Overview
- The festival opened with the traditional Gauklernacht and thousands of visitors on the first July weekend, turning the castle grounds into a multi-stage medieval market and performance zone.
- The arena premiere drew a sold-out crowd on Saturday evening and featured a staged storm sequence created with projections, lights and sound alongside repeated equestrian stunts that drew sustained applause.
- The new show, titled "Der Sohn des Schwarzen Ritters," centers on the young Albrecht and a conflict involving Queen Magdalenen while the production names contributors including voice actors Simon Jäger and Britta Steffenhagen, author Thomas Limpinsel, and stunt groups Cavalcade and Merlet.
- Organizers prepared the arena surface to be more weather-resistant and say tickets remain available for the remaining July weekends with on-site parking charged at €5 per car and a dedicated LVG 99 shuttle serving the site from Geltendorf station.
- Now in its 47th year, the Kaltenberger Ritterturnier combines the arena spectacle with five stages, parade events and a large market, drawing sustained local tourism and supporting vendors and performers across the three July weekends.