Festival am See
Open-air concert at the Waldbühne in Stadtpark Norderstedt — Free admission
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Stadtpark Norderstedt — Stage by the Lake
Norderstedt, with around 80,000 inhabitants, is the fifth-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein and is located in the Segeberg district north of Hamburg. The Stadtpark Norderstedt is one of the largest and most diverse park areas in Northern Germany — with the Stadtparksee (city park lake), the Hangwiese (sloping meadow), and the Waldbühne (forest stage) as central open-air venues. The Waldbühne, a stone amphitheater at the edge of the forest, offers an extraordinary acoustic and visual backdrop for concerts.
18 Years of Festival am See
The Festival am See has been running since 2009 — the 18th edition in 2026 marks a small anniversary. What began as a small initiative by Music-Werkstatt e.V. is now one of the most important open-air formats in northern Germany, which has remained both free and musically ambitious — a rare combination in German festival operations.
Program Focus 2026: Female Voices
The 18th edition explicitly focuses on female lead voices. Three acts with three different genre focuses:
- Fishhead Horns Big Band — Opening set with swing standards and Latin grooves
- Stina Stenerud & Her Soul Replacement (Norway) — Norwegian funk-soul
- Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse (England) — Alternative blues with theatrical elements
Free and Charitable
The Festival am See has been free since its first edition — a conscious commitment to cultural participation. Donations are collected on-site and go to charitable causes. The organizers — Stadtpark Norderstedt GmbH together with Music-Werkstatt e.V. — finance the festival through sponsorship, municipal funds, and Music-Werkstatt's own resources.
Festival am See — edition 2026
The 18th edition of Festival am See will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, at the Waldbühne in Stadtpark Norderstedt. The festival is thus "coming of age," as the organizers themselves put it — 18 years of open-air with musical diversity and free admission.
The 2026 program explicitly focuses on female lead voices. Three acts with distinctly different sound worlds come from three countries.
Programme Festival am See 2026
Line-up Festival am See June 13, 2026
- Opening — Fishhead Horns Big Band: Swing standards and Latin grooves
- Stina Stenerud & Her Soul Replacement (Norway) — Norwegian funk-soul
- Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse (England) — Alternative blues with theatrical elements
Concert starts at 6:00 PM, ends at 10:00 PM. Seating and meadow spots freely selectable. Donations for charitable causes on-site.
Latest details at musik-in-norderstedt.de and stadtpark-norderstedt.de.
Highlights Festival am See 2026
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Getting There
Subway line U1 to Norderstedt Mitte, then a 10-minute walk to the Stadtpark. By car via the A7 (exit Schnelsen-Nord).
Admission
Free admission. Donations for charitable causes on-site.
On-site
Seating at the Waldbühne, plus open meadow space. Food stalls on the festival grounds, picnics with blankets are allowed. Weatherproof clothing recommended.
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Where it takes place Festival am See
Waldbühne im Stadtpark Norderstedt
Stadtpark Norderstedt, Waldbühne, Am Kulturwerk 1, 22844 Norderstedt