Name: Gildefest Süderau 2026
Start: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Hof Köhler / Süderauer Riep

Gildefest Süderau

About Gildefest Süderau

The Gildefest Süderau is a traditional event of the Süderau Kirchdorfsgilde in the municipality of Süderau (Steinburg district, Schleswig-Holstein). On Saturday, June 20, 2026, the guild invites you to the annual festival at Hof Köhler on Süderauer Riep. For generations, the Gildefest has been part of the festival culture of the Krempermarsch and follows the tradition of the Frisian-Holstein guilds — neighborhood associations that have combined customs, mutual aid, and community care since the Middle Ages.

Dates 20 Jun — 20 Jun 2026

Venue Süderau (01061)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Gildefest Süderau — edition 2026

The Gildefest Süderau 2026 will take place on Saturday, June 20, at Hof Köhler on Süderauer Riep. The Süderau Kirchdorfsgilde and the municipality of Süderau are the organizers. One week prior, on Saturday, June 14, the village flea market invites visitors to Hof Köhler.

The 2026 edition continues the tradition of the Süderau Kirchdorfsgilde. The Gildefest on June 20 utilizes Hof Köhler on Süderauer Riep with its barns and outdoor areas. The preceding village flea market on June 14 opens the festival weekend and provides an additional opportunity for community interaction.

The exact hourly program will be published by the guild and the municipality a few weeks before the festival. Traditionally expected: festival service, guild procession with traditional costumes, communal festive meal, music, and dancing.

Highlights Gildefest Süderau 2026

Annual Gildefest of the Süderau Kirchdorfsgilde; venue Hof Köhler on Süderauer Riep; preceding village flea market on June 14; living marsh village tradition in the Krempermarsch.

Programme Gildefest Süderau 2026

Preceding Event

Sunday, June 14, 2026 — Village flea market at Hof Köhler, Süderauer Riep, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM

Saturday, June 20, 2026 — Gildefest

Festival service of the Süderau Kirchdorfsgilde (time on municipal website)
Guild procession with traditional costumes and guild banners
Festive meal and catering by the guild at Hof Köhler
Children's program
Music and dancing in the evening
Crowning of the guild majesties (if scheduled)

Current program at suederau-steinburg.de/veranstaltungen.

Prices Gildefest Süderau 2026

Free admission. Catering by the guild at fair prices.

Practical information

Practical information — Gildefest Süderau

Getting There

By car: A23 exit Itzehoe-Süd or Glückstadt, then follow signs for Süderau / Süderauer Riep. Parking is signposted at Hof Köhler. By train: to Itzehoe or Glückstadt, then by bus or taxi (approx. 10 km).

Admission

Admission to the Gildefest is free. Catering is provided by the guild at fair prices. Members of the Kirchdorfsgilde may have separate contributions.

Note

Current program overview for the festival week at suederau-steinburg.de/veranstaltungen.

Süderau and the Tradition of the Kirchdorfsgilde

Süderau is a small municipality in the Steinburg district (state of Schleswig-Holstein), on the edge of the Krempermarsch between Itzehoe and Glückstadt. With around 800 inhabitants, Süderau is a typical marsh village whose social structure has been shaped by farms, crafts, and close-knit neighborhood ties for centuries.

The Süderau Kirchdorfsgilde is a historical neighborhood association whose roots go back to the Middle Ages. Guilds were originally mutual aid and support communities — members supported each other during weddings, funerals, fire damage, and major agricultural tasks. Today, these guilds are primarily custodians of village customs and organizers of the annual Gildefeste.

Hof Köhler on Süderauer Riep

The venue is Hof Köhler on Süderauer Riep — a typical marsh road that follows the course of the old waterway. The farm opens its barns and outdoor areas for the Gildefest and complements the program with a village flea market held on the same weekend.

Program Schedule 2026

The Gildefest 2026 will take place on Saturday, June 20. The exact hourly program will be published in the spring by the Kirchdorfsgilde and the municipality of Süderau. Based on the tradition of previous years, it is expected to include: a festival service, guild procession with traditional costumes and guild banners, catering by the guild, children's program, music, and dancing in the evening. On Sunday, June 14, 2026 (one week earlier), the village flea market will already take place at Hof Köhler.

Kirchdorfsgilden in Schleswig-Holstein

The Kirchdorfsgilden of Schleswig-Holstein are a remarkable piece of living cultural heritage. In the region between the Eider and Elbe rivers, many of these neighborhood associations have survived to this day — they are less a tourist spectacle and more a practical social network that performs important functions alongside the fire department and the municipality. The annual Gildefest is the highlight and self-affirmation of this community.