Name: Dommarkt — Ceremonial Matriculation 2026
Start: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Dom St. Nikolai und Domplatz

Dommarkt

About Dommarkt

The Dommarkt is the annual university and citizens' market following the Ceremonial Matriculation at St. Nikolai Cathedral. Students, the city community, and university institutions meet on the Domplatz for stalls, socialising, the ceremonial tapping of a beer keg by the mayor and rector, DJ music, and free bicycle coding.

Dates 12 Oct — 12 Oct 2026

Venue Greifswald (13075)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Dommarkt — edition 2026

The 2026 Dommarkt will traditionally take place on the day of the Ceremonial Matriculation in October. Student associations, cultural institutions, and city offices will be represented on the Domplatz. Highlights include the ceremonial beer tapping by the mayor and rector, DJ music, and free bicycle coding.

With the start of the 2026/27 winter semester, the University of Greifswald once again calls for the Ceremonial Matriculation in St. Nikolai Cathedral. Immediately afterwards, the Dommarkt opens on the Domplatz — a compact mix of a social gathering, city market, and welcome event for first-year students.

Stands will feature Asta, the student union, university sports, cultural institutions, and city offices. Those who have brought a bicycle to Greifswald can have it coded for free by the police. Live DJs will provide the soundscape, and the ceremonial beer tapping by the city and university leadership marks the festive start.

Highlights Dommarkt 2026

Ceremonial beer tapping by the Mayor and Rector
Welcome event for first-year students of the University of Greifswald (founded 1456)
Free bicycle coding by the police
Live DJs on Domplatz
Student associations and city offices in one place

Programme Dommarkt 2026

Schedule (Typical)

Morning — Ceremonial Matriculation in St. Nikolai Cathedral with speeches by the Rector and Mayor, accompanied musically by the University Choir and Ensemble
Midday — Opening of the Dommarkt on Domplatz with ceremonial beer tapping by the Mayor and Rector
Midday/Afternoon — Stall visits: Asta, Student Union, University Sports, University Library, Cultural Institutions, City Administration, Bookshops, Associations
Parallel — Free Bicycle Coding by the Police
Afternoon — DJ music on Domplatz

The exact date for 2026 will be published on greifswald.de.

Prices Dommarkt 2026

Free admission. Free beer tapping (limited quantity).

Practical information

Practical information — Dommarkt

Getting There

By train to Greifswald Hauptbahnhof, then a 10-minute walk to Domplatz. By car via the A20.

Admission

Free admission. Free beer for students (limited quantity), other offerings individually priced.

Participation

Clubs, initiatives, and institutions can apply for a stall at the Office for Citizen Services and Fire Protection ([email protected], Tel. +49 3834 8536-4380).

About the Market

The Dommarkt is Greifswald's market and welcome tradition for the start of the academic year. It takes place every autumn immediately after the Ceremonial Matriculation of the University of Greifswald at St. Nikolai Cathedral. Student associations, the student union, university sports, Asta, cultural institutions, bookshops, and city offices present themselves on the Domplatz — a compact stage for the new first-year students, their families, and the citizens of Greifswald.

Traditions

The hallmark is the free beer tapping: the mayor and the rector jointly tap a keg and serve free beer to the students. Live DJ music creates the atmosphere, and free bicycle coding by the police offers practical added value for the newcomers.

Local Context

The University of Greifswald was founded in 1456 and is one of the oldest universities in Europe. With its approximately 10,000 students, it significantly shapes the image of the Hanseatic city. St. Nikolai Cathedral, with its 100-meter-high tower, symbolically represents this close connection between the city, the church, and science.