Erntedankfest Groß Rodensleben with Ploughing Competition — Edition 2025
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03 Oct 2025
— 05 Oct 2025
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Overview
The 2025 Erntedankfest in Groß Rodensleben took place from October 3 to 5 – featuring the traditional ploughing competition, a grand festive parade, and three days of festival programme. The organizers introduced a fundamental change that benefited several thousand visitors.
The 2025 edition once again confirmed the festival's extraordinary status: With the ploughing competition, the Harvest Thanksgiving service, and the festive parade on Sunday, the Heimatverein Groß Rodensleben offered Central Germany's most extensive harvest festival programme. The local newspaper Volksstimme reported several thousand visitors and a "fundamental change" in the programme structure compared to previous years.
Programme
October 3-5, 2025
- Ploughing competition with historical agricultural technology
- Harvest Thanksgiving service
- Grand festive parade with harvest wagons
- Festival tent with live music and dancing
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