, in the area known as the Forum, in front of the Homburg Rathaus (town hall) and the Landratsamt.
Upcoming Events & Guided Tours – 2023
The 48th Homburg Nikolausmarkt
Monday November 27 until Sunday December 10, 2023 – Homburg’s Christmas market – the Nikolausmarkt – loved throughout the country for its uniquely nostalgic character and one of the most traditional Christmas markets in the region – takes place this year for the 48th time.
Bürgermeister Michael Forster will officially open and welcome all guests to this year’s Nikolausmarkt at around 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 27.
November 2023
Monday, 27.11. until Sunday, 10.12.2023
48th Homburg St. Nicholas Market
Historical market placeInfo: kultur@homburg.de
Monday, 27.11. to Sunday, 17.12.2023
Annual exhibition of Homburg artists: “Durchbruch” (Breakthrough)
Gallery in the cultural center Saalbau, Homburg, Obere Allee 1.
Admission is free.
Thursday, 30.11.2023 from 2 – 5 p.m.
Ethics afternoon: Safety of medication supply
Homburg, University Clinics, Lecture Hall of Medical Biochemistry, Building 45.
For more info, contact KEB at 06894-9630516 or -9630517 or email keb-saarpfalz@bistum-speyer.de
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Homburg Master Concerts: “Vision String Quartett
Concert introduction by Markus Korselt at 7 p.m.
Cultural Center Saalbau, Homburg
Tickets are available at the Tourist-Info Homburg, Talstr. 57a (at the traffic circle), at all Ticket-Regional-VVK-Stellen, at www.ticket-regional.de as well as at the evening box office.
December 2023
until Sunday, 10.12.2023
48th Homburg St. Nicholas Market
Live music and a great laser show every day
Homburg, historic market square
Info: kultur@homburg.de
until Sunday, 17.12.2023
Annual exhibition of Homburg artists: “Breakthrough”
Gallery in the Saalbau cultural center, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Admission is free.
Saturday, 02.12.2023 from 09 – 17 o’clock
1st Homburg Christmas flea market
Area at the forum, Homburg
Stands are available at the Homburg Tourist Information Office, Talstr. 57a, at www.ticket-regional.de or at all regional ticket sales points
Saturday, 02.12.2023 at 7 pm (admission 6.30 pm)
50th annual concert of the Kirrberg parish band – “Morricone meets Collins”
Homburg-Kirrberg, Lambsbachhalle, Am Dorfplatz 5
Tickets are available in advance at Elektro Bronder in Kirrberg, Rats-Apotheke Homburg, at www.pfarrkapelle-kirrberg.de and, if necessary, at the box office
Info: www.pfarrkapelle-kirrberg.de
Tuesday, 05.12.2023 at 7 pm
Adriana Altaras: “Better alone than in bad company – My stubborn aunt” as part of the Homburg reading time
Gallery in the Saalbau cultural center, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Admission is free
Tuesday, 05.12.2023 at 8.45 pm
DFB Cup match: FC 08 Homburg – FC St. Pauli
Waldstadion, Homburg
Tickets are available in advance at the FC 08 Homburg office, Rondell 4, usually online at tickets.fc08homburg.de and at the box offices at the stadium
Wednesday, 06.12.2023 from 2 – 5 pm
Repair meeting
Workers’ Welfare Training Centers, Lappentascher Str. 100, Building 10a, Erbach
Info: Neighborhood manager Elena Burgard, Tel. 06841-101485 or 9898587, e-mail elena.burgard@homburg.de
Thursday, 07.12.2023 from 6 – 7.30 pm
Evening tour with lantern: “With Regina Wirth through Homburg”
Start: outdoor area of the Siebenpfeiffer-Haus, Kirchenstraße 8
Participation is free of charge.
Info: http://siebenpfeiffer-stiftung.de/wordpress/2020/12/02/kostuemfuehrung-mit-regina-wirth-durch-homburg/
Thursday, 07.12.2023 at 7.30 pm
Homburg Master Concerts: “Christoph Sietzen and Bogdan Bacanu”
Concert introduction by Markus Korselt at 7 pm
Saalbau Cultural Center, Homburg
Tickets are available at the Tourist-Info Homburg, Talstr. 57a (at the traffic circle), at all Ticket-Regional-VVK outlets, at www.ticket-regional.de and at the box office
Saturday, 09.12.2023 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Calligraphic Christmas market
Homburg-Bruchhof, Am Gutshof 15; car parking spaces on Bechhofer Straße
Admission is free.
Saturday, 09.12.2023 at 6 pm
“It’s Christmas Time” – Jazzy Christmas Quartett
Concert hall of the Homburg music school, Schongauer Str. 1
Admission is free.
