Name: Gottorfer Landmarkt 2026
Start: 2026-05-17T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-17T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Schlossinsel Schloss Gottorf / Museumsinsel

Gottorfer Landmarkt

About Gottorfer Landmarkt

Once a year, the Gottorfer Landmarkt transforms the castle island of Schloss Gottorf into a vast organic and regional market. On the historic island in the middle of the Schlei, direct marketers, organic farms, craftspeople, and producers from all over Schleswig-Holstein meet – with animal demonstrations, sheepdog demonstrations, sheep shearing, children's programs, and stage acts. One of the largest organic markets in the North and for over two decades, an event that makes the regional food scene visible.

Dates 17 May — 17 May 2026

Venue Schleswig (01059)

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Edition 2026

Gottorfer Landmarkt — edition 2026

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The 25th edition of the Gottorfer Landmarkt will take place on May 17, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on the castle island. Regional producers and organic farms, craftspeople, animal demonstrations, sheepdog demos, sheep shearing, and an organic activity village for children – one of the biggest spring events in the North.

Date and Format 2026

The 25th Gottorfer Landmarkt is officially announced for May 17, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on the castle island. The date is listed in the event calendars of the Stiftung Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen, the Feinheimisch association, and the Viking town of Schleswig.

What to Expect in 2026

As in previous years, around a hundred stalls will be set up on the castle island: direct marketers, organic farms, craftspeople, and exhibitors of ecologically and sustainably produced goods from Schleswig-Holstein. Member businesses of Feinheimisch and their direct sales outlets will present their offerings – tasting, information, sales.

Program Highlights

The accompanying program includes sheepdog demonstrations with live sheep flocks, live sheep shearing, an organic activity village on the castle meadow, a children's program with creative crafts, theater performances, and stage acts, as well as animal presentations. Specific show times and artists will be announced in advance by Feinheimisch and Schloss Gottorf.

Highlights Gottorfer Landmarkt 2026

25th edition · 100+ direct marketers and organic farms · Sheepdog demos · Live sheep shearing · Organic activity village for children · Theater and stage acts

Programme Gottorfer Landmarkt 2026

Sunday, May 17, 2026 – Castle Island Schloss Gottorf

10:00 AM – Market opening
10:00 AM–6:00 PM – Stalls of regional direct marketers, organic farms, and craftswomen
Throughout the day – Sheepdog demonstrations with sheep flock
Throughout the day – Live sheep shearing
Throughout the day – Organic activity village for children, creative crafts
Throughout the day – Theater and stage acts
Continuous – Tasting and sales at all stalls
6:00 PM – Market end

Current exhibitor list and program schedule on feinheimisch.de and schloss-gottorf.de.

Prices Gottorfer Landmarkt 2026

Admission to the market is usually included with the Schloss Gottorf day ticket. Family offers available on site.

Practical information

Practical information — Gottorfer Landmarkt

Getting There

Schloss Gottorf, Schlossinsel 1, 24837 Schleswig. By train to Schleswig (Hamburg–Flensburg line), then by city bus or a walk of about 25 minutes. By car via the A7 (exit Schleswig-Schuby). Parking around the castle island; Park & Ride recommended during peak times.

Admission

Admission to the market is usually included with the day ticket for the Landesmuseen Schloss Gottorf. Exact prices and family offers available at schloss-gottorf.de and feinheimisch.de.

Catering

Numerous tasting stands from exhibitors. The Café/Restaurant Schlossküche on the island is open. Picnic areas around the castle island.

Organic and Regional Market on Historic Ground

The Gottorfer Landmarkt takes place once a year in spring on the castle island of Schloss Gottorf in Schleswig – one of the oldest and most culturally significant castle ensembles in Northern Germany. The event is organized by the Stiftung Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen Schloss Gottorf in close cooperation with the association Feinheimisch e.V., which has been promoting regional food culture in Schleswig-Holstein since 2007 and currently has over 500 member businesses.

What Makes the Market Special

On the castle island, between the castle building and the Schlei riverbank, around a hundred stalls are lined up: direct marketers with cheese, meat, and poultry from marshland farms, organic farms with vegetables and herbs, beekeepers, bakers with farmhouse bread, brewers from the North, distillers, millers, fish smokehouses from Eckernförde and Maasholm. In addition, craftswomen from blacksmithing, pottery, basket weaving, and weaving, as well as a growing range of plant-based products.

Animals, Shows, and Hands-on Activities

The program goes beyond just shopping: sheepdog demonstrations with sheep flocks, live sheep shearing on site, horse demonstrations, an organic activity village for children, creative crafts, theater, and stage acts make it a full-fledged family outing. Thousands of visitors travel from all over Schleswig-Holstein and Danish Southern Jutland.

Schleswig and the Viking Town

Schleswig is the district town of Schleswig-Flensburg – an old Viking town on the banks of the Schlei, with the famous Viking Museum Haithabu on the opposite bank. For centuries, Schloss Gottorf was the residence of the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and today houses two of Schleswig-Holstein's largest museums: the State Museum of Art and Cultural History and the Archaeological State Museum. The Gottorfer Landmarkt is one of the most popular events in this ensemble and one of the central spring dates in the state's cultural calendar.