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, 03. August. 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.
Dates for 2024: – 03. August, – 07. September – 12. Oktober – 02. November – 07. December (Weihnachtsflohmarkt)
Upcoming Events & Guided Tours – July 2024
Friday, 26.07.2024 from 7 – 10 pm
Querbeat: “Rock Factory” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: kultur@homburg.de
Saturday, 27.07.2024 from 11 am – 2 pm
Jazz morning pint: “bossa68 as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, 27.07.2024 from 2 – 5 pm
Guided tour: “The sunken Karlsberg Castle – a walk through the baroque history of Homburg”
Meeting point: Karlsberger Hof in Homburg-Sanddorf
Registration required by Friday, 26 July at 2 pm at touristik@homburg.de or 06841-101820; minimum number of participants: 5 pers.
Price: €9 / adult, €4.50 / child, €22 / family
You will need sturdy shoes, some fitness and your own food if required.
Dogs are allowed.
Tour guide: Thomas Klein
Info: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Monday, 29.07. to Friday, 09.08.2024 from 08.00 – max. 16.30 hrs
Children’s holiday fun 2024
FGTS of the Beeden primary school
Age: from 6 years
Costs: 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
Tuesday, 30.07.2024 from 11 am to 5 pm
Tuesdays in the summer holidays at the Roman Museum: Summer holiday special
Family picnic and children’s workshop
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
Cost contribution: €5 per activity plus admission
Information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
All guest tours subject to change; if conducted, appropriate hygiene standards and specifications must be observed.
Upcoming Events & Guided Tours – August 2024
until Friday, 09.08.2024 from 08.00 – max. 16.30 o’clock
Children’s holiday fun 2024
FGTS of the Beeden elementary school
Age: from 6 years
Costs: 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
until Saturday, 30.11.2024
Exhibition “in between – images of eternal transience” by the artist PHANDOOM
Schlossberghöhlen Homburg
Price: included in admission to the Schlossberghöhlen caves
Information at https://pop.poprat-saarland.de/in-between-bilder-ewiger-vergaenglichkeit/
Friday, 02.08.2024 from 7 – 10 pm
Querbeat: “Bruise Brassers” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: kultur@homburg.de
Saturday, 03.08.2024 from 08 – 16 o’clock
Largest flea and antiques market in southwest Germany
Grounds at the Forum, Homburg
Stands are available until Thursday before the respective flea market at the Tourist-Info Homburg, Talstr. 57a, at www.ticket-regional.de and at all Ticket-Regional-VVK points
Saturday, 03.08.2024 from 11 am – 2 pm
Jazz morning pint: “Mike’s Music Train Big Band!” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, 03.08.2024; time to follow upon registration
Pilgrimage on the Bliessteig: from Homburg to Jägersburg (15.2 km)
Route guide: Manfred Magic
Spiritual accompaniment: Fr. Werner Ripplinger
Meeting point: St. Ingbert train station
Cost: € 7.50
Arrival and return journey by bus and train from St. Ingbert; sturdy footwear required, walking poles recommended
Information and registration: 06894-9630516 or kebsaarpfalz@aol.com
Sunday, 04.08.2024 from 2 – 3.30 pm
Guided tour: “The castle hill – an eventful history”
Meeting point: At the cross on the Schlossberg
No registration required
Price: 6 € / adult; 3 € / child
Tour guide: Gerhard Schmidt
Info: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Tuesday, 06.08.2024 from 11 am to 5 pm
Tuesdays during the summer vacations at the Roman Museum: Summer vacation special
Family picnic and children’s workshop
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
Cost contribution: €5 per activity plus admission
Information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Wednesday, 07.08.2024 from 2 – 5 pm
Repair meeting
Workers’ Welfare Training Centers, Lappentascher Str. 100, Building 10a, Erbach
Information and registration: Karin Schwemm, Tel. 06841 101-117
Thursday, 08.08.2024 at 8 pm
Culture in the museum – “Trio Favari”
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
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
Friday, 09.08.2024 from 7 – 10 pm
Querbeat: “Elliot” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: kultur@homburg.de
Friday, 09.08.2024 from 19.30 – 21 o’clock
Guided walk to see bats: “The beauties of the night”
Meeting point: Parking lot at the Hotel Waldidyll Rabenhorst, Am Rabenhorst 1 (navigation: Kraepelinstraße)
Registration required at gaestefuehrer-a.schroeder@t-online.de or phone 0178-7358368
Price: 6 € / person
Tour guide: Andreas Christian Schröder
