29th Glindow Cherry and Brick Festival

Cherries and Bricks — Two Landmarks, One Festival

The Glindow Cherry and Brick Festival is one of the most original local festivals in Brandenburg because it brings two very different traditions under one roof: cherries and bricks — both are found on Glindow's coat of arms. The fruit fields and orchards around Glindow are part of the famous Werder fruit-growing region, which shapes Brandenburg's cherry and fruit cultivation. The Glindow brickworks, in turn, produced the red bricks for centuries that were used to build Berlin and Potsdam.

An Initiative from 1997 That Unites Everyone

The festival was initiated in 1997 by the then local mayor Hermann Bobka, who invited all Glindow clubs, schools, and businesses to organize a local festival together. Since then, they have managed the festival collectively — sports clubs, the fire department, the church community, schools, kindergartens, and local businesses. This collective sponsorship is part of its identity: at the Cherry and Brick Festival, you see the whole village in action.

The Cherry Queen

An institution of the festival is the Glindow Cherry Queen. She is crowned annually and represents Glindow at regional events for one year. The reigning queen, Heike Runge (2025/26), will be seen at the Green Week in Berlin in January, at the King's Day in Staßfurt (June 19–21), and of course at the Cherry and Brick Festival itself in 2026. A new queen is expected to be crowned at the 2026 festival.

What You'll Experience During the Festival Weekend

• Opening on Friday evening with stage program and festival tent
• Saturday: Stage program, club stands, children's and family activities
• Sunday: Grand parade through Glindow
• Crowning and appearance of the new Cherry Queen
• Cherry tasting, cherry cake, cherry juice
• Stands with Glindow bricks and brickworks demonstrations
• Festival tent with regional gastronomy and music
• Children's carousel, bouncy castle, game street

Glindow and Werder (Havel)

Glindow is a district of the town of Werder (Havel) in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district — located directly on Glindow Lake, nestled in the fruit-growing landscape of the Havel lakes. The town of Werder (Havel) is part of the famous Werder fruit-growing region, which attracts millions of visitors annually with the Blossom Festival — the Cherry and Brick Festival is, so to speak, the family-friendly counterpart to the big Blossom Festival.