Community Summer Festival at Osterdeich
Service and street festival on Bremen's Weser riverbank
About Summer Festival Osterdeich
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Summer Festival on Bremen's Osterdeich
The Osterdeich is one of Bremen's most popular spots: a green dyke along the Weser river, where the whole city gathers on summer days. It is precisely here that the St. Petri Cathedral Parish celebrates its Community Summer Festival. It begins with an open-air family service on the riverside path at Osterdeich 87, musically accompanied by the sparrow choirs and the girls' choir.
The Osterdeich — Bremen's Summer Meadow
The name recalls the old Osterdeiche (Easter Dykes) on the right bank of the Weser. The approximately three-kilometer-long green space stretches as a promenade from the Tiefer in the Old Town, past the Wallanlagen, the Sielwall ferry, the Weser Stadium, and the Pauliner Marsch. On warm days, the dyke meadow becomes the city's largest meeting point — a Bremen institution. It is located in the Östliche Vorstadt, the district formed in 1951 with the sub-districts of Fesenfeld, Hulsberg, and Peterswerder, which together with Ostertor forms the famous 'Viertel': Bremen's liveliest scene and cultural quarter.
Street Festival for All Ages
After the service, the festival seamlessly transitions into a street festival: a colorful children's program with a bouncy castle and water slide, crafts and games, plus barbecue, coffee, and cake. For teenagers, there's a youth disco in the early evening, and singing together on the dyke rounds off the day atmospherically. The festival is open to everyone — parish members, families, and neighbors from the quarter.
Church in the Heart of the Neighborhood
The St. Petri Cathedral Parish, with its community centre at Osterdeich, is firmly anchored in the life of the Östliche Vorstadt. The summer festival makes this connection visible: faith, music, and community come together in one of the most beautiful places in the state of Bremen — right by the water, in the middle of the city. The annual festival is a fixed part of the parish life around Bremen Cathedral and is held under a different motto each year, thematically linking the service and the festival.
Summer Festival Osterdeich — edition 2026
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the St. Petri Cathedral Parish will celebrate its Community Summer Festival at Osterdeich from 3 PM to 9 PM. At 3 PM, the open-air family service begins on the dyke near Osterdeich 87 — featuring the parish's girls' choir and sparrow choirs. Under professional guidance, all visitors will sing many old and new songs together. From 4 PM, the street festival around the community centre offers a colorful children's program — play and craft stations, bouncy castle, water slide —, plus barbecue, coffee, and cake, and cold drinks. In the evening, a youth service at 6:30 PM and a communal dyke sing-along will atmospherically conclude the festival. The traditional motto 'ICH SING DIR MEIN LIED' connects the service and the festival. The summer festival is open to everyone — parish members, families, and neighbors from the quarter.
Programme Summer Festival Osterdeich 2026
Sunday, June 21, 2026 — 3 PM to 9 PM, Osterdeich near No. 87, Bremen-Östliche Vorstadt
3:00 PM — Open-Air Family Service on the Dyke
- Family service on the riverside path with the parish's Girls' Choir and Sparrow Choirs
- Communal singing of old and new songs under professional guidance
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM — Street Festival around the Community Centre
- Colorful Children's Program with play and craft stations
- Bouncy Castle and Water Slide
- Barbecue, coffee and cake, cold drinks
6:30 PM — Youth Service
- Separate service for young people with a subsequent social program
End of the Day — Dyke Sing-along
- Communal singing on the dyke to atmospherically round off the festival
Organizer: St. Petri Cathedral Parish (Tel. 0421 365040). Open to all, no registration required.
Highlights Summer Festival Osterdeich 2026
- Open-air family service on Bremen's Osterdeich with girls' choir and sparrow choirs
- Street festival with bouncy castle, water slide, and colorful children's program
- Youth service at 6:30 PM and communal dyke sing-along to conclude
- Traditional motto 'ICH SING DIR MEIN LIED' connects service and festival
- Open to the parish, families, and neighbors — right on the Weser riverbank
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Practical information — Summer Festival Osterdeich
Getting There
Gemeindehaus Osterdeich 87, 28203 Bremen, Östliche Vorstadt on the Weser riverbank. Very well accessible by tram and bus from the city center.
Good to Know
Open-air service at 3 PM, followed by the street festival until 9 PM. Open to all, children's program and catering on site.
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Where it takes place Summer Festival Osterdeich
Gemeindehaus Osterdeich der St. Petri Domgemeinde
Osterdeich 87, 28203 Bremen