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, 05. September 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 2026: – Saturday 05. September
05. September, 10. October, 07. November , 05. December
Upcoming Events & Guided Tours – 2026
September 2026
Friday, 4 September 2026, 7 pm – 10 pm
Querbeat: “RockXn’” as part of the Musiksommer festival
Homburg’s historic market square
Admission is free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, 5 September 2026, 8 am – 4 pm
South-West Germany’s largest flea and antiques market
Forum grounds, Homburg
Stall spaces are available until the Thursday before the respective flea market at the Homburg Tourist Information Centre, Talstr. 57a, via www.ticket-regional.de and at all Ticket-Regional advance booking offices
Saturday, 5 September 2026, 10 am – 3 pm
Guided tour: ‘All in the same boat – Mindfulness Day at Wörschweiler Monastery’
Meeting point: Wörschweiler monastery ruins
Price: free of charge as part of the ‘Glasarche 3 in the Bliesgau Biosphere’ programme
Tour guide: Meditation teacher Jutta Klicker, NLF
Due to a minimum number of participants, registration is required by 1 September 2026 at touristik@homburg.de or on 066841-101820; the event is subject to weather conditions.
Please bring a packed lunch and plenty of drinks.
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Saturday, 5 September 2026, 10.00–15.00
Fairtrade Market
Homburg Historic Market Square
Information: www.weltladen-homburg.de
Saturday, 5 September 2026, 10.00–16.00
‘Homburg lebt gesund’ 10th Anniversary Event with numerous hands-on activities for young and old + stage programme
Homburg, Christian-Weber-Platz
Information: Department for Youth, Senior Citizens and Social Affairs, Tel.: 06841/101-108, Email: jessica.jung@homburg.de.
Saturday, 5 September 2026, 10.30 am – 1.30 pm
Jazz brunch: ‘Kevin Alamba & Dynamix’ as part of the Musiksommer festival
Homburg’s historic market square
Admission is free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, 5 September 2026, 1 pm – 6 pm
7th Arts and Crafts Market at and in the Gustavsburg
Gustavsburg, Jägersburg
Admission is free.
Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 8 pm (doors open at 7 pm)
‘Viera Blech’ – Brass concert
Saalbau Cultural Centre, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Information and tickets: https://pfarrkapelle-kirrberg.de/60-jahre-pfarrkapelle-kirrberg
Tickets also available at the box office
Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 11.00 am
Matinee to mark the opening of the 12th Hospice Days in the Saarpfalz district with Samuel Koch: “Life goes on longer than you think”
Saalbau Cultural Centre, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Admission is free; the costs are covered by the Saarpfalz Hospice Association
Please register with the Saarpfalz District by emailing dez3@saarpfalz-kreis.de or calling 06841-1048056
Sunday, 6 September 2026, 11 am – 6 pm
7th Arts and Crafts Market at and in Gustavsburg
Gustavsburg, Jägersburg
Admission is free.
Sunday, 6 September 2026, 2 pm – 5 pm
Adventure tour for children through the Homburg Forest
Meeting point: at the Jahnhütte by the Waldstadion Homburg
Registration required at waltrautzimmermann@web.de, as there is a minimum number of participants
Price: €12 per adult; children free
Tour guide: Waltraut Zimmermann
Information: from Ms Zimmermann or at touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Tuesday, 8 September 2026, from 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm
Guided tour: ‘Saar Pearls – the Sparkling Wine & Wine Tasting Tour in Homburg’
Meeting point: Historic Market Square, by the fountain
Price: €25 per person
Tour guide: Kerstin Lischer
Due to a minimum number of participants, booking is required by 4 September 2026, 2.00 pm, via touristik@homburg.de or 066841-101820
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at 7.00 pm
Regionalliga Südwest football match: FC 08 Homburg v 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
Waldstadion Homburg
Tickets are available in advance from the FC 08 Homburg office, Rondell 4, usually online at tickets.fc08homburg.de, and at the stadium box office on the day
Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 7 pm
Homburg theatre guest performance: ‘Ab in den Schrank’ – comedy
Saalbau Cultural Centre, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Tickets are available from Homburg Tourist Information, Talstr. 57a (at the roundabout), at all Ticket-Regional advance booking offices, at www.ticket-regional.de and at the box office on the night
Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 7 pm
Talk: “K&K. Art History Meets the Chambermaid: Appearance & Reality” with Dr Jutta Schwan and Monika Link
Schwarzenacker Roman Museum, Edelhaus
Admission is free.
Further information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Friday, 11 September 2026, 7–10 pm
Querbeat: ‘Brass Machine’ as part of the Musiksommer festival
Homburg Historic Market Square
Admission is free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Saturday, 12 September 2026, 10.30 am – 1.30 pm
Jazz Brunch: ‘Gramophoniacs’ as part of the Musiksommer festival
Homburg Historic Market Square
Admission is free.
