Celebrate like with friends - on the marketplace, the Fronhof, the Tempelhof, in the Saalpförtchen, in the Oberdorfstraße, the Rheinstraße, as well as on the northern and southern banks of the Rhine, the festival hosts, clubs, and exhibitors await you throughout the festival weekend. The younger visitors will find, among other attractions at the northern bank of the Rhine, the Ferris wheel and other exciting rides. The southern bank of the Rhine features the party zone, where DJ Confused will get the party started on Friday and Sunday, and DJ Del Rio will take over on Saturday.

Here is the preliminary festival program (subject to change):

Thursday, July 30, 2026
7.00 p.m.: Grand Quality Wine Tasting "BlindDate #3"
Festival kickoff in Niersteiner Park (Entrance from 6.00 p.m. via the construction yard at Nierstein Town Hall, Bildstockstraße 10)
Leading the tastings: Toby Bieker and Konstantin Guntrum
Musical entertainment by the duo "reLounge
Admission: 39,- Euros incl. 1 festival glass
Advance ticket sales:
• online via Eventbrite at http://bit.ly/4vTb4Bu
• Nierstein City Administration, Bildstockstraße 10
Remaining tickets available at the box office.

Friday, July 31, 2026
5.00 p.m.: Opening of the festival stands and winemaker courtyards.
5.30 p.m.: Celebration of the City of Nierstein in Niersteiner Park with wine judge ceremony.
7.30 p.m.: Opening of the Winemaker Festival on the Marketplace stage by Cristina Lourenco do Souto, 1st chairwoman of the Nierstein Traffic Association, and Knight Hundt. Greetings from Mayor Jochen Schmitt and the Rheinhessian Wine Princess Charlotte Dürk.
8.00 p.m.: House Music & Party Classics with DJ Confused until 12.00 a.m. in the party zone at the southern bank of the Rhine.
8.30 p.m.: Rock/Pop/Blues with SHUTTLEFISH until 12.30 a.m. on the Marketplace stage.
Music, dance, and entertainment in many winemaker courtyards.

Saturday, August 1, 2026
10.00 a.m.: Traditional "Andreas Schmitt Handball Tournament" of TV Nierstein in the Rundsporthalle.
2.00 p.m.: Opening of the festival stands at the Rhine shore.
5.00 p.m.: Opening of the festival stands and winemaker courtyards.
6.00 p.m.: Award Ceremony "Andreas Schmitt Handball Tournament" at the southern bank of the Rhine.
8.00 p.m.: Latin/Urban/EDM with DJ Del Rio until 12.00 a.m. in the party zone at the southern bank of the Rhine.
8.30 p.m.: Rock/Pop/Blues with TSCHAU Johnny! until 12.30 a.m. on the Marketplace stage.
Music, dance, and entertainment in many winemaker courtyards.

Sunday, August 2, 2026
11.00 a.m. Opening of the Paleontological Museum at the marketplace.
11.00 a.m. Wine Hike with Rheinhessian cultural and wine ambassador Hans Raddeck; meeting point: marketplace.
1.00 p.m. Opening of the festival stands at the Rhine shore.
2.00 p.m. Opening of the festival stands and winemaker courtyards.
3.00 p.m. Boat Jousting on the Rhine - Final competitions of DLRG Nierstein at the southern bank of the Rhine.
3.00 p.m. Concert with the Christianiafjordens Tractor Orchestra (Norway) on the Marketplace stage.
7.00 p.m. Acoustic Rock with PIRM JAM until 11.00 p.m. on the Marketplace stage.
8.00 p.m. Award Ceremony for the Boat Jousting Competitions on the marketplace.
Music, dance, and entertainment in many winemaker courtyards.

Monday, August 3, 2026
11.00 a.m.: Brunch on the terrace of the Best Western Wine and Park Hotel Nierstein and in the "Zwitscherstubb" in Oberdorfstraße 57.
11.00 a.m.: Eating Liver Dumplings at the Staiger Winery on the Tempelhof.
5.00 p.m.: Opening of the festival stands and winemaker courtyards.
7.00 p.m.: Concert with Leo Guntrum at the Fronhof.
7.00 p.m.: Ballads, Rock and Pop Classics with TRUE COLOUR until 11.00 p.m. on the Marketplace stage.
Music, dance, and entertainment in many winemaker courtyards

For more information about the festival program, please visit: Nierstein Traffic Association - Celebrate like with friends: Winemaker Festival