When does RainFEST take place at Heinershof?

RainFEST takes place on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

What can visitors expect at RainFEST?

The program includes an exhibition on water, hands-on and crafting activities, soil experiments, an agroforestry excursion, art exhibitions, theater, an animated film, and a concluding film discussion.

Is RainFEST suitable for children?

Yes, the program is explicitly aimed at children and adults and offers numerous experiments, creative actions, and playful approaches to water, climate, and soil.

Where does RainFEST take place?

The event location is the School Farm Heinershof in Stolzenroth near Pommersfelden in the Bamberg area.

Is there camping at RainFEST?

No camping offers have been indicated for RainFEST.

How much does entry to RainFEST cost?

A confirmed ticket price or information regarding free entry is not available.

RainFEST 2026: Where Water, Art, and Climate Knowledge Become a Family Experience

Name: RainFEST at the School Farm Heinershof
Start: 2026-10-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-17T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Schulbauernhof Heinershof

RainFEST 2026: Experience Water, Climate, and Soil at Heinershof

On Saturday, October 17, 2026, Heinershof will transform into a vibrant learning and experience space around the precious resource of water. At RainFEST, families, children, teenagers, and adults can expect a diverse program from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, featuring exhibitions, hands-on activities, experiments, art, excursions, and film discussions.

A Festival for Water, Climate, and a Sustainable Future

RainFEST combines festival atmosphere with environmental education and practical climate action. The focus is on water, soil, agriculture, and the question of how farm areas can be designed to be resilient in light of increasing heavy rainfall events. The new redesign of Heinershof according to the sponge farm principle makes sustainable water management tangible on site.

The concept combines infiltration, greening, and biodiversity. Rainwater should be better absorbed, the microclimate cooled, and the risk of flooding reduced. Especially noteworthy: children from the school farm have actively participated in the development of the farm designs and contributed their ideas to the exhibition.

Hands-on Program for Curious Explorers

The exhibition Water in City, Country, River examines the topic from different perspectives. The STEM mobile from the Bamberg district and the Water School Upper Franconia will bring vivid experiments. Through soil experiments, crafting actions, and other hands-on offerings, science becomes tangible and a shared experience.

An excursion to the agroforestry area opens the view on sustainable agriculture and the connection between soil, plants, water management, and climate. The art exhibition showcases creative approaches to the theme: The Eichendorff-Gymnasium Bamberg presents ceramic wobbling drops, while the Realschule Feucht displays their Hundertwasser bottles.

Theater, Animation Film, and Creative Water Worlds

The stage is also part of the program at RainFEST. The Realschule Feucht stages The Little Water Man, bringing a whimsical water world to Heinershof. All day long, the twelve-minute animated film How Water Makes Climate by Tamera Media will also run with German subtitles.

In the evening, a film discussion concludes the program. This way, a diverse multi-generational experience is created, combining entertainment, education, and shared reflection on climate change.

Festival Atmosphere at Heinershof

Between farm areas, natural spaces, exhibitions, and experimentation stations, a special festival atmosphere is created: not a classic concert stage, but an open learning space with short distances, changing program points, and plenty of room for discovery. Children become researchers, adults become curious companions, and Heinershof itself becomes a vivid example of sustainable festival organization and environmental education.

The RainFEST will be opened at 10:00 AM by District Administrator Johannes Maciejonczyk together with Member of the State Parliament Melanie Huml and Mayor Gerd Dallner. Pastor Kathrin Seeliger and Pastor Dominik Stehl will bless the rain-resistant redesign of the farm areas.

Conclusion: A Day that Inspires Knowledge

The RainFEST at the School Farm Heinershof shows how lively environmental education can be. Visitors experience experiments, art, theater, film, and nature not separately, but as a joint celebration for water, climate, and soil. Those who want to meet sustainable projects up close and spend an inspiring day with family should mark October 17, 2026, firmly in their calendars.