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✈️How to get to Bluesfasching
Planning your trip to Bluesfasching? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), about 39 km from the venue.
- Allow about 55 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Erfurt or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️Where to stay near Bluesfasching
Accommodation near the Bluesfasching site fills up fast. Compare hotels, apartments and rentals nearby and book early to stay as close to the stage as possible.
Also consider staying around Erfurt, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Erfurt.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🗺️Things to do near Bluesfasching
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Bluesfasching. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Erfurt and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About
Bluesfasching 2026: the blues rock festival in Apolda, Germany
Bluesfasching celebrates blues and blues rock culture every year at Hotel Am Schloß in Apolda, Thuringia. This intimate festival, held during the German carnival season, offers a warm and friendly atmosphere with 11 artists over two days.
The 2026 edition, scheduled for February 13-14, highlights Swiss trio Dirty Sound Magnet, specialists in psychedelic stoner rock. The lineup also features German artists like Andi Valandi & Band, Engerling, and Treptow, as well as The Tumbling Dice.
The festival explores the boundaries of blues, rock, and psychedelic rock, with bands like The Blues Overdrive, Kirsche & Co, and Timo Gross. You'll also find touches of progressive rock and proto-punk, showcasing the stylistic diversity of the lineup, with Welcome Inside The Brain and Shawue.
On February 13-14, 2026, Apolda becomes the meeting point for authentic blues lovers in Thuringia. Discover the full lineup on FestT.
