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Kaiserslautern celebrates 750 years of city rights
The year 1276 marked a decisive turning point in the history of Kaiserslautern: Rudolf of Habsburg granted the then up-and-coming city its city rights and elevated it to the status of a free imperial city. 2026 marks the 750th anniversary of this special event. The city is ready to celebrate in style, honoring both its long tradition and its modern transformation. The entire anniversary year will be marked by a series of cultural and social highlights that will bring citizens and guests of the city together.
Maikerwe in Kaiserslautern
From May 29 to June 08 on the fairground
It’s Kerwe time again – the Maikerwe invites you to visit the Kaiserslautern fairground and is looking forward to welcoming young and old! From May 29 to June 8, 2026, there will be the opportunity to have a great time at the largest folk festival in the Western Palatinate.
Guests can expect exciting rides, cozy beer gardens and delicious culinary delights.
Sightseeing tours in the anniversary year
” . . . So, who was Barbarossa? – certainly not a baker (who cashed in on the illustrious name), but a powerful emperor in the Middle Ages . . . “
Short distances, long history – 750 years of Kaiserslautern
The Tourist Information Office is kicking off the new season of city tours in March. To mark the city’s 750th anniversary, the tour guides of the Barbarossa Gästeführerverein e.V. (Barbarossa Tour Guide Association) have put together a very special tour in cooperation with the city of Kaiserslautern. “Short distances, long history – 750 years of Kaiserslautern” will premiere on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
In addition to the tried-and-tested tours, such as “Pfalzgrafensaal and underground passage,” the various themed tours through the city center, and the city walks peppered with small delicacies, there is also new content on the program. “From the market bell to the digital message – news through the ages” shows how information channels have changed over time. In the children’s tour “Adventure Wildlife Park,” the forester explains to elementary school-aged children what there is to discover in the forest.
The range of English tours has been expanded (for example, the costumed tour of Hohenecken Castle). For the first time, there are also tours in French. In addition, there are several highlights in store throughout the year, such as theme days with short tours. The vintage bus “Liese” will also be back in service for one or two events.
An overview of all dates can be found on the Kaiserslautern city website www.kaiserslautern.de under “Tourism, Culture, Leisure > Tourism > Sightseeing Tours.” Registration can be done by phone at 0631 3654019 or by email at da-geh-ich-mit@kaiserslautern.de.
Kaiserslautern invites you to explore in spring
Extensive guided tour programme from the Tourist Information Office
Guided Tours in May
Cemetery Tour – Waldfriedhof
The tour takes you through one of Germany’s most beautiful and oldest forest cemeteries, a very special part of the Main Cemetery.
Date: Friday, May 22, 3:00 p.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced rate
Meeting point: Main Cemetery, Mannheimer Straße entrance
Hidden Traces of Kaiserslautern’s Brewing History (in English)
Here you’ll learn and experience all kinds of stories about Kaiserslautern’s breweries. A tasting is included. Sturdy footwear and a good flashlight are required. The tours are at your own risk. Participants release the City of Kaiserslautern, its commissioned tour guides, and cooperation partners from any liability.
Date: Friday, May 22, 4:30 p.m.
18.00 EUR per person
Registration is binding. Cancellation is possible up to one day in advance.
Costume-themed tour – Hohenecken Castle
From its construction in the 12th century to its destruction in 1688, the castle has had an eventful history. This is also reflected in the legends, such as the story of the buried treasure or the tragic love story of Hildegard von Hoheneck. The tour tells the story of the once-proud castle, how its rooms were arranged, what purposes they served, and reveals small details that have survived the centuries. In cooperation with the Förderverein Burg Hohenecken e.V.
Date: Monday, May 25, 2:00 p.m.
Meeting point at the castle
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced rate
Cemetery tour in English
The tour of the Kaiserslautern Main Cemetery, including the old Jewish cemetery, provides insights into the cemetery culture and
history of Kaiserslautern. The tour takes you past magnificent tombstones and the graves of significant figures in Kaiserslautern’s city history. Men, please remember to bring a head covering.
Date: Friday, May 29, 3:00 p.m.
Meeting point: Main Cemetery, Donnersbergstraße entrance
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced rate
500 Meters of City History
From the Kaiserbrunnen to the pedestrian zone—in the footsteps of emperors, kings, and nobles. Of course, citizens, farmers, and beggars are not overlooked either.
Date: Saturday, May 30, 10:30 a.m.
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced rate
Cemetery Tour – Old Cemetery
This tour of the old section of the Main Cemetery offers insight into Kaiserslautern’s cemetery culture. It takes you past magnificent tombs and the graves of significant figures in the city’s history.
Date: Saturday, May 30, 3:00 p.m.
Meeting point: Main Cemetery, Donnersbergstraße entrance
7.00 EUR per person / 6.00 EUR reduced rate
Unless otherwise noted, the meeting point is in front of the Tourist Information Office on Fruchthallstraße. Advance registration is requested for all tours (0631 3654019; da-geh-ich-mit@kaiserslautern.de).
Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern’s Fruchthalle Fashion, art and crafts
Kulturmarkt Fruchthalle (c) Stadt KL Hanni Beck Thursday, Friday and Sunday: 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m.,
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
On some evenings, the market is open until 7:30 p.m., after which you can enjoy one of the high-calibre concerts in the Fruchthalle hall.
Student café: Thursday to Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Lunch: Thursday to Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tickets for concerts at the Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern are available from:
Tickets – 19.00 euros (reduced 13.00 euros) for all seats are only available in advance at the Tourist Information Office, Fruchthallstraße 14, Tel. (0631) 365-2316 or at the box office. The ticket entitles the holder to a return journey on the day of the event until 3:00 a.m. the following day on all public transport (with DB: RE, RB and S-Bahn, in the Rhine-Neckar transport network (VRN), 2nd class).
