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 10. October
05. September, 10. October, 07. November , 05. December
Upcoming Events & Guided Tours – 2026
September 2026
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
October 2026
Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 7.30 pm
Homburg Master Concerts: ‘Vogler Quartet / Geister Duo’ – as part of the Homburg International Chamber Music Festival
Pre-concert talk at 7.00 pm
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, 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
until 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.
Saturday, 3 October 2026 from 11.00 am
Wörschweiler Wine Festival
Wörschweiler Monastery Ruins
Admission is free.
Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 2 pm
Regionalliga Südwest football match: FC 08 Homburg v SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz
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, 4 October 2026 at 6 pm
Celtic Mass – The Light in Our Hearts
Homburg Choir and others, conducted by District Cantor Stefan Ulrich
Protestant Town Church, Homburg, Kirchenstraße 11
Admission is free.
Information: www.kirchenmusik-homburg.de
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 7 pm
Irina Fingerowa: ‘Zugwind’ as part of the Homburg Reading Season
Municipal Gallery at the Saalbau Cultural Centre, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Admission is free.
Saturday, 10 October 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, 10 October 2026, 11 am – 5 pm
Guided tour: ‘Meditative walk from the Glasarche via Gutenbrunnen Castle to the monastery ruins’
Meeting point: at the Glasarche on the Sculpture Trail in Homburg-Schwarzenacker
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 6 October 2026, 2.00 pm, at touristik@homburg.de or 06841-101820; 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, 10 October 2026, 11.00 am – 5.00 pm
Reading with musical accompaniment: “Yet the Daughter Always Preferred the Difficult” on the life and work of Edith Aron
Reader: Martin Strauch, music: Duo Sol
Schwarzenacker Roman Museum, Mannlichsaal of the Edelhaus
Free of charge; donations welcome
Sunday, 11 October 2026, from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm
Guided walk: “Golden Autumn: A culinary walk to discover edible wild plants, berries and tree fruits”
Meeting point: Jägersburger Weiher, Gustavsburg car park
Price: €24 per person, including a drink and a vegetarian snack made from wild ingredients
Tour guide: Angela Bloedorn
Booking required by 2 October 2026 at keb-saarpfalz@bistum-speyer.de
Information: www.keb-speyer.de
Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 7 pm
Joseph Roth – a reading evening with Michael Schikowski as part of the Homburg Reading Season
Municipal Gallery at the Saalbau Cultural Centre, Homburg, Obere Allee 1
Admission is free.
Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 2.30–4.00 pm
Family guided tour of the Schlossberg Caves
Meeting point: Waiting area at the entrance to the Schlossberg Caves
Bookings via touristik@homburg.de, vhs@homburg.de or 06841-101820
Price: €10 per adult, €5 per child, €20 per family, each including cave admission
Please ensure you wear sturdy footwear; feel free to bring your own torches and magnifying glasses
Tour guide: Matthias Wachmann
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Thursday, 15 October 2026, from 4.30 pm to 6 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 13 October 2026, 2.00 pm, at touristik@homburg.de or 06841-101820
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Saturday, 17 October 2026, from approx. 10.00 am to 6.00 pm
Guided tour: “On the Biosphere Bus, Route 501, through the Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve”
Meeting point: 10.00 am, Homburg, station forecourt
Price: €10 per person, including ticket
Tour guide: Andreas Christian Schröder, NLF
Registration required by 9 October 2026 at keb-saarpfalz@bistum-speyer.de
Information: www.keb-speyer.de
Sunday, 18 October 2026, from 5 pm to 6 pm
Guided tour: “Saar Pearls – Sculpture Trail & Wine Tasting Tour”
Meeting point: Car park at the Roman Museum in Schwarzenacker
Price: €20 per person
Tour guide: Kerstin Lischer
Due to a minimum number of participants, registration is required by 16 October 2026, 2.00 pm, at touristik@homburg.de or on 06841-101820
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Monday 19 October to Wednesday 23 December 2026
Art exhibition: “The Artistic Memory of the City of Homburg – Part 2”
Opening on 19 October 2026 at 6 pm
Kleine Galerie in the Old Town Hall II, City Archives, Homburg, Kaiserstr. 41
Admission is free.
Thursday 22 October 2026, 6.00–7.30 pm
Costumed guided tour: ‘Through Homburg with Regina Wirth’
Meeting point: Outside 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/
Saturday, 24 October 2026, 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm (postponed from 17 October 2026)
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, 23 October 2026 at 2.00 pm via touristik@homburg.de or 06841-101820; minimum number of participants: 5 people.
Price: €10 per adult, €5 per child, €24 per family
You will need sturdy footwear, a reasonable level of fitness and, if required, your own food and drink.
Dogs are welcome.
Tour guide: Thomas Klein
Information: touristik@homburg.de or vhs@homburg.de
Saturday, 24 October 2026 from 4 pm to approx. 7 pm
Fiat Lux – Lantern-making from 4 pm, torchlight procession from 6.45 pm
Schwarzenacker Roman Museum
Price: standard museum admission plus €5 for craft materials per lantern
Further information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 8 pm
Charity concert by the Bergkapelle Saar to mark the 70th anniversary of Marine Kameradschaft Homburg e.V.
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
Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 4.00 pm
Young talents perform
Concert hall of the Homburg Music School, Schongauer Str. 1
Admission is free.
Information: 06841-64204 or www.musikschule-homburg.de
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 7 pm
Talk: ‘K&K. Art history meets the chambermaid: ‘Blown Away’ with Dr Jutta Schwan and Monika Link
Schwarzenacker Roman Museum, Edelhaus
Admission is free.
Further information at www.roemermuseum-schwarzenacker.de
Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 7.30 pm
Homburg Master Concerts: ‘Lea and Esther Birringer’
Pre-concert talk at 7.00 pm
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
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