Kaysersberg Role-Playing Game Festival
The largest tabletop role-playing game festival in Alsace, in an exceptional medieval village
2026
About Kaysersberg RPG Festival
Kaysersberg RPG Festival — edition 2026
The 20th edition of the Kaysersberg Role-Playing Game Festival took place on May 9th and 10th, 2026, on the theme "Mythical Creatures", under radiant weather. Nearly 1,500 players and a hundred game masters gathered in the medieval streets of Kaysersberg Vignoble for 372 role-playing game sessions (229 pre-registered and 143 on-site), a fantastic role-playing market with 60 exhibitors, and numerous street animations. Admission was free.
20th Edition — Mythical Creatures
For its twentieth anniversary, the Kaysersberg Role-Playing Game Festival dedicated the 2026 edition to "Mythical Creatures" in an assumed medieval-fantasy atmosphere. The report published at the end of the weekend indicates approximately 372 animated role-playing game sessions (229 pre-registered and 143 on-site), for 1,500 players and a hundred volunteer and professional game masters, in an atmosphere favored by radiant weather over the two days.
An unprecedented participatory Actual Play
A significant novelty of this anniversary edition: a live Actual Play led by Geek Fabula, immersing the public in the universe of Chroniques de Aetherion. In the heart of Kaysersberg's streets, riddles and collective choices directly influenced the scenario, with a session on Saturday, May 9th, at 8:30 PM (by registration) and a session on Sunday, May 10th, at 10:30 AM.
The market and publishers
The fantastic role-playing market gathered 60 exhibitors, including about twenty publishing houses specialized in role-playing games, board games, and fantasy universes, complemented by artisans (jewelry, accessories, costumes, illustrations).
Animations and shows
In addition to game tables distributed in several rooms of the historic center (Capucin, Badhus, Médiathèque, etc.), the festival offered two cloak-and-dagger shows by the Guilde de la Cigogne on Place de la Mairie (Saturday at 2 PM and 6 PM) and a performance by the Cadets de l'Ill (Saturday at 4 PM), storytelling sessions by Lundazepa, a fire show on Saturday at dusk (7:30 PM), axe throwing, archery, Troll-Ball, a thief's course, and several family escape games ("La Pyramide du Pharaon", "La Nuit des Bonbons", "Mystères et Sortilèges", "Une Créature Bien Gourmande").
Night sessions
As every year, the night sessions on Saturday evening allowed the most passionate role-players to extend the experience until early morning, with paper sessions starting at 8 PM and continuing throughout the night.
And next
The 21st edition of the Kaysersberg Role-Playing Game Festival is already announced for May 8th and 9th, 2027, still in the same free format, in the streets of the historic center of Kaysersberg Vignoble.
Highlights Kaysersberg RPG Festival 2026
- 20th anniversary edition — Theme "Mythical Creatures"
- Approximately 372 animated role-playing game sessions over the weekend
- 1,500 players, a hundred game masters
- 60 exhibitors including about twenty publishing houses
- Live participatory Actual Play by Geek Fabula (new for 2026)
- Fire show Saturday evening, cloak-and-dagger shows, storytelling
- Family escape games, archery, axe throwing, Troll-Ball
- Night sessions until early morning
- Completely free admission
Programme Kaysersberg RPG Festival 2026
Saturday, May 9th, 2026
- 11 AM — Festival opening: fantastic role-playing market, raffle, catering
- 11 AM — Launch of escape games (Capucin, Badhus, and other rooms)
- 1 PM — Start of tabletop role-playing game sessions (afternoon sessions)
- 2 PM — Cloak-and-dagger show by the Guilde de la Cigogne · Place de la Mairie
- 2:30 PM — Storytelling by Lundazepa
- 4 PM — Cadets de l'Ill show · Place de la Mairie
- 6 PM — 2nd cloak-and-dagger show by the Guilde de la Cigogne · Place de la Mairie
- All day — "Magic Zoology Course" · Médiathèque (limited places by reservation)
- 7:30 PM — Fire show at dusk
- 8 PM — Start of night role-playing game sessions (until early morning)
- 8:30 PM — Live Actual Play by Geek Fabula: Chroniques de Aetherion (by registration)
- Midnight — Closing of main animations; game tables continue until 6 AM
Sunday, May 10th, 2026
- 10 AM — Opening of the market and indoor animations
- 10:30 AM — Live Actual Play by Geek Fabula (Sunday morning session)
- 11:30 AM — Launch of outdoor animations
- 1 PM — Resumption of role-playing game tables (afternoon sessions, until 6 PM)
- 1:30 PM-5 PM — Escape game slots Sunday afternoon
- Afternoon — Storytelling, cloak-and-dagger shows, street animations
- 5:30 PM — Last street animation
- 6 PM — Festival closing
Program reconstructed from the official schedule published on festivaldujeuderole.fr. The exact names of role-playing game tables (350+ sessions) are not listed here, as pre-registrations are individual and GM programming is very broad.
