Kirchenfest

Kirchenfest Where the Fun is "In-Tents"! Festival held the fourth weekend in August every year in Highland, IL. August 21st-23rd, 2026 To many people, Kirchenfest and St.

Paul Catholic Church in Highland are synonymous!

“Kirchenfest”, which is German for “Church Festival”, is a two-day celebration in which the people of St. Paul Parish share their warmth and friendliness with friends and visitors alike! Let this be our invitation to you to come and join us at our 47th Annual Kirchenfest! The Kirchenfest is one of the largest church festivals in Southern Illinois.

The event spreads over six acres on the grounds of St. Paul Parish and draws people from miles around the bi-state area. Take a look around our website to see what we’ve planned for this year’s event. If you’re looking for food, games, music and fun, there’s no better place to be than Kirchenfest 2017!

08/30/2026

What is Highland without the St. Paul Kirchenfest German Dancers?
If you've never seen them, you have missed out!
But never fear! They will be appearing in our pavilion BOTH Saturday and Sunday at the America 250 event at the Latzer Homestead.
Come check them out and appreciate our rich heritage!
They will be appearing on our pavilion stage Sat. Sept. 12 at 4:30 and Sun. Sept. 13 at 2:00.

It's crazy to think we are already thinking about Kirchenfest 2027! Before we begin we would love your feedback. Please...
08/25/2026

It's crazy to think we are already thinking about Kirchenfest 2027! Before we begin we would love your feedback. Please take a few minutes to complete our form:

https://forms.gle/KofwZ5QTjZwCC1LX8

Thank you again for your time, hard work, and continued support of St. Paul School & Parish. Kirchenfest truly takes a village, and we are so thankful for ours! 💙💛

Please take a couple minutes to give your input on the 2026 Kirchenfest. If you were a stand chair or worker, we appreciate your time and could not have done it without you! If you came to support our event, thank you for coming! *Please note: All comments are anonymous!*

08/25/2026

Thank you so much! We’re so glad you like our silly videos. We hope they help show that, even though putting on a festival is a LOT of hard work, we really do have fun doing it! 😄

Please know how appreciative we are of each and every one of our volunteers and every single one of our patrons. You’re what makes all the work worth it!

Now we have one whole year to “grow” and get ready to make another “colorful and exciting” event happen. 😉

THANK YOU HHS Basketball! 🏀 ❤️
08/24/2026

THANK YOU HHS Basketball! 🏀 ❤️

“Thank you for a wonderful Kirchenfest! See you next year!”
08/24/2026

“Thank you for a wonderful Kirchenfest! See you next year!”

08/24/2026

Kirchenfest Raffle LIVE 2026

08/23/2026

We hope you are all here. We’re having so much fun and would love to party one more night.

08/23/2026

Address

1412 9th Street
Highland, IL
62249

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(618) 654-2339

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