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
Homburg Flea & Antiques Market
The next Homburg flea market will be held on: Saturday, August 2 from 08:00 – 16:00
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.
Dates for 2025: – 02. August – 06. September – 11. October – 06. December (Weihnachtsflohmarkt)
Upcoming Events & Guided Tours – 2025
JULY
Tuesday, July 22, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays during the summer vacation at the Roman Museum: Summer Vacation Special
Family fun, children’s excavation, and children’s workshop
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
Cost: €5 per activity plus admission
Information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Thursday, July 24, 2025, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Costumed tour: “Through Homburg with Regina Wirth”
Meeting point: Outside the Siebenpfeiffer House, Kirchenstraße 8
Participation is free of charge.
Info: http://siebenpfeiffer-stiftung.de/wordpress/2020/12/02/kostuemfuehrung-mit-regina-wirth-durch-homburg/
Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 8 p.m.
Culture at the museum: “The Wonderfrolleins”
Gustavsburg Jägersburg
Tickets are available at the Homburg Tourist Information Office, Talstr. 57a (at the roundabout), at all Ticket-Regional advance sales outlets, at www.ticket-regional.de, and at the box office.
Friday, July 25, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Querbeat: “All About Joel – The Ultimate Billy Joel Tribute Band” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jazz brunch: “Singin’ Birds” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays during the summer holidays at the Roman Museum: Summer Holiday Special
Family fun, children’s excavation, and children’s workshop
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
Cost: €5 per activity plus admission
Information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
AUGUST
Until Friday, August 1, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the latest
Children’s Holiday Fun 2025
FGTS at Beeden Elementary School
Age: 6 and up
Cost: €80 per week
Information and registration: Tanja Trenkler and Sandra Schatzmann, Tel. 06841/101-125 or -124, tanja.trenkler@homburg.de or sandra.schatzmann@homburg.de
Friday, August 1, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Querbeat: “From Da Soul” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission is free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Largest flea and antiques market in southwestern Germany
Forum grounds, Homburg
Stalls are available until Thursday before the respective flea market at the Homburg Tourist Information Office, Talstr. 57a, at www.ticket-regional.de, and at all Ticket-Regional advance sales outlets.
Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jazz brunch: “Mike’s Music Train” as part of the Music Summer
Historic market square in Homburg
Admission is free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Sunday, August 3, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Guided tour: “The Schlossberg – An Eventful History”
Meeting point: At the cross on the Schlossberg
Price: €7/adult; €3.50/child
Tour guide: Gerhard Schmidt
Registration requested at touristik@homburg.de or 066841-101820
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays during the summer holidays at the Roman Museum: Summer holiday special
Family fun, children’s excavation and children’s workshop
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
Cost: €5 per activity plus admission
Information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Thursday, 7 August 2025 at 8 p.m.
Culture at the museum: “Marcel Adam Trio”
Wörschweiler monastery ruins
Tickets are available at the Homburg Tourist Information Office, Talstr. 57a (at the roundabout), at all Ticket-Regional advance sales outlets, at www.ticket-regional.de, and at the box office
Friday, August 8, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Querbeat: “Blues Company” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jazz brunch: “Unavantaluna” as part of the Music Summer
Historic market square in Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 2 p.m. to approx. 5 p.m.
Themed hike: Edible wild plants in summer
Led by: Angela Bloedorn, nature coaching
Meeting point: Homburg-Jägersburg, pond, Schloßstraße car park
Cost: €18
Please bring: weather-appropriate clothing, something to sit on, a cup and a glass with a screw cap
Information and registration: 06894-9630516 or kebsaarpfalz@aol.com
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays during the summer holidays at the Roman Museum: Summer Holiday Special
Family fun, children’s excavation and children’s workshop
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
Cost: €5 per activity plus admission
Information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Family tour of the Schlossberg Caves
Meeting point: Waiting area at the entrance to the Schlossberg Caves
Please register at touristik@homburg.de, vhs@homburg.de, or 06841-101820
Price: €10/adult, €5/child, €20/family, including cave admission
Please wear sturdy shoes; feel free to bring your own flashlights.
Tour guide: Matthias Wachmann
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Saturday, August 16, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jazz brunch: “Barrelhouse Jazzband” as part of the Music Summer
Historic market square in Homburg
Admission is free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, August 16, 2025, starting at 8 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
14th Homburg Classical Open Air with the Homburg Symphony Orchestra: “Aura Italiana”
Christian-Weber-Platz, Homburg
Tickets are available at the Homburg Tourist Information Office, Talstr. 57a (at the roundabout), at all Ticket-Regional advance sales outlets, at www.ticket-regional.de and at the box office.
Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 8 p.m.
Culture at the Museum: “Morley”
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
Tickets are available at the Homburg Tourist Information Office, Talstr. 57a (at the roundabout), at all Ticket-Regional advance sales outlets, at www.ticket-regional.de, and at the box office.
Friday, August 22, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Querbeat: “Disco Inferno” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission is free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Guided tour: “Experience peace, quiet, and mindfulness at Wörschweiler Monastery”
Meeting point: Wörschweiler monastery ruins
Price: €10 per person
Tour guide: Nature and landscape guide Jutta Klicker
Due to minimum participant numbers, registration is required by August 18, 2025, at touristik@homburg.de or 066841-101820; tour subject to weather conditions.
Bring a packed lunch and plenty of drinks.
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jazz brunch: “Evas Apfel” as part of the Music Summer
Historic market square in Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Guided tour: “The Sunken Castle of Karlsberg – A Walk Through Homburg’s Baroque History”
Meeting point: Karlsberger Hof in Homburg-Sanddorf
Registration required by Friday, August 22, at 2 p.m. at touristik@homburg.de or 06841-101820; minimum number of participants: 5 people.
Price: €10/adult, €5/child, €24/family
You will need sturdy shoes, a reasonable level of fitness, and your own food and drink if required.
Dogs are allowed.
Tour guide: Thomas Klein
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Thursday, August 28, 2025, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Costumed tour: “Through Homburg with Regina Wirth”
Meeting point: Outside the Siebenpfeiffer House, Kirchenstraße 8
Participation is free of charge.
Info: http://siebenpfeiffer-stiftung.de/wordpress/2020/12/02/kostuemfuehrung-mit-regina-wirth-durch-homburg/
Friday, August 29, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Querbeat: “Revengers” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, August 30, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Homburger ARTmosphäre 2025
Homburg city center (Christian-Weber-Platz, Talstraße, pedestrian zone, market square, Ilmenauer Platz)
Admission is free.
Info: kultur@homburg.de
Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jazz brunch: “Rody Reyes & Havanna Con Klasse” as part of the Music Summer
Historic market square in Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
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.
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