Forest Day in Frankfurt am Main 2026

Forest day is the name given in Frankfurt am Main to the Tuesday after Pentecost, when a traditional folk festival takes place near the Oberforsthaus in Frankfurt’s city forest. The festival grounds are located in the district of Niederrad, close to the Waldstadion. Until the 1990s, most shops in Frankfurt closed in the afternoon on this day, and employees were usually given time off from 12 noon onwards. As a result, Wäldchestag was jokingly referred to by locals as Frankfurt’s “national holiday.”