Name: Burgfest Wesenberg 2026
Start: 2026-07-03T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-04T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Burg Wesenberg

Burgfest Wesenberg

About Burgfest Wesenberg

Once a year, the Burgfest Wesenberg brings the medieval castle above the Woblitz back to life. The festival opens with the night watchman's tour and the handover of the town hall key to the town founder Nikolaus von Werle. On the festival meadow below the castle, you can expect knightly performances, the historic castle play, a colorful parade, music, market stalls, fireworks, and a family program with games and fun. Organized by the Burgverein Wesenberg e.V., the festival combines the history of the Woblitz town in the Mecklenburg Lake District with exuberant summer atmosphere.

Dates 03 Jul — 04 Jul 2026

Venue Wesenberg (13071)

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Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Burgfest Wesenberg — edition 2026

The 30th Burgfest Wesenberg will take place on July 3 and 4, 2026, on the festival meadow below the castle. It begins on Friday evening with the night watchman's tour and the handover of the town hall key to the town founder Nikolaus von Werle, followed by music in the castle courtyard and exuberant dancing. Saturday features the historic castle play, knightly performances, a parade, family entertainment, and fireworks in the evening. Organized by Burgverein Wesenberg e.V.

The Burgfest Wesenberg 2026 will be celebrated on July 3 and 4 around Burg Wesenberg. The venue is the festival meadow below the medieval castle.

Schedule

Friday, July 3 — Opening with the night watchman's tour, during which the mayor hands over the town hall key to the town founder Nikolaus von Werle; followed by music in the castle courtyard and dancing on the festival meadow from the evening onwards.
Saturday, July 4 — Historic castle play, knightly performances, historical parade through the town, market stalls, and a family program with games, tombola, clowns, and a fire show; concluding with fireworks over the castle.

The organizer is the Burgverein Wesenberg e.V.

Highlights Burgfest Wesenberg 2026

Night watchman's tour with key handover to town founder Nikolaus von Werle, the historic castle play, the knightly performances, and the evening fireworks over the castle.

Programme Burgfest Wesenberg 2026

Friday, July 3, 2026

Evening — Night watchman's tour; symbolic handover of the town hall key from the mayor to the town founder Nikolaus von Werle
Live music in the castle courtyard
from approx. 9:00 PM — Dancing and celebration on the festival meadow below the castle

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Historical parade through Wesenberg
Knightly performances on the festival meadow
Historic castle play with episodes from the town's history
Award ceremony for the most beautiful historical costumes
Market stalls, tombola, clowns, fire show, and family program
Evening — Fireworks over the castle

The exact times will be announced by the Burgverein Wesenberg e.V. before the festival.

Prices Burgfest Wesenberg 2026

Admission and price information will be announced by the Burgverein Wesenberg e.V. before the festival.

Practical information

Practical information — Burgfest Wesenberg

Getting there

Wesenberg is located on the B198 south of Neustrelitz. The castle is within walking distance of Wesenberg station (Neustrelitz–Mirow line).

Admission

Admission and price information will be announced by the Burgverein Wesenberg e.V. before the festival.

Tip

The festival begins on Friday evening with the night watchman's tour; the historical parade and the castle play take place on Saturday, and the fireworks are in the evening.

Medieval times above the Woblitz

The Burgfest Wesenberg is the major summer festival of Wesenberg, a small town in the Mecklenburg Lake District south of Neustrelitz. The venue is Burg Wesenberg, which Prince Nikolaus von Werle had built in the mid-13th century. With its preserved keep, it is one of the most striking castles in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and forms the backdrop for a festival that keeps the town's history and traditions alive.

Night watchman, town founder, and castle play

The castle festival traditionally begins with the night watchman's tour, during which the mayor symbolically hands over the town hall key to the town founder Nikolaus von Werle. The highlight is the historic castle play, in which amateur actors stage episodes from Wesenberg's history. Afterwards, the most beautiful historical costumes are awarded prizes.

Knightly performances, parade, and fireworks

On the festival meadow below the castle, knights compete in show fights, a historical parade moves through the town, and in the evening, fireworks illuminate the sky above the castle. Music in the castle courtyard, exuberant dancing, market stalls with crafts and food, as well as a program with a tombola, clowns, and a fire show for families round off the two-day festival.

A festival by the Castle Association

The castle festival is supported by the Burgverein Wesenberg e.V., which is dedicated to the preservation of the castle and the town's history. The voluntary commitment makes the festival a true community event where the people of Wesenberg stage their own history.