New Kaiserslautern picture calendar now available
To mark the city’s anniversary, the Kaiserslautern City Archives has published historical photographs from the 1920s in the form of a 2026 calendar.
High-resolution photographs of various streets and buildings invite you to take a stroll through old Kaiserslautern.
The calendars are available for €19.90 at the City Museum (Theodor-Zink-Museum/Wadgasserhof) or the Tourist Information Office during their respective opening hours. Pre-orders can also be placed at any time at:
Wochenmarkt Kaiserslautern
Every Tuesday and Saturday at Stiftsplatz and on Thursdays in Königstraße
From 7.00 am to 1.30 pm, you’ll find everything your heart desires here. Fresh produce ranging from fruit, cheese, vegetables and cold meats to fish and baked goods, as well as flowers and plants. Or simply a friendly chat about the weather, world events and Football.
Garbage Guide for the City of Kaiserslautern 2026
Once again in 2026, Stadtbildpflege Kaiserslautern (City Image Maintenance) has published a waste management booklet for English-speaking citizens who live in the Kaiserslautern city area. The 32 page Garbage Guide offers information on proper disposal, reuse, and avoidance of waste.
The A5 booklet provides addresses and opening hours of the municipal recycling centers, guidance on waste disposal dates published in the Stadtbildpflege app and website, as well as locations and dates for hazardous waste disposal. The booklet also gives an illustrated overview of correct waste separation.
The 2026 Garbage Guide for the City of Kaiserslautern is available for you to take away from the municipal recycling centers, the Rathaus city hall and the Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern (municipal utilities).
An online version can be downloaded from SK_Garbage_Guide_2026
Wadgasserhof
Biergarten Wadgasserhof (c)Stadt KL Inviting Beer Garden at the Wadgasserhof
In the summer months the inner courtyard of the Wadgasserhof with its beer garden invites visitors to linger in its historical ambience.
Sitting under the old chestnut tree, enjoy drinks and food from the neighboring Vietnamese restaurant Pho Viet. Opening hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday is a day off.
The exhibitions in the Wadgasserhof and the Theodor Zink Museum can be visited during the opening hours of the City Museum. These are Wednesday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission to special exhibitions is 5.00 euros, reduced 2.50 euros, the visit to the permanent exhibition is free.
Wadgasserhof, Steinstrasse 55, 67653 Kaiserslautern
Tel: 0631 365-2326
Pfalzgalerie
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Pfalzgalerie, Museumsplatz 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern
Tel.: 0631 3647201
Tuesday: 11:00 – 20:00, Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 17:00, Closed Mondays
The Museum Palatine Gallery in Kaiserslautern was founded in 1874 as a museum of Trades and Crafts. The museum building was constructed from 1875 to 1880. Today, its main focus is on painting and sculpture from the 19th to 21st centuries.
The permanent collection includes: our friends. Abstract American Art from a Private French Collection
Theodor Zink Museum
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Theodor Zink Museum, Steinstr. 48, 67657 Kaiserslautern
Tel. 0631 365-2327
www.theodor-zink-museum.de
Tuesday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm;
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm;
Closed Monday
Guided tours by telephone arrangement
Permanent Exhibition: Kaiserslautern – Time Pictures from Ten Millennia
Times of Opening: Wednesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am to 6pm, Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Documentation – Stations of a Municipal Museum
From the History of the Theodor Zink MuseuEmmerich Smola School of Music and Music Academy
Kaiserslautern Zoo
The Kaiserslautern Zoo is a popular destination located in Siegelbach in the northwestern outskirts of the city’s suburbs: an oasis of tranquility where you discover nature, and learn interesting details about the kingdom of animals.
KAMMGARN Kaiserslautern
The Kammgarn is one of the top venues in Germany and for years has been an internationally respected, first-call concert hall for pop, rock, hip-hop, rap, indie, jazz, blues, comedy, cabaret, punk, goth, infotainment and more.
“The SNUG” Irish Pub
Kaiserslautern’s funnest place to be
Opened in August 2013 in the location of former Irish Pub, Thursty Nellys, it has been totally transformed by new manger, Lisa Muehlberger.
K1 HIGH ROPES Course Fröhnerhof
The attraction in the Palatinate forest
Climbing Fun – Up the trees
A wonderful piece of nature, healthy trees, a few loads of building wood, many meters of steel and the enthusiasm you bring along – discover for yourself the purest joy of climbing! The courses consist of exercises which make the way from one platform to the next a genuine adventure, with obstacles made from cables, swings, rope bridges and wooden bridges.
K1 – THE IDEAL DESTINATION FOR; Family tours, School trips, Team-Events , Club and company excursions , Birthday parties, … and of course also for you!
Irish House Kaiserslautern
Spacious pub dedicated to the Irish tradition. Here you can enjoy a Guinness® or Kilkenny® by the crackling fireplace or play a round of pool or darts with friends. The old stucco ceilings are witnesses to the past decades and could tell tales of many a long night. The well-stocked bar offers the right drink not only for whiskey lovers. At least 6 beers always on tap complement by a large selection of bottled beers. Smoke-free house.
EVENTS
Perfect sound and acoustics on three floors, plus a state-of-the-art lighting system. The event room was completely renovated in 2021, and live concerts have been taking place every week since. Whether 30 or 300 visitors, the possibilities offered by the special architecture ensure that every event is a success.
BEER GARDEN
A beautiful old tree population provides guests with plenty of shade in summer to relax with an after-work beer. The small stage on the edge of the Eselsbach stream is used weather permitting for Summer Sunday Sessions. Artists from the region gather here, and the kitchen provides the perfect dishes to accompany the music.
Irish House, Eselsfürth 11, 67657 Kaiserslautern