Name: Burg-Beats — Concerts in the Wettin Castle Courtyard 2026
Start: 2026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Burghof der Unterburg Wettin

Burg-Beats Wettin

About Burg-Beats Wettin

High above the Saale river, in a 13th-century castle courtyard, the Burg-Gymnasium Wettin holds its annual spring open-air concert. Burg-Beats is the name of the event, bringing the school's musical life — school choir, school band, soloists — to a public audience. A typical school concert evening, but with an unusual backdrop: the medieval walls of Wettin Castle in the Saalekreis region.

Dates 19 May — 19 May 2026

Venue Wettin-Löbejün (15087)

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Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Burg-Beats Wettin — edition 2026

On May 19, 2026, the Burg-Gymnasium Wettin invites you to its annual open-air concert, Burg-Beats, in the courtyard of the lower castle. On stage: Fushie Brothers, School Choir, the school band Echoes of the Castle, and various soloists. Concert starts at 6:00 PM.

The concert is organized by the Burg-Gymnasium Wettin and is part of the school's artistic and musical concept. Students from all grade levels and the school's ensembles present a varied program of pop, classical arrangements, and original compositions over two hours.

Highlights Burg-Beats Wettin 2026

Open-air in the lower castle courtyard, Fushie Brothers + School Choir + Echoes of the Castle, medieval backdrop.

Programme Burg-Beats Wettin 2026

Tuesday — May 19, 2026, from 6:00 PM

6:00 PM — Opening by the Fushie Brothers (support act)
Performance by the School Choir with a mixed program
Solo performances (vocals, piano, strings)
Main set by the school band Echoes of the Castle
Joint finale by all ensembles

Updates and exact order: Wettin-Löbejün Event Calendar.

Prices Burg-Beats Wettin 2026

Symbolic admission fee to support the school association. Exact amount payable on site.

Practical information

Practical information — Burg-Beats Wettin

Getting There

Wettin is located in the northern Saalekreis district, about 22 km northwest of Halle (Saale). By car via the B6 and L160. By public transport: Regional bus from Halle Hbf to Wettin Markt, then a 5-minute walk uphill to the castle.

Start Time

Doors open at 5:30 PM, concert starts at 6:00 PM.

Seating

Rows of chairs in the castle courtyard. In case of rain, the event will be moved to a hall or the assembly hall of the Burg-Gymnasium.

Admission

Usually a symbolic admission fee to support the school association (exact amount to be published a few weeks before the date on the town's website).

Burg-Beats — School Music Against a Medieval Backdrop

Wettin is one of the oldest castle towns in Saxony-Anhalt. The complex on the rocky spur above the Saale river is one of the ancestral seats of the Wettin dynasty — the same dynasty that later provided the Saxon Electors and Kings. Today, the former castle complex houses, among other institutions, the Burg-Gymnasium Wettin, a grammar school with an artistic focus, renowned regionally for its musical and artistic education.

Burg-Beats is the school concert of this grammar school — but not an ordinary one. Instead of performing in the assembly hall, the young musicians play outdoors in the courtyard of the lower castle (Unterburg), a walled inner courtyard that carries the sound while creating an intimate, almost campfire-like setting. Parents, friends, neighbours from the region, as well as interested music lovers from Halle gather on a spring evening for this concert.

School Choir, Fushie Brothers, Echoes of the Castle

The program traditionally consists of several ensembles formed during the school's musical activities. Often, a supporting act kicks things off — in 2026, it will be the Fushie Brothers, a student formation. Then, the School Choir takes over with a repertoire of pop, classical arrangements, and original pieces. The highlight is the school band Echoes of the Castle, which has been the school's musical flagship for years. In between, soloists perform — voices, piano, strings, wind instruments.

Discover Wettin

Visitors attending the concert can easily combine it with a short tour of the Saale valley. Wettin Castle itself is accessible via the castle stairs from the market square; a hiking trail runs along the Saale river around the castle, and the town itself offers several cafés and restaurants. Since 2010, Wettin has been part of the town of Wettin-Löbejün, belonging to the Mansfeld-Südharz district, and thus part of the region in Saxony-Anhalt shaped by mining history, the Saale valley, and Luther sites.