Name: Giesensdorf Children's and Village Festival 2026
Start: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Feuerwehrgerätehaus Giesensdorf

Dorffest Giesensdorf

About Dorffest Giesensdorf

The Children's and Village Festival in Giesensdorf is one of the social summer highlights of the small community in the district of Herzogtum Lauenburg. In 2026, the festival will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2026 – organised by the local organising team, which will be assembled by the municipal council on February 9, 2026, at the fire station. As in previous years, it is a classic Schleswig-Holstein village festival with a programme for children and adults centred around the fire station – children's games, catering, family entertainment, music. Free admission. A down-to-earth community festival that brings the residents of Giesensdorf together every year.

Dates 20 Jun — 20 Jun 2026

Venue Giesensdorf (01053)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Dorffest Giesensdorf — edition 2026

The 2026 Children's and Village Festival in Giesensdorf will take place on Saturday, June 20 – around the fire station. Programme for children and adults with children's games, catering by local clubs, music, and family entertainment. Free admission. The organiser is the municipality of Giesensdorf, and the programme is coordinated by a local organising team appointed in February 2026.

The 2026 edition is coordinated by the newly assembled local organising team, which convened the municipal council on February 9, 2026, at the fire station. The exact programme will be finalised in spring 2026 and communicated on giesensdorf.de and on notice boards in the village.

As in previous years, the format is compact: a day festival with a focus on the afternoon, the programme is aimed at the entire village community. Catering by local clubs, family entertainment, and a relaxed evening conclusion. The fire station serves as the central venue, providing a spatial anchor.

Highlights Dorffest Giesensdorf 2026

Family day festival with children's and adults' programme, catering by local clubs, free admission, rural village culture in the Lauenburg Lake District.

Programme Dorffest Giesensdorf 2026

Planned Programme Items (based on previous years)

Children's games and skill activities (bouncy castle, crafts, game course)
Catering by local clubs – coffee and cake, sausages, drinks
Music and convivial get-together
Meeting with the Giesensdorf Volunteer Fire Brigade
All-day family entertainment

Venue

Giesensdorf Fire Station and adjacent grounds, in the centre of the village. The exact daily schedule with times will be published in May/June 2026 on giesensdorf.de and on notice boards in the village.

Prices Dorffest Giesensdorf 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks are offered by local clubs at popular prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Dorffest Giesensdorf

Getting There

By car: from Ratzeburg or Mölln via the state roads, parking in the village. By train: nearest stations Mölln or Ratzeburg, from there by bus or taxi.

Admission

Free.

Date

Saturday, June 20, 2026. The exact times will be communicated in advance on giesensdorf.de and on notice boards in the village.

Tip

Combine your visit with a walk in the Lauenburg Lake District – Lake Ratzeburg and the Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve are nearby.

A Classic Village Festival

The Giesensdorf Children's and Village Festival is the annual summer event of the Giesensdorf community – a compact day festival that brings the village community together and attracts families from surrounding communities. The venue is the Giesensdorf Fire Station and the adjacent grounds. The organiser is the municipality of Giesensdorf, and the programme is coordinated by a local organising team appointed by the municipal council at the beginning of each year.

Programme Character

As is typical for a North German village festival, the event combines programmes for children and adults:

Children's games and activities for the little ones (bouncy castle, skill games, crafts)
Catering by local clubs – coffee and cake in the afternoon, sausages and drinks in the evening
Music and convivial get-together
Opportunity to talk to the volunteer fire brigade – the fire station is the venue and thematic focal point

Giesensdorf and the Herzogtum Lauenburg District

The small community of Giesensdorf is located in the Herzogtum Lauenburg district, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, near Ratzeburg and Mölln. With around 500 inhabitants, it is a typical rural community in the Lauenburg Lake District – forests, fields, and lakes characterise the surroundings. The Children's and Village Festival, along with the May Day celebration and the lantern parade, is one of the cornerstones of the community's year.

Club Structures Support the Festival

Like all village festivals in the region, the Giesensdorf festival is supported by volunteer clubs and the volunteer fire brigade. The programme is intentionally not overloaded – the focus is on community interaction, not spectacular attractions. Anyone who wants to experience a day of rural village culture will find it here.