Name: Festival at the Ferry Strausberg 2026
Start: 2026-06-26T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-26T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Straussee-Fähre-Anleger Stadtseite

Festival at the Ferry

About Festival at the Ferry

The Strausseefähre has been in operation since 1894 – the oldest electrically operated passenger ferry in Germany. Precisely at its terminal on the town side of the Straussee, Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH annually celebrates its “Fest an der Fähre” with live music, ferry rides, children's program, and street food. A summer evening classic in Strausberg's town society, with tribute concerts and, in the past, fireworks.

Dates 26 Jun — 26 Jun 2026

Venue Strausberg (12064)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Festival at the Ferry — edition 2026

The Fest an der Fähre 2026 will take place on Friday, June 26th, at the Strausseefähre terminal on the town side. Organizer: Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH. Proven format with live music, street food, children's program, and free ferry rides across the Straussee. Free admission.

The festival typically starts in the late afternoon and continues into the late evening. The stage is located at the terminal, with street food stalls in front and the children's program nearby. The ferry runs continuously — families take the opportunity to take a ride across the lake on the monument of technology. Historically, tribute concerts (often German rock, Schlager) and concluding fireworks were part of the program.

Highlights Festival at the Ferry 2026

Live music at the Straussee ferry terminal, free ferry rides with Germany's oldest electric passenger ferry, children's program.

Programme Festival at the Ferry 2026

Festival at the Ferry June 26, 2026 — Straussee Town Side

Program Structure

Late Afternoon — Festival begins, street food stalls open
Evening — Live music on the stage at the terminal (tribute concerts, German rock or Schlager)
All Evening — Free ferry rides across the Straussee with the historic electric ferry (in operation since 1894, oldest monument of technology of its kind in Germany)
Children's Program with hands-on activities, craft stations, bouncy castle
Street Food (Bratwurst, fish rolls, vegetarian options)
In special years: Fireworks late in the evening over the Straussee

Organizer: Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH. Free admission.

Prices Festival at the Ferry 2026

Free admission. Street food for purchase. Ferry rides usually free during the festival.

Practical information

Practical information — Festival at the Ferry

Getting There

Straussee-Fähre-Anleger Stadtseite, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, 15344 Strausberg. Take the S5 from Berlin for approx. 50 minutes to Strausberg-Stadt station, then a 10-minute walk to the terminal.

Admission

Free. Ferry rides usually free during the festival (regularly €2 for adults).

Contact

Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH, Tel. 03341 345388.

The Strausseefähre — Brandenburg's Monument of Technology

The Strausseefähre has connected the two shores of the Straussee in Strausberg (Märkisch-Oderland district) since 1894 — a 6-person platform, powered by a 380 V electric motor on an overhead catenary cable. It is the oldest electrically powered passenger ferry in Germany still in operation and has been a monument of technology since 1985. Today, it is operated by Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH, which also maintains the historic Strausberg railway line.

The Festival: Town by the Lake

The “Fest an der Fähre” is a typical town summer festival in a confined space: stage at the ferry terminal, live music, street food stalls, free ferry rides across the Straussee (weather and frequency permitting), children's program with hands-on activities, occasional fireworks late in the evening. The organizer is Strausberger Eisenbahn GmbH — a municipal company that also promotes the Strausseefähre brand.

Historic Experience in a Summer Evening Atmosphere

Visitors to the festival combine a Volksfest (traditional folk festival) atmosphere with a short, technically historic ride across the lake. The ferry departs approximately every 10 minutes, travels across the almost 250-meter-wide lake for 4 minutes — and is part of a municipal hiking trail from Strausberg-Stadt station via the Straussee to Strausberg-Süd. Strausberg can be reached in 50 minutes from Berlin Ostbahnhof via the S5 line.

Strausberg and the Märkisches Land

Strausberg, the district town of Märkisch-Oderland with almost 26,000 inhabitants, has retained its small-town character. The Fest an der Fähre is an important summer event alongside the spring festival on May 1st and the Strausberg May festival. A classic date for Strausberg residents and day-trippers from Berlin.