09/01/2026
Tickets to the 65th annual Wurstfest are officially on sale! Everything you need to know about Wurstfest 2026 is below. Prost!
👇🏼Full Wurstfest Guide👇🏼
🏰 2026 Dates & Times
⁃ Dates: November 6th-15th
⁃ Hours:
• Opening Friday: 4-11pm (Opening Ceremony @ 5:30 p.m. in Wursthalle)
• Saturdays: 11am-midnight
• Sundays: 11am-10pm (Last Sunday is FREE after 3pm)
• Mon-Wed: 5-10pm (FREE ADMISSION)
• Thurs-Fri: 5-11pm (FREE admission Thursday)
🎟️Admission
⁃ Purchase discounted tickets in advance only at https://wurstfest.com/festival-admissions/
⁃ Download your tickets in advance and head straight to the entrance to avoid ticket lines
⁃ Wurstfest offers FIVE FREE nights (Monday-Thursday and the last Sunday after 3pm)
⁃ Kids 12 and under are always FREE
🅿️Parking
⁃ Park like a VIP at the Comal County Fair Grounds. $10 gets you round-trip shuttle service to the festival gate. Kids 12 and under are FREE. Additional parking information at https://wurstfest.com/parking/
🍻Wurstfest is Now CASHLESS
⁃ Head straight for the Bavarian drink, food, entertainment and shopping. All bars ONLY accept credit/debit - goodbye drink ticket lines!
🎶Entertainment
⁃ Find the full entertainment schedule online at https://wurstfest.com/events/
👶Kinderhalle
⁃ Catch hours of kids’ shows https://wurstfest.com/kinderhalle/
📅Special Events
⁃ Opening Ceremony: Fri, Nov. 6 at 5:30pm (Wursthalle)
⁃ Waltz Contest: Sun, Nov. 8 at 3:30pm (Wursthalle)
⁃ Veteran Salute: Wed, Nov. 11 at 7pm (Wursthalle)
⁃ New Braunfels Chamber Member Mixer: Tues, Nov. 10 at 5:30pm (Wasserplatz)
⁃ Texas Steinholding State Championship: Sun, Nov. 15 at 2pm (Along River Bank) - more info on qualifying events online https://wurstfest.com/texas-steinholding-state-championship/
⁃ Sausage Making Demonstration: Saturdays and Sundays 11am-2pm (Weingarten)
⁃ Polka Contest: Sun, Nov. 15 at 3:30pm (Wursthalle)
