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✈️How to get to Keep It True Legions
Planning your trip to Keep It True Legions? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Nuremberg Airport (NUE), about 53 km from the venue.
- Allow about 74 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Nuremberg 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 Keep It True Legions
Accommodation near the Keep It True Legions 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 Nuremberg, 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 Nuremberg.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🌤️Keep It True Legions 2026 weather
Weather in Eventhalle, EventZentrum Strohofer Geiselwind in August 2026?
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 17% of days
| 2025 | Overcast | 28° / 15° | no rainy days |
| 2024 | Light drizzle | 28° / 17° | no rainy days |
| 2023 | Heavy rain | 19° / 13° | 1 rainy day |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
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🗺️Things to do near Keep It True Legions
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Keep It True Legions. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Nuremberg and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About
Keep It True Legions 2026: the heavy metal festival in Geiselwind, Germany
Keep It True Legions brings together fans of traditional heavy metal and classic metal every year at the Eventhalle in Geiselwind, Bavaria. This intimate festival, known for its expert programming, attracts a loyal community of old-school metal enthusiasts since its inception.
The 2026 edition features 11 bands, headlined by legends SAVATAGE, Metal Church, and Pentagram. The lineup also includes Armored Saint and SACRED REICH, two pillars of US power metal.
Beyond classic heavy metal, the festival explores speed metal and traditional doom metal, with bands like Crimson Glory and Tailgunner. You'll also find touches of progressive metal and thrash metal, showcasing the richness of 80s metal.
On August 8-9, 2026, Geiselwind becomes the meeting point for authentic metal fans. Check out the full lineup on FestT.