Information: www.musiksommer-homburg.de
Sunday, 13 September 2026, 11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Guided tour: ‘The Schlossberg – A Turbulent History’
Meeting point: At the cross on the Schlossberg
Price: free of charge as part of Open Monument Day ®
Tour guide: Thomas Klein
Registration recommended by 11 September 2026, 2.00 pm at touristik@homburg.de or 066841-101820
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Sunday, 13 September 2026, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Opening of the current town archive, formerly the electricity and waterworks
Guided tour of the building from 3 pm to 4 pm
Homburg, Kaiserstraße 41
Price: free of charge as part of Open Monuments Day ®
Registration recommended at stadtarchiv@homburg.de
Sunday, 13 September 2026 at 11 am
Matinée – choral music spanning four centuries
Homburg Vocal Ensemble conducted by Carola Ulrich
Protestant Town Church, Homburg, Kirchenstraße 11
Admission is free.
Information: www.kirchenmusik-homburg.de
Monday 14 May to Sunday 4 October 2026
Art exhibition: Katharina Pieper ‘Light as a Feather – When Thoughts Take Flight’ – two- and three-dimensional calligraphy
Gallery at the Saalbau Cultural Centre, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Admission is free.
Thursday 17 September 2026, 6.00–7.30 pm
Costumed guided tour: ‘Through Homburg with Regina Wirth’
Meeting point: Outdoor area of the Siebenpfeiffer House, Kirchenstraße 7
The cost of participation is covered by the Siebenpfeiffer Foundation.
Information: http://siebenpfeiffer-stiftung.de/wordpress/2023/12/08/kostuemfuehrung-mit-regina-wirth-durch-homburg/
Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 7.00 pm
Homburg theatre guest performance: ‘Jolanda Jochnachel’ alias Helene Rauber
Saalbau Cultural Centre, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Tickets are available from Homburg Tourist Information, Talstr. 57a (at the roundabout), at all Ticket-Regional advance booking offices, at www.ticket-regional.de and at the box office
Saturday, 19 September 2026, from 11 am to 2 pm
‘Kitchen Battle at the Roman Hearth’ – The ‘UnvergESSEN’ cookery course for Roman history enthusiasts
Schwarzenacker Roman Museum
Price including admission: €35 per adult; €28 per child up to 12 years old
Booking required on 06848 730 777 or at info@roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Further information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 2.00 pm
Regionalliga Südwest football match: FC 08 Homburg v KSV Hessen Kassel
Waldstadion Homburg
Tickets are available in advance from the FC 08 Homburg office, Rondell 4, usually online at tickets.fc08homburg.de, and at the stadium ticket offices on the day
Sunday, 20 September 2026, from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Guided tour: ‘Saarperlen – Sculpture Trail & Wine Tasting Tour’
Meeting point: Car park at the Römermuseum Schwarzenacker
Price: €20 per person
Tour guide: Kerstin Lischer
Due to a minimum number of participants, booking is required by 25 August 2026, 2.00 pm, via touristik@homburg.de or on 066841-101820
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Sunday, 20 September 2026 at 5 pm
Choir concert & award ceremony featuring melodies from film and television
Concert hall of the Homburg Music School, Schongauer Str. 1
Admission is free
Information: 06841-64204 or www.musikschule-homburg.de
Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 7 pm
VLV – Dr Norbert Fritsch: ‘No Place for Wild Animals’ by Bernhard Grzimek
as part of the Homburg Reading Season
Gallery at the Saalbau Cultural Centre, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Admission is free.
Saturday, 26 September 2026, 9 am – 3 pm
Saar-Pfalz Farmers’ Market
Homburg, town centre
Admission is free.
Sunday, 27 September 2026, 2 pm – 8 pm
‘Brass & Drums’ – workshop for brass and percussion
at the Homburg Music School, Schongauer Str. 1
Admission is free.
Information: 06841-64204 or www.musikschule-homburg.de
Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 3.30 pm
“Evensong” – ecumenical service
Wörschweiler, monastery ruins
Information: www.pfarrei-blk-heilige-familie.de
Sunday 27 September to Saturday 3 October 2026, various times
Homburg International Chamber Music Festival – “Seeking and Discovering”
Saalbau Cultural Centre, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Tickets are available from Homburg Tourist Information, Talstr. 57a (at the roundabout), at all Ticket-Regional advance booking offices, at www.ticket-regional.de and at the box office
Information: www.kammermusik-homburg.de
Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 6 pm
‘Curtain up!’ – Workshop concert
Concert hall of the Homburg Music School, Schongauer Str. 1
Admission is free.
Information: 06841-64204 or www.musikschule-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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