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Traditionally, the city's patron saint, St Peter, watches over Trier's Old Town Festival and almost always ensures the most beautiful June sunshine every year. As befits its status, the festival kicks off with the tapping of the Bitburger keg on the main market square on Friday, which this year will be celebrated together with guests from Weimar. Afterwards, Frank Rohles rocks the evening on the Domfreihof and provides the first dance steps of the weekend.
Throughout the weekend, Fleischstraße will be transformed into Kiez Street - a melting pot of electronic sounds and young flair that will give you a real neighbourhood feeling.
A premiere awaits you on the Kornmarkt on Saturday and Sunday: the Sparkasse Trier Band Contest brings your favourite talents to the stage - above all the winning band PROOF on Sunday evening.
Before that, things will get frothy again at the cattle market: the traditional foam party promises fun for all ages. On the main market square, the Leiendecker Bloas will get everyone in the mood to party and sing along.
The Trier summer would be unthinkable without Guildo Horn. As the grand finale, he gets the Porta Nigra square shaking on Sunday evening and ensures that we are already looking forward to the next Old Town Festival.
Throughout the weekend, Fleischstraße will be transformed into Kiez Street - a melting pot of electronic sounds and young flair that will give you a real neighbourhood feeling.
A premiere awaits you on the Kornmarkt on Saturday and Sunday: the Sparkasse Trier Band Contest brings your favourite talents to the stage - above all the winning band PROOF on Sunday evening.
Before that, things will get frothy again at the cattle market: the traditional foam party promises fun for all ages. On the main market square, the Leiendecker Bloas will get everyone in the mood to party and sing along.
The Trier summer would be unthinkable without Guildo Horn. As the grand finale, he gets the Porta Nigra square shaking on Sunday evening and ensures that we are already looking forward to the next Old Town Festival.
Details
Date:
Traditionally from Friday to Sunday on the last weekend in June, next time on June 26-28, 2026
Venue:
Old Town of Trier
Admission:
Free admission
Support the Old Town Festival by purchasing an Old Town Festival wristband! You can get them at the Tourist Information Centre at the Porta Nigra and online in the Trier Shop. This will help us in our work and show your solidarity with the festival of festivals.
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Voting Sparkasse Trier Band Contest
Sometimes you have to give your dreams a little help. Bands from Trier and the greater region are invited to apply for the Sparkasse Trier Band Contest to rock one of the biggest stages at the Altstadtfest, Trier's Old Town Festival, with a little voting support. The application period is now closed.
Music fans have until February 22 to vote for who they would like to see live on 27 and 28 June.
Vote now for your favourites and secure one of the popular slots for your favourite bands! You can vote for up to three bands, but you only have one vote per band.
Music fans have until February 22 to vote for who they would like to see live on 27 and 28 June.
Vote now for your favourites and secure one of the popular slots for your favourite bands! You can vote for up to three bands, but you only have one vote per band.
Design Competition
Creative party fans have until January 25, 2026 to submit their design ideas for the poster for the Altstadtfest, Trier's Old Town Festival. The winning design, which will adorn the 2026 poster, will be decided by a public vote starting on February 2.
The questions that participants in the design competition ask themselves before developing their motif can be entirely individual. The same applies to the technique they use to turn their mental image into reality. Whether created on a computer or on paper, with a mouse, paintbrush or camera, whether watercolour, coloured pencil drawing or oil painting: any technique is permitted.
Anyone can take part, whether they are design students, graphic design trainees, freelance artists or talented amateurs. Each participant may submit one motif. The prize money is 500 EUR.
To ensure the motif has the best possible effect, the dimensions should be taken into account (flyer: DIN long (W 105 x H 210 mm), poster: DIN A3) and sufficient single-colour or calmly designed areas should be planned above and below the main motif.
All necessary information, conditions and layout templates for the competition »
Design proposals can be submitted until 25 January 2026 at marketing@trier-info.de.
The questions that participants in the design competition ask themselves before developing their motif can be entirely individual. The same applies to the technique they use to turn their mental image into reality. Whether created on a computer or on paper, with a mouse, paintbrush or camera, whether watercolour, coloured pencil drawing or oil painting: any technique is permitted.
Anyone can take part, whether they are design students, graphic design trainees, freelance artists or talented amateurs. Each participant may submit one motif. The prize money is 500 EUR.
To ensure the motif has the best possible effect, the dimensions should be taken into account (flyer: DIN long (W 105 x H 210 mm), poster: DIN A3) and sufficient single-colour or calmly designed areas should be planned above and below the main motif.
All necessary information, conditions and layout templates for the competition »
Design proposals can be submitted until 25 January 2026 at marketing@trier-info.de.
Contact
Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
Sichelstraße 34-36
54290 Trier
Stands and security:
Adam Gedyk
Tel. +49 651 9780838
E-Mail: altstadtfest@trier-info.de
Stages and programme:
Hanna Landwehr
Tel. +49 651 9780856
E-Mail: altstadtfest@trier-info.de
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