Kaltenberger Ritterturnier (Kaltenberg Knights’ Tournament) takes over Schloss Kaltenberg in Kaltenberg, Germany each July, celebrating medieval chivalry and pageantry with a blockbuster jousting spectacle of armored knights, stunt riders, and choreographed battles. Arrive early for the medieval market of crafts, costumed parades, and rib-sticking roast meats, fresh bread, and mead in the castle beer garden. After dark, fire shows and torchlit revelry turn the grounds into a storybook Middle Ages fair.
DATES & TIMES
• Event dates (2026): Friday, July 10–Sunday, July 26, 2026 (three weekends). Official schedule overview.
• Weekend 1: Fri, July 10 (Jugglers’ Night, admission/program start 5:00 PM), Sat, July 11 (admission/program start 4:00 PM), Sun, July 12 (admission/program start 12:00 PM). Times (official).
• Weekend 2: Fri, July 17 (admission/program start 5:00 PM), Sat, July 18 (admission/program start 4:00 PM), Sun, July 19 (admission/program start 12:00 PM). Times (official).
• Weekend 3: Fri, July 24 (admission/program start 5:00 PM), Sat, July 25 (admission/program start 4:00 PM), Sun, July 26 (admission/program start 12:00 PM). Times (official).
LOCATION
• Venue: Schloss Kaltenberg, Schloss Strasse 13, 82269 Kaltenberg, Germany. Open in Google Maps · Getting there (official).
TICKETS & ENTRY
• Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone, or on site in Kaltenberg (per the organizer). Purchase options (official).
• Official online ticket shop: krt.ticketmachine.de.
• The organizer uses electronic ticket validation; online buyers can print tickets at home (unique code). Ticket system (official).
GOOD TO KNOW
• Children under age 4 are admitted free (conditions apply for arena seating); ages 4–14 have a reduced-price policy (details on the official children page). Children & reductions (official).
• The organizer states that bringing alcoholic beverages is prohibited (no entry). Restrictions (official).
• Discounted “late” tickets may be sold at the on-site box office starting three hours before the end of the program (subject to availability). Discounted tickets (official).