The queen of flowers is honoured at the Rose Festival in Steinfurth. The rose parade with decorated floats and the rose market are the highlights. The next Rose Festival will take place from 19 to 21 July 2024.
There are a number of rose festivals in Germany, but the Rose Festival in Steinfurth is one of the most popular: every two years, around 40,000 people follow the scent and pay a visit to Germany's oldest rose village.
The rose market in the picturesque village centre invites visitors to browse while rose nurseries provide insights into their work. More than 100,000 roses in all colours, shapes and fragrances can be admired at the rose show. The rose parade, with magnificently decorated floats, is the highlight of the Rose Festival.
Steinfurth is the oldest and largest German rose village. Around 1868, the Schultheis brothers began professional rose cultivation in Steinfurth after Heinrich Schultheis learned it in England. Since 1970, the Rose Festival with a grand rose parade has been held every even-numbered year. The enchanting scent of roses fills the air, making a stroll through the rose village a sensory experience. We look forward to welcoming you to Steinfurth's Rose Festival!
Here's what you can experience at the Steinfurth Rose Festival.
categorie | price per person |
festival ticket (all days, all offers & parade on sunday) | 12,00 € / reduced 10,00 € |
combination ticket rose museum & world of roses (valid friday and saturday) |
10,00 € / reduced 8,00 € |
Together to the Steinfurth Rose Festival: the perfect group trip
The three-day rose festival program has a lot to offer and is ideal for groups of different sizes. Whether it's the festival site, rose band, rose hall or rose museum, all event locations are within easy walking distance. Steinfurth still offers enough space and professional visitor guidance on site.
Individual program recommendations, general advice or ticket sales - the Tourist Information team will be happy to help you plan your group trip to the Steinfurth Rose Festival 2024.
festival ticket (all days, all offers & parade on sunday) | 10,00 € |
combination ticket rose museum & world of roses (valid friday and saturday) |
8,00 € |
Whether car or coach, in Bad Nauheim-Steinfurth all vehicles can be parked comfortably and safely. There are large parking lots at the entrance to the town, which also offer enough space for coaches. The Rose Festival and the associated parking facilities are clearly marked on the festival days. Numerous stewards are on site and will be happy to show you the way.
Helpful information & tips for planning your festival visit.
1. Can I arrive by car?
Arrival by car is possible. There are ample parking spaces for cars and coaches at the entrances to the town - the parking facilities are extensively signposted on the festival days. Numerous stewards are on site and will be happy to show you the way.
Please note that driving through Steinfurth is only possible to a limited extent. The Steinfurth main road will be temporarily closed due to program items. The following closure times apply:
2. Can I arrive by bike?
You can easily get to Steinfurth by bike from Bad Nauheim, Oppershofen and Wisselsheim via cycle paths. There are extra parking spaces for bicycles at the entrance to the town coming from Bad Nauheim.
3. Does a bus run to Steinfurth during the Rose Festival?
The rose village Steinfurth can be reached during the Rose Festival with the city bus line 12/15.
On Rose Festival Sunday, there is a shuttle bus to/from Steinfurth: the buses run between the Bad Nauheim train station stop (without a further stop via Rödgen and Wisselsheim) and the turning area in Steinfurth:
4. How to get to Steinfurth on foot?
The footpath along the Rosenfelder to Steinfurth is ideal for a walk from Bad Nauheim to the Rose Festival. Park your car in the Frankfurter Straße parking lot by the large pond and walk along Steinfurther Straße. From the train station it is approx. 3.3 km (45 minutes), from the Tourist Information it is 4 km (1 hour) to Steinfurth.
1. Are the venues barrier-free accessible?
All events/locations are barrier-free
2. Is there seating at the Rose Parade on Sunday?
For the parade, there are a few seats for people with walking disabilities in Södelerstraße between Oberpforte and Steckgarten and in Schulstraße to the left of Neugasse
3. Are there accessible toilets?
Disabled toilets are available (six around the village/in the village)
1. How much do the events in the festival tent cost?
Admission to the events in the marquee is free of charge on all days.
2. What do I have to pay admission for?
Admission to the Rose Museum, Rose Worlds in the Rose Hall and the Rose Parade on Sunday are subject to a charge. Due to the closure of Steinfurth for the parade on Sunday, admission to the Rose Ribbon and the fairground will be charged until 16:30 on that day.
3. Is there free admission for children and the severely disabled?
Free admission applies to children under the age of 16 and to persons accompanying people with disabilities with a B mark on their ID. An admission fee is charged for young people aged 16 and over. People with disabilities GdB50, pupils/students, spa card holders, those entitled to social tariffs, with an honorary card and wheelchair users with a “B” in their ID card receive reduced admission.
4. Can I order individual tickets in advance?
No. Advance bookings are possible for groups of 15 people or more via the Tourist Information. Individual tickets can only be purchased on site or directly at the Tourist Information (no shipping!). A sufficient number of tickets will also be available on the festival weekend.
For the duration of her "reign", the Rose Queen represents the rose and Bad Nauheim's rose village Steinfurth.
The Rose Queen represents the rose, the rose village of Steinfurth as the largest contiguous rose-growing area in the heart of Germany, and the spa town of Bad Nauheim throughout her reign. She can be encountered at numerous public appearances.
Nicola Pfeiffer is currently the 47th Rose Queen of Steinfurth, supported by her princesses, Julia Schultheis (right in the picture) and Hannah Thielmann.
The Steinfurth Rose Festival is organised by the Department of Culture and Sport of the City of Bad Nauheim.
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