Info: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Friday, 09.08.2024 at approx. 9 pm
Homburg Film Nights on the Schlossberg: “Girl you know it’s true”
Vauban fortress on the Schlossberg
Film starts at approx. 9 pm (at dusk); admission 7.30 pm
Admission: €9, reduced €6, combined ticket for Friday and Saturday €16; plus advance booking fee if applicable
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, 10.08.2024 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Jazz morning pint: “Jazz Connection” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, 10.08.2024 from 2 – 5 pm
Guided tour: “Forest bathing in the biosphere”
Meeting point: will be communicated upon registration
Registration at stark-homburg@t-online.de or phone 06841-9732027
Minimum number of participants: 8 persons
Price: 13 € / person
Tour guide: Petra Stark
Info: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Saturday, 10.08.2024 at approx. 9 pm
Homburg Film Nights on the Schlossberg: “Chantal in Fairytale Land”
Vauban fortress on the Schlossberg
Film starts at approx. 9 pm (at dusk); admission 7.30 pm
Admission: €9, reduced €6, combined ticket for Friday and Saturday €16; plus advance booking fee if applicable
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
Tuesday, 13.08.2024 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays in the summer vacations at the Roman Museum: Summer vacation special
Family picnic and children’s workshop
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
Cost contribution: €5 per activity plus admission
Information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Friday, 16.08.2024 from 8 pm
Dress rehearsal for the 14th Homburg Classical Open Air with the Homburg Symphony Orchestra: “Legends of Europe”
Christian-Weber-Platz, Homburg
Admission is free.
Saturday, 17.08.2024 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Jazz morning pint: “The Sazerac Swingers – New Orleans Jazz Party” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, 17.08.2024 from 8 pm (admission 6.30 pm)
14th Homburg Classical Open-Air with the Homburg Symphony Orchestra: “Legends of Europe”
Christian-Weber-Platz, 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
Sunday, 18.08.2024 from 8 pm (admission 6.30 pm)
Rock Open-Air Homburg: SAD Metallica
Christian-Weber-Platz, 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
Tuesday, 20.08.2024 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays in the summer vacations at the Roman Museum: Summer vacation special
Family picnic and children’s workshop
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
Cost contribution: €5 per activity plus admission
Information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Wednesday, 21.08.2024 from 7 – 8 pm
Lecture “K&K. Art history meets chambermaid: behind the castle and nobility” with Dr. Jutta Schwan and Monika Link
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker, noble house
Admission is free.
Information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Thursday, 22.08.2024 from 6 – 7.30 pm
Costume tour: “With Regina Wirth through Homburg”
Meeting point: outdoor area of 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, 22.08.2024 at 8 pm
Culture in the museum – “An Erminig”
Gustavsburg Jägersburg
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
Friday, 23.08.2024 from 7 – 10 pm
Querbeat: “RockXn” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: kultur@homburg.de
Friday, 23.08. to Friday, 30.08.2024 at 7 pm; 25.08. at 6 pm
Theater performance: Brandner Kaspar and eternal life
Ruins of the Homburg fortress on the Schlossberg
Minimum age: 12 years
Tickets are available at the Homburg Tourist Information Office, Talstr. 57a (at the traffic circle), at all regional ticket offices, at www.ticket-regional.de or by calling 0651-9790777
Saturday, 24.08.2024 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Jazz morning pint: “NOC New Orleans Connection Jazzband, feat. Ingrid Schwarz” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Friday, 30.08.2024 from 7 – 10 pm
Querbeat: “Kevin Alamba & Dynamix” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: kultur@homburg.de
Saturday, 31.08.2024 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
ARTmosphere 2024
Homburg city center (Christian-Weber-Platz, Talstraße, pedestrian zone, market square, Ilmenauer Platz)
Admission is free
Info: kultur@homburg.de
Saturday, 31.08.2024 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Jazz morning pint: “Rody Reyes & Havanna Con Klasse” as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission is free.
Info: www.musiksommer-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