The "Bürgerfest" (“Citizens’ Festival”), which was introduced on the occasion of the opening of the pedestrian precinct in 1975, has been regularly celebrated in early summer since 1977. Great popularity is enjoyed by the "Auerbacher Bachgassenfest", an outdoor gastronomical event put on by those who live on the Bachgasse (“Brook Lane”) in Auerbach, first held in 1987. Since 1986, in memory of Gertrud Eysoldt, a German actress and director, the "Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring", one of Germany's most important theatrical prizes, has been awarded yearly.