Overview

• The five-day Volksfest runs August 21–25 in Bamberg’s Altstadt with about 200,000 visitors expected, culminating in Monday’s fireworks scored to music from 75 years of Sandkerwa.
• Saturday’s duck race on the Regnitz returns after more than a decade, with €4 numbered tickets benefiting regional social projects via Round Table Bamberg on a course from the Untere Brücke to the Markusbrücke.
• Brauerei Rittmayer is pouring at the festival for the first time from a new Schank‑Häusla located at the Markusbrücke, confirmed by the brewery and organizers.
• Second Mayor Jonas Glüsenkamp is volunteering behind the bar to collect donations for the charity Freund statt fremd, serving Thursday from 18:00 at Kleinstadthafen and Monday from 19:00 at Schwarzes Schaf.
• Access rules and transport measures are in force, including a Festabzeichen after 18:00 for visitors over 14 (€6 for five days or €3 per day), Sandkerwa‑Express shuttles on Friday and Saturday, and recommended Park & Ride options.