Prices Kaysersberg RPG Festival 2026
Kaysersberg RPG Festival — 2027 edition
The 2026 edition was held from 9 May to 10 May 2026. The dates for the 2027 edition have not been announced yet. This page will be updated as soon as the official programme is published.
Practical information — Kaysersberg RPG Festival
Access
Kaysersberg Vignoble is located 12 km northwest of Colmar.
- By car : D415 from Colmar (15 minutes). Free and paid parking at the entrance of the village.
- By bus : Colmar Agglomération network from Colmar station.
- By train : Colmar station, then bus. Colmar is 2h30 from Paris by TGV.
Hours
Saturday: 11 a.m. to midnight (game tables from 1 p.m. to 6 a.m.). Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (game tables from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. then 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.).
Prices
Free admission to all activities. Advance registration recommended for certain game tables.
Contact
- Association Nickel : [email protected]
- Website : www.festivaldujeuderole.fr
The temple of role-playing games in Alsace
The Kaysersberg Role-Playing Game Festival has become over nearly twenty years the largest gathering of role-players in Alsace and one of the major tabletop role-playing game events in France. Created in 2007 by the Association Nickel, this free festival open to all takes over the streets and halls of Kaysersberg Vignoble every first weekend of May, a village voted Favorite Village of the French in 2017. The exceptional medieval setting of the town — imperial castle ruins, half-timbered houses, fortified bridge over the Weiss — offers an ideal natural backdrop for diving into the universes of fantasy, science fiction, and adventure.
Over 300 role-playing tables
The heart of the festival is the tabletop role-playing game tables: over three hundred games are offered throughout the weekend, led by volunteer and professional game masters. Slots run from Saturday 1 p.m. to Sunday 6 p.m., with sessions in the afternoon, evening, and even at night for the most passionate — Saturday night games continue until 6 a.m. All genres are represented: med-fan, horror, science fiction, contemporary, historical, mystery, and the latest releases from publishers. Beginners are welcome, with introductory tables specially designed to discover role-playing games.
Sixty exhibitors and a fantastic market
The festival hosts about sixty exhibitors, including twenty publishing houses specializing in role-playing games, board games, and fantasy. Visitors can discover the latest releases, meet authors and illustrators, and purchase signed works. The rolístico-fantastic market offers medieval-fantasy crafts, jewelry, game accessories (dice, miniatures, pouches), costumes, original illustrations, and creations inspired by fantasy universes.
Street entertainment and outdoor activities
The Role-Playing Game Festival is not limited to game tables. The streets of Kaysersberg come alive with street shows, storytellers recounting fantasy legends, exhibitions of illustrations, and life-sized escape games. Outdoor activities include archery, Troll-Ball — a sports game inspired by the role-playing universe —, a thief's course filled with riddles and skill tests. Visitors are encouraged to come costumed, adding a festive and immersive dimension to the event.
The festival tavern
To feed the adventurers, the festival tavern offers quality food throughout the weekend. Visitors can enjoy grilled sausages, Alsatian flammekueches, and other specialties, accompanied by various drinks. The tavern's atmosphere, decorated according to the edition's theme, extends the immersion into the festival's fantasy universe. Each edition adopts a specific theme — "Arthurian Legend" in 2025, "Mythical Creatures" in 2026 — which inspires the decoration, entertainment, and general atmosphere of the event.
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