Burg Rheinfels in St. Goar

Fencing workshop at Rheinfels Castle
2026-03-28 11:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Large cellar at Rheinfels Castle, St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, 56329, Germany
Fencing workshop at Rheinfels Castle on 28.03.2026
Rheinfels Castle offers the opportunity to take part in a two-hour fencing workshop on March 28, 2026. The Krifon Fencing School, Edingen-Neckarhausen, offers workshops on two different topics.
From 11:00 to 13:00 “Introduction to fencing with one-handed sword & buckler” and from 15:00 to 17:00 “Introduction to fencing with the long sword”.
Both workshops are offered free of charge.
Registration is urgently required at 06741-383 or urlaub@stadt-st-goar.de.
The maximum number of participants per workshop is 12.
The offer is aimed at young people and adults aged 12 and over. Both workshops take place in the large cellar of Rheinfels Castle, regardless of the weather.
Participants should wear comfortable clothing. Protective equipment and training weapons are provided by the fencing school.

Art exhibition "The Treidler" 2026
2026-03-28 - 2026-05-03 | Large guardroom at Rheinfels Castle, St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, 56329, Germany
The members of the “Treidler” – Kultureller Arbeitskreis Mittelrhein e.V. are presenting new works as part of their annual exhibition.
The vernissage will take place on March 28 at 6 pm.
The exhibition will run from March 28 to May 3, 2026.
The Treidler Gallery is open on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 11 am to 4 pm.
Admission is free . On weekends with “bridge days”, the museum is also open as above.

Hansen cooking for Hansen 2025
2025-11-08 18:30 - 2025-12-08 00:00 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
Hansen cooks for Hansen!
Members cook together in our beautiful Hansensaal and have a lot of fun doing it!
A special opportunity for anyone who wants to see for themselves how good we are 😉

Hunting exhibition at Rheinfels Castle Museum
2025-10-03 - 2025-11-16 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
Special exhibition at Rheinfels Castle Museum: “The Disciples of Hubertus” – The depiction of hunting in medieval book art
In collaboration with the Peregrini Arnstein Association, Rheinfels Castle Museum is showing impressive facsimiles of medieval manuscripts. The focus is on the magnificently illustrated scenes from the famous “Le Livre de la Chasse” by Gaston Phoebus III (1331-1391), one of the most important hunting books of the time.
The official opening of the exhibition will take place on Friday, October 3 at 6 p.m. in the vaulted cellar. The introductory lecture will be given by Oliver Täufer M.A., who will present the life and work of Gaston Phoebus and his hunting book. Visitors can then view the exhibition daily during the museum’s regular opening hours (10:00-17:30). From November, the castle and museum will only be open from Fridays to Sundays.
Finally, on Sunday, November 16 at 4:00 p.m., Oliver Täufer once again invites you to an exciting lecture. This time he will focus on the “Hunting Book of King Modus”. Both events will be musically accompanied by hunting motifs.
A special highlight awaits guests on Friday, October 17 at 6:00 p.m.: falconer Ilona Ciesielski M.A. will present the legendary falcon book of Emperor Frederick II and bring along a live hunting falcon to illustrate it.
Admission to the exhibition is included in the castle ticket. Participation in the evening lectures is free of charge.

Art exhibition "Nine Positions" Kunstverein Duisburg
2025-09-27 - 2025-11-02 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
Art exhibition “Nine Positions” by members of the Kunstverein Duisburg
Artists: Ina Buskens, Marayle Küpper, Dorothee Impelmann, Zorika Kremer, Angelika Ruckdeschel, Sinem Tuközoglu, Wilfried Weiß
Vernissage on September 27, 6 pm.
Venue: Treidlergalerie “Große Wachstube” Rheinfels Castle, St. Goar
The Treidlergalerie is open on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 11 am to 4 pm. Admission is free.

Rhine in Flames 2025 Sankt Goar
2025-09-20 - 2025-09-21 | an der Loreley in Sankt Goar
The popular Rhine in Flames event will once again delight thousands of visitors along the Rhine in 2025. Between May and September, various regions are transformed into a sea of lights and colors.
With breathtaking fireworks, festively illuminated boat parades and a variety of shore events, it is an unforgettable experience. The events will take place on five dates, including in Koblenz, Rüdesheim and St. Goar. Accompanied by music, culinary highlights and a varied supporting program, Rhine in Flames is a highlight for the whole family.
You will soon find the program for Rhine in Flames in Sankt Goar 2025 here!