Info: 06841-64204 or www.musikschule-homburg.de
Saturday, 09.12.2023 at 7 pm and Sunday, 10.12.2023 at 4 pm
Homburg theater guest performances: “The Little Lord”
Christmas musical by Konstatin Wecker with the Schaubühne einzig.ART.ich e.V
Saalbau cultural center, Homburg
Tickets are available at the Homburg Tourist Information Office, Talstr. 57a (at the traffic circle), at all regional ticket outlets, at www.ticket-regional.de and at the box office and evening box office
Sunday, 10.12.2023 from 3 – 4.30 pm
Guided tour: “Travel for everyone – with hearing comfort”
Meeting point: traffic circle at the Freiheitsbrunnen fountain
Registration required at touristik@homburg.de, vhs@homburg.de or 06841-101820
Price: 8 € / adult; children on request
Tour guide: Andreas Christian Schröder
Info: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Sunday, 10.12.2023 at 5 pm
Festive choral & wind music – multi-choral choral & wind music from 4 centuries
Conductor: Carola Ulrich, organ: district cantor Stefan Ulrich
Protestant town church Homburg, Kirchenstr. 11
Admission is free.
Tuesday, 12.12.2023 at 7 pm
Reading evening with Michael Schikowski: “Heinrich Heine” as part of the Homburg reading time
Gallery in the Saalbau cultural center, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Admission is free
Thursday, 14.12.2023 at 6 pm
“Clear the stage!”
Concert hall of the Homburg music school, Schongauer Str. 1
Admission is free
Info: 06841-64204 or www.musikschule-homburg.de
Friday, 15.12.2023 at 8 pm
Danceperados of Ireland – Irish Music, Song and Dance!
Cultural Center Saalbau, Homburg
Tickets are available at the Tourist-Info Homburg, Talstr. 57a (at the traffic circle), at all Ticket-Regional-VVK outlets, at www.ticket-regional.de and at the box office
Saturday, 16.12.2023 from 3 – 10 pm and Sunday, 17.12.2023 from 2 – 8 pm
Jägersburg Christmas market
Jägersburg, Gustavsburg
Admission is free
Sunday, 17.12.2023 at 5 pm
“J. S. Bach – Prepare the way, prepare the path (BWV 132) & C. Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio”
Conductor: District Cantor Stefan Ulrich
Protestant City Church Homburg, Kirchenstr. 11
Admission 20 €, reduced 15 €
Tickets available at the box office.
Sunday, 17.12.2023 from 5.30 – 7 pm
Guided tour: “Maid Greta and the Christmas traditions”
Maid Greta invites you on an unusual tour this time. Join her on this unusual journey through time. Enjoy the very special atmospheric magic of this tour through the pre-Christmas decorated alleys of Homburg’s old town. Let yourself be whisked away back in time and listen intently to what Maid Greta has to say about Christmas and New Year customs in her very special way. Some things are still celebrated today without us really knowing the origins of these customs. Many have long been forgotten, but Maid Greta will bring them back to life for you. Look forward to it and let the magic of the approaching Christmas already take effect on you.
Meeting point: at the fountain on the historic market square
Registration required at stark-homburg@t-online.de or 06841-9732027
Minimum number of participants: 5 people
Price: 8 € / adult, 4 € / child
Tour guide: Petra Stark
Info: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Sunday, 17.12.2023 at 7 pm (admission 6 pm)
Christmas carol singing in the Waldstadion with five choirs and the “audience choir”
Homburg, Waldstadion
Admission is free.
Tuesday, 19.12.2023 at 6 pm
“Music in Advent” – Ensembles play Advent and Christmas music!
Protestant town church Homburg, Kirchenstr. 11
Admission is free.
Info: 06841-64204 or www.musikschule-homburg.de
All guest tours subject to change; if conducted, appropriate hygiene standards and specifications must be observed.
Ruins of the castle, palace and fortress of Homburg
In the 12th century, the Hohenburg was the seat of the Counts of Homburg, who received city rights for their town at the foot of the castle hill in 1330. After the death of the last Count of Homburg in 1449, the castle and the city fell to the Counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken. They expanded and fortified the castle with bastions. The French King Louis XIV commissioned Sébastien Prestre de Vauban, his famous master fortress builder, to transform it into a modern citadel.
Der Schlossberg Festung Homburg © Susanne Niklas
The city itself received a city wall for the first time. The street layout of the old town dates from this period (1679-1697). The fortress had to be finally razed in 1697 and 1714.
Since 1981 the ruins on the castle hill have been uncovered and secured. Most of them date back to the fortress period.
The Römermuseum
The Roman Museum Homburg is one of the most famous destinations of the Saarpfalz district & surroundings. The museum stands on a part of the Roman quarter built from the time of Christ. a trading city of ancient Rome. The Römermuseum is open from April to October daily 09.00 – 17.00 except Sundays – 15.00 and in March daily 10.00 – 16.00, closed November thru February.
Foto: Uwe Welz, 15.11.2006 The Homburger Schlossberg Caves
Europe’s largest red sandstone caves are located below the ruins of the Homburg Fortress on the Schlossberg. Mysterious passages, created by man, lead visitors into imposing domed halls, which have a special charm due to the yellow and red coloring of the sandstone.
For more information: More info