How early should we get to the kids' fair?

It opens at 10am on the festival Sunday, and kids usually queue before the cash desks open. Game cards are sold until 12:15pm, so arrive by late morning at the latest.

Where do the evening float parades go?

Saturday's parade starts in Kirdorf and Sunday's in Ober-Eschbach. Both finish at the Russian chapel on the Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade, a good spot to watch near the end.

Can my child walk in the lantern parade?

It's made up of groups from Bad Homburg schools, kindergartens and clubs, each with homemade lanterns. To ask about joining, email kinderfestzug@laternenfest.de.

Is there food at the kids' fair?

Yes, food and drinks are sold on site, and one of the games is pretzel-snatching, so most kids win a snack along the way.

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Bad Homburg Laternenfest: Lantern Parades and Kids' Fair

Name: Bad Homburg Laternenfest: Lantern Parades and Kids' Fair
Start: 2027-08-27
End: 2027-08-30T23:59:59
Location: Brunnenallee, Kurpark

When: Fri-Mon Aug 27-30, 2027
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

Bad Homburg Laternenfest: Lantern Parades and Kids' Fair

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FestivalBad Homburg vor der Höhe

Where

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Brunnenallee, Kurpark

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

What you need to know

A €5 card at the kids' fair buys about 12 games on Sunday morning, and the points trade in for a prize at the end
Float parades start at 8:30pm on Saturday and Sunday, so younger kids may need a late nap to make it
Monday ends in fireworks, after the children's lantern parade arrives in the Jubiläumspark

About

Bad Homburg's town festival has run since 1935, with children at its center. Lit floats built around a yearly theme roll through the streets on two evenings, and a Sunday-morning kids' fair on the Brunnenallee has games for points, face painting and a balloon race. The finale is the children's parade: school and kindergarten groups carry homemade lanterns through the Kurpark to the Jubiläumspark, where fireworks close the festival.

Free

Dates & times

Fri 27 – Mon 30 Aug 2027

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Where it is

Brunnenallee, Kurpark

Brunnenallee, 61348 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany

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