Name: FrühjahrsErwachen Schwerin 2026
Start: 2026-04-18T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-04-19T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Altstadt Schwerin und Freilichtmuseum Schwerin-Mueß

FrühjahrsErwachen Schwerin

About FrühjahrsErwachen Schwerin

Once winter is over, Schwerin ushers in spring with a two-part weekend: the FrühjahrsErwachen. Saturday belongs to the Old Town around the market square and the Schleswig-Holstein-Haus — with jazz and swing, circus theatre, hands-on activities, and the joint singing of 'Schwerin singt!'. Sunday relocates the festival to the Schwerin-Mueß Open-Air Museum, where a spring market, theatre performances, and craft demonstrations open the museum season. A start to spring for the whole family — in the city and on Lake Schwerin.

Dates 18 Apr — 19 Apr 2026

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Edition 2026

FrühjahrsErwachen Schwerin — edition 2026

On April 18 and 19, 2026, Schwerin celebrates the FrühjahrsErwachen. Saturday offers jazz and swing, circus theatre, hands-on activities, and the joint singing of 'Schwerin singt!' in the Old Town. Sunday relocates the festival to the Schwerin-Mueß Open-Air Museum with a spring market, theatre, and craft demonstrations.

Saturday in the Old Town

The first day of the festival takes place around the market square and the Schleswig-Holstein-Haus. Opening at 11 a.m. with Silvio Horn and Republica Cangrejo. In the afternoon, circus theatre, jazz and swing, hands-on activities, and at 2:30 p.m., 'Schwerin singt!'

Sunday at the Mueß Open-Air Museum

The second day opens the season of the Schwerin-Mueß Open-Air Museum with a spring market, family day, theatre performances, museum tours, and a wild herb walk.

Highlights FrühjahrsErwachen Schwerin 2026

Old Town day with jazz, circus theatre, and 'Schwerin singt!'
Spring market and season opening at the Schwerin-Mueß Open-Air Museum
Family-friendly spring weekend, free admission in the Old Town

Programme FrühjahrsErwachen Schwerin 2026

Programme April 18–19, 2026

Saturday, April 18 — Old Town

11:00 AM — Opening at the Schleswig-Holstein-Haus Cultural Forum with Silvio Horn and Republica Cangrejo (Music from South America and the Caribbean)
Afternoon — Circus theatre with jugglers and acrobats at the market square
Music — Jazz-Kombüse, The Sinners, Jazz and Swing
2:30 PM — 'Schwerin singt!', joint spring sing-along with the Theodor-Körner-Chor
Hands-on activities — Beekeeping workshops, gardening activities, wooden chair building

Sunday, April 19 — Mueß Open-Air Museum

10:00 AM–6:00 PM — Spring market with regional producers
Theatre performances at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM
1:00 PM — Wild herb walk
3:00 PM — Concert with Irish music
Ongoing — Craft demonstrations, family programme, museum tours

The full programme is available at schwerin.de.

Prices FrühjahrsErwachen Schwerin 2026

The programme in the Old Town on Saturday is freely accessible. For Sunday at the Schwerin-Mueß Open-Air Museum, the regular museum admission fee applies.

Practical information

Practical information — FrühjahrsErwachen Schwerin

Getting There

Old Town: by train to Schwerin Hbf, then within walking distance. Mueß Open-Air Museum: by car via the B321 (Mueß exit) or by bus 19 of the NVS from Schwerin main station.

Admission

The programme in the Old Town on Saturday is freely accessible. For Sunday at the Mueß Open-Air Museum, the regular museum admission fee applies.

Tip

Those who want to experience both days can combine the Old Town day with the museum day — the transition from the city centre to the lake shows two faces of Schwerin.

Schwerin Awakens to Spring

The FrühjahrsErwachen is the spring festival of the state capital Schwerin — a weekend that celebrates the transition from winter to the warm season. Unlike a single city festival, it is deliberately designed in two parts: Saturday takes place in the historic Old Town, and Sunday in the Open-Air Museum for Folklore on the southern shore of Lake Schwerin. Thus, the festival combines an urban cultural programme with rural museum tradition.

Saturday in the Old Town

The first day of the festival focuses on the market square and the Schleswig-Holstein-Haus Cultural Forum. The opening at 11 a.m. will be presented by the cultural officer Silvio Horn and the formation Republica Cangrejo with a musical journey through South America and the Caribbean. In the afternoon, circus theatre with jugglers and acrobats, jazz and swing — from groups like Jazz-Kombüse and The Sinners — as well as hands-on activities will bring life to the Old Town. At 2:30 p.m., 'Schwerin singt!' invites you to a joint spring sing-along, accompanied by the Theodor-Körner-Chor. Beekeeping workshops and gardening activities complement the programme.

Sunday at the Mueß Open-Air Museum

On Sunday, the FrühjahrsErwachen moves to the Schwerin-Mueß Open-Air Museum. The folklore museum showcases historical houses from all over Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on a spacious site. For the FrühjahrsErwachen, it opens its season with a spring market of regional producers, a family day with craft activities, theatre performances, museum tours, and a wild herb walk. A concert with Irish music concludes the day.

Schwerin in Spring

With the FrühjahrsErwachen, Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sets a highlight in the spring calendar. The festival is aimed at families — admission in the Old Town is free, while the regular museum admission fee applies on Sunday at the Open-Air Museum. With its two-part concept, the weekend leads visitors from the city centre to the lake and turns the start of spring into a tour through two sides of the state capital.