Name: Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern — Greifswald 2026
Start: 2026-06-25T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-23T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Dom St. Nikolai und Pommersches Landesmuseum

Festspiele MV Greifswald

About Festspiele MV Greifswald

The Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is one of Europe's largest classical music festivals and a defining cultural brand of the state. Over the summer months, around 190 concerts are held at more than 100 venues — Greifswald has been part of the repertoire for years, with concerts in St. Nicholas Cathedral and the Pomeranian State Museum, which houses the world's largest collection of works by Caspar David Friedrich.

Dates 25 Jun — 23 Aug 2026

Venue Greifswald (13075)

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Edition 2026

Festspiele MV Greifswald — edition 2026

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The Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2026. In Greifswald in 2026, a chamber music evening at the Pomeranian State Museum, a concert in St. Nicholas Cathedral on June 25th, the Ensemble Reflektor on July 26th, and Giora Feidman's 'For a Better World' on August 23rd are confirmed, among others.

For its 35th anniversary, the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern presents another extensive summer program, serving Greifswald with several concert highlights. The program for the Greifswald venue focuses on St. Nicholas Cathedral and the Pomeranian State Museum.

Tickets are available via festspiele-mv.de and the Greifswald Tourist Information office. A detailed program for each event can be found on the festival website.

Highlights Festspiele MV Greifswald 2026

35th anniversary of the Festspiele MV
June 25 — Chamber concert at the Pomeranian State Museum + Cathedral concert
July 26 — Ensemble Reflektor at St. Nicholas Cathedral
August 23 — Giora Feidman 'For a Better World' at the Cathedral
~190 concerts in 100+ venues throughout the state

Programme Festspiele MV Greifswald 2026

Greifswald Festival Concerts 2026 (Selection)

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 5:00 PM — Pomeranian State Museum: Chamber music in the Caspar David Friedrich Hall (Hall housing the world's largest collection of Caspar David Friedrich works)
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 7:00 PM — St. Nicholas Cathedral: Grand opening concert of the Greifswald festival block
Sunday, July 26, 2026, 7:00 PM — St. Nicholas Cathedral: Ensemble Reflektor — Chamber orchestra performing contemporary and classical programs
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 7:00 PM — St. Nicholas Cathedral: Giora Feidman Duo — 'For a Better World' — the world-famous 'King of Klezmer' performs world music in the Gothic cathedral

Additional concerts may be added in Spring/Summer 2026. Current program details on festspiele-mv.de and the Cathedral's schedule page (dom-greifswald.de).

Prices Festspiele MV Greifswald 2026

Ticket prices vary per concert, ranging from approximately €25 to €65 depending on the artist and venue. Available via festspiele-mv.de (online shop 442hz), phone +49 385 591 85 85, email [email protected], or at the box office. Discounts available for students and pupils.

Practical information

Practical information — Festspiele MV Greifswald

Getting There

By train to Greifswald Hauptbahnhof (main station), then a 10-minute walk to the Cathedral and Pomeranian State Museum. By car via the A20 motorway.

Tickets

Tickets are available via festspiele-mv.de (online shop 442hz), the Greifswald Tourist Information office, phone +49 385 591 85 85, email [email protected], and at the box office on the day of the event.

FLÜGEL Initiative

Support for young musicians through the FLÜGEL music initiative. Applications are accepted annually until the end of May.

About the Festspiele MV

The Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was founded in 1990, the year of German reunification and immediately after the dissolution of the GDR — a cultural bridge between East and West. Since then, it has grown into one of Europe's most important classical music festivals. Approximately 190 concerts are held every summer (mid-June to mid-September) at over 100 venues across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from the Baltic coast to the Mecklenburg Lake District — including castles, barns, halls, churches, and open-air sites.

Greifswald as a Venue

Greifswald has been a regular stop for the Festspiele for years. The main venues in the Hanseatic city are the Gothic St. Nicholas Cathedral — one of Northern Germany's most significant brick buildings with its 100-meter-high 'Langen Nikolaus' — and the Pomeranian State Museum, which houses the world's largest collection of works by Caspar David Friedrich, offering a unique concert ambiance.

Artistic Direction

Since 2020, Ursula Haselböck (Vienna) has been leading the artistic direction of the Festspiele MV. Under her leadership, the festival's profile has broadened to include classical mainstream, early music, contemporary compositions, as well as Klezmer, world music, and film scores.

Significance

The Festspiele MV combine the high musical quality of international soloists and ensembles with the often remote and atmospherically exceptional venues of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. For Greifswald, this means several concert highlights each summer — a welcome addition to the established Greifswald Bach Week.