Castle tour with wine tasting
2025-08-29 19:30 - 21:30 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
Experience an evening tour of Rheinfels Castle and enjoy fine and tasty wines from the St. Goar vineyards of the Philipps-Mühle winery in picturesque locations within the ruins.Meeting point: Rheinfels Castle entranceCost: adults €25 / children €12.50Includes admission to the castle, 5 wine tastings, pretzel and wine glass with glass holderNumber of participants: minimum 10 people, maximum 25 peopleRegistration required: Tourist Information 06741-383Further information: Please wear sturdy shoes.

Hansenfest 2025
2025-06-30 08:00 - 2025-08-24 17:00 | Rhineland Palatinate
Every year on the first Sunday in August, the flags of many nations fly on the battlements of Rheinfels Castle, the time has come for the Hansen to celebrate the Hansen Festival and welcome new Hansen brothers into the order. This is where the Hansa family from all over the world meets for the annual convention, across national and continental borders, to cultivate customs and friendships.
According to old tradition, the Hansungen are made at the neck iron. Two guarantors stand by the stranger and pledge themselves to him.

Art exhibition Treidlergalerie "Wachstube" Rheinfels Castle, St. Goar
2025-05-24 11:00 - 2025-06-29 23:00 | Rhineland Palatinate
Bernhard Schreurs was born in 1956 on the Middle Rhine and grew up in St. Goarshausen. After graduating from high school, he studied clarinet and singing at the Heidelberg-Mannheim University of Music. Years of freelance work were followed by a permanent engagement as a singer at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern. At the same time, he was constantly searching for other forms of artistic expression and spiritual paths in Zen mediation and Western contemplation. He attended courses in stone sculpture with Thomas Reuter and Meinrad Dufner in Münsterschwarzach and Mazolla near Volterra. In recent years, he has increasingly turned to painting.

Vernissage of the exhibition is on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 6 pm. Exhibition duration: May 24 to June 29, 2025
The Treidler Gallery is open:Saturdays and Sundaysand on public holidaysFrom 11:00 to 16:00Admission is freeOn weekends with “bridge days”, the gallery is also open as above.https://die-treidler.de/

Hansenfest of the International Hansen Order e.V.
2024-07-31 - 2024-08-05 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
https://www.hansenorden.de/hansenfest-2024

https://www.hansenorden.de/programm-hansenfest-2024/

"Die Treidler - cultural working group Mittelrhein e.V.
2024-03-08 11:00 - 2024-08-18 16:00 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
Treidler Gallery at Rheinfels Castle
Vernissage by Isabel Antonio on Saturday, July 13 at 6 p.m. in the large guardroom / Treidlergalerie at Rheinfels Castle.
Isabel Antonio is a freelance artist and illustrator based in Bacharach am Rhein. The art exhibition shows works under the motto
“Refugium”.
The exhibition runs until August 18 and is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We look forward to your visit!

Castle Beats Festival 2023
2023-08-24 - 2023-08-26 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
The Castle Beats Festival will enter its third edition in 2023. This year we are going one better. We guarantee the most famous line-up that the historic castle walls of Rheinfels Castle have ever seen. Look forward to 30 acts on three stages!

Rheinfels SAGA at Rheinfels Castle
2023-08-10 20:00 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
An exciting theatrical journey through 1,300 years of German and European history on the Rhine
Together with the presenter, visitors embark on a journey through 1,300 years of German and European history on the Rhine, which is presented by around 60 actors.
The SAGA spans an arc from the founding of the town by the monk Goar in the 6th century, through courtly and everyday scenes in the Middle Ages, the brutal 30-year war and the terrible attacks by the French, right up to the present day.
The journey through time leads to the grand finale, the performance of the “Rheinfels Anthem” with the lyrics of Alphonse de Lamartine’s Peace Marseillaise, thus concluding the two-hour spectacle.

Castle Classics 2023 - Concert at Rheinfels Castle
2023-05-19 19:00 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
Castle Classics Villa Musica
TCHAIKOVSKY IN FLORENCE
When Vadim Gluzman comes to Villa Musica, you can always expect something special. The violin virtuoso from Israel usually performs in the world’s largest concert halls. At Villa Musica, he makes time for chamber music. In the beautiful museum at Rheinfels Castle, he shines with a Villa Musica violin scholarship holder in Prokofiev’s virtuoso duo sonata. Two young cellists test their strength on tricky Boccherini. The four then join forces with two violists from Villa Musica to create the most opulent string sextet ever written: Tchaikovsky’s Remembrance of Florence is a symphony for six strings that is somewhere between Italian rapture and operatic tragedy – 45 minutes that are among the most beautiful that chamber music has produced.
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Scholarship holders of the Villa Musica
Luigi Boccherini: Sonata for two cellos in C major, G 74
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for two violins in C major, op. 56
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence”
A free guided tour of the castle is offered to all Villa Musica guests at 5.00 pm. The castle guide welcomes you at the castle gate.
Note: Please wear sturdy shoes!
Contact:
Villa Musica Rhineland-Palatinate
Phone: 06131 / 92 51 800
www.villamusica.de

