Since Wagner's death, the Bayreuth Festival, which has become an annual event, has been successively directed by his widow, his son Siegfried, the latter's widow Winifred Wagner, their two sons Wieland and Wolfgang Wagner, and, presently, two of the composer's great-granddaughters, Eva Wagner-Pasquier and Katharina Wagner.
Dende a morte de Wagner, o Bayreuther Festspiele, que se converteu nun evento anual, foi dirixido sucesivamente pola súa viúva, o seu fillo Siegfried, a viúva deste último Winifred Wagner, os seus dous fillos Wieland e Wolfgang Wagner, e, no presente, dúas das bisnetas, Eva Wagner-Pasquier e Katharina Wagner.