RotFest 2026 - Fermentation market

Welcome to the market day of RotFest 2026: the day when fermentation, taste, craft and innovation come together. Whether you've been fermenting for years, just set up your first pot of sauerkraut, or are simply curious about everything that bubbles, matures, fizzes and transforms, this is going to be a day not to miss.

In 2026, RotFest will further grow into a festival for everyone who is fascinated by taste with depth. Expect a lively atmosphere, special products, inspiring encounters and, above all, lots of things to taste, discover and take home. From savory to sour, funky to sophisticated, from ancient crafts to new fermentation ideas: market day is all about the richness of fermented flavors.

The fermentation market

The RotFest 2026 fermentation market will once again be a place full of fragrance, character and discovery. Think of a special mix of makers, flavor developers, craftsmen and innovators from the world of fermentation. You can count on a market full of products with a story: fermented seasonings, drinks, starters, books, tools and surprising creations that you can discover on the spot.

We will announce the names of the participants later, but you can already count on a strong and versatile offer with familiar faces as well as new discoveries from home and abroad. It will be a market where you can taste, buy, ask questions, get inspired and talk to people who breathe fermentation.

For enthusiasts, it's a feast of recognition. For curious beginners, it's the perfect place to see how broad, exciting and accessible fermentation really is.

More than just a market

RotFest's market day is no ordinary market, but a complete festival experience. It's a day where you not only discover products, but also learn to understand new flavors. A day where you can walk around, taste, have conversations, get ideas and be surprised again and again by how much fermentation can mean in the kitchen, glass and plate.

Throughout the day, there is that typical Rotfest atmosphere everywhere: approachable, strong in content, a bit stubborn and, above all, incredibly tasteful. Here you'll meet people who use fermentation to cook better, work more sustainably, produce more creatively and enjoy more intensely.

Starry fermentation lunch

If you want to make the market day extra special, you can join us for an exclusive 3-course fermentation lunch, provided by a restaurant with 1 Michelin star. Expect a sophisticated menu where fermentation is not used as a gimmick, but as a fully-fledged culinary instrument: layered, exciting and elegant.

This lunch takes the world of RotFest to restaurant level and shows how powerful fermentation can be in the hands of top gastronomy. A unique opportunity to be fully immersed in taste at the table in the middle of the festival.

More information about the menu and how to reserve lunch will follow later.

Keep an eye on RotFest 2026

In the coming period, we will be announcing step by step more about the participants, the program and everything else there is to experience at the festival. But one thing is already certain: the RotFest 2026 market day will be a day full of flavor, inspiration and fermentation in the broadest and tastiest sense of the word.

Come and have a taste of what's coming

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