Castle tours with wine tasting 2023 at Rheinfels Castle
2023-05-05 19:30 - 2023-07-28 19:30 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
Experience an evening tour of Rheinfels Castle on four Fridays and enjoy fine and tasty wines from the St. Goar vineyards of the Philipps-Mühle winery in picturesque locations within the ruins.
Dates:
May 05, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
June 16, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
July 07, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
July 28, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours
Note: Please wear sturdy shoes!
Meeting point: Rheinfels Castle entrance
Cost: adults 25 euros / children 12.50 euros
Including admission to the castle, 5-person wine tasting, pretzel and motif wine glass with glass holder
Number of participants: minimum 10, maximum 25 people
Registration required at the Tourist Information Office (phone: 06741 / 383)

Lantern tours 2023 at Rheinfels Castle
2023-04-22 20:00 - 2023-10-28 20:00 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
On seven Saturdays, you can experience Rheinfels Castle in a different way on a one-hour guided tour. Let our castle guides take you into the darkness – only your lantern will light the way.
Important note: Please wear sturdy shoes!
Dates:
April 22, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
May 13, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
May 27, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
August 05, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
September 02, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
October 07, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
October 28, 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Cost: 9 euros per person, children up to and including the age of 5 are free
Participants: minimum 10, maximum 25 people
Register at the castle ticket office (phone: 06741 / 7753) or at the tourist information office (phone: 06741 / 383)

Castle lights Rheinfels Castle
2022-11-12 - 2022-11-27 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
An exciting light spectacle for the whole family! Let yourself be whisked away into an enchanted world of illusion. The castle takes you on an exciting journey. The magic begins when you walk through the castle gate!
Special opening hours: Fri. and Sat. from 17:00 – 22:00, Sun. – Thu. from 17:00 – 20:00.

Halloween at Rheinfels Castle
2022-10-30 - 2022-10-31 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
Experience a terrifying Halloween at the biggest Halloween party in Rhineland-Palatinate at Rheinfels Castle ruins with a get-together in the castle moat. You walk through the corridors of the castle in guided groups. You can expect thrills, goosebumps and experiences that will make this evening unforgettable…

Rhine in Flames St. Goar / St. Goarshausen
2022-09-17 | Rhineland Palatinate
Large fireworks displays from Katz Castle near Sankt Goarshausen, Rheinfels Castle near Sankt Goar and from the center of the Rhine.

Castle Beats Festival
2022-09-02 - 2022-09-03 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
The Castle Beats Festival returns to Rheinfels Castle! At 2. and September 3, 2022, life returns to the enchanted castle. Over 20 DJs will play a wide variety of electronic music on two stages and present you with first-class shows. Admission from 18 years.
Friday Mainstage
17:00 – 18:00 | Warm Up
18:00 – 19:00 | Phaelwo
19:00 – 20:00 | Tom Franke
20:00 – 21:00 | Beauty & the Beats
21:00 – 22:00 | Fabian Farell
22:00 – 23:00 | Justin Pollnik
23:00 – 24:00 | Toby DEE
Saturday Mainstage
16:00 – 17:00 | Cas Paris
17:00 – 18:00 | Bendah
18:00 – 19:00 | Hendriks
19:00 – 20:00 | LANNÉ
20:00 – 21:00 | Noel Holler
21:00 – 22:00 | JVRDY
22:00 – 23:00 | LIONAR
23:00 – 24:00 | Lost Identity

Castle Classics - Concert at Rheinfels Castle
2022-05-20 18:30 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
Irvin Venyš, clarinet
Scholarship holders of the Villa Musica
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento from KV 439b
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on “Give me your hand, my life”
Works for wind instruments by Vivaldi, Bach and Schulhoff

Lantern tour of Rheinfels Castle
2022-04-23 - 2022-10-01 | Rheinfels Castle in St. Goar, Schlossberg 47, St. Goar, Rhineland Palatinate, 56329, Germany
During a one-hour guided tour, you will experience Rheinfels Castle in a different light. Let our castle guides take you into the darkness – only your lantern will light the way.
Dates 2022:
23.04.2022, 9 p.m.
14.05.2022, 9 pm
28.05.2022, 9 pm
20.08.2022, 9 pm
10.09.2022, 8 pm
01.10.2022, 8 pm
Children up to the age of 5 have free admission.
Participants: Minimum 10 to maximum 25 people.
Registrations at the castle ticket office (Tel.: 0 67 41 / 77 53) or the tourist information office (Tel.: 0 67 41 / 3 83).
