Friedrichstadt Rose Dreams

The Rose Town on the Eider and Treene

The Friedrichstadt Rose Dreams is one of Schleswig-Holstein's most beautiful garden festivals — a festival that combines the maritime beauty of the Dutch town with the elegance of historic rose cultivation. Friedrichstadt in the Nordfriesland district is a town with Dutch identity: founded in 1621 by religious refugees from Holland, characterized by canals, gabled houses, and unique architecture. When the rose stands are set up on Friedrichplatz, an atmosphere like that of a Flemish Renaissance market is created.

Five Rose Nurseries, One Selection

The event brings together five established rose breeders — including Rosenschule W. Kordes' Söhne from Sparrieshoop (Pinneberg), one of Germany's most renowned rose breeders, and Baumschule Koopmann. The stands offer:

• Historic Roses — varieties from the 18th and 19th centuries with their rich fragrances and full flower shapes
• Climbing and Rambling Roses — for pergolas, house walls, and tree trunks
• Shrub Roses — robust and unusually floriferous
• Bed Roses — classic garden roses for beds and borders

Anyone looking for a special variety or having care questions about existing roses can speak directly with the breeders — a rare opportunity that is only possible in this concentration on a few days a year.

Rose Culinary Delights and Garden Market

Accompanying this, a Garden Market offers decorations, ceramics, jewelry, and accessories with rose motifs. Particularly charming is the Rose Culinary Delights: rose cheese, rose punch, and rose cake — culinary specialties that are only gathered together so compactly in one place on these two days.

Saturday Evening: Summer Evening Under the Trees

On Saturday evening from 6 PM, the festival moves to the Grüner Markt: live music under the trees, a summer evening with a relaxed atmosphere, wine and cheese, fairy lights between the branches. One of the most beautiful small open-air events that Schleswig-Holstein has to offer in June.

Friedrichstadt — The Dutch Town

Friedrichstadt is a small town with just under 2,500 inhabitants in the Nordfriesland district of Schleswig-Holstein, located at the confluence of the Eider and Treene rivers. The town is a tourist gem: Dutch gabled houses, canals lined with linden trees, a historic market square with a Mennonite church, the entire inner city is a protected monument. The Rose Dreams make optimal use of this backdrop — few events in Schleswig-Holstein have such an atmospherically fitting setting.