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
Jägersburger Strandfest – Beach Party – July 4 to 7
Jägersburger strandfest friedel simon The Jägersburg Beach Festival – Friday, July 4 to Monday, July 7 will be celebrated for the 85th time. 2025 the motto will once again be “off to Jägersburg” in front of Gustavsburg Castle, the festival grounds around the lake and the picturesque moated castle will once again be visited by a large number of guests this year!
- A varied, top-class music programme on two festival stages
- Large amusement park with attractive rides for young and old
- Wide range of food and drink on offer
- Special atmosphere when the castle lake is illuminated in the evening
- . . . . all this and much more make the Strandfest an exceptional hard to resist festival.
A visit to the Jägersburger Strandfest is definitely worthwhile. Starting on Friday evening with the traditional tapping of the keg beer, and four days later, on Monday evening, the spectacle ends with a magnificent firework display.
Homburg Flea & Antiques Market
The next Homburg flea market will be held on: Saturday, June 7 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: – 07. June – 05. July – 02. August – 06. September – 11. October – 06. December (Weihnachtsflohmarkt)
Upcoming Events & Guided Tours – 2025
JUNE
Thursday, 26.06.2025 from 6 – 7.30 pm
Costume tour: ‘With Regina Wirth through Homburg’
Meeting point: outdoor area of the Siebenpfeiffer House, Kirchenstraße 8
Participation free of charge.
Info: http://siebenpfeiffer-stiftung.de/wordpress/2020/12/02/kostuemfuehrung-mit-regina-wirth-durch-homburg/
Thursday, 26 June 2025 at 7 pm
Lecture ‘70 years of St. Joseph’s Church in Jägersburg: The church patron saint in the stained glass window’ with Dr Jutta Schwan
Jägersburg, Church of St. Joseph, St. Josef-Str. 15-19
Cost: € 3 / pers.
Thursday, 26.06.2025 at 8 pm
Culture in the museum: ‘The Old Friends – Honouring Simon & Garfunkel’
Gustavsburg Jägersburg
Tickets are available at the Tourist-Info Homburg, Talstr. 57a (at the roundabout), at all regional ticket offices, at www.ticket-regional.de and at the box office
Friday, 27.06.2025 from 7 – 10 pm
Querbeat: ‘The Right Thing – The Simply Red Tribute’ as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, 28.06.2025 from 11 am – 2 pm
Jazz morning pint: ‘South West Oldtime All Stars’ as part of the music summer
Historic market square Homburg
Admission free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, 28.06.2025 at 11 am
Final music of the orientation course
Concert hall of the Homburg music school, Schongauer Str. 1
Admission free
Info: 06841-64204 or www.musikschule-homburg.de
Saturday, 28.06.2025 from 6 pm – midnight
Culture night with the trombone choir of the town church, the Homburg choir, the Homburg vocal ensemble and Helmut Eisel & Nino Deda
Siebenpfeifferhaus and Protestant town church of Homburg
Admission free
Info: www.kirchenmusik-homburg.de
Sunday, 29 June 2025 from 11 am – 6 pm
25th family and children’s festival
City Park Homburg
Admission free.
Info: https://www.homburg.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen/familien-und-kinderfest/
JULY
Friday, July 4 to Monday, July 7, 2025
85th Jägersburg Beach Festival
Homburg-Jägersburg, around the castle pond
Admission free.
Friday, July 4, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Long Night of Science at UKS 2025
Campus of Homburg University Hospital in and around Building 35 (central lecture hall)
Admission free.
Info: www.uks.eu/ueber-das-uks/newsroom/veranstaltungen/lange-nacht-der-wissenschaften
Friday, July 4, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Querbeat: “The New Ferry” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, July 5, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Largest flea and antiques market in southwestern Germany
Forum grounds, Homburg
Stalls are available until the 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, July 5, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
8th Saarland Bread Market
Homburg, pedestrian zone
Admission free.
Saturday, July 5, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Guided tour: “Meditative hike from Gutenbrunnen Castle to the Wörschweiler monastery ruins”
Meeting point: Forest parking lot L111 Wörschweiler Richt. Bierbach, at the beginning of the access road to Gutenbrunnen
Price: €10 per person
Tour guide: Nature and landscape guide Jutta Klicker
Due to minimum number of participants, registration required by June 30, 2025 at touristik@homburg.de or 066841-101820
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Sunday, July 6, 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: Thomas Klein
Due to minimum number of participants, registration required by July 4, 2025, 2 p.m. at touristik@homburg.de or 066841-101820
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Sunday, July 6, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Guided tour: “Under the sign of the shell”
Meeting point: At the cross on the Schlossberg
Price: €12 per person
Tour guide: Petra Stark
Registration required at stark-homburg@t-online.de or by phone at 06841-9732027, as there is a minimum number of participants.
For more information, visit: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Tuesday, July 8, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays during 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
Wednesday, July 9, 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
Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 8 p.m.
Culture at the museum: “Double Z”
Schwarzenacker Roman Museum
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 11, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Querbeat: “BabaShango” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission free.
Info: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jazz brunch: “Metropolitan Jazz Band feat. Eva Emingerová” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Guided tour: “Forest bathing in the Bliesgau biosphere”
Meeting point: will be announced upon registration
Price: €14 per person
Tour guide: Petra Stark
Registration required at stark-homburg@t-online.de or by phone at 06841-9732027, as there is a minimum and maximum number of participants
Information also available at: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Tuesday, July 15, 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
Friday, July 18, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Querbeat: “Vulcano live” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jazz brunch: “ROBIN – Nicole Johänntgen” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Monday, July 21 to Friday, August 1, 2025, from 8 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
Info and registration: Tanja Trenkler and Sandra Schatzmann, Tel. 06841/101-125 or -124, tanja.trenkler@homburg.de or sandra.schatzmann@homburg.de
Friday, July 18, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Querbeat: “Vulcano live” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jazz brunch: “ROBIN – Nicole Johänntgen” as part of the Music Summer
Historic Market Square, Homburg
Admission free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Monday, July 21 to Friday, August 1, 2025, from 8 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
Info and registration: Tanja Trenkler and Sandra Schatzmann, Tel. 06841/101-125 or -124, tanja.trenkler@homburg.de or sandra.schatzmann@homburg.de
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
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